Where does Trico Group, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Trico Group, LLC ranks #38,031 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 Trico Group, LLC hold?

Trico Group, LLC holds 7 US utility patents granted between 2018 and 2021, spanning 5 technology areas.

What is Trico Group, LLC's Innovation Score?

Trico Group, LLC has an Innovation Score of 22.4 out of 100 (10th 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 Trico Group, LLC focus on?

Trico Group, LLC's top technology area is G01F (Measuring Volume, Volume Flow, Mass Flow OR Liquid LEVEL; Metering BY Volume) with 6 patents, ranking #162 of 1,205 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 5 CPC subclasses total.

Is Trico Group, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Trico Group, LLC's recent grant velocity is +150% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Trico Group, LLC's patents?

Trico Group, LLC's patents average 12.1 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 Trico Group, LLC 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

Trico Group, LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 5 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2018–2021. 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: G01F (Measuring Volume, Volume Flow, Mass Flow OR Liquid LEVEL; Metering BY Volume).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Trico ranks #38,031 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 5 technology areas.

#38,031
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 10th percentile
by Innovation Score (22.4/100): 12.1
avg claims per patent: +150%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R38031 · US Corporation #38,031 · 7 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 7 grants
LOWER-Q #38,031/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH TRERE′ Innovation S…
CPC-NARROW G01F · 5 areas
INNOV-THIN 22.4/100
CLAIMS-RICH 12.1 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +150% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: TRERE′ Innovation S.R.L. (±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 Trico’s 22.4 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 7.2 pts (32%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 7.9 pts (35%) Claim depth 7.3 pts (33%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Trico Group · this assignee

22
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Trico's Innovation Score is 22.4/100 (10th 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 Trico?

Each dot is one of Trico’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). Trico’s own 12.1 claims/patent is at or below the 13.9 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Trico's grants concentrate

Trico Group, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 5 CPC subclasses with 85.7% of grants classified under G01F (Measuring Volume, Volume Flow, Mass Flow OR Liquid LEVEL; Metering BY Volume). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, Trico sits between TRERE′ Innovation S.R.L. and Truphatek International Ltd..

Trere′ Innovation…

7
Treves Products S…

7
Trex

7
Tricares SAS

7
Trillium Therapeu…

7
Trojan Battery

7
Trumbull Manufact…

7
Truphatek Interna…

7
Trico Group ◀

7

What this shows Trico holds 7 patents at rank #37,895, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Trico

By rank, the assignees closest to #37,895 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01F (Measuring Volume)

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

Trico's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

22 10th percentile higher than 10% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2018–2021

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2018–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Trico Group, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2018	1	14.3%
2019	1	14.3%
2020	4	57.1%
2021	1	14.3%

Which technologies does Trico Group, LLC patent most?

G01F - Measuring Volume, Volume Flow, Mass Flow OR Liquid LEVEL; Metering BY Volume 6

F04B - Positive-displacement Machines FOR LIQUIDS; Pumps 3

F02M - Supplying Combustion Engines IN General With Combustible Mixtures OR Constituents Thereof 3

B01D - Separation 3

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

Trico Group, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Trico Group, LLC's lead technology class is G01F (Measuring Volume, Volume Flow, Mass Flow OR Liquid LEVEL; Metering BY Volume), 85.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01F
Ranked #38,031 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Trico Group, LLC against TRERE′ Innovation S.R.L., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 22.4/100 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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