Where does Rochester Gauges, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Rochester Gauges, Inc. ranks #42,711 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 Rochester Gauges, Inc. hold?

Rochester Gauges, Inc. holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2018 and 2020, spanning 7 technology areas.

What is Rochester Gauges, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Rochester Gauges, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 24.1 out of 100 (14th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Rochester Gauges, Inc. focus on?

Rochester Gauges, Inc.'s top technology area is G01F (Measuring Volume, Volume Flow, Mass Flow OR Liquid LEVEL; Metering BY Volume) with 4 patents, ranking #229 of 1,205 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 7 CPC subclasses total.

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

Rochester Gauges, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -80% 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 Rochester Gauges, Inc.'s patents?

Rochester Gauges, Inc.'s patents average 13.3 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 Rochester Gauges, 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

Rochester Gauges, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 7 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2018–2020. 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: G01F (Measuring Volume, Volume Flow, Mass Flow OR Liquid LEVEL; Metering BY Volume).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Rochester ranks #42,711 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 7 technology areas.

#42,711
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 14th percentile
by Innovation Score (24.1/100): 13.3
avg claims per patent: -80%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R42711 · US Corporation #42,711 · 6 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #42,711/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Robson Forensic
CPC-NARROW G01F · 7 areas
INNOV-THIN 24.1/100
CLAIMS-RICH 13.3 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -80% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Robson Forensic, 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 Rochester’s 24.1 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 6.7 pts (28%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 9.4 pts (39%) Claim depth 8.0 pts (33%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Rochester Gauges · this assignee

24
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Rochester's Innovation Score is 24.1/100 (14th 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 Rochester?

Each dot is one of Rochester’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). Rochester’s own 13.3 claims/patent is at or below the 14.2 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Rochester's grants concentrate

Rochester Gauges, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 7 CPC subclasses with 66.7% of grants classified under G01F (Measuring Volume, Volume Flow, Mass Flow OR Liquid LEVEL; Metering BY Volume). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2019. By volume, Rochester sits between Robson Forensic, Inc. and RodNick LLC.

Robson Forensic

6
Robust AI

6
Roche Diagnostics

6
Roche Operations

6
Rochester Medical…

6
Rochester Sensors

6
Rockwell Collins…

6
Rodnick

6
Rochester Gauges ◀

6

What this shows Rochester holds 6 patents at rank #42,700, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Rochester

By rank, the assignees closest to #42,700 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01F (Measuring Volume)

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

Rochester's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

24 14th percentile higher than 14% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2018–2020

Grants by year

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

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Rochester Gauges, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2018	4	66.7%
2019	1	16.7%
2020	1	16.7%

Which technologies does Rochester Gauges, Inc. patent most?

G01F - Measuring Volume, Volume Flow, Mass Flow OR Liquid LEVEL; Metering BY Volume 4

F17C - Vessels FOR Containing OR Storing Compressed, Liquefied OR Solidified GASES; Fixed-capacity GAS-HOLDERS; Filling Vessels With, OR Discharging From Vessels, Compressed, Liquefied, OR Solidified Gases 3

F16B - Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing 1

G01S - Radio DIRECTION-FINDING; Radio NAVIGATION; Determining Distance OR Velocity BY USE OF Radio WAVES; Locating OR Presence-detecting BY USE OF THE Reflection OR Reradiation OF Radio WAVES; Analogous Arrangements Using Other Waves 1

Y10S - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former Uspc Cross-reference ART Collections [XRACs] AND Digests 1

B60K - Arrangement OR Mounting OF Propulsion Units OR OF Transmissions IN VEHICLES; Arrangement OR Mounting OF Plural Diverse Prime-movers IN VEHICLES; Auxiliary Drives FOR VEHICLES; Instrumentation OR Dashboards FOR VEHICLES; Arrangements IN Connection With Cooling, AIR Intake, GAS Exhaust OR Fuel Supply 1

G01D - Measuring NOT Specially Adapted FOR A Specific VARIABLE; Arrangements FOR Measuring TWO OR More Variables NOT Covered IN A Single Other SUBCLASS; Tariff Metering APPARATUS; Measuring OR Testing NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

Top 7 of 7 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

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

Rochester Gauges, Inc.'s lead technology class is G01F (Measuring Volume, Volume Flow, Mass Flow OR Liquid LEVEL; Metering BY Volume), 66.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01F
Ranked #42,711 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Rochester Gauges, Inc. against Robson Forensic, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 24.1/100 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

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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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