Where does Marel Townsend Further Processing B.V. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Marel Townsend Further Processing B.V. ranks #14,765 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 Marel Townsend Further Processing B.V. hold?

Marel Townsend Further Processing B.V. holds 20 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2021, spanning 19 technology areas.

What is Marel Townsend Further Processing B.V.'s Innovation Score?

Marel Townsend Further Processing B.V. has an Innovation Score of 35.6 out of 100 (top 49% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Marel Townsend Further Processing B.V. focus on?

Marel Townsend Further Processing B.V.'s top technology area is A22C (Processing Meat, Poultry, OR Fish) with 18 patents, ranking #15 of 119 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 19 CPC subclasses total.

Is Marel Townsend Further Processing B.V.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Marel Townsend Further Processing B.V.'s recent grant velocity is -67% 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 Marel Townsend Further Processing B.V.'s patents?

Marel Townsend Further Processing B.V.'s patents average 16.1 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 Marel Townsend Further Processing B.V. 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 Foreign Corporation

Marel Townsend Further Processing B.V.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 20 granted patents across 19 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2021. 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: A22C (Processing Meat, Poultry, OR Fish).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Marel ranks #14,765 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 20 patents across 19 technology areas.

#14,765
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 49%
by Innovation Score (35.6/100): 16.1
avg claims per patent: -67%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R14765 · Foreign Corporation #14,765 · 20 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 20 grants
MID-PACK #14,765/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH M2 Distribution
CPC-FOCUS A22C · 19 areas
INNOV-THIN 35.6/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.1 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -67% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: M2 Distribution 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 Marel’s 35.6 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 10.5 pts (30%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 15.4 pts (43%) Claim depth 9.6 pts (27%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Elfa International AB · near

36
Euchner + KG · near

36
Marel Townsend… · this assignee

36
Metropolitan Life… · near

36
Synthetic Biologics · near

36
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Marel's Innovation Score is 35.6/100 (top 49% 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 Marel?

Each dot is one of Marel’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). Marel’s own 16.1 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.2 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Marel's grants concentrate

Marel Townsend Further Processing B.V. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 19 CPC subclasses with 90% of grants classified under A22C (Processing Meat, Poultry, OR Fish). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2021. By volume, Marel sits between M2 Distribution Ltd. and Metalogenia Research & Technologies, S.L..

M2 Distribution

20
M3 Health INDÚStr…

20
Macquarie Univers…

20
Mandos

20
Maven Optronics

20
Meco

20
Medicell

20
Metalogenia Resea…

20
Marel Townsend Fu… ◀

20

What this shows Marel holds 20 patents at rank #14,757, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Marel

By rank, the assignees closest to #14,757 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A22C (Processing Meat)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Marel, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A22C (Processing Meat), Marel ranks #15 of 119 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (36 here).

Euchner GmbH + Co. KG 36 Metropolitan Life Isurance Co. 36 Synthetic Biologics, Inc. 36 Elfa International AB 36

Marel's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

36 Top 49% higher than 51% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2021

Grants by year

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

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Marel Townsend Further Processing B.V. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	10.0%
2016	4	20.0%
2017	4	20.0%
2018	3	15.0%
2019	2	10.0%
2020	4	20.0%
2021	1	5.0%

Which technologies does Marel Townsend Further Processing B.V. patent most?

A22C - Processing Meat, Poultry, OR Fish 18

A23P - Shaping OR Working OF Foodstuffs, NOT Fully Covered BY A Single Other Subclass 9

A23L - Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic Beverages, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Preparation OR Treatment Thereof 8

A23V - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic Beverages AND Lactic OR Propionic Acid Bacteria Used IN Foodstuffs OR Food Preparation 5

B65G - Transport OR Storage Devices, e.g. Conveyors FOR Loading OR Tipping, Shop Conveyor Systems OR Pneumatic Tube Conveyors 3

B29L - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclass B29c, Relating TO Particular Articles 2

B29C - Shaping OR Joining OF PLASTICS; Shaping OF Material IN A Plastic State, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; After-treatment OF THE Shaped Products, e.g. Repairing 2

B29K - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses B29b, B29c OR B29d, Relating TO Moulding Materials OR TO Materials FOR ; Moulds, ; Reinforcements, Fillers OR Preformed Parts, e.g. Inserts 1

B65B - Machines, Apparatus OR Devices FOR, OR Methods OF, Packaging Articles OR MATERIALS; Unpacking 1

A23B - Preservation OF Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic BEVERAGES; Chemical Ripening OF Fruit OR Vegetables 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

F25D - REFRIGERATORS; Cold ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; Cooling OR Freezing Apparatus NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

A21B - Bakers' OVENS; Machines OR Equipment FOR Baking 1

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

A21C - Machines OR Equipment FOR Making OR Processing DOUGHS; Handling Baked Articles Made From Dough 1

Top 15 of 19 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

Marel Townsend Further Processing B.V.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Marel Townsend Further Processing B.V.'s lead technology class is A22C (Processing Meat, Poultry, OR Fish), 90% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A22C
Ranked #14,765 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Marel Townsend Further Processing B.V. against M2 Distribution Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 35.6/100 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.

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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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