Potter Electric Signal Company, LLC
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 11 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: A62C (Fire-fighting).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Potter ranks #37,035 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 11 technology areas.
- #37,035
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- Top 25%
- by Innovation Score (44.5/100)
- 9.3
- avg claims per patent
- +50%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R37035 · US Corporation #37,035 · 7 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-MICRO 7 grants
- MID-PACK #37,035/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Pontus Subsea…
- CPC-FOCUS A62C · 11 areas
- INNOV-PAR 44.5/100
- CLAIMS-PAR 9.3 claims/avg
- TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
- VEL-SURGE +50% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Pontus Subsea Connectors 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 Potter’s 44.5 Innovation Score adds up
The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around Potter
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- Potter Electric Signal · this assignee
Potter Electric Signal · this assignee
44 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Potter's Innovation Score is 44.5/100 (top 25% 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 Potter?
Each dot is one of Potter’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). Potter’s own 9.3 claims/patent is at or below the 16.3 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.
Where Potter's grants concentrate
Potter Electric Signal Company, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 11 CPC subclasses with 85.7% of grants classified under A62C (Fire-fighting). By volume, Potter sits between Pontus Subsea Connectors LLC and Praedicat, Inc..
Potter's three-year grant acceleration
Potter Electric Signal Company, LLC shows 3 grants in 2022–2024 against only 0 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.
Who files at Potter's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Pontus Subsea Con…
Pontus Subsea Connectors LLC
7 patents
- Porvair Filtratio…
Porvair Filtration Group Limited
7 patents
- Positec Technolog…
Positec Technology China Co. Ltd.
7 patents
- Potenza Therapeut…
Potenza Therapeutics, Inc.
7 patents
- Power Management…
Power Management Holdings (U.S.), Inc.
7 patents
- Power Tech Staple…
Power Tech Staple and Nail, Inc.
7 patents
- Powin
Powin, LLC
7 patents
- Praedicat
Praedicat, Inc.
7 patents
- Potter Electric S… ◀
Potter Electric Signal Company, LLC
7 patents
What this shows Potter holds 7 patents at rank #37,046, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near Potter
By rank, the assignees closest to #37,046 in granted patent volume.
- Pontus Subsea Connectors LLC #37,042 · 7 patents
- Porvair Filtration Group Limited #37,043 · 7 patents
- Positec Technology China Co. Ltd. #37,044 · 7 patents
- Potenza Therapeutics, Inc. #37,045 · 7 patents
- Power Management Holdings (U.S.), Inc. #37,047 · 7 patents
- Power Tech Staple and Nail, Inc. #37,048 · 7 patents
- Powin, LLC #37,049 · 7 patents
- Praedicat, Inc. #37,050 · 7 patents
Leaders in A62C (Fire-fighting)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Potter's primary technology class.
- Tyco Fire Products LP 228 in class
- Oshkosh Corporation 89 in class
- Kidde Technologies, Inc. 75 in class
- The Reliable Automatic Sprinkler Co. Inc. 57 in class
- Victaulic Company 50 in class
- Viking Group, Inc. 48 in class
- Minimax Viking Research & Development GmbH 48 in class
- Hilti Aktiengesellschaft 44 in class
Potter's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
44 Top 25% higher than 75% of 49,997 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Grants by year
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 14.3% |
| 2016 | 1 | 14.3% |
| 2022 | 1 | 14.3% |
| 2023 | 1 | 14.3% |
| 2024 | 1 | 14.3% |
| 2025partial year | 2 | 28.6% |
Which technologies does Potter Electric Signal Company, LLC patent most?
Top 11 of 11 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
Potter Electric Signal Company, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- Potter Electric Signal Company, LLC's lead technology class is A62C (Fire-fighting), 85.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A62C
- Ranked #37,035 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare Potter Electric Signal Company, LLC against Pontus Subsea Connectors LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 44.5/100 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.
Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.