Where does McLaughlin Group, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), McLaughlin Group, Inc. ranks #14,768 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 McLaughlin Group, Inc. hold?

McLaughlin Group, Inc. holds 20 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2020, spanning 8 technology areas.

What is McLaughlin Group, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

McLaughlin Group, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 30.4 out of 100 (34th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does McLaughlin Group, Inc. focus on?

McLaughlin Group, Inc.'s top technology area is E02F (DREDGING; Soil-shifting) with 10 patents, ranking #58 of 348 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 8 CPC subclasses total.

Is McLaughlin Group, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

McLaughlin Group, Inc.'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 McLaughlin Group, Inc.'s patents?

McLaughlin Group, 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 McLaughlin Group, 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

McLaughlin Group, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 20 granted patents across 8 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2020. 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: E02F (DREDGING; Soil-shifting).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Mclaughlin ranks #14,768 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 20 patents across 8 technology areas.

#14,768
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 34th percentile
by Innovation Score (30.4/100): 16.4
avg claims per patent: -67%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R14768 · US Corporation #14,768 · 20 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 20 grants
MID-PACK #14,768/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Manus Bio
CPC-NARROW E02F · 8 areas
INNOV-THIN 30.4/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.4 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -67% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Manus Bio Inc. (±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 Mclaughlin’s 30.4 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 10.5 pts (35%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 10.0 pts (33%) Claim depth 9.8 pts (32%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
McLaughlin Group · this assignee

30
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Mclaughlin's Innovation Score is 30.4/100 (34th 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 Mclaughlin?

Each dot is one of Mclaughlin’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). Mclaughlin’s own 16.4 claims/patent is at or below the 18.4 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Mclaughlin's grants concentrate

McLaughlin Group, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 8 CPC subclasses with 50% of grants classified under E02F (DREDGING; Soil-shifting). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (5 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Mclaughlin sits between Manus Bio Inc. and MicroContinuum, Inc..

Manus Bio

20
Manyworlds

20
Marchex

20
Mary Elle Fashions

20
Medallion Therape…

20
Melior Innovations

20
Metabasis Therape…

20
Microcontinuum

20
Mclaughlin Group ◀

20

What this shows McLaughlin holds 20 patents at rank #14,776, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near McLaughlin

By rank, the assignees closest to #14,776 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in E02F (Dredging)

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

Mclaughlin's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

30 34th percentile higher than 34% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2020

Grants by year

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

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McLaughlin Group, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	5.0%
2016	4	20.0%
2017	3	15.0%
2018	3	15.0%
2019	4	20.0%
2020	5	25.0%

Which technologies does McLaughlin Group, Inc. patent most?

E02F - DREDGING; Soil-shifting 10

B65D - Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials, e.g. Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding CONTAINERS; Accessories, Closures, OR Fittings THEREFOR; Packaging ELEMENTS; Packages 9

B60P - Vehicles Adapted FOR Load Transportation OR TO Transport, TO Carry, OR TO Comprise Special Loads OR Objects 7

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 7

E21B - Earth OR Rock DRILLING; Obtaining OIL, GAS, Water, Soluble OR Meltable Materials OR A Slurry OF Minerals From Wells 7

G01V - GEOPHYSICS; Gravitational MEASUREMENTS; Detecting Masses OR OBJECTS; Tags 2

F16K - VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating 2

F16C - SHAFTS; Flexible SHAFTS; Elements OR Crankshaft MECHANISMS; Rotary Bodies Other Than Gearing ELEMENTS; Bearings 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

McLaughlin Group, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

McLaughlin Group, Inc.'s lead technology class is E02F (DREDGING; Soil-shifting), 50% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore E02F
Ranked #14,768 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare McLaughlin Group, Inc. against Manus Bio Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 30.4/100 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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