USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

The Maitland Company, Llc

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 14 granted patents across 17 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: B09B (DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

13.7

Avg claims per patent

-73%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

The holds 14 US patents across 17 technology areas, rank #20,536 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#20,536
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 23%
by Innovation Score (45.5/100): 13.7
avg claims per patent: -73%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

The Maitland Company, Llc has been granted 14 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing The Maitland Company, Llc at rank #20,536 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 17 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 13.7 claims per patent with primary concentration in B09B (DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR). As a US Corporation, The Maitland Company, Llc is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, The sits between The BIG O, Llc (14 patents, rank #20,532) and The Southern Company (14 patents, rank #20,540) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 45.5/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 3 grants, compared with 11 in the 2015–2019 window, a -73% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. The US Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.

Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. The Maitland Company, Llc's 13.7 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while concentration in 17 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark The Maitland Company, Llc against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows The holds 14 patents at rank #20,536, 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 #20,536 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B09B (Disposal OF Solid Waste)

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, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)

45 Top 23% higher than 77% of 50,000 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 Maitland Company, Llc patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	6	42.9%
2016	2	14.3%
2017	3	21.4%
2023	1	7.1%
2024	1	7.1%
2025	1	7.1%

Which technologies does The Maitland Company, Llc patent most?

B09B - DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 9

B01F - MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING 9

F23G - CREMATION FURNACES; CONSUMING WASTE PRODUCTS BY COMBUSTION 9

B08B - CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL 8

B65G - TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS 8

B02C - CRUSHING, PULVERISING, OR DISINTEGRATING IN GENERAL; MILLING GRAIN 8

B60P - VEHICLES ADAPTED FOR LOAD TRANSPORTATION OR TO TRANSPORT, TO CARRY, OR TO COMPRISE SPECIAL LOADS OR OBJECTS 8

B07B - SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS BY SIEVING, SCREENING, SIFTING OR BY USING GAS CURRENTS; SEPARATING BY OTHER DRY METHODS APPLICABLE TO BULK MATERIAL, e.g. LOOSE ARTICLES FIT TO BE HANDLED LIKE BULK MATERIAL 3

B01J - CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS 2

C22B - PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS ; PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS 1

F27B - FURNACES, KILNS, OVENS OR RETORTS IN GENERAL; OPEN SINTERING OR LIKE APPARATUS 1

B41J - TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS 1

B41M - PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING, 1

G06K - GRAPHICAL DATA READING ; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS 1

B65B - MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING 1

Top 15 of 17 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Focused

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#20,536

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

45.5 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does The Maitland Company, Llc hold?

The Maitland Company, Llc holds 14 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 17 technology areas.

What is The Maitland Company, Llc's Innovation Score?

The Maitland Company, Llc has an Innovation Score of 45.5 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does The Maitland Company, Llc focus on?

The Maitland Company, Llc's top technology area is B09B (DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR) with 9 patents. The company has filed patents in 17 CPC subclasses total.

Is The Maitland Company, Llc's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

The Maitland Company, Llc's recent filing velocity is -73% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for The Maitland Company, Llc's patents?

The Maitland Company, Llc's patents average 13.7 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the The Maitland Company, Llc 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.

How to use this portfolio

The's 14 grants land it in the top 23% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - The ranks #20,536 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in B09B - see who else leads that technology area. B09B leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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 byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · 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.