Where does Patco Machine & Fab., Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Patco Machine & Fab., Inc. ranks #36,917 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 Patco Machine & Fab., Inc. hold?

Patco Machine & Fab., Inc. holds 7 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2022, spanning 3 technology areas.

What is Patco Machine & Fab., Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Patco Machine & Fab., Inc. has an Innovation Score of 26.9 out of 100 (22nd 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 Patco Machine & Fab., Inc. focus on?

Patco Machine & Fab., Inc.'s top technology area is B65H (Handling Thin OR Filamentary Material, e.g. Sheets, Webs, Cables) with 7 patents, ranking #174 of 1,019 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 3 CPC subclasses total.

Is Patco Machine & Fab., Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Patco Machine & Fab., Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +33% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Patco Machine & Fab., Inc.'s patents?

Patco Machine & Fab., 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 Patco Machine & Fab., 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

Patco Machine & Fab., Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 3 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2022. 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: B65H (Handling Thin OR Filamentary Material, e.g. Sheets, Webs, Cables).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Patco ranks #36,917 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 3 technology areas.

#36,917
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 22nd percentile
by Innovation Score (26.9/100): 19.9
avg claims per patent: +33%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R36917 · US Corporation #36,917 · 7 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 7 grants
MID-PACK #36,917/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Paradigm Flow Services
CPC-NARROW B65H · 3 areas
INNOV-THIN 26.9/100
CLAIMS-RICH 19.9 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-UP +33% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Paradigm Flow Services 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 Patco’s 26.9 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 7.2 pts (27%) Velocity 1.7 pts (6%) Breadth 6.1 pts (23%) Claim depth 11.9 pts (44%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Patco Machine & Fab · this assignee

27
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Patco's Innovation Score is 26.9/100 (22nd 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 Patco?

Each dot is one of Patco’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). Patco’s own 19.9 claims/patent is ABOVE the 16.4 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Patco's grants concentrate

Patco Machine & Fab., Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 3 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under B65H (Handling Thin OR Filamentary Material, e.g. Sheets, Webs, Cables). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Patco sits between Paradigm Flow Services Limited and Paxis LLC.

Patco's three-year grant acceleration

Patco Machine & Fab., Inc. shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 4 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.

Paradigm Flow Ser…

7
Paragon & Kgaa

7
Parkdale Incorpor…

7
Parkinson's Insti…

7
Pateo Connect+ Te…

7
Patra

7
Patty

7
Paxis

7
Patco Machine & F… ◀

7

What this shows Patco holds 7 patents at rank #36,878, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Patco

By rank, the assignees closest to #36,878 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B65H (Handling Thin OR Filamentary Material)

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

Patco's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

27 22nd percentile higher than 22% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2022

Grants by year

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

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Patco Machine & Fab., Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	14.3%
2017	1	14.3%
2019	1	14.3%
2020	2	28.6%
2021	1	14.3%
2022	1	14.3%

Which technologies does Patco Machine & Fab., Inc. patent most?

B65H - Handling Thin OR Filamentary Material, e.g. Sheets, Webs, Cables 7

E21B - Earth OR Rock DRILLING; Obtaining OIL, GAS, Water, Soluble OR Meltable Materials OR A Slurry OF Minerals From Wells 6

G05B - Control OR Regulating Systems IN GENERAL; Functional Elements OF Such SYSTEMS; Monitoring OR Testing Arrangements FOR Such Systems OR Elements 4

Top 3 of 3 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

Patco Machine & Fab., Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Patco Machine & Fab., Inc.'s lead technology class is B65H (Handling Thin OR Filamentary Material, e.g. Sheets, Webs, Cables), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B65H
Ranked #36,917 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Patco Machine & Fab., Inc. against Paradigm Flow Services Limited, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 26.9/100 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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