Where does Rimgard Sweden AB rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Rimgard Sweden AB ranks #42,684 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 Rimgard Sweden AB hold?

Rimgard Sweden AB holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2024, spanning 4 technology areas.

What is Rimgard Sweden AB's Innovation Score?

Rimgard Sweden AB has an Innovation Score of 41.4 out of 100 (top 33% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Rimgard Sweden AB focus on?

Rimgard Sweden AB's top technology area is B60B (Vehicle Wheels ; CASTORS; Axles FOR Wheels OR CASTORS; Increasing Wheel Adhesion) with 6 patents, ranking #65 of 463 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 4 CPC subclasses total.

Is Rimgard Sweden AB's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Rimgard Sweden AB's recent grant velocity is +400% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Rimgard Sweden AB's patents?

Rimgard Sweden AB's patents average 12.7 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 Rimgard Sweden AB 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 Foreign Corporation

Rimgard Sweden AB

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 4 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2024. 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: B60B (Vehicle Wheels ; CASTORS; Axles FOR Wheels OR CASTORS; Increasing Wheel Adhesion).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Rimgard ranks #42,684 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 4 technology areas.

#42,684
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 33%
by Innovation Score (41.4/100): 12.7
avg claims per patent: +400%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R42684 · Foreign Corporation #42,684 · 6 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #42,684/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Rhythm Diagnostic…
CPC-NARROW B60B · 4 areas
INNOV-PAR 41.4/100
CLAIMS-RICH 12.7 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +400% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Rhythm Diagnostic Systems, 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 Rimgard’s 41.4 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 6.7 pts (16%) Velocity 20.0 pts (48%) Breadth 7.1 pts (17%) Claim depth 7.6 pts (18%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Rimgard Sweden AB · this assignee

41
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Rimgard's Innovation Score is 41.4/100 (top 33% 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 Rimgard?

Each dot is one of Rimgard’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). Rimgard’s own 12.7 claims/patent is at or below the 12.7 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Rimgard's grants concentrate

Rimgard Sweden AB is a focused PatentsView assignee: 4 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under B60B (Vehicle Wheels ; CASTORS; Axles FOR Wheels OR CASTORS; Increasing Wheel Adhesion). Peak complete grant year is 2022 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Rimgard sits between Rhythm Diagnostic Systems, Inc. and Robell Research, Inc..

Rimgard's three-year grant acceleration

Rimgard Sweden AB shows 5 grants in 2022–2024 against only 0 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.

Rhythm Diagnostic…

6
Richard H Sherrat…

6
Righthand Robotics

6
Rimack Holdings

6
Risi Stone

6
Ritter

6
Robby Galletta En…

6
Robell Research

6
Rimgard Sweden AB ◀

6

What this shows Rimgard holds 6 patents at rank #42,688, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Rimgard

By rank, the assignees closest to #42,688 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B60B (Vehicle Wheels)

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

Rimgard's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

41 Top 33% higher than 67% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2024

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Rimgard Sweden AB patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	1	16.7%
2022	2	33.3%
2023	2	33.3%
2024	1	16.7%

Which technologies does Rimgard Sweden AB patent most?

B60B - Vehicle Wheels ; CASTORS; Axles FOR Wheels OR CASTORS; Increasing Wheel Adhesion 6

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

E05B - LOCKS; Accessories THEREFOR; Handcuffs 2

B60R - Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

Top 4 of 4 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

View all rankings → How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

Rimgard Sweden AB's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Rimgard Sweden AB's lead technology class is B60B (Vehicle Wheels ; CASTORS; Axles FOR Wheels OR CASTORS; Increasing Wheel Adhesion), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B60B
Ranked #42,684 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Rimgard Sweden AB against Rhythm Diagnostic Systems, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 41.4/100 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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