Where does Metal Work S.P.A. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Metal Work S.P.A. ranks #48,700 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 Metal Work S.P.A. hold?

Metal Work S.P.A. holds 5 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2021, spanning 5 technology areas.

What is Metal Work S.P.A.'s Innovation Score?

Metal Work S.P.A. has an Innovation Score of 21.2 out of 100 (8th 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 Metal Work S.P.A. focus on?

Metal Work S.P.A.'s top technology area is F16K (VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating) with 3 patents, ranking #657 of 1,836 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 5 CPC subclasses total.

Is Metal Work S.P.A.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Metal Work S.P.A.'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 Metal Work S.P.A.'s patents?

Metal Work S.P.A.'s patents average 11.8 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 Metal Work S.P.A. 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

Metal Work S.P.A.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 5 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2021. 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: F16K (VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Metal ranks #48,700 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 5 technology areas.

#48,700
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 8th percentile
by Innovation Score (21.2/100): 11.8
avg claims per patent: -33%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R48700 · Foreign Corporation #48,700 · 5 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
BOTTOM-DECILE #48,700/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Mesa Imaging
CPC-NARROW F16K · 5 areas
INNOV-THIN 21.2/100
CLAIMS-PAR 11.8 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DOWN -33% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Mesa Imaging AG (±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 Metal’s 21.2 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 (29%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 7.9 pts (37%) Claim depth 7.1 pts (33%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Metal Work S P A · this assignee

21
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Metal's Innovation Score is 21.2/100 (8th 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 Metal?

Each dot is one of Metal’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). Metal’s own 11.8 claims/patent is at or below the 11.8 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Metal's grants concentrate

Metal Work S.P.A. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 5 CPC subclasses with 60% of grants classified under F16K (VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating). By volume, Metal sits between Mesa Imaging AG and Metromile, Inc..

Mesa Imaging

5
Meshtec Internati…

5
Metaco

5
Metal Improvement

5
Metamorphosis

5
Methven

5
Metrik

5
Metromile

5
Metal Work S P A ◀

5

What this shows Metal holds 5 patents at rank #48,607, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Metal

By rank, the assignees closest to #48,607 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F16K (Valves)

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

Metal's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

21 8th percentile higher than 8% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2021

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Metal Work S.P.A. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	1	20.0%
2018	1	20.0%
2019	1	20.0%
2020	1	20.0%
2021	1	20.0%

Which technologies does Metal Work S.P.A. patent most?

F16K - VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating 3

F16B - Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing 2

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 2

G05D - Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables 1

F15B - Systems Acting BY Means OF Fluids IN GENERAL; Fluid-pressure Actuators, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; Details OF Fluid-pressure Systems, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 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

Metal Work S.P.A.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Metal Work S.P.A.'s lead technology class is F16K (VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating), 60% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F16K
Ranked #48,700 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Metal Work S.P.A. against Mesa Imaging AG, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 21.2/100 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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