Where does The Heil Co. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), The Heil Co. ranks #3,436 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 Heil Co. hold?

The Heil Co. holds 108 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 40 technology areas.

What is The Heil Co.'s Innovation Score?

The Heil Co. has an Innovation Score of 63.5 out of 100 (top 2% 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 Heil Co. focus on?

The Heil Co.'s top technology area is B65F (Gathering OR Removal OF Domestic OR Like Refuse) with 86 patents. Grants appear in 40 CPC subclasses total.

Is The Heil Co.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

The Heil Co.'s recent grant velocity is +126% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for The Heil Co.'s patents?

The Heil Co.'s patents average 18.9 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 Heil Co. 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 Heil Co.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 108 granted patents across 40 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: B65F (Gathering OR Removal OF Domestic OR Like Refuse).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, The ranks #3,436 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 108 patents across 40 technology areas.

#3,436
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 2%
by Innovation Score (63.5/100): 18.9
avg claims per patent: +126%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R3436 · US Corporation #3,436 · 108 grants

GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-STRONG · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MID 108 grants
TOP-DECILE #3,436/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH MakerBot Industries
CPC-WIDE B65F · 40 areas
INNOV-STRONG 63.5/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.9 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +126% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: MakerBot Industries, LLC (±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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
China Agricultural… · near

64
Agilent · near

64
Dongwoo Fine-chem · near

64
The Heil · this assignee

64
The Research… · near

64
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows The's Innovation Score is 63.5/100 (top 2% 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.

Where The's grants concentrate

The Heil Co. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 40 CPC subclasses with 79.6% of grants classified under B65F (Gathering OR Removal OF Domestic OR Like Refuse). Peak complete grant year is 2024 (17 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, The sits between MakerBot Industries, LLC and WCM Industries, Inc..

The's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, The Heil Co. moved from 23 to 47 grants (2.04x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). Among 3,296 tracked assignees with ≥100 grants and ≥20 prior-period grants, that multiple ranks #203. See the growth leaderboard.

Makerbot Industri…

108
Sram Deutschland

108
Stmicroelectronic…

108
Toppan

108
Toshiba Solutions

108
U S Well Services

108
Walbro

108
WCM Industries

108
The Heil ◀

108

What this shows The holds 108 patents at rank #3,437, 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 #3,437 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.

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for The, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above).

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (64 here).

Dongwoo Fine-chem Co., Ltd. 64 Agilent Technologies, Inc. 64 The Research Foundation for SUNY 64 China Agricultural University 64

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (18.9 here).

u-blox AG 18.9 avg Bnsf Railway Company 18.9 avg Gravic, Inc. 18.9 avg Gogo Business Aviation LLC 18.9 avg

The's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

64 Top 2% higher than 98% 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 Heil Co. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	0.9%
2016	6	5.6%
2017	5	4.6%
2018	6	5.6%
2019	9	8.3%
2020	9	8.3%
2021	5	4.6%
2022	14	13.0%
2023	16	14.8%
2024	17	15.7%
2025partial year	20	18.5%

Which technologies does The Heil Co. patent most?

B65F - Gathering OR Removal OF Domestic OR Like Refuse 86

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 18

Y02W - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Wastewater Treatment OR Waste Management 16

B60K - Arrangement OR Mounting OF Propulsion Units OR OF Transmissions IN VEHICLES; Arrangement OR Mounting OF Plural Diverse Prime-movers IN VEHICLES; Auxiliary Drives FOR VEHICLES; Instrumentation OR Dashboards FOR VEHICLES; Arrangements IN Connection With Cooling, AIR Intake, GAS Exhaust OR Fuel Supply 10

B60Y - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Aspects Cross-cutting Vehicle Technology 9

G05B - Control OR Regulating Systems IN GENERAL; Functional Elements OF Such SYSTEMS; Monitoring OR Testing Arrangements FOR Such Systems OR Elements 7

B60R - Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 7

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 7

B60P - Vehicles Adapted FOR Load Transportation OR TO Transport, TO Carry, OR TO Comprise Special Loads OR Objects 7

B60J - Windows, Windscreens, Non-fixed Roofs, Doors, OR Similar Devices FOR VEHICLES; Removable External Protective Coverings Specially Adapted FOR Vehicles 6

G01C - Measuring Distances, Levels OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; Gyroscopic INSTRUMENTS; Photogrammetry OR Videogrammetry 6

G01M - Testing Static OR Dynamic Balance OF Machines OR STRUCTURES; Testing OF Structures OR Apparatus, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 6

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 5

F16C - SHAFTS; Flexible SHAFTS; Elements OR Crankshaft MECHANISMS; Rotary Bodies Other Than Gearing ELEMENTS; Bearings 5

B66C - CRANES; Load-engaging Elements OR Devices FOR Cranes, Capstans, Winches, OR Tackles 5

Top 15 of 40 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#3,436

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

63.5 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

The Heil Co.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

The Heil Co.'s lead technology class is B65F (Gathering OR Removal OF Domestic OR Like Refuse), 79.6% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B65F
Ranked #3,436 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare The Heil Co. against MakerBot Industries, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 63.5/100 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

Compiled by PlainPatent, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Process · May 15, 2026

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