Where does Valmont Highway Technology Limited rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Valmont Highway Technology Limited ranks #23,621 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 Valmont Highway Technology Limited hold?

Valmont Highway Technology Limited holds 12 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2020, spanning 5 technology areas.

What is Valmont Highway Technology Limited's Innovation Score?

Valmont Highway Technology Limited has an Innovation Score of 21.6 out of 100 (9th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Valmont Highway Technology Limited's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Valmont Highway Technology Limited's recent grant velocity is -91% 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 Valmont Highway Technology Limited's patents?

Valmont Highway Technology Limited's patents average 8.1 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 Valmont Highway Technology Limited 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 Foreign Corporation

Valmont Highway Technology Limited

Q: What technology areas does Valmont Highway Technology Limited focus on?

Valmont Highway Technology Limited's top technology area is E01F (Additional Work, Such AS Equipping Roads OR THE Construction OF Platforms, Helicopter Landing Stages, Signs, Snow Fences, OR THE Like) with 12 patents, ranking #5 of 168 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 5 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 12 granted patents across 5 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: E01F (Additional Work, Such AS Equipping Roads OR THE Construction OF Platforms, Helicopter Landing Stages, Signs, Snow Fences, OR THE Like).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Valmont ranks #23,621 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 12 patents across 5 technology areas.

#23,621
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 9th percentile
by Innovation Score (21.6/100): 8.1
avg claims per patent: -91%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R23621 · Foreign Corporation #23,621 · 12 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 12 grants
MID-PACK #23,621/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH University Court of…
CPC-NARROW E01F · 5 areas
INNOV-THIN 21.6/100
CLAIMS-PAR 8.1 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -91% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: University Court of the University of Dundee (±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 Valmont’s 21.6 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 8.9 pts (41%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 7.9 pts (37%) Claim depth 4.8 pts (22%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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What this shows Valmont's Innovation Score is 21.6/100 (9th 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 Valmont?

Each dot is one of Valmont’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). Valmont’s own 8.1 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.

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

Where Valmont's grants concentrate

Valmont Highway Technology Limited is a focused PatentsView assignee: 5 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under E01F (Additional Work, Such AS Equipping Roads OR THE Construction OF Platforms, Helicopter Landing Stages, Signs, Snow Fences, OR THE Like). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2020. By volume, Valmont sits between University Court of the University of Dundee and Verizon NEW Jersey Inc..

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12

What this shows Valmont holds 12 patents at rank #23,608, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Valmont

By rank, the assignees closest to #23,608 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in E01F (Additional Work)

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

Valmont's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

22 9th percentile higher than 9% 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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Valmont Highway Technology Limited patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	3	25.0%
2016	3	25.0%
2017	2	16.7%
2019	3	25.0%
2020	1	8.3%

Which technologies does Valmont Highway Technology Limited patent most?

E01F - Additional Work, Such AS Equipping Roads OR THE Construction OF Platforms, Helicopter Landing Stages, Signs, Snow Fences, OR THE Like 12

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 2

F16F - SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; Means FOR Damping Vibration 2

F16B - Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing 1

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

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Valmont Highway Technology Limited's lead technology class is E01F (Additional Work, Such AS Equipping Roads OR THE Construction OF Platforms, Helicopter Landing Stages, Signs, Snow Fences, OR THE Like), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore E01F
Ranked #23,621 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Valmont Highway Technology Limited against University Court of the University of Dundee, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 21.6/100 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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