Where does Thermodyn rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Thermodyn ranks #43,643 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 Thermodyn hold?

Thermodyn holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2019, spanning 5 technology areas.

What is Thermodyn's Innovation Score?

Thermodyn has an Innovation Score of 22.9 out of 100 (11th 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 Thermodyn focus on?

Thermodyn's top technology area is F04D (Non-positive-displacement Pumps) with 6 patents, ranking #252 of 1,034 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 5 CPC subclasses total.

Is Thermodyn's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Thermodyn's recent grant velocity is -100% 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 Thermodyn's patents?

Thermodyn's patents average 13.8 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 Thermodyn 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 Foreign Corporation

Thermodyn

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 5 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2019. 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: F04D (Non-positive-displacement Pumps).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Thermodyn ranks #43,643 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 5 technology areas.

#43,643
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 11th percentile
by Innovation Score (22.9/100): 13.8
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R43643 · Foreign Corporation #43,643 · 6 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #43,643/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Theracos SUB
CPC-NARROW F04D · 5 areas
INNOV-THIN 22.9/100
CLAIMS-RICH 13.8 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Theracos SUB, LLC (±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 Thermodyn’s 22.9 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 6.7 pts (29%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 7.9 pts (34%) Claim depth 8.3 pts (36%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Thermodyn · this assignee

23
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Thermodyn's Innovation Score is 22.9/100 (11th 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 Thermodyn?

Each dot is one of Thermodyn’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). Thermodyn’s own 13.8 claims/patent is ABOVE the 12.3 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

Thermodyn vs its 8 nearest volume peers: granted patents vs average claims per patent. Source: USPTO PatentsView.

Where Thermodyn's grants concentrate

Thermodyn is a focused PatentsView assignee: 5 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under F04D (Non-positive-displacement Pumps). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Thermodyn sits between Theracos SUB, LLC and Thrane & Thrane A/S.

Theracos SUB

6
Theravalues

6
Thermik Geraetebau

6
Thermo CRS

6
Thermographic Mea…

6
Thiik

6
Thomas Mendoza In…

6
Thrane & Thrane A…

6
Thermodyn ◀

6

What this shows Thermodyn holds 6 patents at rank #43,542, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Thermodyn

By rank, the assignees closest to #43,542 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F04D (Non-positive-displacement Pumps)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in Thermodyn's primary technology class.

Thermodyn's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

23 11th percentile higher than 11% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2019

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Thermodyn patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	16.7%
2016	1	16.7%
2017	3	50.0%
2019	1	16.7%

Which technologies does Thermodyn patent most?

F04D - Non-positive-displacement Pumps 6

F05D - Indexing Scheme FOR Aspects Relating TO Non-positive-displacement Machines OR Engines, Gas-turbines OR Jet-propulsion Plants 3

F01D - Non-positive Displacement Machines OR Engines, e.g. Steam Turbines 2

F16C - SHAFTS; Flexible SHAFTS; Elements OR Crankshaft MECHANISMS; Rotary Bodies Other Than Gearing ELEMENTS; Bearings 1

F04B - Positive-displacement Machines FOR LIQUIDS; Pumps 1

Top 5 of 5 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

Thermodyn's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Thermodyn's lead technology class is F04D (Non-positive-displacement Pumps), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F04D
Ranked #43,643 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Thermodyn against Theracos SUB, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 22.9/100 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

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.