TCG Partners, LLC—Intellectual Property Series
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 4 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2019–2022. 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: A47J (Kitchen EQUIPMENT; Coffee MILLS; Spice MILLS; Apparatus FOR Making Beverages).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, TCG ranks #43,518 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 4 technology areas.
- #43,518
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- 7th percentile
- by Innovation Score (20.5/100)
- 5.7
- avg claims per patent
- +100%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R43518 · US Corporation #43,518 · 6 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
- LOWER-Q #43,518/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Targedys
- CPC-NARROW A47J · 4 areas
- INNOV-THIN 20.5/100
- CLAIMS-SPARSE 5.7 claims/avg
- TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
- VEL-SURGE +100% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Targedys (±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 TCG’s 20.5 Innovation Score adds up
The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around TCG
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- TCG Partners… · this assignee 21
TCG Partners… · this assignee
21 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows TCG's Innovation Score is 20.5/100 (7th 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 TCG?
Each dot is one of TCG’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). TCG’s own 5.7 claims/patent is at or below the 15.3 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.
Where TCG's grants concentrate
TCG Partners, LLC—Intellectual Property Series is a focused PatentsView assignee: 4 CPC subclasses with 50% of grants classified under A47J (Kitchen EQUIPMENT; Coffee MILLS; Spice MILLS; Apparatus FOR Making Beverages). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2020. By volume, TCG sits between Targedys and Teade AB.
TCG's three-year grant acceleration
TCG Partners, LLC—Intellectual Property Series 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.
Who files at TCG's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Targedys
Targedys
6 patents
- Targimmune Therap…
Targimmune Therapeutics AG
6 patents
- Tatung Technology
Tatung Technology Inc.
6 patents
- TBI Industries
TBI Industries GMBH
6 patents
- TCL Communication
TCL Communication Limited
6 patents
- TE Connectivity B…
TE Connectivity Belgium BV
6 patents
- TE Connectivity I…
TE Connectivity Industrial GmbH
6 patents
- Teade AB
Teade AB
6 patents
- TCG Partners —Int… ◀
TCG Partners, LLC—Intellectual Property Series
6 patents
What this shows TCG holds 6 patents at rank #43,475, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near TCG
By rank, the assignees closest to #43,475 in granted patent volume.
- Targedys #43,471 · 6 patents
- Targimmune Therapeutics AG #43,472 · 6 patents
- Tatung Technology Inc. #43,473 · 6 patents
- TBI Industries GMBH #43,474 · 6 patents
- TCL Communication Limited #43,476 · 6 patents
- TE Connectivity Belgium BV #43,477 · 6 patents
- TE Connectivity Industrial GmbH #43,478 · 6 patents
- Teade AB #43,479 · 6 patents
Leaders in A47J (Kitchen Equipment)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in TCG's primary technology class.
TCG's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
21 7th percentile higher than 7% of 49,997 US assignees
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US assignees. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Grants by year
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2019–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | 33.3% |
| 2020 | 1 | 16.7% |
| 2021 | 1 | 16.7% |
| 2022 | 2 | 33.3% |
Which technologies does TCG Partners, LLC—Intellectual Property Series patent most?
Top 4 of 4 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
TCG Partners, LLC—Intellectual Property Series's patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- TCG Partners, LLC—Intellectual Property Series's lead technology class is A47J (Kitchen EQUIPMENT; Coffee MILLS; Spice MILLS; Apparatus FOR Making Beverages), 50% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A47J
- Ranked #43,518 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare TCG Partners, LLC—Intellectual Property Series against Targedys, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 20.5/100 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.
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.