Where does Swagelok Company rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Swagelok Company ranks #2,953 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 Swagelok Company hold?

Swagelok Company holds 129 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 40 technology areas.

What is Swagelok Company's Innovation Score?

Swagelok Company has an Innovation Score of 55.8 out of 100 (top 7% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Swagelok Company's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Swagelok Company's recent grant velocity is +71% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Swagelok Company's patents?

Swagelok Company's patents average 18.8 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 Swagelok Company 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

Swagelok Company

Q: What technology areas does Swagelok Company focus on?

Swagelok Company's top technology area is F16L (PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General) with 65 patents, ranking #16 of 1,907 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 40 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 129 granted patents across 40 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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: F16L (PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Swagelok ranks #2,953 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 129 patents across 40 technology areas.

#2,953
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 7%
by Innovation Score (55.8/100): 18.8
avg claims per patent: +71%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R2953 · US Corporation #2,953 · 129 grants

GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MID 129 grants
TOP-DECILE #2,953/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Millennium Pharmaceu…
CPC-WIDE F16L · 40 areas
INNOV-PAR 55.8/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.8 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +71% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Millennium Pharmaceuticals, 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 Swagelok’s 55.8 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 16.8 pts (30%) Velocity 5.3 pts (9%) Breadth 22.4 pts (40%) Claim depth 11.3 pts (20%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Dana TM4 · near

56
Salomon S · near

56
Semtech · near

56
Swagelok · this assignee

56
Kwangwoon University… · near

56
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Swagelok's Innovation Score is 55.8/100 (top 7% 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 Swagelok?

Each dot is one of Swagelok’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). Swagelok’s own 18.8 claims/patent is ABOVE the 15.7 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Swagelok's grants concentrate

Swagelok Company is a focused PatentsView assignee: 40 CPC subclasses with 50.4% of grants classified under F16L (PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (23 grants) versus a trough of 5 in 2016. By volume, Swagelok sits between Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Automotive Research & Testing Center.

Swagelok's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Swagelok Company moved from 50 to 40 grants (0.80x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). Among 3,296 tracked assignees with ≥100 grants and ≥20 prior-period grants, that multiple ranks #1,843. See the growth leaderboard.

Millennium Pharma…

129
Nano and Advanced…

129
Omega

129
Omnissa

129
University OF Sou…

129
Woodstream

129
Swagelok ◀

129
Akzo Nobel Coatin…

128
Automotive Resear…

128

What this shows Swagelok holds 129 patents at rank #2,953, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Swagelok

By rank, the assignees closest to #2,953 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F16L (Pipes)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Swagelok, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In F16L (Pipes), Swagelok ranks #16 of 1,907 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (56 here).

Salomon S.A.S. 56 Semtech Corporation 56 Dana TM4 Inc. 56 Kwangwoon University Industry-academic Collaboration Foundation 56

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (18.8 here).

Kopin Corporation 18.8 avg Stripe, Inc. 18.8 avg Icahn School OF Medicine AT Mount Sinai 18.8 avg Immatics Biotechnologies GmbH 18.8 avg

Swagelok's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

56 Top 7% higher than 93% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

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

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Swagelok Company patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	9	7.0%
2016	5	3.9%
2017	10	7.8%
2018	8	6.2%
2019	13	10.1%
2020	23	17.8%
2021	14	10.9%
2022	8	6.2%
2023	17	13.2%
2024	15	11.6%
2025partial year	7	5.4%

Which technologies does Swagelok Company patent most?

F16L - PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General 65

F16K - VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating 38

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 30

C23C - Coating Metallic MATERIAL; Coating Material With Metallic MATERIAL; Surface Treatment OF Metallic Material BY Diffusion Into THE Surface, BY Chemical Conversion OR SUBSTITUTION; Coating BY Vacuum Evaporation, BY Sputtering, BY ION Implantation OR BY Chemical Vapour Deposition, IN General 14

C21D - Modifying THE Physical Structure OF Ferrous METALS; General Devices FOR Heat Treatment OF Ferrous OR Non-ferrous Metals OR ALLOYS; Making Metal Malleable, e.g. BY Decarburisation OR Tempering 7

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 5

B33Y - Additive Manufacturing, i.e. Manufacturing OF Three-dimensional [3-D] Objects BY Additive Deposition, Additive Agglomeration OR Additive Layering, e.g. BY 3-D Printing, Stereolithography OR Selective Laser Sintering 5

B21D - Working OR Processing OF Sheet Metal OR Metal Tubes, Rods OR Profiles Without Essentially Removing MATERIAL; Punching Metal 5

F15B - Systems Acting BY Means OF Fluids IN GENERAL; Fluid-pressure Actuators, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; Details OF Fluid-pressure Systems, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 4

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

B25B - Tools OR Bench Devices NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, FOR Fastening, Connecting, Disengaging OR Holding 3

F16J - Pistons ; CYLINDERS; Sealings 3

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 3

C02F - Treatment OF Water, Waste Water, Sewage, OR Sludge 3

G01M - Testing Static OR Dynamic Balance OF Machines OR STRUCTURES; Testing OF Structures OR Apparatus, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 3

Top 15 of 40 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

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Swagelok Company's lead technology class is F16L (PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General), 50.4% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F16L
Ranked #2,953 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Swagelok Company against Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 55.8/100 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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