Where does Oldcastle Architectural, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Oldcastle Architectural, Inc. ranks #27,033 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 Oldcastle Architectural, Inc. hold?

Oldcastle Architectural, Inc. holds 10 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2020, spanning 7 technology areas.

What is Oldcastle Architectural, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Oldcastle Architectural, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 26.3 out of 100 (20th 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 Oldcastle Architectural, Inc. focus on?

Oldcastle Architectural, Inc.'s top technology area is E04C (Structural ELEMENTS; Building Materials) with 5 patents, ranking #81 of 492 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 7 CPC subclasses total.

Is Oldcastle Architectural, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Oldcastle Architectural, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -89% 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 Oldcastle Architectural, Inc.'s patents?

Oldcastle Architectural, Inc.'s patents average 14.5 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 Oldcastle Architectural, 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

Oldcastle Architectural, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 10 granted patents across 7 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2020. 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: E04C (Structural ELEMENTS; Building Materials).

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

RSS updates for this company

Explore the portfolio See the ranking

The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Oldcastle ranks #27,033 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 10 patents across 7 technology areas.

#27,033
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 20th percentile
by Innovation Score (26.3/100): 14.5
avg claims per patent: -89%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R27033 · US Corporation #27,033 · 10 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 10 grants
MID-PACK #27,033/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH OctroliX BV
CPC-NARROW E04C · 7 areas
INNOV-THIN 26.3/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.5 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -89% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: OctroliX BV (±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 Oldcastle’s 26.3 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 (31%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 9.4 pts (36%) Claim depth 8.7 pts (33%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Oldcastle Architectu… · this assignee

26
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Oldcastle's Innovation Score is 26.3/100 (20th 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 Oldcastle?

Each dot is one of Oldcastle’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). Oldcastle’s own 14.5 claims/patent is at or below the 15.0 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Oldcastle's grants concentrate

Oldcastle Architectural, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 7 CPC subclasses with 50% of grants classified under E04C (Structural ELEMENTS; Building Materials). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2019. By volume, Oldcastle sits between OctroliX BV and One Lambda, Inc..

Octrolix BV

10
Officemate Intern…

10
Ohio Associated E…

10
Oilquick Deutschl…

10
Olive Seed Indust…

10
Oncoarendi Therap…

10
One Home Brands

10
One Lambda

10
Oldcastle Archite… ◀

10

What this shows Oldcastle holds 10 patents at rank #27,044, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Oldcastle

By rank, the assignees closest to #27,044 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in E04C (Structural Elements)

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

Oldcastle's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

26 20th percentile higher than 20% of 49,997 US assignees

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US assignees. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2020

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

View data table

Oldcastle Architectural, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	2	20.0%
2017	4	40.0%
2018	2	20.0%
2019	1	10.0%
2020	1	10.0%

Which technologies does Oldcastle Architectural, Inc. patent most?

E04C - Structural ELEMENTS; Building Materials 5

E04B - General Building CONSTRUCTIONS; Walls, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; Insulation OR Other Protection OF Buildings 5

E04F - Finishing Work ON Buildings, e.g. Stairs, Floors 4

E01C - Construction OF, OR Surfaces FOR, Roads, Sports Grounds, OR THE LIKE; Machines OR Auxiliary Tools FOR Construction OR Repair 3

E04H - Buildings OR Like Structures FOR Particular PURPOSES; Swimming OR Splash Baths OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; Tents OR Canopies, IN General 2

B28B - Shaping Clay OR Other Ceramic COMPOSITIONS; Shaping SLAG; Shaping Mixtures Containing Cementitious Material, e.g. Plaster 1

A47J - Kitchen EQUIPMENT; Coffee MILLS; Spice MILLS; Apparatus FOR Making Beverages 1

Top 7 of 7 technology areas

More on this record

Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

View all rankings → How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

Oldcastle Architectural, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Oldcastle Architectural, Inc.'s lead technology class is E04C (Structural ELEMENTS; Building Materials), 50% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore E04C
Ranked #27,033 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Oldcastle Architectural, Inc. against OctroliX BV, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 26.3/100 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

Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.