USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Specialty Granules Investments Llc

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 18 granted patents across 18 technology areas, active 2020–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: E04D (ROOF COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; ROOF-WORKING TOOLS).

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

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

19.6

Avg claims per patent

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Specialty holds 18 US patents across 18 technology areas, rank #16,389 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#16,389
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 6%
by Innovation Score (56.9/100): 19.6
avg claims per patent

Portfolio overview

Specialty Granules Investments Llc has been granted 18 US utility patents between 2020 and 2025, placing Specialty Granules Investments Llc at rank #16,389 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 18 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 19.6 claims per patent with primary concentration in E04D (ROOF COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; ROOF-WORKING TOOLS). As a US Corporation, Specialty Granules Investments Llc is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Specialty sits between Solar-tectic, Llc (18 patents, rank #16,385) and Standex International Corporation (18 patents, rank #16,393) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 56.9/100 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. Historical data spans 2020 through 2025, with 18 total grants over that period. Velocity comparisons require five years of historical filings to calibrate. 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. Specialty Granules Investments Llc's 19.6 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while concentration in 18 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Specialty Granules Investments Llc against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Solar-tectic

18
Solus Advanced Ma…

18
Sonicsensory

18
Southern Spine

18
Spike's Tactical

18
Spirax-sarco

18
Springs Window Fa…

18
Standex Internati…

18
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18

What this shows Specialty holds 18 patents at rank #16,389, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Specialty

By rank, the assignees closest to #16,389 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in E04D (ROOF Coverings)

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

Specialty's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

57 Top 6% higher than 94% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2020–2025

Grants by year

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

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Specialty Granules Investments Llc patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2020	1	5.6%
2021	2	11.1%
2022	1	5.6%
2023	5	27.8%
2024	4	22.2%
2025	5	27.8%

Which technologies does Specialty Granules Investments Llc patent most?

E04D - ROOF COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; ROOF-WORKING TOOLS 11

C04B - LIME, MAGNESIA; SLAG; CEMENTS; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF, e.g. MORTARS, CONCRETE OR LIKE BUILDING MATERIALS; ARTIFICIAL STONE ; CERAMICS ; REFRACTORIES; TREATMENT OF NATURAL STONE 8

C05G - MIXTURES OF FERTILISERS COVERED INDIVIDUALLY BY DIFFERENT SUBCLASSES OF CLASS C05; MIXTURES OF ONE OR MORE FERTILISERS WITH MATERIALS NOT HAVING A SPECIFIC FERTILISING ACTIVITY, e.g. PESTICIDES, SOIL-CONDITIONERS, WETTING AGENTS ; FERTILISERS CHARACTERISED BY THEIR FORM 6

C05D - INORGANIC FERTILISERS NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C05B, C05C; FERTILISERS PRODUCING CARBON DIOXIDE 6

Y02W - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO WASTEWATER TREATMENT OR WASTE MANAGEMENT 5

C09K - MATERIALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE 4

Y02B - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS 4

C09D - COATING COMPOSITIONS, e.g. PAINTS, VARNISHES OR LACQUERS; FILLING PASTES; CHEMICAL PAINT OR INK REMOVERS; INKS; CORRECTING FLUIDS; WOODSTAINS; PASTES OR SOLIDS FOR COLOURING OR PRINTING; USE OF MATERIALS THEREFOR 3

C05F - ORGANIC FERTILISERS NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C05B, C05C, e.g. FERTILISERS FROM WASTE OR REFUSE 2

C05C - NITROGENOUS FERTILISERS 2

C05B - PHOSPHATIC FERTILISERS 2

G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS 1

B29C - SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING 1

B05D - PROCESSES FOR APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL 1

D06N - WALL, FLOOR, OR LIKE COVERING MATERIALS, e.g. LINOLEUM, OILCLOTH, ARTIFICIAL LEATHER, ROOFING FELT, CONSISTING OF A FIBROUS WEB COATED WITH A LAYER OF MACROMOLECULAR MATERIAL; FLEXIBLE SHEET MATERIAL NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 1

Top 15 of 18 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Focused

Claim Depth Standard

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#16,389

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

56.9 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 Specialty Granules Investments Llc hold?

Specialty Granules Investments Llc holds 18 US granted patents filed between 2020 and 2025, spanning 18 technology areas.

What is Specialty Granules Investments Llc's Innovation Score?

Specialty Granules Investments Llc has an Innovation Score of 56.9 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Specialty Granules Investments Llc focus on?

Specialty Granules Investments Llc's top technology area is E04D (ROOF COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; ROOF-WORKING TOOLS) with 11 patents. The company has filed patents in 18 CPC subclasses total.

Is Specialty Granules Investments Llc's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for Specialty Granules Investments Llc.

What does claim depth mean for Specialty Granules Investments Llc's patents?

Specialty Granules Investments Llc's patents average 19.6 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Specialty Granules Investments 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.

How to use this portfolio

Specialty's 18 grants land it in the top 6% 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 - Specialty ranks #16,389 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in E04D - see who else leads that technology area. E04D 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.