Overall rank by patents
#37,989
Across all tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 8 technology areas, active 2016–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G07D (HANDLING OF COINS OR VALUABLE PAPERS, e.g. TESTING, SORTING BY DENOMINATIONS, COUNTING, DISPENSING, CHANGING OR DEPOSITING).
The verdict
Tidel holds 7 US patents across 8 technology areas, rank #37,989 of 50,000 tracked assignees.
Tidel Engineering, L.p. has been granted 7 US utility patents between 2016 and 2025, placing Tidel Engineering, L.p. at rank #37,989 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 8 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 19.9 claims per patent with primary concentration in G07D (HANDLING OF COINS OR VALUABLE PAPERS, e.g. TESTING, SORTING BY DENOMINATIONS, COUNTING, DISPENSING, CHANGING OR DEPOSITING). As a US Corporation, Tidel Engineering, L.p. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Tidel sits between Thinx Inc. (7 patents, rank #37,985) and Toadfish Llc (7 patents, rank #37,993) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 32.4/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.
Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 4 grants, compared with 3 in the 2015–2019 window, a +33% shift in five-year velocity. Steady filing volume suggests sustained innovation without dramatic pivots. The US Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.
Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. Tidel Engineering, L.p.'s 19.9 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while concentration in 8 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Tidel Engineering, L.p. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
Thinx Inc.
7 patents
Thomas GmbH + Co. Technik + Innovation KG
7 patents
Thrio, Inc.
7 patents
Tibit Communications, Inc.
7 patents
Tiliter Pty Ltd.
7 patents
Tipa Corp. Ltd
7 patents
Tivic Health Systems Inc.
7 patents
Toadfish LLC
7 patents
Tidel Engineering, L.P.
7 patents
What this shows Tidel holds 7 patents at rank #37,989, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #37,989 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Tidel's primary technology class.
Tidel's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
32 Top 59% higher than 41% of 50,000 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 14.3% |
| 2017 | 1 | 14.3% |
| 2019 | 1 | 14.3% |
| 2021 | 1 | 14.3% |
| 2023 | 1 | 14.3% |
| 2025 | 2 | 28.6% |
Top 8 of 8 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#37,989
Across all tracked assignees
32.4 out of 100
How to use this portfolio
Tidel's 7 grants land it in the top 59% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.
Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.
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.