USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Little Giant Ladder Systems, Llc

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 41 granted patents across 6 technology areas, active 2021–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: E06C (LADDERS).

41
Total patents granted
6
CPC technology areas
9.8
Avg claims per patent
-
5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Little holds 41 US patents across 6 technology areas, rank #7,878 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#7,878
of 50,000 US assignees by volume
Top 18%
by Innovation Score (47.5/100)
9.8
avg claims per patent

Portfolio overview

Little Giant Ladder Systems, Llc has been granted 41 US utility patents between 2021 and 2025, placing Little Giant Ladder Systems, Llc at rank #7,878 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 6 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 9.8 claims per patent with primary concentration in E06C (LADDERS). As a US Corporation, Little Giant Ladder Systems, Llc is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Little sits between Keyssa Systems, Inc. (41 patents, rank #7,874) and Microsemi Solutions (us), Inc. (41 patents, rank #7,882) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 47.5/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Historical data spans 2021 through 2025, with 41 total grants over that period. Velocity comparisons require five years of historical filings to calibrate. The US Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.

Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. Little Giant Ladder Systems, Llc's 9.8 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while concentration in 6 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Little Giant Ladder Systems, Llc against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Who files at Little's volume?

Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀

patents

What this shows Little holds 41 patents at rank #7,878, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025

Companies ranked near Little

By rank, the assignees closest to #7,878 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in E06C (Ladders)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in Little's primary technology class.

Little's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

Composite of portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)

47 Top 18% higher than 82% of 50,000 US assignees

0–10: 687 US assignees (1%). Below this entry. 10–20: 2,527 US assignees (5%). Below this entry. 20–30: 13,162 US assignees (26%). Below this entry. 30–40: 15,294 US assignees (31%). Below this entry. 40–50: 11,491 US assignees (23%). This entry sits in this band. 50–60: 5,058 US assignees (10%). Above this entry. 60–70: 1,537 US assignees (3%). Above this entry. 70–80: 234 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 80–90: 10 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 90–100: 0 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. This assignee 0 100 every tracked assignee, bucketed by value

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

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USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2021–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2021–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Little Giant Ladder Systems, Llc patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year Patents Granted Share of Period
2021 7 17.1%
2022 12 29.3%
2023 8 19.5%
2024 8 19.5%
2025 6 14.6%

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light
Tech Breadth Focused
Claim Depth Simple

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#7,878

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

47.5 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does Little Giant Ladder Systems, Llc hold?
Little Giant Ladder Systems, Llc holds 41 US granted patents filed between 2021 and 2025, spanning 6 technology areas.
What is Little Giant Ladder Systems, Llc's Innovation Score?
Little Giant Ladder Systems, Llc has an Innovation Score of 47.5 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).
What technology areas does Little Giant Ladder Systems, Llc focus on?
Little Giant Ladder Systems, Llc's top technology area is E06C (LADDERS) with 24 patents. The company has filed patents in 6 CPC subclasses total.
Is Little Giant Ladder Systems, Llc's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?
Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for Little Giant Ladder Systems, Llc.
What does claim depth mean for Little Giant Ladder Systems, Llc's patents?
Little Giant Ladder Systems, Llc's patents average 9.8 claims each. This is relatively simple claim structure, typical for focused inventions.
How is the Little Giant Ladder Systems, Llc patent data sourced?
All patent data comes from USPTO PatentsView, a public research dataset maintained by the United States Patent and Trademark Office covering US granted utility patents from 2015 to 2025.

How to use this portfolio

Little's 41 grants land it in the top 18% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

  • Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - Little ranks #7,878 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
  • Most of this portfolio concentrates in E06C - see who else leads that technology area. E06C leaders
  • Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.

Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.