Where does PGT Innovations, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), PGT Innovations, LLC ranks #15,533 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 PGT Innovations, LLC hold?

PGT Innovations, LLC holds 19 US utility patents granted between 2019 and 2025, spanning 10 technology areas.

What is PGT Innovations, LLC's Innovation Score?

PGT Innovations, LLC has an Innovation Score of 42.1 out of 100 (top 31% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is PGT Innovations, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

PGT Innovations, LLC's recent grant velocity is +650% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for PGT Innovations, LLC's patents?

PGT Innovations, LLC's patents average 18.5 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 PGT Innovations, LLC 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

PGT Innovations, LLC

Q: What technology areas does PGT Innovations, LLC focus on?

PGT Innovations, LLC's top technology area is E06B (Fixed OR Movable Closures FOR Openings IN Buildings, Vehicles, Fences OR Like Enclosures IN General, e.g. Doors, Windows, Blinds, Gates) with 17 patents, ranking #48 of 637 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 10 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 19 granted patents across 10 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2019–2025. 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: E06B (Fixed OR Movable Closures FOR Openings IN Buildings, Vehicles, Fences OR Like Enclosures IN General, e.g. Doors, Windows, Blinds, Gates).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, PGT ranks #15,533 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 19 patents across 10 technology areas.

#15,533
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 31%
by Innovation Score (42.1/100): 18.5
avg claims per patent: +650%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R15533 · US Corporation #15,533 · 19 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 19 grants
MID-PACK #15,533/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Pair Eyewear
CPC-FOCUS E06B · 10 areas
INNOV-PAR 42.1/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.5 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +650% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Pair Eyewear, Inc. (±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 PGT’s 42.1 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 10.3 pts (24%) Velocity 9.5 pts (23%) Breadth 11.2 pts (27%) Claim depth 11.1 pts (26%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
PGT Innovations · this assignee

42
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows PGT's Innovation Score is 42.1/100 (top 31% 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 PGT?

Each dot is one of PGT’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). PGT’s own 18.5 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.5 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where PGT's grants concentrate

PGT Innovations, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 10 CPC subclasses with 89.5% of grants classified under E06B (Fixed OR Movable Closures FOR Openings IN Buildings, Vehicles, Fences OR Like Enclosures IN General, e.g. Doors, Windows, Blinds, Gates). Peak complete grant year is 2021 (5 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2022. By volume, PGT sits between Pair Eyewear, Inc. and Polatechno Co., Ltd..

PGT's three-year grant acceleration

PGT Innovations, LLC shows 10 grants in 2022–2024 against only 7 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.

Pair Eyewear

19
Panthera Dental

19
Personify

19
Perstorp AB

19
Pharmakea

19
Pikolinos DISEÑO…

19
Pluristem

19
Polatechno

19
PGT Innovations ◀

19

What this shows PGT holds 19 patents at rank #15,522, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near PGT

By rank, the assignees closest to #15,522 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in E06B (Fixed OR Movable Closures FOR Openings IN Buildings)

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

PGT's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

42 Top 31% higher than 69% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2019–2025

Grants by year

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

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PGT Innovations, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2019	2	10.5%
2021	5	26.3%
2022	1	5.3%
2023	4	21.1%
2024	5	26.3%
2025partial year	2	10.5%

Which technologies does PGT Innovations, LLC patent most?

E06B - Fixed OR Movable Closures FOR Openings IN Buildings, Vehicles, Fences OR Like Enclosures IN General, e.g. Doors, Windows, Blinds, Gates 17

E05Y - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses E05d AND E05f, Relating TO Construction Elements, Electric Control, Power Supply, Power Signal OR Transmission, User Interfaces, Mounting OR Coupling, Details, Accessories, Auxiliary Operations NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, Application Thereof 12

E05D - Hinges OR Suspension Devices FOR Doors, Windows OR Wings 9

E05B - LOCKS; Accessories THEREFOR; Handcuffs 4

E05C - Bolts OR Fastening Devices FOR Wings, Specially FOR Doors OR Windows 3

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 2

B65G - Transport OR Storage Devices, e.g. Conveyors FOR Loading OR Tipping, Shop Conveyor Systems OR Pneumatic Tube Conveyors 1

E04F - Finishing Work ON Buildings, e.g. Stairs, Floors 1

B66F - Hoisting, Lifting, Hauling OR Pushing, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, e.g. Devices Which Apply A Lifting OR Pushing Force Directly TO THE Surface OF A Load 1

Y10S - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former Uspc Cross-reference ART Collections [XRACs] AND Digests 1

Top 10 of 10 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

PGT Innovations, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

PGT Innovations, LLC's lead technology class is E06B (Fixed OR Movable Closures FOR Openings IN Buildings, Vehicles, Fences OR Like Enclosures IN General, e.g. Doors, Windows, Blinds, Gates), 89.5% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore E06B
Ranked #15,533 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare PGT Innovations, LLC against Pair Eyewear, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 42.1/100 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

Compiled by PlainPatent, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Process · May 15, 2026

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