Where does Presstek, LLC. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Presstek, LLC. ranks #32,923 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 Presstek, LLC. hold?

Presstek, LLC. holds 8 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2018, spanning 9 technology areas.

What is Presstek, LLC.'s Innovation Score?

Presstek, LLC. has an Innovation Score of 28.4 out of 100 (27th 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 Presstek, LLC. focus on?

Presstek, LLC.'s top technology area is B41C (Processes FOR THE Manufacture OR Reproduction OF Printing Surfaces) with 8 patents, ranking #6 of 42 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 9 CPC subclasses total.

Is Presstek, LLC.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Presstek, 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 Presstek, LLC.'s patents?

Presstek, LLC.'s patents average 17.0 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 Presstek, 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

Presstek, LLC.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 8 granted patents across 9 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2018. 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: B41C (Processes FOR THE Manufacture OR Reproduction OF Printing Surfaces).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Presstek ranks #32,923 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 8 patents across 9 technology areas.

#32,923
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 27th percentile
by Innovation Score (28.4/100): 17.0
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R32923 · US Corporation #32,923 · 8 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 8 grants
MID-PACK #32,923/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Powersecure…
CPC-NARROW B41C · 9 areas
INNOV-THIN 28.4/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.0 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Powersecure Incorporated (±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 Presstek’s 28.4 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 7.6 pts (27%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 10.6 pts (37%) Claim depth 10.2 pts (36%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Presstek · this assignee

28
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Presstek's Innovation Score is 28.4/100 (27th 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 Presstek?

Each dot is one of Presstek’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). Presstek’s own 17.0 claims/patent is at or below the 17.9 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Presstek's grants concentrate

Presstek, LLC. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 9 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under B41C (Processes FOR THE Manufacture OR Reproduction OF Printing Surfaces). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Presstek sits between Powersecure Incorporated and Primaloft, Inc..

Powersecure Incor…

8
PPI America

8
Precision Nanosys…

8
Precision Optical…

8
Pressure Bioscien…

8
Presys

8
Preventice

8
Primaloft

8
Presstek ◀

8

What this shows Presstek holds 8 patents at rank #32,837, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Presstek

By rank, the assignees closest to #32,837 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B41C (Processes FOR THE Manufacture OR Reproduction OF Printing…)

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

Presstek's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

28 27th percentile higher than 27% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2018

Grants by year

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

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Presstek, LLC. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	12.5%
2016	2	25.0%
2017	3	37.5%
2018	2	25.0%

Which technologies does Presstek, LLC. patent most?

B41C - Processes FOR THE Manufacture OR Reproduction OF Printing Surfaces 8

B41N - Printing Plates OR Foils ; Materials FOR Surfaces Used IN Printing Machines FOR Printing, Inking, Damping, OR THE LIKE; Preparing Such Surfaces FOR USE AND Conserving Them 6

B41F - Printing Machines OR Presses 4

B41M - Printing, Duplicating, Marking, OR Copying PROCESSES; Colour Printing, 3

C08J - WORKING-UP; General Processes OF COMPOUNDING; After-treatment NOT Covered BY Subclasses C08b, C08c, C08f, C08g or C08h 2

C09D - Coating Compositions, e.g. Paints, Varnishes OR LACQUERS; Filling PASTES; Chemical Paint OR INK REMOVERS; INKS; Correcting FLUIDS; WOODSTAINS; Pastes OR Solids FOR Colouring OR PRINTING; USE OF Materials Therefor 2

C08G - Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than BY Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds 2

C08L - Compositions OF Macromolecular Compounds 2

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 2

Top 9 of 9 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

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

Presstek, LLC.'s lead technology class is B41C (Processes FOR THE Manufacture OR Reproduction OF Printing Surfaces), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B41C
Ranked #32,923 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Presstek, LLC. against Powersecure Incorporated, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 28.4/100 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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