Where does Paul Kristen, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Paul Kristen, Inc. ranks #14,849 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 Paul Kristen, Inc. hold?

Paul Kristen, Inc. holds 20 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 8 technology areas.

What is Paul Kristen, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Paul Kristen, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 31.4 out of 100 (38th 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 Paul Kristen, Inc. focus on?

Paul Kristen, Inc.'s top technology area is E01D (Construction OF Bridges, ; Elevated ROADWAYS; OR VIADUCTS; Assembly OF Bridges) with 17 patents, ranking #2 of 86 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 8 CPC subclasses total.

Is Paul Kristen, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Paul Kristen, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +71% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Paul Kristen, Inc.'s patents?

Paul Kristen, Inc.'s patents average 14.2 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 Paul Kristen, 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

Paul Kristen, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 20 granted patents across 8 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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: E01D (Construction OF Bridges, ; Elevated ROADWAYS; OR VIADUCTS; Assembly OF Bridges).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Paul ranks #14,849 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 20 patents across 8 technology areas.

#14,849
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 38th percentile
by Innovation Score (31.4/100): 14.2
avg claims per patent: +71%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R14849 · US Corporation #14,849 · 20 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 20 grants
MID-PACK #14,849/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Pacific Industrial…
CPC-NARROW E01D · 8 areas
INNOV-THIN 31.4/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.2 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +71% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Pacific Industrial Development Corporation (±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 Paul’s 31.4 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 (33%) Velocity 2.4 pts (8%) Breadth 10.0 pts (32%) Claim depth 8.5 pts (27%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Paul Kristen · this assignee

31
Plexxi · near

31
Curiox Biosystems PTE · near

31
Poppin · near

31
Vadum · near

31
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Paul's Innovation Score is 31.4/100 (38th 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 Paul?

Each dot is one of Paul’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). Paul’s own 14.2 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.7 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Paul's grants concentrate

Paul Kristen, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 8 CPC subclasses with 85% of grants classified under E01D (Construction OF Bridges, ; Elevated ROADWAYS; OR VIADUCTS; Assembly OF Bridges). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Paul sits between Pacific Industrial Development Corporation and Petrolink International Ltd..

Paul's three-year grant acceleration

Paul Kristen, Inc. shows 4 grants in 2022–2024 against only 11 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.

Pacific Industria…

20
Pandrol

20
Pascal Engineering

20
Patentcloud

20
Peak Completion

20
Perdiemco

20
Personality Gym AB

20
Petrolink Interna…

20
Paul Kristen ◀

20

What this shows Paul holds 20 patents at rank #14,854, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Paul

By rank, the assignees closest to #14,854 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in E01D (Construction OF Bridges)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Paul, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In E01D (Construction OF Bridges), Paul ranks #2 of 86 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (31 here).

Plexxi Inc. 31 Poppin, Inc. 31 Curiox Biosystems PTE Ltd. 31 Vadum, Inc. 31

Paul's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

31 38th percentile higher than 38% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

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

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Paul Kristen, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	5.0%
2016	1	5.0%
2017	1	5.0%
2018	1	5.0%
2019	3	15.0%
2020	4	20.0%
2021	4	20.0%
2022	3	15.0%
2024	1	5.0%
2025partial year	1	5.0%

Which technologies does Paul Kristen, Inc. patent most?

E01D - Construction OF Bridges, ; Elevated ROADWAYS; OR VIADUCTS; Assembly OF Bridges 17

E04G - SCAFFOLDING; FORMS; SHUTTERING; Building Implements OR Aids, OR Their USE; Handling Building Materials ON THE SITE; Repairing, Breaking-up OR Other Work ON Existing Buildings 16

E04C - Structural ELEMENTS; Building Materials 5

F16B - Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing 5

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 4

E04B - General Building CONSTRUCTIONS; Walls, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; Insulation OR Other Protection OF Buildings 1

F03D - Wind Motors 1

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 1

Top 8 of 8 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

Paul Kristen, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Paul Kristen, Inc.'s lead technology class is E01D (Construction OF Bridges, ; Elevated ROADWAYS; OR VIADUCTS; Assembly OF Bridges), 85% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore E01D
Ranked #14,849 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Paul Kristen, Inc. against Pacific Industrial Development Corporation, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 31.4/100 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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