Where does Manitowoc Crane Companies, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Manitowoc Crane Companies, LLC ranks #4,895 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 Manitowoc Crane Companies, LLC hold?

Manitowoc Crane Companies, LLC holds 71 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 29 technology areas.

What is Manitowoc Crane Companies, LLC's Innovation Score?

Manitowoc Crane Companies, LLC has an Innovation Score of 43.4 out of 100 (top 28% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Manitowoc Crane Companies, LLC focus on?

Manitowoc Crane Companies, LLC's top technology area is B66C (CRANES; Load-engaging Elements OR Devices FOR Cranes, Capstans, Winches, OR Tackles) with 60 patents, ranking #5 of 428 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 29 CPC subclasses total.

Is Manitowoc Crane Companies, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Manitowoc Crane Companies, LLC's recent grant velocity is -32% 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 Manitowoc Crane Companies, LLC's patents?

Manitowoc Crane Companies, LLC's patents average 14.7 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 Manitowoc Crane Companies, 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Manitowoc Crane Companies, LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 71 granted patents across 29 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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: B66C (CRANES; Load-engaging Elements OR Devices FOR Cranes, Capstans, Winches, OR Tackles).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Manitowoc ranks #4,895 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 71 patents across 29 technology areas.

#4,895
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 28%
by Innovation Score (43.4/100): 14.7
avg claims per patent: -32%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R4895 · US Corporation #4,895 · 71 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 71 grants
TOP-DECILE #4,895/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH LS Cable & System
CPC-FOCUS B66C · 29 areas
INNOV-PAR 43.4/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.7 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DOWN -32% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: LS Cable & System Ltd. (±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 Manitowoc’s 43.4 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 14.8 pts (34%) Velocity 0.8 pts (2%) Breadth 19.0 pts (44%) Claim depth 8.8 pts (20%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
DMF · near

43
Manitowoc Crane… · this assignee

43
Ondal Medical Systems · near

43
Zonar Systems · near

43
The 41st Parameter · near

43
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Manitowoc's Innovation Score is 43.4/100 (top 28% 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 Manitowoc?

Each dot is one of Manitowoc’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). Manitowoc’s own 14.7 claims/patent is at or below the 14.8 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Manitowoc's grants concentrate

Manitowoc Crane Companies, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 29 CPC subclasses with 84.5% of grants classified under B66C (CRANES; Load-engaging Elements OR Devices FOR Cranes, Capstans, Winches, OR Tackles). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (21 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2022. By volume, Manitowoc sits between LS Cable & System Ltd. and National University OF Defense Technology.

Manitowoc's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Manitowoc Crane Companies, LLC moved from 44 to 5 grants (0.11x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). See the growth leaderboard.

LS Cable & System

71
Luxembourg Instit…

71
Markforged

71
MOR Research Appl…

71
Matthews Internat…

71
Mcalister

71
National Universi…

71
National Universi…

71
Manitowoc Crane C… ◀

71

What this shows Manitowoc holds 71 patents at rank #4,897, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Manitowoc

By rank, the assignees closest to #4,897 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B66C (Cranes)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Manitowoc, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In B66C (Cranes), Manitowoc ranks #5 of 428 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (43 here).

DMF, Inc. 43 Zonar Systems, Inc. 43 Ondal Medical Systems GMBH 43 The 41st Parameter, Inc. 43

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (14.7 here).

Nuvera Fuel Cells, LLC 14.7 avg WiSys Technology Foundation, Inc. 14.7 avg Atlas Copco Airpower, Naamloze Vennootschap 14.7 avg University OF South Carolina 14.7 avg

Manitowoc's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

43 Top 28% higher than 72% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

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

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Manitowoc Crane Companies, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	7	9.9%
2016	5	7.0%
2017	3	4.2%
2018	5	7.0%
2019	21	29.6%
2020	15	21.1%
2021	8	11.3%
2022	2	2.8%
2023	3	4.2%
2025partial year	2	2.8%

Which technologies does Manitowoc Crane Companies, LLC patent most?

B66C - CRANES; Load-engaging Elements OR Devices FOR Cranes, Capstans, Winches, OR Tackles 60

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 7

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 6

G01B - Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours 5

G01S - Radio DIRECTION-FINDING; Radio NAVIGATION; Determining Distance OR Velocity BY USE OF Radio WAVES; Locating OR Presence-detecting BY USE OF THE Reflection OR Reradiation OF Radio WAVES; Analogous Arrangements Using Other Waves 3

F16G - Belts, Cables, OR Ropes, Predominantly Used FOR Driving PURPOSES; CHAINS; Fittings Predominantly Used Therefor 2

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 2

D07B - Ropes OR Cables IN General 2

F16F - SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; Means FOR Damping Vibration 2

E02F - DREDGING; Soil-shifting 2

F15B - Systems Acting BY Means OF Fluids IN GENERAL; Fluid-pressure Actuators, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; Details OF Fluid-pressure Systems, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

B62D - Motor VEHICLES; Trailers 2

G01D - Measuring NOT Specially Adapted FOR A Specific VARIABLE; Arrangements FOR Measuring TWO OR More Variables NOT Covered IN A Single Other SUBCLASS; Tariff Metering APPARATUS; Measuring OR Testing NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

G06K - Graphical Data Reading ; Presentation OF DATA; Record CARRIERS; Handling Record Carriers 1

G07C - Time OR Attendance REGISTERS; Registering OR Indicating THE Working OF MACHINES; Generating Random NUMBERS; Voting OR Lottery APPARATUS; Arrangements, Systems OR Apparatus FOR Checking NOT Provided FOR Elsewhere 1

Top 15 of 29 technology areas

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Data Source

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What to do with this data

Manitowoc Crane Companies, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Manitowoc Crane Companies, LLC's lead technology class is B66C (CRANES; Load-engaging Elements OR Devices FOR Cranes, Capstans, Winches, OR Tackles), 84.5% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B66C
Ranked #4,895 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Manitowoc Crane Companies, LLC against LS Cable & System Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 43.4/100 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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