Where does Ockerman Automation Consulting, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Ockerman Automation Consulting, Inc. ranks #27,020 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 Ockerman Automation Consulting, Inc. hold?

Ockerman Automation Consulting, Inc. holds 10 US utility patents granted between 2021 and 2023, spanning 14 technology areas.

What is Ockerman Automation Consulting, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Ockerman Automation Consulting, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 55.7 out of 100 (top 7% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Ockerman Automation Consulting, Inc. focus on?

Ockerman Automation Consulting, Inc.'s top technology area is B63B (Ships OR Other Waterborne VESSELS; Equipment FOR Shipping) with 8 patents, ranking #97 of 645 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 14 CPC subclasses total.

Is Ockerman Automation Consulting, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for Ockerman Automation Consulting, Inc..

What does claim depth mean for Ockerman Automation Consulting, Inc.'s patents?

Ockerman Automation Consulting, Inc.'s patents average 23.7 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 Ockerman Automation Consulting, 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

Ockerman Automation Consulting, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 10 granted patents across 14 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2021–2023. 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: B63B (Ships OR Other Waterborne VESSELS; Equipment FOR Shipping).

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Ockerman ranks #27,020 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 10 patents across 14 technology areas.

#27,020
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 7%
by Innovation Score (55.7/100): 23.7
avg claims per patent

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R27020 · US Corporation #27,020 · 10 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH

GRANTS-MICRO 10 grants
MID-PACK #27,020/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Oakwood Laboratories
CPC-FOCUS B63B · 14 areas
INNOV-PAR 55.7/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 23.7 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
SPAN-YRS 2021–2023 · 3y
BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Oakwood Laboratories, 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 Ockerman’s 55.7 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 8.3 pts (15%) Velocity 20.0 pts (36%) Breadth 13.2 pts (24%) Claim depth 14.2 pts (25%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Ockerman Automation… · this assignee

56
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Ockerman's Innovation Score is 55.7/100 (top 7% 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 Ockerman?

Each dot is one of Ockerman’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). Ockerman’s own 23.7 claims/patent is ABOVE the 12.9 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Ockerman's grants concentrate

Ockerman Automation Consulting, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 14 CPC subclasses with 80% of grants classified under B63B (Ships OR Other Waterborne VESSELS; Equipment FOR Shipping). Peak complete grant year is 2022 (5 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2021. By volume, Ockerman sits between OX Labs Inc. and OilQuick Deutschland KG.

Ockerman's three-year grant acceleration

Ockerman Automation Consulting, Inc. shows 9 grants in 2022–2024 against only 1 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.

OX Labs

10
Oxiwear

10
Oakwood Laborator…

10
Ocata Therapeutics

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Octrolix BV

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10
Ohio Associated E…

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10
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10

What this shows Ockerman holds 10 patents at rank #27,039, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Ockerman

By rank, the assignees closest to #27,039 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B63B (Ships OR Other Waterborne Vessels)

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

Ockerman's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

56 Top 7% higher than 93% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2021–2023

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2021–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Ockerman Automation Consulting, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2021	1	10.0%
2022	5	50.0%
2023	4	40.0%

Which technologies does Ockerman Automation Consulting, Inc. patent most?

B63B - Ships OR Other Waterborne VESSELS; Equipment FOR Shipping 8

B63H - Marine Propulsion OR Steering 4

Y02T - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation 3

B63J - Auxiliaries ON Vessels 2

F16K - VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating 1

B63G - Offensive OR Defensive Arrangements ON VESSELS; MINE-LAYING; MINE-SWEEPING; SUBMARINES; Aircraft Carriers 1

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

F25D - REFRIGERATORS; Cold ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; Cooling OR Freezing Apparatus NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

F01P - Cooling OF Machines OR Engines IN GENERAL; Cooling OF Internal-combustion Engines 1

H01M - Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy 1

B60L - Propulsion OF Electrically-propelled Vehicles ; Supplying Electric Power FOR Auxiliary Equipment OF Electrically-propelled Vehicles ; Electrodynamic Brake Systems FOR Vehicles IN General ; Magnetic Suspension OR Levitation FOR VEHICLES; Monitoring Operating Variables OF Electrically-propelled Vehicl 1

F24F - AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR Currents FOR Screening 1

F16D - Couplings FOR Transmitting ROTATION; CLUTCHES; Brakes 1

B60K - Arrangement OR Mounting OF Propulsion Units OR OF Transmissions IN VEHICLES; Arrangement OR Mounting OF Plural Diverse Prime-movers IN VEHICLES; Auxiliary Drives FOR VEHICLES; Instrumentation OR Dashboards FOR VEHICLES; Arrangements IN Connection With Cooling, AIR Intake, GAS Exhaust OR Fuel Supply 1

Top 14 of 14 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

Ockerman Automation Consulting, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Ockerman Automation Consulting, Inc.'s lead technology class is B63B (Ships OR Other Waterborne VESSELS; Equipment FOR Shipping), 80% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B63B
Ranked #27,020 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Ockerman Automation Consulting, Inc. against OX Labs Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 55.7/100 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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