Where does Tuf-tite, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Tuf-tite, Inc. ranks #25,440 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 Tuf-tite, Inc. hold?

Tuf-tite, Inc. holds 11 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2021, spanning 5 technology areas.

What is Tuf-tite, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Tuf-tite, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 23.6 out of 100 (12th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Tuf-tite, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Tuf-tite, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -90% 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 Tuf-tite, Inc.'s patents?

Tuf-tite, Inc.'s patents average 11.8 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 Tuf-tite, 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

Tuf-tite, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does Tuf-tite, Inc. focus on?

Tuf-tite, Inc.'s top technology area is E01C (Construction OF, OR Surfaces FOR, Roads, Sports Grounds, OR THE LIKE; Machines OR Auxiliary Tools FOR Construction OR Repair) with 3 patents, ranking #107 of 311 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 5 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 11 granted patents across 5 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2021. 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: E01C (Construction OF, OR Surfaces FOR, Roads, Sports Grounds, OR THE LIKE; Machines OR Auxiliary Tools FOR Construction OR Repair).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Tuf-tite ranks #25,440 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 11 patents across 5 technology areas.

#25,440
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 12th percentile
by Innovation Score (23.6/100): 11.8
avg claims per patent: -90%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R25440 · US Corporation #25,440 · 11 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 11 grants
MID-PACK #25,440/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Tali
CPC-NARROW E01C · 5 areas
INNOV-THIN 23.6/100
CLAIMS-PAR 11.8 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -90% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Tali Corp. (±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 Tuf-tite’s 23.6 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 8.6 pts (36%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 7.9 pts (33%) Claim depth 7.1 pts (30%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Focal Jmlab · near

24
Grifols Therapeutics · near

24
Picote Solutions · near

24
Tuf-tite · this assignee

24
Bluebonnet Foods · near

24
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Tuf-tite's Innovation Score is 23.6/100 (12th 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 Tuf-tite?

Each dot is one of Tuf-tite’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). Tuf-tite’s own 11.8 claims/patent is ABOVE the 10.2 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Tuf-tite's grants concentrate

Tuf-tite, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 5 CPC subclasses with 27.3% of grants classified under E01C (Construction OF, OR Surfaces FOR, Roads, Sports Grounds, OR THE LIKE; Machines OR Auxiliary Tools FOR Construction OR Repair). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (5 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Tuf-tite sits between Tribu NV and TangTring Seating Technology Inc..

Tribu

11
Tricida

11
TSX

11
TTN Holdings

11
Tutco

11
TYL

11
Tali

11
Tangtring Seating…

11
Tuf-tite ◀

11

What this shows Tuf-tite holds 11 patents at rank #25,367, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Tuf-tite

By rank, the assignees closest to #25,367 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in E01C (Construction OF)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in Tuf-tite's primary technology class.

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Tuf-tite, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In E01C (Construction OF), Tuf-tite ranks #107 of 311 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (24 here).

Grifols Therapeutics Inc. 24 Focal Jmlab 24 Picote Solutions Inc. 24 Bluebonnet Foods, L.P. 24

Tuf-tite's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

24 12th percentile higher than 12% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2021

Grants by year

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

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Tuf-tite, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	9.1%
2016	2	18.2%
2017	5	45.5%
2019	2	18.2%
2021	1	9.1%

Which technologies does Tuf-tite, Inc. patent most?

E01C - Construction OF, OR Surfaces FOR, Roads, Sports Grounds, OR THE LIKE; Machines OR Auxiliary Tools FOR Construction OR Repair 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 3

A45D - Hairdressing OR Shaving Equipment ; Equipment FOR Cosmetics OR Cosmetic Treatments, e.g. FOR Manicuring OR Pedicuring 1

B65D - Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials, e.g. Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding CONTAINERS; Accessories, Closures, OR Fittings THEREFOR; Packaging ELEMENTS; Packages 1

B21D - Working OR Processing OF Sheet Metal OR Metal Tubes, Rods OR Profiles Without Essentially Removing MATERIAL; Punching Metal 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

Tuf-tite, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Tuf-tite, Inc.'s lead technology class is E01C (Construction OF, OR Surfaces FOR, Roads, Sports Grounds, OR THE LIKE; Machines OR Auxiliary Tools FOR Construction OR Repair), 27.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore E01C
Ranked #25,440 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Tuf-tite, Inc. against Tribu NV, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 23.6/100 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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