Where does United Rentals, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), United Rentals, Inc. ranks #33,723 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 United Rentals, Inc. hold?

United Rentals, Inc. holds 8 US utility patents granted between 2019 and 2023, spanning 11 technology areas.

What is United Rentals, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

United Rentals, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 25.9 out of 100 (19th 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 United Rentals, Inc. focus on?

United Rentals, Inc.'s top technology area is C02F (Treatment OF Water, Waste Water, Sewage, OR Sludge) with 3 patents, ranking #502 of 1,366 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 11 CPC subclasses total.

Is United Rentals, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

United Rentals, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +200% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for United Rentals, Inc.'s patents?

United Rentals, Inc.'s patents average 7.3 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 United Rentals, 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

United Rentals, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 8 granted patents across 11 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2019–2023. 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: C02F (Treatment OF Water, Waste Water, Sewage, OR Sludge).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, United ranks #33,723 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 8 patents across 11 technology areas.

#33,723
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 19th percentile
by Innovation Score (25.9/100): 7.3
avg claims per patent: +200%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R33723 · US Corporation #33,723 · 8 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 8 grants
MID-PACK #33,723/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Ultra-d ÖPERATIEF U A
CPC-FOCUS C02F · 11 areas
INNOV-THIN 25.9/100
CLAIMS-SPARSE 7.3 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +200% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Ultra-d COÖPERATIEF U.A. (±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 United’s 25.9 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 (29%) Velocity 2.2 pts (8%) Breadth 11.7 pts (45%) Claim depth 4.4 pts (17%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
United Rentals · this assignee

26
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows United's Innovation Score is 25.9/100 (19th 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 United?

Each dot is one of United’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). United’s own 7.3 claims/patent is at or below the 14.8 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where United's grants concentrate

United Rentals, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 11 CPC subclasses with 37.5% of grants classified under C02F (Treatment OF Water, Waste Water, Sewage, OR Sludge). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2022. By volume, United sits between Ultra-d COÖPERATIEF U.A. and Universita' Degli Studi DI Trento.

United's three-year grant acceleration

United Rentals, Inc. shows 2 grants in 2022–2024 against only 6 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.

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What this shows United holds 8 patents at rank #33,701, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near United

By rank, the assignees closest to #33,701 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C02F (Treatment OF Water)

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

United's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

26 19th percentile higher than 19% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2019–2023

Grants by year

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

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United Rentals, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2019	2	25.0%
2020	2	25.0%
2021	2	25.0%
2022	1	12.5%
2023	1	12.5%

Which technologies does United Rentals, Inc. patent most?

C02F - Treatment OF Water, Waste Water, Sewage, OR Sludge 3

B01D - Separation 3

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 2

G06Q - Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory PURPOSES; Systems OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory Purposes, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 2

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 2

B60R - Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

B60N - Seats Specially Adapted FOR VEHICLES; Vehicle Passenger Accommodation NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 1

A47B - TABLES; DESKS; Office FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; General Details OF Furniture 1

B65H - Handling Thin OR Filamentary Material, e.g. Sheets, Webs, Cables 1

Top 11 of 11 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

United Rentals, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

United Rentals, Inc.'s lead technology class is C02F (Treatment OF Water, Waste Water, Sewage, OR Sludge), 37.5% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore C02F
Ranked #33,723 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare United Rentals, Inc. against Ultra-d COÖPERATIEF U.A., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 25.9/100 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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