Where does THE Fountainhead Group, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), THE Fountainhead Group, Inc. ranks #9,139 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 Fountainhead Group, Inc. hold?

THE Fountainhead Group, Inc. holds 35 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 11 technology areas.

What is THE Fountainhead Group, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

THE Fountainhead Group, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 29.7 out of 100 (32nd 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 Fountainhead Group, Inc. focus on?

THE Fountainhead Group, Inc.'s top technology area is B05B (Spraying APPARATUS; Atomising APPARATUS; Nozzles) with 7 patents, ranking #186 of 1,384 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 11 CPC subclasses total.

Is THE Fountainhead Group, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

THE Fountainhead Group, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -45% 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 Fountainhead Group, Inc.'s patents?

THE Fountainhead Group, Inc.'s patents average 3.1 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 Fountainhead Group, 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 Fountainhead Group, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 35 granted patents across 11 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: B05B (Spraying APPARATUS; Atomising APPARATUS; Nozzles).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, THE ranks #9,139 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 35 patents across 11 technology areas.

#9,139
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 32nd percentile
by Innovation Score (29.7/100): 3.1
avg claims per patent: -45%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R9139 · US Corporation #9,139 · 35 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 35 grants
UPPER-Q #9,139/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Soreq Nuclear…
CPC-FOCUS B05B · 11 areas
INNOV-THIN 29.7/100
CLAIMS-SPARSE 3.1 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -45% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Soreq Nuclear Research Center (±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 29.7 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 12.4 pts (42%) Velocity 3.7 pts (12%) Breadth 11.7 pts (39%) Claim depth 1.9 pts (6%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Sonic Blocks · near

30
THE Fountainhead Group · this assignee

30
Unlimiter MFA · near

30
FUNDAÃO Butantan · near

30
XDMicro (Zhongshan)… · near

30
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows THE's Innovation Score is 29.7/100 (32nd 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 3.1 claims/patent is at or below the 13.3 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 Fountainhead Group, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 11 CPC subclasses with 20% of grants classified under B05B (Spraying APPARATUS; Atomising APPARATUS; Nozzles). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (6 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2022. By volume, THE sits between Soreq Nuclear Research Center and Tarng Yu Enterprise co., ltd..

THE's three-year grant acceleration

THE Fountainhead Group, Inc. shows 5 grants in 2022–2024 against only 9 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.

Soreq Nuclear Res…

35
Sound Solutions I…

35
Spiration

35
Symetis

35
THE State OF Isra…

35
Tokushima Univers…

35
Tyco Subsea Commu…

35
Tarng Yu Enterpri…

35
THE Fountainhead… ◀

35

What this shows THE holds 35 patents at rank #9,133, 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 #9,133 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B05B (Spraying Apparatus)

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 B05B (Spraying Apparatus), THE ranks #186 of 1,384 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (30 here).

Unlimiter MFA Co., Ltd. 30 Sonic Blocks, Inc. 30 FUNDAÃO Butantan 30 XDMicro (Zhongshan) Optoelectronics Semiconductor Co., Ltd 30

THE's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

30 32nd percentile higher than 32% 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 Fountainhead Group, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	6	17.1%
2016	6	17.1%
2017	2	5.7%
2018	6	17.1%
2019	2	5.7%
2020	4	11.4%
2021	3	8.6%
2022	1	2.9%
2023	1	2.9%
2024	3	8.6%
2025partial year	1	2.9%

Which technologies does THE Fountainhead Group, Inc. patent most?

B05B - Spraying APPARATUS; Atomising APPARATUS; Nozzles 7

A01M - Catching, Trapping OR Scaring OF Animals ; Apparatus FOR THE Destruction OF Noxious Animals OR Noxious Plants 2

A01G - HORTICULTURE; Cultivation OF Vegetables, Flowers, Rice, Fruit, Vines, Hops OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; Watering 2

B01F - Mixing, e.g. Dissolving, Emulsifying OR Dispersing 1

B65G - Transport OR Storage Devices, e.g. Conveyors FOR Loading OR Tipping, Shop Conveyor Systems OR Pneumatic Tube Conveyors 1

F16M - Frames, Casings OR Beds OF Engines, Machines OR Apparatus, NOT Specific TO Engines, Machines OR Apparatus Provided FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; Supports 1

A45F - Travelling OR Camp EQUIPMENT: Sacks OR Packs Carried ON THE Body 1

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

C02F - Treatment OF Water, Waste Water, Sewage, OR Sludge 1

A01C - PLANTING; SOWING; Fertilising 1

F16L - PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General 1

Top 11 of 11 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 Fountainhead Group, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

THE Fountainhead Group, Inc.'s lead technology class is B05B (Spraying APPARATUS; Atomising APPARATUS; Nozzles), 20% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B05B
Ranked #9,139 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare THE Fountainhead Group, Inc. against Soreq Nuclear Research Center, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 29.7/100 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

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.