Where does Van Straten Enterprises, Inc rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Van Straten Enterprises, Inc ranks #27,751 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 Van Straten Enterprises, Inc hold?

Van Straten Enterprises, Inc holds 10 US utility patents granted between 2021 and 2025, spanning 11 technology areas.

What is Van Straten Enterprises, Inc's Innovation Score?

Van Straten Enterprises, Inc has an Innovation Score of 55.0 out of 100 (top 7% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Van Straten Enterprises, Inc's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for Van Straten Enterprises, Inc.

What does claim depth mean for Van Straten Enterprises, Inc's patents?

Van Straten Enterprises, Inc's patents average 27.9 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 Van Straten Enterprises, 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

Van Straten Enterprises, Inc

Q: What technology areas does Van Straten Enterprises, Inc focus on?

Van Straten Enterprises, Inc's top technology area is F21S (Non-portable Lighting DEVICES; Systems THEREOF; Vehicle Lighting Devices Specially Adapted FOR Vehicle Exteriors) with 8 patents, ranking #204 of 1,094 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 11 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 10 granted patents across 11 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2021–2025. 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: F21S (Non-portable Lighting DEVICES; Systems THEREOF; Vehicle Lighting Devices Specially Adapted FOR Vehicle Exteriors).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Van ranks #27,751 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 10 patents across 11 technology areas.

#27,751
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 7%
by Innovation Score (55.0/100): 27.9
avg claims per patent

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R27751 · US Corporation #27,751 · 10 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 10 grants
MID-PACK #27,751/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Valeo Climate Control
CPC-FOCUS F21S · 11 areas
INNOV-PAR 55.0/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 27.9 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
SPAN-YRS 2021–2025 · 5y
BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Valeo Climate Control Corporation (±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 Van’s 55.0 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 8.3 pts (15%) Velocity 20.0 pts (36%) Breadth 11.7 pts (21%) Claim depth 15.0 pts (27%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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What this shows Van's Innovation Score is 55.0/100 (top 7% 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 Van?

Each dot is one of Van’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). Van’s own 27.9 claims/patent is ABOVE the 17.8 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Van's grants concentrate

Van Straten Enterprises, Inc is a focused PatentsView assignee: 11 CPC subclasses with 80% of grants classified under F21S (Non-portable Lighting DEVICES; Systems THEREOF; Vehicle Lighting Devices Specially Adapted FOR Vehicle Exteriors). Peak complete grant year is 2024 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2021. By volume, Van sits between VUV Analytics, Inc. and Vaughn Gittin, Jr. Motorsports LLC—MD.

Van's three-year grant acceleration

Van Straten Enterprises, Inc shows 7 grants in 2022–2024 against only 1 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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Valeo Climate Con…

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What this shows Van holds 10 patents at rank #27,760, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Van

By rank, the assignees closest to #27,760 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F21S (Non-portable Lighting Devices)

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

Van's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

55 Top 7% higher than 93% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2021–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2021–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Van Straten Enterprises, Inc patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2021	1	10.0%
2022	2	20.0%
2023	1	10.0%
2024	4	40.0%
2025partial year	2	20.0%

Which technologies does Van Straten Enterprises, Inc patent most?

F21S - Non-portable Lighting DEVICES; Systems THEREOF; Vehicle Lighting Devices Specially Adapted FOR Vehicle Exteriors 8

H05B - Electric HEATING; Electric Light Sources NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Circuit Arrangements FOR Electric Light Sources, IN General 7

B60Q - Arrangement OF Signalling OR Lighting Devices, THE Mounting OR Supporting Thereof OR Circuits Therefor, FOR Vehicles IN General 6

F21V - Functional Features OR Details OF Lighting Devices OR Systems THEREOF; Structural Combinations OF Lighting Devices With Other Articles, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 4

G01S - Radio DIRECTION-FINDING; Radio NAVIGATION; Determining Distance OR Velocity BY USE OF Radio WAVES; Locating OR Presence-detecting BY USE OF THE Reflection OR Reradiation OF Radio WAVES; Analogous Arrangements Using Other Waves 4

B60S - Servicing, Cleaning, Repairing, Supporting, Lifting, OR Manoeuvring OF Vehicles, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

A41D - OUTERWEAR; Protective GARMENTS; Accessories 1

G02C - SPECTACLES; Sunglasses OR Goggles Insofar AS They Have THE Same Features AS SPECTACLES; Contact Lenses 1

B60R - Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 1

H02S - Generation OF Electric Power BY Conversion OF Infrared Radiation, Visible Light OR Ultraviolet Light, e.g. Using Photovoltaic [PV] Modules 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

Van Straten Enterprises, Inc's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Van Straten Enterprises, Inc's lead technology class is F21S (Non-portable Lighting DEVICES; Systems THEREOF; Vehicle Lighting Devices Specially Adapted FOR Vehicle Exteriors), 80% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F21S
Ranked #27,751 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Van Straten Enterprises, Inc against VUV Analytics, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 55.0/100 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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