Where does The Libman Company rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), The Libman Company ranks #6,195 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 Libman Company hold?

The Libman Company holds 55 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 4 technology areas.

What is The Libman Company's Innovation Score?

The Libman Company has an Innovation Score of 26.3 out of 100 (20th 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 Libman Company focus on?

The Libman Company's top technology area is A47L (Domestic Washing OR Cleaning ; Suction Cleaners IN General) with 6 patents, ranking #123 of 516 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 4 CPC subclasses total.

Is The Libman Company's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

The Libman Company's recent grant velocity is +13% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for The Libman Company's patents?

The Libman Company's patents average 2.8 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 Libman Company 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 Libman Company

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 55 granted patents across 4 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: A47L (Domestic Washing OR Cleaning ; Suction Cleaners IN General).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, The ranks #6,195 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 55 patents across 4 technology areas.

#6,195
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 20th percentile
by Innovation Score (26.3/100): 2.8
avg claims per patent: +13%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R6195 · US Corporation #6,195 · 55 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 55 grants
UPPER-Q #6,195/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Stamford Devices
CPC-NARROW A47L · 4 areas
INNOV-THIN 26.3/100
CLAIMS-SPARSE 2.8 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-UP +13% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Stamford Devices Ltd (±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 26.3 Innovation Score adds up

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

Volume 13.9 pts (53%) Velocity 3.7 pts (14%) Breadth 7.1 pts (27%) Claim depth 1.7 pts (6%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Exaptive · near

26
Helperby Therapeutics · near

26
Nano-Master · near

26
The Libman · this assignee

26
BCR Environmental · near

26
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows The's Innovation Score is 26.3/100 (20th 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 2.8 claims/patent is at or below the 18.8 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 Libman Company is a focused PatentsView assignee: 4 CPC subclasses with 10.9% of grants classified under A47L (Domestic Washing OR Cleaning ; Suction Cleaners IN General). Peak complete grant year is 2021 (10 grants) versus a trough of 3 in 2015. By volume, The sits between Stamford Devices Ltd and Tyco Safety Products Canada Ltd..

The's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, The Libman Company moved from 20 to 11 grants (0.55x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). See the growth leaderboard.

Stamford Devices

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Tyco Safety Produ…

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What this shows The holds 55 patents at rank #6,194, 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 #6,194 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A47L (Domestic Washing OR Cleaning)

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 A47L (Domestic Washing OR Cleaning), The ranks #123 of 516 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (26 here).

Helperby Therapeutics Limited 26 Nano-Master, Inc. 26 Exaptive, Inc. 26 BCR Environmental Corporation 26

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (2.8 here).

MerchSource, LLC 2.8 avg LaCrosse Footwear, Inc. 2.8 avg Catalyst Lifestyle Limited 2.8 avg The Coleman Company, Inc. 2.8 avg

The's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

26 20th percentile higher than 20% 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 Libman Company patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	3	5.5%
2016	4	7.3%
2017	5	9.1%
2018	6	10.9%
2019	5	9.1%
2020	5	9.1%
2021	10	18.2%
2022	3	5.5%
2023	4	7.3%
2024	4	7.3%
2025partial year	6	10.9%

Which technologies does The Libman Company patent most?

A47L - Domestic Washing OR Cleaning ; Suction Cleaners IN General 6

A46B - Brushes 4

B25G - Handles FOR Hand Implements 2

A47K - Sanitary Equipment NOT Otherwise Provided FOR ; Toilet Accessories 1

Top 4 of 4 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 Libman Company's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

The Libman Company's lead technology class is A47L (Domestic Washing OR Cleaning ; Suction Cleaners IN General), 10.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A47L
Ranked #6,195 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare The Libman Company against Stamford Devices Ltd, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 26.3/100 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.

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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