Where does TRI Tool Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), TRI Tool Inc. ranks #33,667 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 TRI Tool Inc. hold?

TRI Tool Inc. holds 8 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2022, spanning 9 technology areas.

What is TRI Tool Inc.'s Innovation Score?

TRI Tool Inc. has an Innovation Score of 34.4 out of 100 (47th 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 TRI Tool Inc. focus on?

TRI Tool Inc.'s top technology area is B23B (TURNING; Boring) with 6 patents, ranking #77 of 490 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 9 CPC subclasses total.

Is TRI Tool Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

TRI Tool Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -86% 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 TRI Tool Inc.'s patents?

TRI Tool Inc.'s patents average 15.9 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 TRI Tool 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

TRI Tool Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 8 granted patents across 9 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2022. 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: B23B (TURNING; Boring).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, TRI ranks #33,667 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 8 patents across 9 technology areas.

#33,667
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 47th percentile
by Innovation Score (34.4/100): 15.9
avg claims per patent: -86%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R33667 · US Corporation #33,667 · 8 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 8 grants
MID-PACK #33,667/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Totoku Electric
CPC-NARROW B23B · 9 areas
INNOV-THIN 34.4/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.9 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -86% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Totoku Electric Co., Ltd. (±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 TRI’s 34.4 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 7.6 pts (22%) Velocity 6.7 pts (19%) Breadth 10.6 pts (31%) Claim depth 9.5 pts (28%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
TRI Tool · this assignee

34
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows TRI's Innovation Score is 34.4/100 (47th 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 TRI?

Each dot is one of TRI’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). TRI’s own 15.9 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.9 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where TRI's grants concentrate

TRI Tool Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 9 CPC subclasses with 75% of grants classified under B23B (TURNING; Boring). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, TRI sits between Totoku Electric Co., Ltd. and Tropitone Furniture Co., Inc..

TRI's three-year grant acceleration

TRI Tool Inc. shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 0 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.

Totoku Electric

8
Trace Genomics

8
Transmisiones Y E…

8
Tree SAP Farms

8
Trioptotec

8
Tritek

8
Tronxyz Technology

8
Tropitone Furnitu…

8
TRI Tool ◀

8

What this shows TRI holds 8 patents at rank #33,570, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near TRI

By rank, the assignees closest to #33,570 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B23B (Turning)

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

TRI's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

34 47th percentile higher than 47% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2022

Grants by year

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

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TRI Tool Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	3	37.5%
2016	1	12.5%
2018	3	37.5%
2022	1	12.5%

Which technologies does TRI Tool Inc. patent most?

B23B - TURNING; Boring 6

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 5

B23Q - Details, Components, OR Accessories FOR Machine Tools, e.g. Arrangements FOR Copying OR Controlling ; Machine Tools IN General Characterised BY THE Construction OF Particular Details OR COMPONENTS; Combinations OR Associations OF Metal-working Machines, NOT Directed TO A Particular Result 3

F16C - SHAFTS; Flexible SHAFTS; Elements OR Crankshaft MECHANISMS; Rotary Bodies Other Than Gearing ELEMENTS; Bearings 2

B23P - Metal-working NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Combined OPERATIONS; Universal Machine Tools 2

B23K - Soldering OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; Cladding OR Plating BY Soldering OR WELDING; Cutting BY Applying Heat Locally, e.g. Flame CUTTING; Working BY Laser Beam 2

G05B - Control OR Regulating Systems IN GENERAL; Functional Elements OF Such SYSTEMS; Monitoring OR Testing Arrangements FOR Such Systems OR Elements 1

G01B - Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours 1

F16L - PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General 1

Top 9 of 9 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

TRI Tool Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

TRI Tool Inc.'s lead technology class is B23B (TURNING; Boring), 75% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B23B
Ranked #33,667 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare TRI Tool Inc. against Totoku Electric Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 34.4/100 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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