Where does The Curotto-Can, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), The Curotto-Can, LLC ranks #20,515 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 Curotto-Can, LLC hold?

The Curotto-Can, LLC holds 14 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2019, spanning 9 technology areas.

What is The Curotto-Can, LLC's Innovation Score?

The Curotto-Can, LLC has an Innovation Score of 29.5 out of 100 (31st percentile 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 Curotto-Can, LLC focus on?

The Curotto-Can, LLC's top technology area is B65F (Gathering OR Removal OF Domestic OR Like Refuse) with 14 patents, ranking #13 of 127 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 9 CPC subclasses total.

Is The Curotto-Can, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

The Curotto-Can, LLC's recent grant velocity is -100% 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 Curotto-Can, LLC's patents?

The Curotto-Can, LLC's patents average 15.9 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 Curotto-Can, LLC 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 Curotto-Can, LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 14 granted patents across 9 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2019. 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: B65F (Gathering OR Removal OF Domestic OR Like Refuse).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, The ranks #20,515 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 14 patents across 9 technology areas.

#20,515
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 31st percentile
by Innovation Score (29.5/100): 15.9
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R20515 · US Corporation #20,515 · 14 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 14 grants
MID-PACK #20,515/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Terex South Dakota
CPC-NARROW B65F · 9 areas
INNOV-THIN 29.5/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.9 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Terex South Dakota, 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 29.5 Innovation Score adds up

The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.

Volume 9.4 pts (32%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 10.6 pts (36%) Claim depth 9.5 pts (32%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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The Curotto-Can · this assignee

29
3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows The's Innovation Score is 29.5/100 (31st 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 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 15.9 claims/patent is ABOVE the 15.2 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where The's grants concentrate

The Curotto-Can, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 9 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under B65F (Gathering OR Removal OF Domestic OR Like Refuse). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (5 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2019. By volume, The sits between Terex South Dakota, Inc. and The Research Foundation for SUNY.

Terex South Dakota

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The Azek Group

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The BIG O

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The Crawford Group

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The Foundation fo…

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The Maitland

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The Nielson (US)

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The Research Foun…

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What this shows The holds 14 patents at rank #20,534, 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 #20,534 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B65F (Gathering OR Removal OF Domestic OR Like Refuse)

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, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)

29 31st percentile higher than 31% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2019

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 Curotto-Can, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	14.3%
2016	5	35.7%
2017	2	14.3%
2018	4	28.6%
2019	1	7.1%

Which technologies does The Curotto-Can, LLC patent most?

B65F - Gathering OR Removal OF Domestic OR Like Refuse 14

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 4

E05Y - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses E05d AND E05f, Relating TO Construction Elements, Electric Control, Power Supply, Power Signal OR Transmission, User Interfaces, Mounting OR Coupling, Details, Accessories, Auxiliary Operations NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, Application Thereof 3

B65G - Transport OR Storage Devices, e.g. Conveyors FOR Loading OR Tipping, Shop Conveyor Systems OR Pneumatic Tube Conveyors 3

E05F - Devices FOR Moving Wings Into Open OR Closed POSITION; Checks FOR WINGS; Wing Fittings NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, Concerned With THE Functioning OF THE Wing 3

G01G - Weighing 2

G06Q - Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory PURPOSES; Systems OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory Purposes, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

Y02W - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Wastewater Treatment OR Waste Management 1

G01S - Radio DIRECTION-FINDING; Radio NAVIGATION; Determining Distance OR Velocity BY USE OF Radio WAVES; Locating OR Presence-detecting BY USE OF THE Reflection OR Reradiation OF Radio WAVES; Analogous Arrangements Using Other Waves 1

Top 9 of 9 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 Curotto-Can, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

The Curotto-Can, LLC's lead technology class is B65F (Gathering OR Removal OF Domestic OR Like Refuse), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B65F
Ranked #20,515 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare The Curotto-Can, LLC against Terex South Dakota, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 29.5/100 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.

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

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