Where does Marlow Industries, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Marlow Industries, Inc. ranks #24,754 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 Marlow Industries, Inc. hold?

Marlow Industries, Inc. holds 11 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2018, spanning 7 technology areas.

What is Marlow Industries, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Marlow Industries, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 28.6 out of 100 (28th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Marlow Industries, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Marlow Industries, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -100% 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 Marlow Industries, Inc.'s patents?

Marlow Industries, Inc.'s patents average 17.8 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 Marlow Industries, Inc. 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

Marlow Industries, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does Marlow Industries, Inc. focus on?

Marlow Industries, Inc.'s top technology area is F25B (Refrigeration Machines, Plants OR SYSTEMS; Combined Heating AND Refrigeration SYSTEMS; Heat Pump Systems) with 7 patents, ranking #135 of 704 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 7 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 11 granted patents across 7 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2018. 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: F25B (Refrigeration Machines, Plants OR SYSTEMS; Combined Heating AND Refrigeration SYSTEMS; Heat Pump Systems).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Marlow ranks #24,754 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 11 patents across 7 technology areas.

#24,754
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 28th percentile
by Innovation Score (28.6/100): 17.8
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R24754 · US Corporation #24,754 · 11 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 11 grants
MID-PACK #24,754/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Man Kung Enterprise
CPC-NARROW F25B · 7 areas
INNOV-THIN 28.6/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.8 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Man Kung Enterprise Co., 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 Marlow’s 28.6 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 8.6 pts (30%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 9.4 pts (33%) Claim depth 10.7 pts (37%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Marlow Industries · this assignee

29
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Marlow's Innovation Score is 28.6/100 (28th percentile 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 Marlow?

Each dot is one of Marlow’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). Marlow’s own 17.8 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.7 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Marlow's grants concentrate

Marlow Industries, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 7 CPC subclasses with 63.6% of grants classified under F25B (Refrigeration Machines, Plants OR SYSTEMS; Combined Heating AND Refrigeration SYSTEMS; Heat Pump Systems). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (5 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Marlow sits between Man Kung Enterprise Co., Ltd. and Mason Electric Co..

Man Kung Enterpri…

11
Manheim Investmen…

11
Marathonnorco Aer…

11
Markport

11
Marsulex Environm…

11
Masdar Institute…

11
Masergy Communica…

11
Mason Electric

11
Marlow Industries ◀

11

What this shows Marlow holds 11 patents at rank #24,785, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Marlow

By rank, the assignees closest to #24,785 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F25B (Refrigeration Machines)

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

Marlow's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

29 28th percentile higher than 28% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2018

Grants by year

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

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Marlow Industries, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	3	27.3%
2016	1	9.1%
2017	2	18.2%
2018	5	45.5%

Which technologies does Marlow Industries, Inc. patent most?

F25B - Refrigeration Machines, Plants OR SYSTEMS; Combined Heating AND Refrigeration SYSTEMS; Heat Pump Systems 7

A47C - CHAIRS; SOFAS; Beds 6

H10N - Electric Solid-state Devices NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 5

F24F - AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR Currents FOR Screening 5

A47G - Household OR Table Equipment 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 1

Top 7 of 7 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

Marlow Industries, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Marlow Industries, Inc.'s lead technology class is F25B (Refrigeration Machines, Plants OR SYSTEMS; Combined Heating AND Refrigeration SYSTEMS; Heat Pump Systems), 63.6% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F25B
Ranked #24,754 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Marlow Industries, Inc. against Man Kung Enterprise Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 28.6/100 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.

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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