Tensar Corporation, LLC
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 8 granted patents across 10 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2025. 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: E21D (SHAFTS; TUNNELS; GALLERIES; Large Underground Chambers).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Tensar ranks #33,560 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 8 patents across 10 technology areas.
- #33,560
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- Top 12%
- by Innovation Score (51.3/100)
- 20.9
- avg claims per patent
- +150%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R33560 · US Corporation #33,560 · 8 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-MICRO 8 grants
- MID-PACK #33,560/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Telsmith
- CPC-FOCUS E21D · 10 areas
- INNOV-PAR 51.3/100
- CLAIMS-DENSE 20.9 claims/avg
- TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
- VEL-SURGE +150% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Telsmith, 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 Tensar’s 51.3 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 Tensar
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- Tensar · this assignee
Tensar · this assignee
51 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Tensar's Innovation Score is 51.3/100 (top 12% 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 Tensar?
Each dot is one of Tensar’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). Tensar’s own 20.9 claims/patent is ABOVE the 11.1 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.
Where Tensar's grants concentrate
Tensar Corporation, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 10 CPC subclasses with 50% of grants classified under E21D (SHAFTS; TUNNELS; GALLERIES; Large Underground Chambers). Peak complete grant year is 2024 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Tensar sits between Telsmith, Inc. and Terns, Inc..
Tensar's three-year grant acceleration
Tensar Corporation, LLC shows 4 grants in 2022–2024 against only 1 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 Tensar's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Telsmith
Telsmith, Inc.
8 patents
- Temper Systems
Temper Systems, Inc.
8 patents
- Tempo Manufacturi…
Tempo Manufacturing LLC
8 patents
- Ten Wing Scientif…
Ten Wing Scientific Co., Ltd.
8 patents
- Tera Autotech
Tera Autotech Corporation
8 patents
- Tera Xtal Technol…
Tera Xtal Technology Corp.
8 patents
- Terns Pharmaceuti…
Terns Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
8 patents
- Terns
Terns, Inc.
8 patents
- Tensar ◀
Tensar Corporation, LLC
8 patents
What this shows Tensar holds 8 patents at rank #33,612, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near Tensar
By rank, the assignees closest to #33,612 in granted patent volume.
- Telsmith, Inc. #33,608 · 8 patents
- Temper Systems, Inc. #33,609 · 8 patents
- Tempo Manufacturing LLC #33,610 · 8 patents
- Ten Wing Scientific Co., Ltd. #33,611 · 8 patents
- Tera Autotech Corporation #33,613 · 8 patents
- Tera Xtal Technology Corp. #33,614 · 8 patents
- Terns Pharmaceuticals, Inc. #33,615 · 8 patents
- Terns, Inc. #33,616 · 8 patents
Leaders in E21D (Shafts)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Tensar's primary technology class.
- Joy Global Underground Mining LLC 48 in class
- China University of Mining and Technology 45 in class
- Sandvik Intellectual Property AB 27 in class
- Sandvik Mining and Construction Oy 24 in class
- Herrenknecht Aktiengesellschaft 23 in class
- FCI Holdings Delaware, Inc. 21 in class
- Shandong University 17 in class
- Caterpillar Global Mining Europe GmbH 16 in class
Tensar's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
51 Top 12% higher than 88% of 49,997 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Grants by year
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 12.5% |
| 2017 | 1 | 12.5% |
| 2021 | 1 | 12.5% |
| 2022 | 1 | 12.5% |
| 2023 | 1 | 12.5% |
| 2024 | 2 | 25.0% |
| 2025partial year | 1 | 12.5% |
Which technologies does Tensar Corporation, LLC patent most?
Top 10 of 10 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
Tensar Corporation, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- Tensar Corporation, LLC's lead technology class is E21D (SHAFTS; TUNNELS; GALLERIES; Large Underground Chambers), 50% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore E21D
- Ranked #33,560 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare Tensar Corporation, LLC against Telsmith, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 51.3/100 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.
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