Where does Marubeni-itochu Tubulars America Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Marubeni-itochu Tubulars America Inc. ranks #48,580 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 Marubeni-itochu Tubulars America Inc. hold?

Marubeni-itochu Tubulars America Inc. holds 5 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2021, spanning 5 technology areas.

What is Marubeni-itochu Tubulars America Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Marubeni-itochu Tubulars America Inc. has an Innovation Score of 23.9 out of 100 (13th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Marubeni-itochu Tubulars America Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Marubeni-itochu Tubulars America Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -33% 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 Marubeni-itochu Tubulars America Inc.'s patents?

Marubeni-itochu Tubulars America Inc.'s patents average 16.4 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 Marubeni-itochu Tubulars America 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

Marubeni-itochu Tubulars America Inc.

Q: What technology areas does Marubeni-itochu Tubulars America Inc. focus on?

Marubeni-itochu Tubulars America Inc.'s top technology area is F16L (PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General) with 5 patents, ranking #419 of 1,907 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 5 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 5 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2021. 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: F16L (PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Marubeni-itochu ranks #48,580 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 5 technology areas.

#48,580
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 13th percentile
by Innovation Score (23.9/100): 16.4
avg claims per patent: -33%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R48580 · US Corporation #48,580 · 5 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · BOTTOM-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
BOTTOM-DECILE #48,580/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Martin-baker Aircraft
CPC-NARROW F16L · 5 areas
INNOV-THIN 23.9/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.4 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DOWN -33% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Martin-baker Aircraft 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 Marubeni-itochu’s 23.9 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 6.2 pts (26%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 7.9 pts (33%) Claim depth 9.8 pts (41%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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What this shows Marubeni-itochu's Innovation Score is 23.9/100 (13th 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 Marubeni-itochu?

Each dot is one of Marubeni-itochu’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). Marubeni-itochu’s own 16.4 claims/patent is ABOVE the 15.6 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Marubeni-itochu's grants concentrate

Marubeni-itochu Tubulars America Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 5 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under F16L (PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Marubeni-itochu sits between Martin Christ Gefriertrocknungsanlagen GMBH and Matia Robotics Mekatronik Sistemler Ar-ge Muhendislik Yazilim Sanayi VE Ticaret Anonim Sirketi.

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What this shows Marubeni-itochu holds 5 patents at rank #48,552, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Marubeni-itochu

By rank, the assignees closest to #48,552 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F16L (Pipes)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in Marubeni-itochu's primary technology class.

Marubeni-itochu's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

24 13th percentile higher than 13% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2021

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Marubeni-itochu Tubulars America Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	2	40.0%
2017	1	20.0%
2021	2	40.0%

Which technologies does Marubeni-itochu Tubulars America Inc. patent most?

F16L - PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General 5

E21B - Earth OR Rock DRILLING; Obtaining OIL, GAS, Water, Soluble OR Meltable Materials OR A Slurry OF Minerals From Wells 3

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 2

F16B - Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing 1

B33Y - Additive Manufacturing, i.e. Manufacturing OF Three-dimensional [3-D] Objects BY Additive Deposition, Additive Agglomeration OR Additive Layering, e.g. BY 3-D Printing, Stereolithography OR Selective Laser Sintering 1

Top 5 of 5 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

Marubeni-itochu Tubulars America Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Marubeni-itochu Tubulars America Inc.'s lead technology class is F16L (PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F16L
Ranked #48,580 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Marubeni-itochu Tubulars America Inc. against Martin Christ Gefriertrocknungsanlagen GMBH, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 23.9/100 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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