Overall rank by patents
#43,515
Across all tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 7 technology areas, active 2021–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: C12P (FERMENTATION OR ENZYME-USING PROCESSES TO SYNTHESISE A DESIRED CHEMICAL COMPOUND OR COMPOSITION OR TO SEPARATE OPTICAL ISOMERS FROM A RACEMIC MIXTURE).
The verdict
THE holds 6 US patents across 7 technology areas, rank #43,515 of 50,000 tracked assignees.
THE Better MEAT Co. has been granted 6 US utility patents between 2021 and 2025, placing THE Better MEAT Co. at rank #43,515 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 7 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 29.2 claims per patent with primary concentration in C12P (FERMENTATION OR ENZYME-USING PROCESSES TO SYNTHESISE A DESIRED CHEMICAL COMPOUND OR COMPOSITION OR TO SEPARATE OPTICAL ISOMERS FROM A RACEMIC MIXTURE). As a US Corporation, THE Better MEAT Co. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, THE sits between Thales Sa (6 patents, rank #43,511) and THE EYE Hospital OF Wenzhou Medical University (6 patents, rank #43,519) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 51.1/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.
Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Historical data spans 2021 through 2025, with 6 total grants over that period. Velocity comparisons require five years of historical filings to calibrate. The US Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.
Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. THE Better MEAT Co.'s 29.2 average claims per patent reflects complex, broadly scoped inventions that are difficult for competitors to design around, while concentration in 7 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark THE Better MEAT Co. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
THALES SA
6 patents
THANKHOT BIOTECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
6 patents
THAR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
6 patents
THE 13TH RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHINA ELECTRONICS
6 patents
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIV OF ILLINOIS
6 patents
THE COOKWARE COMPANY GLOBAL SOURCING LIMITED
6 patents
THE DEDHAM GROUP LLC
6 patents
THE EYE HOSPITAL OF WENZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY
6 patents
THE BETTER MEAT CO.
6 patents
What this shows THE holds 6 patents at rank #43,515, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #43,515 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in THE's primary technology class.
THE's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
51 Top 12% higher than 88% of 50,000 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2021–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 16.7% |
| 2022 | 3 | 50.0% |
| 2024 | 1 | 16.7% |
| 2025 | 1 | 16.7% |
Top 7 of 7 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#43,515
Across all tracked assignees
51.1 out of 100
How to use this portfolio
THE's 6 grants land it in the top 12% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.
Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.
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.