Where does Vermont Slate & Copper Services, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Vermont Slate & Copper Services, Inc. ranks #18,264 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 Vermont Slate & Copper Services, Inc. hold?

Vermont Slate & Copper Services, Inc. holds 16 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 11 technology areas.

What is Vermont Slate & Copper Services, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Vermont Slate & Copper Services, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 51.5 out of 100 (top 11% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Vermont Slate & Copper Services, Inc. focus on?

Vermont Slate & Copper Services, Inc.'s top technology area is E04D (Roof COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; Roof-working Tools) with 13 patents, ranking #20 of 243 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 11 CPC subclasses total.

Is Vermont Slate & Copper Services, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Vermont Slate & Copper Services, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -25% 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 Vermont Slate & Copper Services, Inc.'s patents?

Vermont Slate & Copper Services, Inc.'s patents average 16.6 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 Vermont Slate & Copper Services, 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

Vermont Slate & Copper Services, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 16 granted patents across 11 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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: E04D (Roof COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; Roof-working Tools).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Vermont ranks #18,264 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 16 patents across 11 technology areas.

#18,264
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 11%
by Innovation Score (51.5/100): 16.6
avg claims per patent: -25%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R18264 · US Corporation #18,264 · 16 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 16 grants
MID-PACK #18,264/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Vectra Networks
CPC-FOCUS E04D · 11 areas
INNOV-PAR 51.5/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.6 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DOWN -25% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Vectra Networks, Inc. (±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 Vermont’s 51.5 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 9.8 pts (19%) Velocity 20.0 pts (39%) Breadth 11.7 pts (23%) Claim depth 10.0 pts (19%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Vermont Slate &… · this assignee

51
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Vermont's Innovation Score is 51.5/100 (top 11% 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 Vermont?

Each dot is one of Vermont’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). Vermont’s own 16.6 claims/patent is at or below the 17.3 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Vermont's grants concentrate

Vermont Slate & Copper Services, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 11 CPC subclasses with 81.3% of grants classified under E04D (Roof COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; Roof-working Tools). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (5 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, Vermont sits between VeEX Inc. and VivaLnk, Inc..

Vermont's three-year grant acceleration

Vermont Slate & Copper Services, Inc. shows 6 grants in 2022–2024 against only 0 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.

Veex

16
Vectra Networks

16
Venus Concept

16
Veracyte

16
Versata

16
Vertiv Tech

16
Vidatronic

16
Vivalnk

16
Vermont Slate & C… ◀

16

What this shows Vermont holds 16 patents at rank #18,266, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Vermont

By rank, the assignees closest to #18,266 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in E04D (Roof Coverings)

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

Vermont's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

51 Top 11% higher than 89% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

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

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Vermont Slate & Copper Services, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	5	31.3%
2016	2	12.5%
2018	1	6.3%
2022	2	12.5%
2023	2	12.5%
2024	2	12.5%
2025partial year	2	12.5%

Which technologies does Vermont Slate & Copper Services, Inc. patent most?

E04D - Roof COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; Roof-working Tools 13

E04B - General Building CONSTRUCTIONS; Walls, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; Insulation OR Other Protection OF Buildings 9

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 8

F24S - Solar Heat COLLECTORS; Solar Heat Systems 7

Y02B - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Buildings, e.g. Housing, House Appliances OR Related End-user Applications 7

H02S - Generation OF Electric Power BY Conversion OF Infrared Radiation, Visible Light OR Ultraviolet Light, e.g. Using Photovoltaic [PV] Modules 6

F16B - Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing 5

E06B - Fixed OR Movable Closures FOR Openings IN Buildings, Vehicles, Fences OR Like Enclosures IN General, e.g. Doors, Windows, Blinds, Gates 2

E01F - Additional Work, Such AS Equipping Roads OR THE Construction OF Platforms, Helicopter Landing Stages, Signs, Snow Fences, OR THE Like 2

H01Q - Antennas, i.e. Radio Aerials 1

F16M - Frames, Casings OR Beds OF Engines, Machines OR Apparatus, NOT Specific TO Engines, Machines OR Apparatus Provided FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; Supports 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

Vermont Slate & Copper Services, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Vermont Slate & Copper Services, Inc.'s lead technology class is E04D (Roof COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; Roof-working Tools), 81.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore E04D
Ranked #18,264 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Vermont Slate & Copper Services, Inc. against VeEX Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 51.5/100 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

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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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