Where does Stanley Fastening Systems, L.P. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Stanley Fastening Systems, L.P. ranks #17,231 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 Stanley Fastening Systems, L.P. hold?

Stanley Fastening Systems, L.P. holds 17 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2024, spanning 6 technology areas.

What is Stanley Fastening Systems, L.P.'s Innovation Score?

Stanley Fastening Systems, L.P. has an Innovation Score of 30.0 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%).

What technology areas does Stanley Fastening Systems, L.P. focus on?

Stanley Fastening Systems, L.P.'s top technology area is B25C (Hand-held Nailing OR Stapling TOOLS; Manually Operated Portable Stapling Tools) with 12 patents, ranking #14 of 70 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 6 CPC subclasses total.

Is Stanley Fastening Systems, L.P.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Stanley Fastening Systems, L.P.'s recent grant velocity is -58% 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 Stanley Fastening Systems, L.P.'s patents?

Stanley Fastening Systems, L.P.'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 Stanley Fastening Systems, L.P. 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

Stanley Fastening Systems, L.P.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 17 granted patents across 6 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2024. 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: B25C (Hand-held Nailing OR Stapling TOOLS; Manually Operated Portable Stapling Tools).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Stanley ranks #17,231 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 17 patents across 6 technology areas.

#17,231
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 33rd percentile
by Innovation Score (30.0/100): 13.3
avg claims per patent: -58%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R17231 · US Corporation #17,231 · 17 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 17 grants
MID-PACK #17,231/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH ST Pharm
CPC-NARROW B25C · 6 areas
INNOV-THIN 30.0/100
CLAIMS-RICH 13.3 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -58% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: ST Pharm Co., Ltd. (±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 Stanley’s 30.0 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 10.0 pts (33%) Velocity 3.3 pts (11%) Breadth 8.7 pts (29%) Claim depth 8.0 pts (27%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Stanley Fastening… · this assignee

30
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Stanley's Innovation Score is 30.0/100 (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 Stanley?

Each dot is one of Stanley’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). Stanley’s own 13.3 claims/patent is at or below the 15.0 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Stanley's grants concentrate

Stanley Fastening Systems, L.P. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 6 CPC subclasses with 70.6% of grants classified under B25C (Hand-held Nailing OR Stapling TOOLS; Manually Operated Portable Stapling Tools). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (6 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2019. By volume, Stanley sits between ST Pharm Co., Ltd. and SUN Chemical B.V..

Stanley's three-year grant acceleration

Stanley Fastening Systems, L.P. shows 2 grants in 2022–2024 against only 4 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.

ST Pharm

17
ST Reproductive

17
ST9 GAS AND OIL

17
Stact Wine Displa…

17
Star

17
Steiner-optik

17
Streamscale

17
SUN Chemical B V

17
Stanley Fastening… ◀

17

What this shows Stanley holds 17 patents at rank #17,190, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Stanley

By rank, the assignees closest to #17,190 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B25C (Hand-held Nailing OR Stapling Tools)

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

Stanley'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 · 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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Stanley Fastening Systems, L.P. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	3	17.6%
2016	6	35.3%
2017	2	11.8%
2019	1	5.9%
2020	1	5.9%
2021	2	11.8%
2024	2	11.8%

Which technologies does Stanley Fastening Systems, L.P. patent most?

B25C - Hand-held Nailing OR Stapling TOOLS; Manually Operated Portable Stapling Tools 12

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 3

B25F - Combination OR Multi-purpose Tools NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Details OR Components OF Portable Power-driven Tools NOT Particularly Related TO THE Operations Performed AND NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

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

F04B - Positive-displacement Machines FOR LIQUIDS; Pumps 1

B21G - Making Needles, Pins OR Nails OF Metal 1

Top 6 of 6 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

Stanley Fastening Systems, L.P.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Stanley Fastening Systems, L.P.'s lead technology class is B25C (Hand-held Nailing OR Stapling TOOLS; Manually Operated Portable Stapling Tools), 70.6% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B25C
Ranked #17,231 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Stanley Fastening Systems, L.P. against ST Pharm Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 30.0/100 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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