Overall rank by patents
#23,527
of 50,000 tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 12 granted patents across 9 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2018–2025. 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: E01B (PERMANENT WAY; PERMANENT-WAY TOOLS; MACHINES FOR MAKING RAILWAYS OF ALL KINDS).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, The ranks #23,527 of 50,000 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 12 patents across 9 technology areas.
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R23527 · US Corporation #23,527 · 12 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL
Nearest grant-volume peer: Texas Fueling Services, 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.
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
The Gravity Group · this assignee
25 score
3D Lighting Innovati… · lowest
7 score
What this shows The's Innovation Score is 25.4/100 (top 83% 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.
The Gravity Group, Llc is a focused PatentsView assignee: 9 CPC subclasses with 16.7% of grants classified under E01B (PERMANENT WAY; PERMANENT-WAY TOOLS; MACHINES FOR MAKING RAILWAYS OF ALL KINDS). Peak complete grant year is 2021 (8 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, The sits between Texas Fueling Services, Inc. and The Ohio Willow Wood Company.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
Texas Fueling Services, Inc.
12 patents
The Board of Trustees of Illinois State University
12 patents
The Council of the Queensland Institute of Medical Research
12 patents
The Ford Meter Box Company, Inc.
12 patents
The Hilliard Corporation
12 patents
The Hive Global Inc.
12 patents
The Music People, Inc.
12 patents
The Ohio Willow Wood Company
12 patents
The Gravity Group, LLC
12 patents
What this shows The holds 12 patents at rank #23,542, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #23,542 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, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
25 Top 83% higher than 17% 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 2018–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 8.3% |
| 2019 | 1 | 8.3% |
| 2021 | 8 | 66.7% |
| 2023 | 1 | 8.3% |
| 2025partial year | 1 | 8.3% |
Top 9 of 9 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#23,527
of 50,000 tracked assignees
25.4 out of 100
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