Where does PCC Structurals, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), PCC Structurals, Inc. ranks #49,514 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 PCC Structurals, Inc. hold?

PCC Structurals, Inc. holds 5 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2017, spanning 12 technology areas.

What is PCC Structurals, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

PCC Structurals, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 27.1 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%).

Is PCC Structurals, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

PCC Structurals, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -100% 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 PCC Structurals, Inc.'s patents?

PCC Structurals, Inc.'s patents average 14.4 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 PCC Structurals, 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

PCC Structurals, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does PCC Structurals, Inc. focus on?

PCC Structurals, Inc.'s top technology area is B29C (Shaping OR Joining OF PLASTICS; Shaping OF Material IN A Plastic State, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; After-treatment OF THE Shaped Products, e.g. Repairing) with 2 patents. Grants appear in 12 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 12 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2017. 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: B29C (Shaping OR Joining OF PLASTICS; Shaping OF Material IN A Plastic State, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; After-treatment OF THE Shaped Products, e.g. Repairing).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, PCC ranks #49,514 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 12 technology areas.

#49,514
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 22nd percentile
by Innovation Score (27.1/100): 14.4
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R49514 · US Corporation #49,514 · 5 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · BOTTOM-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
BOTTOM-DECILE #49,514/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Paul Muller & KG…
CPC-FOCUS B29C · 12 areas
INNOV-THIN 27.1/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.4 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Paul Muller GMBH & Co. KG Unternehmensbeteiligungen (±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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
PCC Structurals · this assignee

27
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows PCC's Innovation Score is 27.1/100 (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.

Where PCC's grants concentrate

PCC Structurals, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 12 CPC subclasses with 40% of grants classified under B29C (Shaping OR Joining OF PLASTICS; Shaping OF Material IN A Plastic State, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; After-treatment OF THE Shaped Products, e.g. Repairing). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (3 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2016. By volume, PCC sits between Paul Muller GMBH & Co. KG Unternehmensbeteiligungen and Pearhead, Inc..

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5

What this shows PCC holds 5 patents at rank #49,479, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near PCC

By rank, the assignees closest to #49,479 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B29C (Shaping OR Joining OF Plastics)

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

PCC'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 · 2016–2017

Grants by year

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

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PCC Structurals, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	2	40.0%
2017	3	60.0%

Which technologies does PCC Structurals, Inc. patent most?

B29C - Shaping OR Joining OF PLASTICS; Shaping OF Material IN A Plastic State, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; After-treatment OF THE Shaped Products, e.g. Repairing 2

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 2

G21K - Techniques FOR Handling Particles OR Ionising Radiation NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Irradiation DEVICES; Gamma RAY OR X-ray Microscopes 2

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 2

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 2

B22D - Casting OF METALS; Casting OF Other Substances BY THE Same Processes OR Devices 2

B22C - Foundry Moulding 1

A61L - Methods OR Apparatus FOR Sterilising Materials OR Objects IN GENERAL; Disinfection, Sterilisation OR Deodorisation OF AIR; Chemical Aspects OF Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical ARTICLES; Materials FOR Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical Articles 1

C22F - Changing THE Physical Structure OF Non-ferrous Metals AND Non-ferrous Alloys 1

B24C - Abrasive OR Related Blasting With Particulate Material 1

C22C - Alloys 1

B23K - Soldering OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; Cladding OR Plating BY Soldering OR WELDING; Cutting BY Applying Heat Locally, e.g. Flame CUTTING; Working BY Laser Beam 1

Top 12 of 12 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#49,514

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

27.1 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

PCC Structurals, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

PCC Structurals, Inc.'s lead technology class is B29C (Shaping OR Joining OF PLASTICS; Shaping OF Material IN A Plastic State, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; After-treatment OF THE Shaped Products, e.g. Repairing), 40% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B29C
Ranked #49,514 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare PCC Structurals, Inc. against Paul Muller GMBH & Co. KG Unternehmensbeteiligungen, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 27.1/100 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

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