Where does Tricord Solutions, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Tricord Solutions, Inc. ranks #17,294 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 Tricord Solutions, Inc. hold?

Tricord Solutions, Inc. holds 17 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2024, spanning 6 technology areas.

What is Tricord Solutions, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Tricord Solutions, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 37.5 out of 100 (top 43% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Tricord Solutions, Inc. focus on?

Tricord Solutions, Inc.'s top technology area is B25C (Hand-held Nailing OR Stapling TOOLS; Manually Operated Portable Stapling Tools) with 12 patents, ranking #14 of 70 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 6 CPC subclasses total.

Is Tricord Solutions, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Tricord Solutions, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +83% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Tricord Solutions, Inc.'s patents?

Tricord Solutions, Inc.'s patents average 18.1 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 Tricord Solutions, 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

Tricord Solutions, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 17 granted patents across 6 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2024. 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: B25C (Hand-held Nailing OR Stapling TOOLS; Manually Operated Portable Stapling Tools).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Tricord ranks #17,294 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 17 patents across 6 technology areas.

#17,294
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 43%
by Innovation Score (37.5/100): 18.1
avg claims per patent: +83%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R17294 · US Corporation #17,294 · 17 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 17 grants
MID-PACK #17,294/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Trapeze Software ULC
CPC-NARROW B25C · 6 areas
INNOV-THIN 37.5/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.1 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +83% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Trapeze Software ULC (±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 Tricord’s 37.5 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 10.0 pts (27%) Velocity 8.0 pts (21%) Breadth 8.7 pts (23%) Claim depth 10.9 pts (29%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Tricord Solutions · this assignee

38
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Tricord's Innovation Score is 37.5/100 (top 43% 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 Tricord?

Each dot is one of Tricord’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). Tricord’s own 18.1 claims/patent is ABOVE the 12.0 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Tricord's grants concentrate

Tricord Solutions, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 6 CPC subclasses with 70.6% of grants classified under B25C (Hand-held Nailing OR Stapling TOOLS; Manually Operated Portable Stapling Tools). Peak complete grant year is 2021 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Tricord sits between Trapeze Software ULC and Uacj Foil Corporation.

Tricord's three-year grant acceleration

Tricord Solutions, Inc. shows 6 grants in 2022–2024 against only 5 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.

Trapeze Software…

17
Trellis Bioscience

17
Trent University

17
Trice Imaging

17
Truelight

17
Trustwave Holdings

17
U-shin Deutschlan…

17
Uacj Foil

17
Tricord Solutions ◀

17

What this shows Tricord holds 17 patents at rank #17,296, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Tricord

By rank, the assignees closest to #17,296 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B25C (Hand-held Nailing OR Stapling Tools)

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

Tricord's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

38 Top 43% higher than 57% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2024

Grants by year

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

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Tricord Solutions, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	5.9%
2017	3	17.6%
2018	2	11.8%
2020	1	5.9%
2021	4	23.5%
2022	4	23.5%
2023	1	5.9%
2024	1	5.9%

Which technologies does Tricord Solutions, Inc. patent most?

B25C - Hand-held Nailing OR Stapling TOOLS; Manually Operated Portable Stapling Tools 12

F41B - Weapons FOR Projecting Missiles Without USE OF Explosive OR Combustible Propellant CHARGE; Weapons NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 4

B25D - Percussive Tools 1

B21J - FORGING; HAMMERING; Pressing METAL; RIVETING; Forge Furnaces 1

E04H - Buildings OR Like Structures FOR Particular PURPOSES; Swimming OR Splash Baths OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; Tents OR Canopies, IN General 1

B05C - Apparatus FOR Applying Fluent Materials TO Surfaces, IN General 1

Top 6 of 6 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

Tricord Solutions, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Tricord Solutions, Inc.'s lead technology class is B25C (Hand-held Nailing OR Stapling TOOLS; Manually Operated Portable Stapling Tools), 70.6% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B25C
Ranked #17,294 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Tricord Solutions, Inc. against Trapeze Software ULC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 37.5/100 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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