Where does Third Pole, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Third Pole, Inc. ranks #16,443 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 Third Pole, Inc. hold?

Third Pole, Inc. holds 18 US utility patents granted between 2019 and 2024, spanning 14 technology areas.

What is Third Pole, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Third Pole, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 44.3 out of 100 (top 26% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Third Pole, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Third Pole, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +700% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Third Pole, Inc.'s patents?

Third Pole, Inc.'s patents average 21.0 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 Third Pole, 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

Third Pole, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does Third Pole, Inc. focus on?

Third Pole, Inc.'s top technology area is A61M (Devices FOR Introducing Media Into, OR Onto, THE Body ; Devices FOR Transducing Body Media OR FOR Taking Media From THE Body ; Devices FOR Producing OR Ending Sleep OR Stupor) with 18 patents, ranking #413 of 3,490 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 14 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 18 granted patents across 14 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2019–2024. 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: A61M (Devices FOR Introducing Media Into, OR Onto, THE Body ; Devices FOR Transducing Body Media OR FOR Taking Media From THE Body ; Devices FOR Producing OR Ending Sleep OR Stupor).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Third ranks #16,443 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 18 patents across 14 technology areas.

#16,443
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 26%
by Innovation Score (44.3/100): 21.0
avg claims per patent: +700%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R16443 · US Corporation #16,443 · 18 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 18 grants
MID-PACK #16,443/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH The C W Zumbiel
CPC-FOCUS A61M · 14 areas
INNOV-PAR 44.3/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 21.0 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +700% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: The C.W. Zumbiel 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 Third’s 44.3 Innovation Score adds up

The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.

Volume 10.2 pts (23%) Velocity 8.3 pts (19%) Breadth 13.2 pts (30%) Claim depth 12.6 pts (28%)

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What this shows Third's Innovation Score is 44.3/100 (top 26% 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 Third?

Each dot is one of Third’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). Third’s own 21.0 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.2 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Third's grants concentrate

Third Pole, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 14 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under A61M (Devices FOR Introducing Media Into, OR Onto, THE Body ; Devices FOR Transducing Body Media OR FOR Taking Media From THE Body ; Devices FOR Producing OR Ending Sleep OR Stupor). Peak complete grant year is 2022 (4 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2019. By volume, Third sits between The C.W. Zumbiel Company and Toyota Material Handling Manufacturing Sweden AB.

Third's three-year grant acceleration

Third Pole, Inc. shows 10 grants in 2022–2024 against only 8 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.

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What this shows Third holds 18 patents at rank #16,453, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Third

By rank, the assignees closest to #16,453 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61M (Devices FOR Introducing Media Into)

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

Third's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

44 Top 26% higher than 74% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2019–2024

Grants by year

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

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Third Pole, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2019	2	11.1%
2020	3	16.7%
2021	3	16.7%
2022	4	22.2%
2023	4	22.2%
2024	2	11.1%

Which technologies does Third Pole, Inc. patent most?

A61M - Devices FOR Introducing Media Into, OR Onto, THE Body ; Devices FOR Transducing Body Media OR FOR Taking Media From THE Body ; Devices FOR Producing OR Ending Sleep OR Stupor 18

C01B - Non-metallic ELEMENTS; Compounds THEREOF; ; Metalloids OR Compounds Thereof NOT Covered BY Subclass C01c 17

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 14

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 3

H05H - Plasma Technique ; Production OF Accelerated Electrically-charged Particles OR OF NEUTRONS; Production OR Acceleration OF Neutral Molecular OR Atomic Beams 3

A61H - Physical Therapy Apparatus, e.g. Devices FOR Locating OR Stimulating Reflex Points IN THE BODY; Artificial RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; Bathing Devices FOR Special Therapeutic OR Hygienic Purposes OR Specific Parts OF THE Body 2

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 2

B01J - Chemical OR Physical Processes, e.g. Catalysis OR Colloid CHEMISTRY; Their Relevant Apparatus 1

A43B - Characteristic Features OF FOOTWEAR; Parts OF Footwear 1

G16H - Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data 1

A61N - ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy 1

H01J - Electric Discharge Tubes OR Discharge Lamps 1

B01D - Separation 1

C25B - Electrolytic OR Electrophoretic Processes FOR THE Production OF Compounds OR NON-METALS; Apparatus Therefor 1

Top 14 of 14 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

Third Pole, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Third Pole, Inc.'s lead technology class is A61M (Devices FOR Introducing Media Into, OR Onto, THE Body ; Devices FOR Transducing Body Media OR FOR Taking Media From THE Body ; Devices FOR Producing OR Ending Sleep OR Stupor), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61M
Ranked #16,443 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Third Pole, Inc. against The C.W. Zumbiel Company, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 44.3/100 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.

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.