Where does Vac-tron Equipment, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Vac-tron Equipment, LLC ranks #16,485 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 Vac-tron Equipment, LLC hold?

Vac-tron Equipment, LLC holds 18 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2020, spanning 25 technology areas.

What is Vac-tron Equipment, LLC's Innovation Score?

Vac-tron Equipment, LLC has an Innovation Score of 36.2 out of 100 (top 47% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Vac-tron Equipment, LLC focus on?

Vac-tron Equipment, LLC's top technology area is E02F (DREDGING; Soil-shifting) with 9 patents, ranking #66 of 348 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 25 CPC subclasses total.

Is Vac-tron Equipment, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Vac-tron Equipment, LLC's recent grant velocity is -94% 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 Vac-tron Equipment, LLC's patents?

Vac-tron Equipment, LLC's patents average 13.9 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 Vac-tron Equipment, LLC 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

Vac-tron Equipment, LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 18 granted patents across 25 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2020. 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: E02F (DREDGING; Soil-shifting).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Vac-tron ranks #16,485 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 18 patents across 25 technology areas.

#16,485
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 47%
by Innovation Score (36.2/100): 13.9
avg claims per patent: -94%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R16485 · US Corporation #16,485 · 18 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 18 grants
MID-PACK #16,485/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Universität für…
CPC-FOCUS E02F · 25 areas
INNOV-THIN 36.2/100
CLAIMS-RICH 13.9 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -94% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Universität für Bodenkultur Wien (±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 Vac-tron’s 36.2 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 10.2 pts (28%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 17.7 pts (49%) Claim depth 8.3 pts (23%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Vac-tron Equipment · this assignee

36
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Vac-tron's Innovation Score is 36.2/100 (top 47% 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 Vac-tron?

Each dot is one of Vac-tron’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). Vac-tron’s own 13.9 claims/patent is at or below the 15.1 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Vac-tron's grants concentrate

Vac-tron Equipment, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 25 CPC subclasses with 50% of grants classified under E02F (DREDGING; Soil-shifting). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (8 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2019. By volume, Vac-tron sits between Universiteit Utrecht Holding B.V. and Veeam Software AG.

Universiteit Utre…

18
Universität für B…

18
Université Montpe…

18
Utility Global

18
Valeo Securite Ha…

18
Vallourec Deutsch…

18
Valoya OY

18
Veeam Software

18
Vac-tron Equipment ◀

18

What this shows Vac-tron holds 18 patents at rank #16,482, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Vac-tron

By rank, the assignees closest to #16,482 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in E02F (Dredging)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in Vac-tron's primary technology class.

Vac-tron's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

36 Top 47% higher than 53% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2020

Grants by year

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

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Vac-tron Equipment, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	3	16.7%
2016	2	11.1%
2017	3	16.7%
2018	8	44.4%
2019	1	5.6%
2020	1	5.6%

Which technologies does Vac-tron Equipment, LLC patent most?

E02F - DREDGING; Soil-shifting 9

B01F - Mixing, e.g. Dissolving, Emulsifying OR Dispersing 3

C04B - Lime, MAGNESIA; SLAG; CEMENTS; Compositions Thereof, e.g. Mortars, Concrete OR Like Building MATERIALS; Artificial Stone ; Ceramics ; REFRACTORIES; Treatment OF Natural Stone 3

C09K - Materials FOR Miscellaneous Applications, NOT Provided FOR Elsewhere 3

E02D - FOUNDATIONS; EXCAVATIONS; Embankments ; Underground OR Underwater Structures 3

E21B - Earth OR Rock DRILLING; Obtaining OIL, GAS, Water, Soluble OR Meltable Materials OR A Slurry OF Minerals From Wells 2

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 2

B05B - Spraying APPARATUS; Atomising APPARATUS; Nozzles 2

F16L - PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General 2

B01D - Separation 2

E05B - LOCKS; Accessories THEREFOR; Handcuffs 2

E05C - Bolts OR Fastening Devices FOR Wings, Specially FOR Doors OR Windows 2

E01H - Street CLEANING; Cleaning OF Permanent WAYS; Cleaning BEACHES; Dispersing ; OR PREVENTING; FOG IN General ; Cleaning Street OR Railway Furniture OR Tunnel Walls 2

Y02T - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation 1

F02G - HOT GAS OR Combustion-product Positive-displacement Engine Plants ; USE OF Waste Heat OF Combustion ENGINES; NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

Top 15 of 25 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

Vac-tron Equipment, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Vac-tron Equipment, LLC's lead technology class is E02F (DREDGING; Soil-shifting), 50% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore E02F
Ranked #16,485 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Vac-tron Equipment, LLC against Universiteit Utrecht Holding B.V., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 36.2/100 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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