Where does Pier Tech Systems, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Pier Tech Systems, LLC ranks #27,122 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 Pier Tech Systems, LLC hold?

Pier Tech Systems, LLC holds 10 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2025, spanning 4 technology areas.

What is Pier Tech Systems, LLC's Innovation Score?

Pier Tech Systems, LLC has an Innovation Score of 30.4 out of 100 (34th 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 Pier Tech Systems, LLC focus on?

Pier Tech Systems, LLC's top technology area is E02D (FOUNDATIONS; EXCAVATIONS; Embankments ; Underground OR Underwater Structures) with 10 patents, ranking #25 of 430 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 4 CPC subclasses total.

Is Pier Tech Systems, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Pier Tech Systems, LLC'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 Pier Tech Systems, LLC's patents?

Pier Tech Systems, LLC's patents average 32.4 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 Pier Tech Systems, 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

Pier Tech Systems, LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 10 granted patents across 4 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2025. 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: E02D (FOUNDATIONS; EXCAVATIONS; Embankments ; Underground OR Underwater Structures).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Pier ranks #27,122 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 10 patents across 4 technology areas.

#27,122
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 34th percentile
by Innovation Score (30.4/100): 32.4
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R27122 · US Corporation #27,122 · 10 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 10 grants
MID-PACK #27,122/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Phaeton Manufacturing
CPC-NARROW E02D · 4 areas
INNOV-THIN 30.4/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 32.4 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Phaeton Manufacturing LLC (±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 Pier’s 30.4 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 8.3 pts (27%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 7.1 pts (23%) Claim depth 15.0 pts (49%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Pier Tech Systems · this assignee

30
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Pier's Innovation Score is 30.4/100 (34th 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 Pier?

Each dot is one of Pier’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). Pier’s own 32.4 claims/patent is ABOVE the 15.8 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Pier's grants concentrate

Pier Tech Systems, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 4 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under E02D (FOUNDATIONS; EXCAVATIONS; Embankments ; Underground OR Underwater Structures). By volume, Pier sits between Phaeton Manufacturing LLC and Plants Nouveau.

Phaeton Manufactu…

10
Phanes Therapeuti…

10
Pi-cardia

10
Piana Nonwovens

10
Piezotech

10
Ping Identity Int…

10
Piper Access

10
Plants Nouveau

10
Pier Tech Systems ◀

10

What this shows Pier holds 10 patents at rank #27,153, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Pier

By rank, the assignees closest to #27,153 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in E02D (Foundations)

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

Pier's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

30 34th percentile higher than 34% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2025

Grants by year

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

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Pier Tech Systems, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	10.0%
2018	1	10.0%
2019	1	10.0%
2025partial year	7	70.0%

Which technologies does Pier Tech Systems, LLC patent most?

E02D - FOUNDATIONS; EXCAVATIONS; Embankments ; Underground OR Underwater Structures 10

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 5

E21B - Earth OR Rock DRILLING; Obtaining OIL, GAS, Water, Soluble OR Meltable Materials OR A Slurry OF Minerals From Wells 5

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 5

Top 4 of 4 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

Pier Tech Systems, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Pier Tech Systems, LLC's lead technology class is E02D (FOUNDATIONS; EXCAVATIONS; Embankments ; Underground OR Underwater Structures), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore E02D
Ranked #27,122 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Pier Tech Systems, LLC against Phaeton Manufacturing LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 30.4/100 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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