THE Salford Valve Company Limited
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 3 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2025. 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: B65D (Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials, e.g. Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding CONTAINERS; Accessories, Closures, OR F).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, THE ranks #37,918 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 3 technology areas.
- #37,918
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- 30th percentile
- by Innovation Score (29.3/100)
- 15.6
- avg claims per patent
- -50%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R37918 · Foreign Corporation #37,918 · 7 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-MICRO 7 grants
- LOWER-Q #37,918/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH THE Lonnie AND…
- CPC-NARROW B65D · 3 areas
- INNOV-THIN 29.3/100
- CLAIMS-RICH 15.6 claims/avg
- TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
- VEL-DROP -50% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: THE Lonnie AND Shannon Paulos Trust (±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 29.3 Innovation Score adds up
The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around THE
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- THE Salford Valve · this assignee 29
THE Salford Valve · this assignee
29 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows THE's Innovation Score is 29.3/100 (30th 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 15.6 claims/patent is at or below the 16.3 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.
Where THE's grants concentrate
THE Salford Valve Company Limited is a focused PatentsView assignee: 3 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under B65D (Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials, e.g. Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding CONTAINERS; Accessories, Closures, OR F). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2021. By volume, THE sits between THE Lonnie AND Shannon Paulos Trust and Therasyn Sensors, Inc..
THE's three-year grant acceleration
THE Salford Valve Company Limited shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 1 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.
Who files at THE's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- THE Lonnie AND Sh…
THE Lonnie AND Shannon Paulos Trust
7 patents
- THE Provost Fello…
THE Provost, Fellows AND Scholars OF THE College OF THE Holy AND Undivided Trinity OF Queen Elizabeth Near Dublin
7 patents
- THE Provost Fello…
THE Provost, Fellows, Foundation Scholars, & THE Other Members OF Board, OF THE College OF THE Holy & Undiv. Trinity OF Queen Elizabeth, Near Dublin
7 patents
- THE Queen Elizabe…
THE Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust
7 patents
- THE Texas A&M Uni…
THE Texas A&M University
7 patents
- THE Wine Enthusia…
THE Wine Enthusiast, Inc
7 patents
- THE Yacht Group
THE Yacht Group, LLC
7 patents
- Therasyn Sensors
Therasyn Sensors, Inc.
7 patents
- THE Salford Valve ◀
THE Salford Valve Company Limited
7 patents
What this shows THE holds 7 patents at rank #37,835, 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 #37,835 in granted patent volume.
- THE Lonnie AND Shannon Paulos Trust #37,831 · 7 patents
- THE Provost, Fellows AND Scholars OF THE College OF THE Holy AND Undivided Trinity OF Queen Elizabeth Near Dublin #37,832 · 7 patents
- THE Provost, Fellows, Foundation Scholars, & THE Other Members OF Board, OF THE College OF THE Holy & Undiv. Trinity OF Queen Elizabeth, Near Dublin #37,833 · 7 patents
- THE Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust #37,834 · 7 patents
- THE Texas A&M University #37,836 · 7 patents
- THE Wine Enthusiast, Inc #37,837 · 7 patents
- THE Yacht Group, LLC #37,838 · 7 patents
- Therasyn Sensors, Inc. #37,839 · 7 patents
Leaders in B65D (Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in THE's primary technology class.
- The Procter & Gamble Company 471 in class
- Graphic Packaging International, LLC 329 in class
- Sonoco Development, Inc. 252 in class
- Altria Client Services LLC 165 in class
- S. C. Johnson & SON, Inc. 162 in class
- Nestec S.A. 150 in class
- Yoshino Kogyosho Co., Ltd. 150 in class
- Toyo Seikan Co., Ltd. 141 in class
THE's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
29 30th percentile higher than 30% of 49,997 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Grants by year
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2 | 28.6% |
| 2018 | 2 | 28.6% |
| 2021 | 1 | 14.3% |
| 2022 | 1 | 14.3% |
| 2025partial year | 1 | 14.3% |
Which technologies does THE Salford Valve Company Limited patent most?
Top 3 of 3 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
THE Salford Valve Company Limited's patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- THE Salford Valve Company Limited's lead technology class is B65D (Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials, e.g. Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding CONTAINERS; Accessories, Closures, OR F), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B65D
- Ranked #37,918 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare THE Salford Valve Company Limited against THE Lonnie AND Shannon Paulos Trust, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 29.3/100 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.
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