Where does Richard S. Burns & Company, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Richard S. Burns & Company, Inc. ranks #33,082 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 Richard S. Burns & Company, Inc. hold?

Richard S. Burns & Company, Inc. holds 8 US utility patents granted between 2018 and 2023, spanning 3 technology areas.

What is Richard S. Burns & Company, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Richard S. Burns & Company, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 22.9 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%).

Is Richard S. Burns & Company, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Richard S. Burns & Company, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +0% 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 Richard S. Burns & Company, Inc.'s patents?

Richard S. Burns & Company, Inc.'s patents average 9.8 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 Richard S. Burns & Company, 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

Richard S. Burns & Company, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does Richard S. Burns & Company, Inc. focus on?

Richard S. Burns & Company, Inc.'s top technology area is B65G (Transport OR Storage Devices, e.g. Conveyors FOR Loading OR Tipping, Shop Conveyor Systems OR Pneumatic Tube Conveyors) with 4 patents, ranking #501 of 1,746 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 3 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 8 granted patents across 3 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2018–2023. 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: B65G (Transport OR Storage Devices, e.g. Conveyors FOR Loading OR Tipping, Shop Conveyor Systems OR Pneumatic Tube Conveyors).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Richard ranks #33,082 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 8 patents across 3 technology areas.

#33,082
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 11th percentile
by Innovation Score (22.9/100): 9.8
avg claims per patent: +0%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R33082 · US Corporation #33,082 · 8 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 8 grants
MID-PACK #33,082/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Rhino Metals
CPC-NARROW B65G · 3 areas
INNOV-THIN 22.9/100
CLAIMS-PAR 9.8 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-FLAT +0% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Rhino Metals, 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 Richard’s 22.9 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 (33%) Velocity 3.3 pts (14%) Breadth 6.1 pts (27%) Claim depth 5.9 pts (26%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Richard S Burns & · this assignee

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Richard's Innovation Score is 22.9/100 (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 Richard?

Each dot is one of Richard’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). Richard’s own 9.8 claims/patent is at or below the 20.5 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Richard's grants concentrate

Richard S. Burns & Company, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 3 CPC subclasses with 50% of grants classified under B65G (Transport OR Storage Devices, e.g. Conveyors FOR Loading OR Tipping, Shop Conveyor Systems OR Pneumatic Tube Conveyors). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2022. By volume, Richard sits between Rhino Metals, Inc. and Riptide Bioscience, Inc..

Richard's three-year grant acceleration

Richard S. Burns & Company, Inc. shows 2 grants in 2022–2024 against only 4 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.

Rhino Metals

8
Rhinogram

8
Rhode Island Coun…

8
Rhombus Systems

8
Ricon

8
Ridecell

8
Ripples

8
Riptide Bioscience

8
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What this shows Richard holds 8 patents at rank #33,089, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Richard

By rank, the assignees closest to #33,089 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B65G (Transport OR Storage Devices)

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

Richard'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 · 2018–2023

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2018–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Richard S. Burns & Company, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2018	2	25.0%
2019	2	25.0%
2020	2	25.0%
2022	1	12.5%
2023	1	12.5%

Which technologies does Richard S. Burns & Company, Inc. patent most?

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

B62B - Hand-propelled Vehicles, e.g. Hand Carts OR PERAMBULATORS; Sledges 4

B65F - Gathering OR Removal OF Domestic OR Like Refuse 2

Top 3 of 3 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

Richard S. Burns & Company, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Richard S. Burns & Company, Inc.'s lead technology class is B65G (Transport OR Storage Devices, e.g. Conveyors FOR Loading OR Tipping, Shop Conveyor Systems OR Pneumatic Tube Conveyors), 50% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B65G
Ranked #33,082 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Richard S. Burns & Company, Inc. against Rhino Metals, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 22.9/100 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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