Where does Masco Canada Limited rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Masco Canada Limited ranks #17,878 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 Masco Canada Limited hold?

Masco Canada Limited holds 16 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2023, spanning 8 technology areas.

What is Masco Canada Limited's Innovation Score?

Masco Canada Limited has an Innovation Score of 35.8 out of 100 (top 48% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Masco Canada Limited focus on?

Masco Canada Limited's top technology area is F16K (VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating) with 13 patents, ranking #153 of 1,836 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 8 CPC subclasses total.

Is Masco Canada Limited's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Masco Canada Limited's recent grant velocity is +0% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Masco Canada Limited's patents?

Masco Canada Limited's patents average 21.2 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 Masco Canada Limited 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

Masco Canada Limited

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 16 granted patents across 8 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: F16K (VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Masco ranks #17,878 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 16 patents across 8 technology areas.

#17,878
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 48%
by Innovation Score (35.8/100): 21.2
avg claims per patent: +0%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R17878 · Foreign Corporation #17,878 · 16 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-FLAT · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 16 grants
MID-PACK #17,878/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH MacDermid Graphics…
CPC-NARROW F16K · 8 areas
INNOV-THIN 35.8/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 21.2 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-FLAT +0% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: MacDermid Graphics Solutions, LLC (±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 Masco’s 35.8 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 9.8 pts (27%) Velocity 3.3 pts (9%) Breadth 10.0 pts (28%) Claim depth 12.7 pts (35%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Masco Canada · this assignee

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3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Masco's Innovation Score is 35.8/100 (top 48% 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 Masco?

Each dot is one of Masco’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). Masco’s own 21.2 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.5 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Masco's grants concentrate

Masco Canada Limited is a focused PatentsView assignee: 8 CPC subclasses with 81.3% of grants classified under F16K (VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Masco sits between MacDermid Graphics Solutions, LLC and McGill University.

Masco's three-year grant acceleration

Masco Canada Limited shows 3 grants in 2022–2024 against only 6 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.

Macdermid Graphic…

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Macorva

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Mad Dogg Athletics

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Maintek Computer…

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Matrixx Software

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Matthews Resources

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Maxim Defense Ind…

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Mcgill University

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Masco Canada ◀

16

What this shows Masco holds 16 patents at rank #17,897, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Masco

By rank, the assignees closest to #17,897 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F16K (Valves)

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

Masco's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

36 Top 48% higher than 52% 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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Masco Canada Limited patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	3	18.8%
2016	1	6.3%
2017	2	12.5%
2018	1	6.3%
2019	1	6.3%
2020	3	18.8%
2021	2	12.5%
2022	1	6.3%
2023	2	12.5%

Which technologies does Masco Canada Limited patent most?

F16K - VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating 13

E03C - Domestic Plumbing Installations FOR Fresh Water OR Waste Water ; Sinks 9

E03D - Water-closets OR Urinals With Flushing DEVICES; Flushing Valves Therefor 7

H01F - MAGNETS; INDUCTANCES; TRANSFORMERS; Selection OF Materials FOR Their Magnetic Properties 3

G05D - Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables 3

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 2

G01B - Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours 1

H04Q - Selecting 1

Top 8 of 8 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

Masco Canada Limited's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Masco Canada Limited's lead technology class is F16K (VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating), 81.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F16K
Ranked #17,878 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Masco Canada Limited against MacDermid Graphics Solutions, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 35.8/100 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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