Where does UFP Industries, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), UFP Industries, Inc. ranks #25,449 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 UFP Industries, Inc. hold?

UFP Industries, Inc. holds 11 US utility patents granted between 2022 and 2025, spanning 4 technology areas.

What is UFP Industries, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

UFP Industries, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 48.4 out of 100 (top 17% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does UFP Industries, Inc. focus on?

UFP Industries, Inc.'s top technology area is E04F (Finishing Work ON Buildings, e.g. Stairs, Floors) with 6 patents, ranking #111 of 584 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 4 CPC subclasses total.

Is UFP Industries, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for UFP Industries, Inc..

What does claim depth mean for UFP Industries, Inc.'s patents?

UFP Industries, Inc.'s patents average 21.2 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 UFP Industries, 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

UFP Industries, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 11 granted patents across 4 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2022–2025. 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: E04F (Finishing Work ON Buildings, e.g. Stairs, Floors).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, UFP ranks #25,449 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 11 patents across 4 technology areas.

#25,449
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 17%
by Innovation Score (48.4/100): 21.2
avg claims per patent

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R25449 · US Corporation #25,449 · 11 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH

GRANTS-MICRO 11 grants
MID-PACK #25,449/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Tyco (Suzhou)
CPC-NARROW E04F · 4 areas
INNOV-PAR 48.4/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 21.2 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
SPAN-YRS 2022–2025 · 4y
BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Tyco Electronics (Suzhou) 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 UFP’s 48.4 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 8.6 pts (18%) Velocity 20.0 pts (41%) Breadth 7.1 pts (15%) Claim depth 12.7 pts (26%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
UFP Industries · this assignee

48
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows UFP's Innovation Score is 48.4/100 (top 17% 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 UFP?

Each dot is one of UFP’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). UFP’s own 21.2 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.6 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where UFP's grants concentrate

UFP Industries, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 4 CPC subclasses with 54.5% of grants classified under E04F (Finishing Work ON Buildings, e.g. Stairs, Floors). Peak complete grant year is 2022 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2023. By volume, UFP sits between Tyco Electronics (Suzhou) Ltd. and Ultraleap Limited.

UFP's three-year grant acceleration

UFP Industries, Inc. shows 8 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.

Tyco (Suzhou)

11
U-mhi Platech

11
Ubotic

11
UE Furniture

11
Uhde High Pressure

11
Ukima Chemicals &…

11
Ulma Packaging Te…

11
Ultraleap

11
UFP Industries ◀

11

What this shows UFP holds 11 patents at rank #25,432, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near UFP

By rank, the assignees closest to #25,432 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in E04F (Finishing Work ON Buildings)

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

UFP's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

48 Top 17% higher than 83% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2022–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2022–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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UFP Industries, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2022	4	36.4%
2023	1	9.1%
2024	3	27.3%
2025partial year	3	27.3%

Which technologies does UFP Industries, Inc. patent most?

E04F - Finishing Work ON Buildings, e.g. Stairs, Floors 6

E04H - Buildings OR Like Structures FOR Particular PURPOSES; Swimming OR Splash Baths OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; Tents OR Canopies, IN General 6

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 3

E06B - Fixed OR Movable Closures FOR Openings IN Buildings, Vehicles, Fences OR Like Enclosures IN General, e.g. Doors, Windows, Blinds, Gates 2

Top 4 of 4 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

UFP Industries, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

UFP Industries, Inc.'s lead technology class is E04F (Finishing Work ON Buildings, e.g. Stairs, Floors), 54.5% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore E04F
Ranked #25,449 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare UFP Industries, Inc. against Tyco Electronics (Suzhou) Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 48.4/100 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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