The Ford Meter Box Company, Inc.
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 12 granted patents across 8 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2019–2025. 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: F16K (VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, The ranks #23,525 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 12 patents across 8 technology areas.
- #23,525
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- Top 50%
- by Innovation Score (35.3/100)
- 16.3
- avg claims per patent
- +300%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R23525 · US Corporation #23,525 · 12 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-MICRO 12 grants
- MID-PACK #23,525/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Tetraphase Pharmaceu…
- CPC-NARROW F16K · 8 areas
- INNOV-THIN 35.3/100
- CLAIMS-RICH 16.3 claims/avg
- TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
- VEL-SURGE +300% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals, 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 35.3 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 The
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- The Ford Meter Box · this assignee
The Ford Meter Box · this assignee
35 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows The's Innovation Score is 35.3/100 (top 50% 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 16.3 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.1 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.
Where The's grants concentrate
The Ford Meter Box Company, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 8 CPC subclasses with 66.7% of grants classified under F16K (VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2022. By volume, The sits between Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and The Music People, Inc..
The's three-year grant acceleration
The Ford Meter Box Company, Inc. shows 5 grants in 2022–2024 against only 5 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 The's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Tetraphase Pharma…
Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
12 patents
- Texas Fueling Ser…
Texas Fueling Services, Inc.
12 patents
- The Board of Trus…
The Board of Trustees of Illinois State University
12 patents
- The Council of th…
The Council of the Queensland Institute of Medical Research
12 patents
- The Gravity Group
The Gravity Group, LLC
12 patents
- The Hilliard
The Hilliard Corporation
12 patents
- The Hive Global
The Hive Global Inc.
12 patents
- The Music People
The Music People, Inc.
12 patents
- The Ford Meter Box ◀
The Ford Meter Box Company, Inc.
12 patents
What this shows The holds 12 patents at rank #23,541, 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 #23,541 in granted patent volume.
- Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals, Inc. #23,537 · 12 patents
- Texas Fueling Services, Inc. #23,538 · 12 patents
- The Board of Trustees of Illinois State University #23,539 · 12 patents
- The Council of the Queensland Institute of Medical Research #23,540 · 12 patents
- The Gravity Group, LLC #23,542 · 12 patents
- The Hilliard Corporation #23,543 · 12 patents
- The Hive Global Inc. #23,544 · 12 patents
- The Music People, Inc. #23,545 · 12 patents
Leaders in F16K (Valves)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in The's primary technology class.
- Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation (HSC) 309 in class
- Fisher Controls International LLC 309 in class
- Fujikin Incorporated 153 in class
- Cameron International Corporation 136 in class
- Emerson Process Management Regulator Technologies, Inc. 129 in class
- Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. 123 in class
- Mueller International, LLC 110 in class
- Kohler Co. 103 in class
The's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
35 Top 50% higher than 50% 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 2019–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | 16.7% |
| 2020 | 3 | 25.0% |
| 2022 | 1 | 8.3% |
| 2023 | 2 | 16.7% |
| 2024 | 2 | 16.7% |
| 2025partial year | 2 | 16.7% |
Which technologies does The Ford Meter Box Company, Inc. patent most?
Top 8 of 8 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
The Ford Meter Box Company, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- The Ford Meter Box Company, Inc.'s lead technology class is F16K (VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating), 66.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F16K
- Ranked #23,525 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare The Ford Meter Box Company, Inc. against Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 35.3/100 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.
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.