USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

RTC Industries, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 138 granted patents across 27 technology areas, active 2015–2024. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: A47F (SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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138

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

17.0

Avg claims per patent

-43%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

RTC holds 138 US patents across 27 technology areas, rank #2,795 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#2,795
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 17%
by Innovation Score (48.3/100): 17.0
avg claims per patent: -43%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

RTC Industries, Inc. has been granted 138 US utility patents between 2015 and 2024, placing RTC Industries, Inc. at rank #2,795 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 27 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 17.0 claims per patent with primary concentration in A47F (SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS). As a US Corporation, RTC Industries, Inc. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, RTC sits between Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine Co., Ltd. (138 patents, rank #2,791) and Umicore (138 patents, rank #2,799) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 48.3/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 50 grants, compared with 88 in the 2015–2019 window, a -43% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. The US Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.

Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. RTC Industries, Inc.'s 17.0 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 27 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark RTC Industries, Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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138

What this shows RTC holds 138 patents at rank #2,795, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near RTC

By rank, the assignees closest to #2,795 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A47F (Special Furniture)

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

RTC's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

48 Top 17% higher than 83% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2024

Grants by year

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

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RTC Industries, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	23	16.7%
2016	18	13.0%
2017	19	13.8%
2018	11	8.0%
2019	17	12.3%
2020	14	10.1%
2021	17	12.3%
2022	11	8.0%
2023	6	4.3%
2024	2	1.4%

Which technologies does RTC Industries, Inc. patent most?

A47F - SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS 123

A47B - TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE 86

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 52

B42F - SHEETS TEMPORARILY ATTACHED TOGETHER; FILING APPLIANCES; FILE CARDS; INDEXING 43

G06Q - INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 18

E05B - LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS 12

F21V - FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 12

F21Y - INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO THE FORM OR THE KIND OF THE LIGHT SOURCES OR OF THE COLOUR OF THE LIGHT EMITTED 12

F21W - INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO USES OR APPLICATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS 12

H01R - ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS 9

G09G - ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION 7

H04W - WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS 7

G07F - COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS 7

G08B - SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS 7

B65D - CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES 5

Top 15 of 27 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#2,795

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

48.3 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does RTC Industries, Inc. hold?

RTC Industries, Inc. holds 138 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2024, spanning 27 technology areas.

What is RTC Industries, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

RTC Industries, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 48.3 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does RTC Industries, Inc. focus on?

RTC Industries, Inc.'s top technology area is A47F (SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS) with 123 patents. The company has filed patents in 27 CPC subclasses total.

Is RTC Industries, Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

RTC Industries, Inc.'s recent filing velocity is -43% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

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

RTC Industries, Inc.'s patents average 17.0 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the RTC Industries, 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.

How to use this portfolio

RTC's 138 grants land it in the top 17% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - RTC ranks #2,795 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in A47F - see who else leads that technology area. A47F leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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 byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.