Where does Rillito River Solar, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Rillito River Solar, LLC ranks #25,096 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 Rillito River Solar, LLC hold?

Rillito River Solar, LLC holds 11 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2019, spanning 8 technology areas.

What is Rillito River Solar, LLC's Innovation Score?

Rillito River Solar, LLC has an Innovation Score of 30.1 out of 100 (33rd percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Rillito River Solar, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Rillito River Solar, 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 Rillito River Solar, LLC's patents?

Rillito River Solar, LLC's patents average 19.3 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 Rillito River Solar, 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

Rillito River Solar, LLC

Q: What technology areas does Rillito River Solar, LLC focus on?

Rillito River Solar, LLC's top technology area is Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution) with 11 patents, ranking #1,181 of 5,963 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 8 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 11 granted patents across 8 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2019. 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: Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Rillito ranks #25,096 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 11 patents across 8 technology areas.

#25,096
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 33rd percentile
by Innovation Score (30.1/100): 19.3
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R25096 · US Corporation #25,096 · 11 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 11 grants
MID-PACK #25,096/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Ribon Therapeutics
CPC-NARROW Y02E · 8 areas
INNOV-THIN 30.1/100
CLAIMS-RICH 19.3 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Ribon Therapeutics, 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 Rillito’s 30.1 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 8.6 pts (28%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 10.0 pts (33%) Claim depth 11.6 pts (38%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Rillito River Solar · this assignee

30
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Rillito's Innovation Score is 30.1/100 (33rd 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 Rillito?

Each dot is one of Rillito’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). Rillito’s own 19.3 claims/patent is ABOVE the 16.2 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Rillito's grants concentrate

Rillito River Solar, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 8 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (5 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2019. By volume, Rillito sits between Ribon Therapeutics, Inc. and Ripley Tools, LLC.

Ribon Therapeutics

11
Ricoh Production…

11
Ridgeline

11
Righteye

11
Rinco Ultrasonics…

11
Ringbrothers

11
Rio Brands

11
Ripley Tools

11
Rillito River Sol… ◀

11

What this shows Rillito holds 11 patents at rank #25,089, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Rillito

By rank, the assignees closest to #25,089 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions)

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

Rillito's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

30 33rd percentile higher than 33% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2019

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Rillito River Solar, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	2	18.2%
2017	3	27.3%
2018	5	45.5%
2019	1	9.1%

Which technologies does Rillito River Solar, LLC patent most?

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 11

F24S - Solar Heat COLLECTORS; Solar Heat Systems 11

Y02B - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Buildings, e.g. Housing, House Appliances OR Related End-user Applications 11

H02S - Generation OF Electric Power BY Conversion OF Infrared Radiation, Visible Light OR Ultraviolet Light, e.g. Using Photovoltaic [PV] Modules 11

E04D - Roof COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; Roof-working Tools 7

F16B - Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing 5

E04B - General Building CONSTRUCTIONS; Walls, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; Insulation OR Other Protection OF Buildings 5

F16M - Frames, Casings OR Beds OF Engines, Machines OR Apparatus, NOT Specific TO Engines, Machines OR Apparatus Provided FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; Supports 3

Top 8 of 8 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

Rillito River Solar, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Rillito River Solar, LLC's lead technology class is Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore Y02E
Ranked #25,096 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Rillito River Solar, LLC against Ribon Therapeutics, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 30.1/100 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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