Where does Universal Forest Products, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Universal Forest Products, Inc. ranks #23,600 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 Universal Forest Products, Inc. hold?

Universal Forest Products, Inc. holds 12 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2019, spanning 3 technology areas.

What is Universal Forest Products, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Universal Forest Products, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 17.5 out of 100 (4th 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 Universal Forest Products, Inc. focus on?

Universal Forest Products, Inc.'s top technology area is E04C (Structural ELEMENTS; Building Materials) with 1 patents, ranking #313 of 492 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 3 CPC subclasses total.

Is Universal Forest Products, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Universal Forest Products, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -100% 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 Universal Forest Products, Inc.'s patents?

Universal Forest Products, Inc.'s patents average 4.3 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 Universal Forest Products, 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

Universal Forest Products, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 12 granted patents across 3 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2019. 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: E04C (Structural ELEMENTS; Building Materials).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Universal ranks #23,600 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 12 patents across 3 technology areas.

#23,600
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 4th percentile
by Innovation Score (17.5/100): 4.3
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R23600 · US Corporation #23,600 · 12 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 12 grants
MID-PACK #23,600/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Ubisoft Entertainment
CPC-NARROW E04C · 3 areas
INNOV-LOW 17.5/100
CLAIMS-SPARSE 4.3 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Ubisoft Entertainment (±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 Universal’s 17.5 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 8.9 pts (51%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 6.1 pts (35%) Claim depth 2.6 pts (15%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Universal's Innovation Score is 17.5/100 (4th 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 Universal?

Each dot is one of Universal’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). Universal’s own 4.3 claims/patent is at or below the 11.8 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Universal's grants concentrate

Universal Forest Products, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 3 CPC subclasses with 8.3% of grants classified under E04C (Structural ELEMENTS; Building Materials). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, Universal sits between Ubisoft Entertainment and Universite de Lausanne.

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12
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Unique Equipment…

12
United Conveyor

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Universidad de Sa…

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Universitat Bayre…

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Universite Franco…

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12

What this shows Universal holds 12 patents at rank #23,598, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Universal

By rank, the assignees closest to #23,598 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in E04C (Structural Elements)

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

Universal's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

18 4th percentile higher than 4% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2019

Grants by year

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

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Universal Forest Products, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	4	33.3%
2016	4	33.3%
2017	2	16.7%
2018	1	8.3%
2019	1	8.3%

Which technologies does Universal Forest Products, Inc. patent most?

E04C - Structural ELEMENTS; Building Materials 1

E04B - General Building CONSTRUCTIONS; Walls, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; Insulation OR Other Protection OF Buildings 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

Top 3 of 3 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

Universal Forest Products, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Universal Forest Products, Inc.'s lead technology class is E04C (Structural ELEMENTS; Building Materials), 8.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore E04C
Ranked #23,600 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Universal Forest Products, Inc. against Ubisoft Entertainment, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 17.5/100 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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