Where does Louis M. Gerson Co. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Louis M. Gerson Co. ranks #41,486 of 49,997 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.

How many patents does Louis M. Gerson Co. hold?

Louis M. Gerson Co. holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2023, spanning 11 technology areas.

What is Louis M. Gerson Co.'s Innovation Score?

Louis M. Gerson Co. has an Innovation Score of 40.3 out of 100 (top 36% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Louis M. Gerson Co. focus on?

Louis M. Gerson Co.'s top technology area is A62B (Devices, Apparatus OR Methods FOR Life-saving) with 3 patents, ranking #82 of 266 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 11 CPC subclasses total.

Is Louis M. Gerson Co.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Louis M. Gerson Co.'s recent grant velocity is -50% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). Grant activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Louis M. Gerson Co.'s patents?

Louis M. Gerson Co.'s patents average 14.2 claims each. This is an aggregate descriptive count from the grant record; it does not establish claim scope, legal strength, enforceability, or design-around risk.

How is the Louis M. Gerson Co. 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Louis M. Gerson Co.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 11 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2023. Grant-trend analysis is cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search; it does not measure application filings, current R&D, or legal strength. Primary class: A62B (Devices, Apparatus OR Methods FOR Life-saving).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Louis ranks #41,486 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 11 technology areas.

#41,486
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 36%
by Innovation Score (40.3/100): 14.2
avg claims per patent: -50%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R41486 · US Corporation #41,486 · 6 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #41,486/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Loment
CPC-FOCUS A62B · 11 areas
INNOV-PAR 40.3/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.2 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -50% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Loment, Inc. (±0 grants)

Instrument codes from this assignee’s USPTO PatentsView grant sheet: volume band, corpus rank, photo-finish peer, lead CPC, Innovation Score, claim depth, assignee type, velocity, and book completeness. Not a USPTO rating of patent strength.

How Louis’s 40.3 Innovation Score adds up

The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.

Volume 6.7 pts (17%) Velocity 13.3 pts (33%) Breadth 11.7 pts (29%) Claim depth 8.5 pts (21%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Louis M Gerson · this assignee

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What this shows Louis's Innovation Score is 40.3/100 (top 36% of the PatentsView-derived corpus). The chart places that score against the nearest Innovation Score peers plus corpus poles, not a reprint of the volume ranking.

Does more volume mean deeper claims for Louis?

Each dot is one of Louis’s 8 nearest volume peers (same corpus rank neighbourhood as the chart above), placed by total granted patents (horizontal) against average claims per patent (vertical). Louis’s own 14.2 claims/patent is at or below the 15.3 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

Louis vs its 8 nearest volume peers: granted patents vs average claims per patent. Source: USPTO PatentsView.

Where Louis's grants concentrate

Louis M. Gerson Co. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 11 CPC subclasses with 50% of grants classified under A62B (Devices, Apparatus OR Methods FOR Life-saving). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Louis sits between Loment, Inc. and Lucent Sky Corporation.

Louis's three-year grant acceleration

Louis M. Gerson Co. shows 2 grants in 2022–2024 against only 0 in 2019–2021. That prior window is too thin for a growth multiple (rename and spin-out assignees look artificially high when the baseline is near zero), so PlainPatent withholds a ranked acceleration claim here.

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What this shows Louis holds 6 patents at rank #41,480, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Louis

By rank, the assignees closest to #41,480 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A62B (Devices)

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

Louis's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

40 Top 36% higher than 64% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2023

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Louis M. Gerson Co. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	33.3%
2017	1	16.7%
2018	1	16.7%
2022	1	16.7%
2023	1	16.7%

Which technologies does Louis M. Gerson Co. patent most?

A62B - Devices, Apparatus OR Methods FOR Life-saving 3

A61M - Devices FOR Introducing Media Into, OR Onto, THE Body ; Devices FOR Transducing Body Media OR FOR Taking Media From THE Body ; Devices FOR Producing OR Ending Sleep OR Stupor 2

B65B - Machines, Apparatus OR Devices FOR, OR Methods OF, Packaging Articles OR MATERIALS; Unpacking 2

B01D - Separation 2

A47F - Special Furniture, Fittings, OR Accessories FOR Shops, Storehouses, Bars, Restaurants OR THE LIKE; Paying Counters 2

B65D - Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials, e.g. Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding CONTAINERS; Accessories, Closures, OR Fittings THEREFOR; Packaging ELEMENTS; Packages 2

B05B - Spraying APPARATUS; Atomising APPARATUS; Nozzles 1

B44D - Painting OR Artistic Drawing, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Preserving PAINTINGS; Surface Treatment TO Obtain Special Artistic Surface Effects OR Finishes 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

A41D - OUTERWEAR; Protective GARMENTS; Accessories 1

A47J - Kitchen EQUIPMENT; Coffee MILLS; Spice MILLS; Apparatus FOR Making Beverages 1

Top 11 of 11 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

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What to do with this data

Louis M. Gerson Co.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Louis M. Gerson Co.'s lead technology class is A62B (Devices, Apparatus OR Methods FOR Life-saving), 50% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A62B
Ranked #41,486 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Louis M. Gerson Co. against Loment, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 40.3/100 blends volume, velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth. How it's calculated

Figures reflect USPTO PatentsView grant data through May 2026; pending applications not yet granted are not counted.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent

Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the USPTO PatentsView database. Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sources used on this page

USPTO PatentsView - the disambiguated bulk patent-grant, assignee, and CPC data this page's figures are derived from. patentsview.org
Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) - the joint USPTO/EPO classification scheme used to group patents by technology area. cooperativepatentclassification.org
USPTO Patent Public Search - the official interface to verify the status of any individual patent. ppubs.uspto.gov

Compiled by PlainPatent , US Patent Intelligence Editorial Process · May 15, 2026

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