Where does Plant Food Systems, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Plant Food Systems, Inc. ranks #49,640 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 Plant Food Systems, Inc. hold?

Plant Food Systems, Inc. holds 5 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2020, spanning 5 technology areas.

What is Plant Food Systems, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Plant Food Systems, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 23.1 out of 100 (11th 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 Plant Food Systems, Inc. focus on?

Plant Food Systems, Inc.'s top technology area is C05C (Nitrogenous Fertilisers) with 5 patents, ranking #17 of 85 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 5 CPC subclasses total.

Is Plant Food Systems, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Plant Food Systems, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -75% 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 Plant Food Systems, Inc.'s patents?

Plant Food Systems, Inc.'s patents average 15.0 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 Plant Food Systems, 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

Plant Food Systems, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 5 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2020. 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: C05C (Nitrogenous Fertilisers).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Plant ranks #49,640 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 5 technology areas.

#49,640
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 11th percentile
by Innovation Score (23.1/100): 15.0
avg claims per patent: -75%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R49640 · US Corporation #49,640 · 5 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
BOTTOM-DECILE #49,640/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Pit Bull Products
CPC-NARROW C05C · 5 areas
INNOV-THIN 23.1/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.0 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -75% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Pit Bull Products, 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 Plant’s 23.1 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 6.2 pts (27%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 7.9 pts (34%) Claim depth 9.0 pts (39%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Plant Food Systems · this assignee

23
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Plant's Innovation Score is 23.1/100 (11th 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 Plant?

Each dot is one of Plant’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). Plant’s own 15.0 claims/patent is ABOVE the 10.8 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Plant's grants concentrate

Plant Food Systems, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 5 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under C05C (Nitrogenous Fertilisers). By volume, Plant sits between Pit Bull Products, Inc. and Platform Brightworks Two, Ltd..

Pit Bull Products

5
Pixeled Display

5
Planet Canit

5
Planetary Resourc…

5
Plasgad Plastic P…

5
Plastic Ingenuity

5
Plastics Industry…

5
Platform Brightwo…

5
Plant Food Systems ◀

5

What this shows Plant holds 5 patents at rank #49,747, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Plant

By rank, the assignees closest to #49,747 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C05C (Nitrogenous Fertilisers)

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

Plant's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

23 11th percentile higher than 11% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2020

Grants by year

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

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Plant Food Systems, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	20.0%
2016	1	20.0%
2017	1	20.0%
2018	1	20.0%
2020	1	20.0%

Which technologies does Plant Food Systems, Inc. patent most?

C05C - Nitrogenous Fertilisers 5

A01N - Preservation OF Bodies OF Humans OR Animals OR Plants OR Parts Thereof ; Biocides, e.g. AS Disinfectants, AS Pesticides OR AS Herbicides ; Pest Repellants OR ATTRACTANTS; Plant Growth Regulators 5

C05G - Mixtures OF Fertilisers Covered Individually BY Different Subclasses OF Class C05; Mixtures OF ONE OR More Fertilisers With Materials NOT Having A Specific Fertilising Activity, e.g. Pesticides, Soil-conditioners, Wetting Agents ; Fertilisers Characterised BY Their Form 5

C05D - Inorganic Fertilisers NOT Covered BY Subclasses C05b, C05C; Fertilisers Producing Carbon Dioxide 5

C05B - Phosphatic Fertilisers 5

Top 5 of 5 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

Plant Food Systems, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Plant Food Systems, Inc.'s lead technology class is C05C (Nitrogenous Fertilisers), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore C05C
Ranked #49,640 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Plant Food Systems, Inc. against Pit Bull Products, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 23.1/100 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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