Where does Norwood Architecture, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Norwood Architecture, Inc. ranks #14,820 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 Norwood Architecture, Inc. hold?

Norwood Architecture, Inc. holds 20 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2024, spanning 4 technology areas.

What is Norwood Architecture, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Norwood Architecture, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 36.2 out of 100 (top 47% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Norwood Architecture, Inc. focus on?

Norwood Architecture, Inc.'s top technology area is E04F (Finishing Work ON Buildings, e.g. Stairs, Floors) with 16 patents, ranking #30 of 584 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 4 CPC subclasses total.

Is Norwood Architecture, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Norwood Architecture, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -46% 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 Norwood Architecture, Inc.'s patents?

Norwood Architecture, Inc.'s patents average 19.9 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 Norwood Architecture, 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

Norwood Architecture, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 20 granted patents across 4 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2024. 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: E04F (Finishing Work ON Buildings, e.g. Stairs, Floors).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Norwood ranks #14,820 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 20 patents across 4 technology areas.

#14,820
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 47%
by Innovation Score (36.2/100): 19.9
avg claims per patent: -46%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R14820 · US Corporation #14,820 · 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 #14,820/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Ningbo Gemay Industry
CPC-NARROW E04F · 4 areas
INNOV-THIN 36.2/100
CLAIMS-RICH 19.9 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -46% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Ningbo Gemay Industry Company Limited (±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 Norwood’s 36.2 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 10.5 pts (29%) Velocity 6.7 pts (19%) Breadth 7.1 pts (20%) Claim depth 11.9 pts (33%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Norwood Architecture · this assignee

36
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Norwood's Innovation Score is 36.2/100 (top 47% 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 Norwood?

Each dot is one of Norwood’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). Norwood’s own 19.9 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.9 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Norwood's grants concentrate

Norwood Architecture, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 4 CPC subclasses with 80% of grants classified under E04F (Finishing Work ON Buildings, e.g. Stairs, Floors). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2020. By volume, Norwood sits between Ningbo Gemay Industry Company Limited and Oclu Limited.

Norwood's three-year grant acceleration

Norwood Architecture, Inc. shows 5 grants in 2022–2024 against only 5 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.

Ningbo Gemay Indu…

20
Nistica

20
Nocion Therapeuti…

20
Norsk Titanium AS

20
Nova Southeastern…

20
Novasignal

20
Nuseed Pty

20
Oclu

20
Norwood Architect… ◀

20

What this shows Norwood holds 20 patents at rank #14,817, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Norwood

By rank, the assignees closest to #14,817 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in E04F (Finishing Work ON Buildings)

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

Norwood's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

36 Top 47% higher than 53% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2024

Grants by year

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

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Norwood Architecture, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	10.0%
2016	2	10.0%
2017	3	15.0%
2018	3	15.0%
2019	3	15.0%
2020	1	5.0%
2021	1	5.0%
2022	2	10.0%
2023	2	10.0%
2024	1	5.0%

Which technologies does Norwood Architecture, Inc. patent most?

E04F - Finishing Work ON Buildings, e.g. Stairs, Floors 16

E04B - General Building CONSTRUCTIONS; Walls, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; Insulation OR Other Protection OF Buildings 14

E06B - Fixed OR Movable Closures FOR Openings IN Buildings, Vehicles, Fences OR Like Enclosures IN General, e.g. Doors, Windows, Blinds, Gates 9

E04D - Roof COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; Roof-working Tools 6

Top 4 of 4 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

Norwood Architecture, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Norwood Architecture, Inc.'s lead technology class is E04F (Finishing Work ON Buildings, e.g. Stairs, Floors), 80% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore E04F
Ranked #14,820 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Norwood Architecture, Inc. against Ningbo Gemay Industry Company Limited, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 36.2/100 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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