Where does The Steel Network, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), The Steel Network, Inc. ranks #30,398 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 Steel Network, Inc. hold?

The Steel Network, Inc. holds 9 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2024, spanning 8 technology areas.

What is The Steel Network, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

The Steel Network, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 35.1 out of 100 (top 50% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is The Steel Network, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

The Steel Network, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -20% 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 Steel Network, Inc.'s patents?

The Steel Network, Inc.'s patents average 11.9 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 Steel Network, Inc. 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 Steel Network, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does The Steel Network, Inc. focus on?

The Steel Network, Inc.'s top technology area is E04B (General Building CONSTRUCTIONS; Walls, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; Insulation OR Other Protection OF Buildings) with 5 patents, ranking #197 of 849 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 8 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 9 granted patents across 8 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2024. 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: E04B (General Building CONSTRUCTIONS; Walls, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; Insulation OR Other Protection OF Buildings).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, The ranks #30,398 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 9 patents across 8 technology areas.

#30,398
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 50%
by Innovation Score (35.1/100): 11.9
avg claims per patent: -20%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R30398 · US Corporation #30,398 · 9 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 9 grants
MID-PACK #30,398/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH The Oilgear
CPC-NARROW E04B · 8 areas
INNOV-THIN 35.1/100
CLAIMS-PAR 11.9 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DOWN -20% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: The Oilgear 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 35.1 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 8.0 pts (23%) Velocity 10.0 pts (28%) Breadth 10.0 pts (28%) Claim depth 7.1 pts (20%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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The Steel Network · this assignee

35
3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows The's Innovation Score is 35.1/100 (top 50% 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 11.9 claims/patent is at or below the 15.4 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 Steel Network, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 8 CPC subclasses with 55.6% of grants classified under E04B (General Building CONSTRUCTIONS; Walls, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; Insulation OR Other Protection OF Buildings). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2019. By volume, The sits between The Oilgear Company and Thermatool Corp..

The's three-year grant acceleration

The Steel Network, Inc. shows 3 grants in 2022–2024 against only 2 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.

The Oilgear

9
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Theralase

9
Thermatool

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The Steel Network ◀

9

What this shows The holds 9 patents at rank #30,402, 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 #30,402 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in E04B (General Building Constructions)

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)

35 Top 50% higher than 50% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2024

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 Steel Network, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	22.2%
2018	2	22.2%
2019	1	11.1%
2021	1	11.1%
2022	2	22.2%
2024	1	11.1%

Which technologies does The Steel Network, Inc. patent most?

E04B - General Building CONSTRUCTIONS; Walls, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; Insulation OR Other Protection OF Buildings 5

E04C - Structural ELEMENTS; Building Materials 2

F16B - Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing 1

B23D - PLANING; SLOTTING; SHEARING; BROACHING; SAWING; FILING; SCRAPING; Like Operations FOR Working Metal BY Removing Material, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

B26D - CUTTING; Details Common TO Machines FOR Perforating, Punching, Cutting-out, Stamping-out OR Severing 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

E04F - Finishing Work ON Buildings, e.g. Stairs, Floors 1

E04H - Buildings OR Like Structures FOR Particular PURPOSES; Swimming OR Splash Baths OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; Tents OR Canopies, IN General 1

Top 8 of 8 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 Steel Network, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

The Steel Network, Inc.'s lead technology class is E04B (General Building CONSTRUCTIONS; Walls, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; Insulation OR Other Protection OF Buildings), 55.6% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore E04B
Ranked #30,398 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare The Steel Network, Inc. against The Oilgear Company, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 35.1/100 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

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