Where does REI, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), REI, Inc. ranks #14,234 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 REI, Inc. hold?

REI, Inc. holds 21 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2023, spanning 15 technology areas.

What is REI, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

REI, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 38.0 out of 100 (top 42% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does REI, Inc. focus on?

REI, Inc.'s top technology area is E21B (Earth OR Rock DRILLING; Obtaining OIL, GAS, Water, Soluble OR Meltable Materials OR A Slurry OF Minerals From Wells) with 13 patents, ranking #286 of 1,363 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 15 CPC subclasses total.

Is REI, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

REI, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +10% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for REI, Inc.'s patents?

REI, Inc.'s patents average 13.2 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 REI, 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

REI, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 21 granted patents across 15 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2023. 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: E21B (Earth OR Rock DRILLING; Obtaining OIL, GAS, Water, Soluble OR Meltable Materials OR A Slurry OF Minerals From Wells).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, REI ranks #14,234 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 21 patents across 15 technology areas.

#14,234
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 42%
by Innovation Score (38.0/100): 13.2
avg claims per patent: +10%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R14234 · US Corporation #14,234 · 21 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-UP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 21 grants
MID-PACK #14,234/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Queensland Universit…
CPC-FOCUS E21B · 15 areas
INNOV-THIN 38.0/100
CLAIMS-RICH 13.2 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-UP +10% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Queensland University of Technology (±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 REI’s 38.0 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 10.7 pts (28%) Velocity 5.7 pts (15%) Breadth 13.7 pts (36%) Claim depth 7.9 pts (21%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
REI · this assignee

38
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows REI's Innovation Score is 38.0/100 (top 42% 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 REI?

Each dot is one of REI’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). REI’s own 13.2 claims/patent is at or below the 14.7 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where REI's grants concentrate

REI, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 15 CPC subclasses with 61.9% of grants classified under E21B (Earth OR Rock DRILLING; Obtaining OIL, GAS, Water, Soluble OR Meltable Materials OR A Slurry OF Minerals From Wells). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (3 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2015. By volume, REI sits between Queensland University of Technology and Radius Networks, Inc..

REI's three-year grant acceleration

REI, Inc. shows 6 grants in 2022–2024 against only 7 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.

Queensland Univer…

21
Randl Industries

21
Rays Optics

21
REC Silicon

21
Rich Brand Indust…

21
Riprup

21
Rosen Swiss

21
Radius Networks

21
REI ◀

21

What this shows REI holds 21 patents at rank #14,228, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near REI

By rank, the assignees closest to #14,228 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in E21B (Earth OR Rock Drilling)

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

REI's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

38 Top 42% higher than 58% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2023

Grants by year

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

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REI, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	9.5%
2016	2	9.5%
2017	2	9.5%
2018	2	9.5%
2019	2	9.5%
2020	3	14.3%
2021	2	9.5%
2022	3	14.3%
2023	3	14.3%

Which technologies does REI, Inc. patent most?

E21B - Earth OR Rock DRILLING; Obtaining OIL, GAS, Water, Soluble OR Meltable Materials OR A Slurry OF Minerals From Wells 13

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 6

E21D - SHAFTS; TUNNELS; GALLERIES; Large Underground Chambers 5

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 4

H01Q - Antennas, i.e. Radio Aerials 4

G05B - Control OR Regulating Systems IN GENERAL; Functional Elements OF Such SYSTEMS; Monitoring OR Testing Arrangements FOR Such Systems OR Elements 4

B65G - Transport OR Storage Devices, e.g. Conveyors FOR Loading OR Tipping, Shop Conveyor Systems OR Pneumatic Tube Conveyors 4

H04Q - Selecting 2

E02F - DREDGING; Soil-shifting 2

G08C - Transmission Systems FOR Measured Values, Control OR Similar Signals 2

H04B - Transmission 2

G01L - Measuring Force, Stress, Torque, Work, Mechanical Power, Mechanical Efficiency, OR Fluid Pressure 2

B02C - Crushing, Pulverising, OR Disintegrating IN GENERAL; Milling Grain 2

F16B - Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing 2

B60C - Vehicle TYRES; Tyre INFLATION; Tyre CHANGING; Connecting Valves TO Inflatable Elastic Bodies IN GENERAL; Devices OR Arrangements Related TO Tyres 2

Top 15 of 15 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

REI, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

REI, Inc.'s lead technology class is E21B (Earth OR Rock DRILLING; Obtaining OIL, GAS, Water, Soluble OR Meltable Materials OR A Slurry OF Minerals From Wells), 61.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore E21B
Ranked #14,234 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare REI, Inc. against Queensland University of Technology, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 38.0/100 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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