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Rain Bird Corporation

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 208 granted patents across 43 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: A01G (HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING).

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208
Total patents granted
43
CPC technology areas
19.5
Avg claims per patent
+51%
5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Rain holds 208 US patents across 43 technology areas, rank #1,933 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,933
of 50,000 US assignees by volume
Top 4%
by Innovation Score (58.8/100)
19.5
avg claims per patent
+51%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Rain Bird Corporation has been granted 208 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Rain Bird Corporation at rank #1,933 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 43 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 19.5 claims per patent with primary concentration in A01G (HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING). As a US Corporation, Rain Bird Corporation is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Rain sits between Fiskars Finland Oy Ab (208 patents, rank #1,929) and Fujitsu Optical Components Limited (207 patents, rank #1,937) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 58.8/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 125 grants, compared with 83 in the 2015–2019 window, a +51% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. The US Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.

Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. Rain Bird Corporation's 19.5 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 43 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Rain Bird Corporation against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Who files at Rain's volume?

Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀

patents

What this shows Rain holds 208 patents at rank #1,933, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025

Companies ranked near Rain

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,933 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A01G (Horticulture)

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

Rain's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

59 Top 4% higher than 96% of 50,000 US assignees

0–10: 687 US assignees (1%). Below this entry. 10–20: 2,527 US assignees (5%). Below this entry. 20–30: 13,162 US assignees (26%). Below this entry. 30–40: 15,294 US assignees (31%). Below this entry. 40–50: 11,491 US assignees (23%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,058 US assignees (10%). This entry sits in this band. 60–70: 1,537 US assignees (3%). Above this entry. 70–80: 234 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 80–90: 10 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 90–100: 0 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. This assignee 0 100 every tracked assignee, bucketed by value

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

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USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

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

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Rain Bird Corporation patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year Patents Granted Share of Period
2015 12 5.8%
2016 18 8.7%
2017 14 6.7%
2018 15 7.2%
2019 24 11.5%
2020 27 13.0%
2021 22 10.6%
2022 16 7.7%
2023 22 10.6%
2024 22 10.6%
2025 16 7.7%

Which technologies does Rain Bird Corporation patent most?

Top 15 of 43 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate
Tech Breadth Multi-domain
Claim Depth Standard
Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,933

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

58.8 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does Rain Bird Corporation hold?
Rain Bird Corporation holds 208 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 43 technology areas.
What is Rain Bird Corporation's Innovation Score?
Rain Bird Corporation has an Innovation Score of 58.8 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).
What technology areas does Rain Bird Corporation focus on?
Rain Bird Corporation's top technology area is A01G (HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING) with 153 patents. The company has filed patents in 43 CPC subclasses total.
Is Rain Bird Corporation's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?
Rain Bird Corporation's recent filing velocity is +51% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.
What does claim depth mean for Rain Bird Corporation's patents?
Rain Bird Corporation's patents average 19.5 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.
How is the Rain Bird Corporation 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.

How to use this portfolio

Rain's 208 grants land it in the top 4% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

  • Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - Rain ranks #1,933 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
  • Most of this portfolio concentrates in A01G - see who else leads that technology area. A01G leaders
  • Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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

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.