Where does The Shepherd Color Company rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), The Shepherd Color Company ranks #37,919 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 Shepherd Color Company hold?

The Shepherd Color Company holds 7 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2020, spanning 10 technology areas.

What is The Shepherd Color Company's Innovation Score?

The Shepherd Color Company has an Innovation Score of 26.9 out of 100 (22nd 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 Shepherd Color Company focus on?

The Shepherd Color Company's top technology area is C01P (Indexing Scheme Relating TO Structural AND Physical Aspects OF Solid Inorganic Compounds) with 6 patents, ranking #187 of 939 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 10 CPC subclasses total.

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

The Shepherd Color Company's recent grant velocity is -60% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). Grant activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

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

The Shepherd Color Company's patents average 14.3 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 Shepherd Color 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 Shepherd Color Company

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 10 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2020. 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: C01P (Indexing Scheme Relating TO Structural AND Physical Aspects OF Solid Inorganic Compounds).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, The ranks #37,919 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 10 technology areas.

#37,919
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 22nd percentile
by Innovation Score (26.9/100): 14.3
avg claims per patent: -60%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R37919 · US Corporation #37,919 · 7 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 7 grants
LOWER-Q #37,919/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH The Ontario Knife
CPC-FOCUS C01P · 10 areas
INNOV-THIN 26.9/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.3 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -60% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: The Ontario Knife Company (±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 26.9 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 7.2 pts (27%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 11.2 pts (41%) Claim depth 8.6 pts (32%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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What this shows The's Innovation Score is 26.9/100 (22nd 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 14.3 claims/patent is at or below the 15.1 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 Shepherd Color Company is a focused PatentsView assignee: 10 CPC subclasses with 85.7% of grants classified under C01P (Indexing Scheme Relating TO Structural AND Physical Aspects OF Solid Inorganic Compounds). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, The sits between The Ontario Knife Company and The Sun Products Corporation.

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What this shows The holds 7 patents at rank #37,967, 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 #37,967 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C01P (Indexing Scheme Relating TO Structural AND Physical Aspec…)

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)

27 22nd percentile higher than 22% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2020

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 Shepherd Color Company patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	3	42.9%
2017	1	14.3%
2019	1	14.3%
2020	2	28.6%

Which technologies does The Shepherd Color Company patent most?

C01P - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Structural AND Physical Aspects OF Solid Inorganic Compounds 6

C01G - Compounds Containing Metals NOT Covered BY Subclasses C01d OR C01f 5

C09C - Treatment OF Inorganic Materials, Other Than Fibrous Fillers, TO Enhance Their Pigmenting OR Filling Properties ; Preparation OF Carbon Black ; ; Preparation OF Inorganic Materials Which ARE NO Single Chemical Compounds AND Which ARE Mainly Used AS Pigments OR Fillers 4

C08K - Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients 3

C04B - Lime, MAGNESIA; SLAG; CEMENTS; Compositions Thereof, e.g. Mortars, Concrete OR Like Building MATERIALS; Artificial Stone ; Ceramics ; REFRACTORIES; Treatment OF Natural Stone 2

C09D - Coating Compositions, e.g. Paints, Varnishes OR LACQUERS; Filling PASTES; Chemical Paint OR INK REMOVERS; INKS; Correcting FLUIDS; WOODSTAINS; Pastes OR Solids FOR Colouring OR PRINTING; USE OF Materials Therefor 2

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 1

C08L - Compositions OF Macromolecular Compounds 1

C03C - Chemical Composition OF Glasses, Glazes OR Vitreous ENAMELS; Surface Treatment OF GLASS; Surface Treatment OF Fibres OR Filaments Made From Glass, Minerals OR SLAGS; Joining Glass TO Glass OR Other Materials 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

Top 10 of 10 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 Shepherd Color Company's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

The Shepherd Color Company's lead technology class is C01P (Indexing Scheme Relating TO Structural AND Physical Aspects OF Solid Inorganic Compounds), 85.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore C01P
Ranked #37,919 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare The Shepherd Color Company against The Ontario Knife Company, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 26.9/100 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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