Where does The Ames Companies, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), The Ames Companies, Inc. ranks #7,347 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 The Ames Companies, Inc. hold?

The Ames Companies, Inc. holds 45 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 17 technology areas.

What is The Ames Companies, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

The Ames Companies, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 43.4 out of 100 (top 28% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does The Ames Companies, Inc. focus on?

The Ames Companies, Inc.'s top technology area is B65H (Handling Thin OR Filamentary Material, e.g. Sheets, Webs, Cables) with 8 patents, ranking #153 of 1,019 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 17 CPC subclasses total.

Is The Ames Companies, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

The Ames Companies, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -38% 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 The Ames Companies, Inc.'s patents?

The Ames Companies, Inc.'s patents average 8.5 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 The Ames Companies, Inc. 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

The Ames Companies, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 45 granted patents across 17 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: B65H (Handling Thin OR Filamentary Material, e.g. Sheets, Webs, Cables).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, The ranks #7,347 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 45 patents across 17 technology areas.

#7,347
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 28%
by Innovation Score (43.4/100): 8.5
avg claims per patent: -38%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R7347 · US Corporation #7,347 · 45 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 45 grants
UPPER-Q #7,347/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Tactus Technology
CPC-FOCUS B65H · 17 areas
INNOV-PAR 43.4/100
CLAIMS-PAR 8.5 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DOWN -38% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Tactus Technology, 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 The’s 43.4 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 13.2 pts (30%) Velocity 10.5 pts (24%) Breadth 14.6 pts (34%) Claim depth 5.1 pts (12%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
CertainTeed Ceilings · near

43
Dongwoon Anatech · near

43
Nippon Closures · near

43
Pure Fishing · near

43
The Ames Companies · this assignee

43
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows The's Innovation Score is 43.4/100 (top 28% 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 The?

Each dot is one of The’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). The’s own 8.5 claims/patent is at or below the 15.7 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where The's grants concentrate

The Ames Companies, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 17 CPC subclasses with 17.8% of grants classified under B65H (Handling Thin OR Filamentary Material, e.g. Sheets, Webs, Cables). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (8 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2018. By volume, The sits between TRX Systems, Inc. and Vanguard Products Group, Inc..

The's three-year grant acceleration

The Ames Companies, Inc. shows 11 grants in 2022–2024 against only 7 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.

TRX Systems

45
Tactus Technology

45
Tamiras Per Pte

45
Tetramem

45
Universal BIO Res…

45
UTC Fire & Securi…

45
Virident Systems

45
Vanguard Products…

45
The Ames Companies ◀

45

What this shows The holds 45 patents at rank #7,345, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near The

By rank, the assignees closest to #7,345 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B65H (Handling Thin OR Filamentary Material)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for The, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In B65H (Handling Thin OR Filamentary Material), The ranks #153 of 1,019 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (43 here).

CertainTeed Ceilings Corporation 43 Pure Fishing, Inc. 43 Nippon Closures Co., Ltd 43 Dongwoon Anatech Co., Ltd. 43

The's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

43 Top 28% higher than 72% 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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The Ames Companies, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	6	13.3%
2016	8	17.8%
2017	8	17.8%
2018	2	4.4%
2019	2	4.4%
2020	2	4.4%
2021	3	6.7%
2023	3	6.7%
2024	8	17.8%
2025partial year	3	6.7%

Which technologies does The Ames Companies, Inc. patent most?

B65H - Handling Thin OR Filamentary Material, e.g. Sheets, Webs, Cables 8

A01B - Soil Working IN Agriculture OR FORESTRY; Parts, Details, OR Accessories OF Agricultural Machines OR Implements, IN General 5

B25G - Handles FOR Hand Implements 5

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 5

A01D - HARVESTING; Mowing 4

A01G - HORTICULTURE; Cultivation OF Vegetables, Flowers, Rice, Fruit, Vines, Hops OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; Watering 4

A63B - Apparatus FOR Physical Training, Gymnastics, Swimming, Climbing, OR FENCING; Ball GAMES; Training Equipment 3

B62B - Hand-propelled Vehicles, e.g. Hand Carts OR PERAMBULATORS; Sledges 2

F16L - PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General 2

B25D - Percussive Tools 2

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 2

B29K - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses B29b, B29c OR B29d, Relating TO Moulding Materials OR TO Materials FOR ; Moulds, ; Reinforcements, Fillers OR Preformed Parts, e.g. Inserts 2

E01H - Street CLEANING; Cleaning OF Permanent WAYS; Cleaning BEACHES; Dispersing ; OR PREVENTING; FOG IN General ; Cleaning Street OR Railway Furniture OR Tunnel Walls 1

B25H - Workshop Equipment, e.g. FOR Marking-out WORK; Storage Means FOR Workshops 1

B65D - Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials, e.g. Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding CONTAINERS; Accessories, Closures, OR Fittings THEREFOR; Packaging ELEMENTS; Packages 1

Top 15 of 17 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

The Ames Companies, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

The Ames Companies, Inc.'s lead technology class is B65H (Handling Thin OR Filamentary Material, e.g. Sheets, Webs, Cables), 17.8% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B65H
Ranked #7,347 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare The Ames Companies, Inc. against TRX Systems, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 43.4/100 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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