Where does Think Tank Photo, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Think Tank Photo, Inc. ranks #30,409 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 Think Tank Photo, Inc. hold?

Think Tank Photo, Inc. holds 9 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 3 technology areas.

What is Think Tank Photo, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Think Tank Photo, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 19.5 out of 100 (6th 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 Think Tank Photo, Inc. focus on?

Think Tank Photo, Inc.'s top technology area is A45F (Travelling OR Camp EQUIPMENT: Sacks OR Packs Carried ON THE Body) with 6 patents, ranking #45 of 427 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 3 CPC subclasses total.

Is Think Tank Photo, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Think Tank Photo, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -67% 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 Think Tank Photo, Inc.'s patents?

Think Tank Photo, Inc.'s patents average 9.1 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 Think Tank Photo, 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

Think Tank Photo, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 9 granted patents across 3 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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: A45F (Travelling OR Camp EQUIPMENT: Sacks OR Packs Carried ON THE Body).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Think ranks #30,409 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 9 patents across 3 technology areas.

#30,409
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 6th percentile
by Innovation Score (19.5/100): 9.1
avg claims per patent: -67%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R30409 · US Corporation #30,409 · 9 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 9 grants
MID-PACK #30,409/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH The University of…
CPC-NARROW A45F · 3 areas
INNOV-LOW 19.5/100
CLAIMS-PAR 9.1 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -67% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: The University of The West Indies (±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 Think’s 19.5 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 (41%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 6.1 pts (31%) Claim depth 5.5 pts (28%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Gymworld · near

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Jacuzzi · near

20
Imunami Laboratories… · near

20
Think Tank Photo · this assignee

20
Wittenstein · near

20
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Think's Innovation Score is 19.5/100 (6th 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 Think?

Each dot is one of Think’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). Think’s own 9.1 claims/patent is at or below the 17.9 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Think's grants concentrate

Think Tank Photo, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 3 CPC subclasses with 66.7% of grants classified under A45F (Travelling OR Camp EQUIPMENT: Sacks OR Packs Carried ON THE Body). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Think sits between The University of The West Indies and Tintoria Piana, US Inc..

The University of…

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Theralase

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Thermatool

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Thermoteknix Syst…

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Thrombogenics

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Tianjin Hemay Bio…

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Timescale

9
Tintoria Piana US

9
Think Tank Photo ◀

9

What this shows Think holds 9 patents at rank #30,408, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Think

By rank, the assignees closest to #30,408 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A45F (Travelling OR Camp Equipment: Sacks OR Packs Carried ON T…)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Think, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A45F (Travelling OR Camp Equipment: Sacks OR Packs Carried ON T…), Think ranks #45 of 427 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (20 here).

Wittenstein AG 20 Imunami Laboratories Pte. Ltd. 20 Jacuzzi Inc. 20 Gymworld Inc. 20

Think's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

20 6th percentile higher than 6% of 49,997 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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Think Tank Photo, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	11.1%
2016	1	11.1%
2017	2	22.2%
2018	1	11.1%
2019	1	11.1%
2020	2	22.2%
2025partial year	1	11.1%

Which technologies does Think Tank Photo, Inc. patent most?

A45F - Travelling OR Camp EQUIPMENT: Sacks OR Packs Carried ON THE Body 6

A45C - PURSES; LUGGAGE; Hand Carried Bags 3

G03B - Apparatus OR Arrangements FOR Taking Photographs OR FOR Projecting OR Viewing THEM; Apparatus OR Arrangements Employing Analogous Techniques Using Waves Other Than Optical WAVES; Accessories Therefor 1

Top 3 of 3 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

Think Tank Photo, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Think Tank Photo, Inc.'s lead technology class is A45F (Travelling OR Camp EQUIPMENT: Sacks OR Packs Carried ON THE Body), 66.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A45F
Ranked #30,409 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Think Tank Photo, Inc. against The University of The West Indies, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 19.5/100 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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