Where does Vtec Consulting LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Vtec Consulting LLC ranks #27,801 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 Vtec Consulting LLC hold?

Vtec Consulting LLC holds 10 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 18 technology areas.

What is Vtec Consulting LLC's Innovation Score?

Vtec Consulting LLC has an Innovation Score of 35.5 out of 100 (top 49% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Vtec Consulting LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Vtec Consulting LLC's recent grant velocity is +25% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Vtec Consulting LLC's patents?

Vtec Consulting LLC's patents average 9.3 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 Vtec Consulting 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

Vtec Consulting LLC

Q: What technology areas does Vtec Consulting LLC focus on?

Vtec Consulting LLC's top technology area is F04F (Pumping OF Fluid BY Direct Contact OF Another Fluid OR BY Using Inertia OF Fluid TO BE Pumped ; Siphons) with 3 patents. Grants appear in 18 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 10 granted patents across 18 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: F04F (Pumping OF Fluid BY Direct Contact OF Another Fluid OR BY Using Inertia OF Fluid TO BE Pumped ; Siphons).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Vtec ranks #27,801 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 10 patents across 18 technology areas.

#27,801
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 49%
by Innovation Score (35.5/100): 9.3
avg claims per patent: +25%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R27801 · US Corporation #27,801 · 10 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 10 grants
MID-PACK #27,801/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Valeo Climate Control
CPC-FOCUS F04F · 18 areas
INNOV-THIN 35.5/100
CLAIMS-PAR 9.3 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-UP +25% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Vtec Consulting · this assignee

36
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Vtec's Innovation Score is 35.5/100 (top 49% 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.

Where Vtec's grants concentrate

Vtec Consulting LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 18 CPC subclasses with 30% of grants classified under F04F (Pumping OF Fluid BY Direct Contact OF Another Fluid OR BY Using Inertia OF Fluid TO BE Pumped ; Siphons). Peak complete grant year is 2021 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Vtec sits between Voestalpine VAE GMBH and Valeo Climate Control Corporation.

Vtec's three-year grant acceleration

Vtec Consulting LLC shows 3 grants in 2022–2024 against only 3 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.

Voestalpine VAE

10
Voti

10
Voxy

10
VSI

10
Vulcan Gaming

10
VUV Analytics

10
Vyrty

10
Valeo Climate Con…

10
Vtec Consulting ◀

10

What this shows Vtec holds 10 patents at rank #27,754, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Vtec

By rank, the assignees closest to #27,754 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F04F (Pumping OF Fluid BY Direct Contact OF Another Fluid OR BY…)

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

Vtec's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

36 Top 49% higher than 51% 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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Vtec Consulting LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	10.0%
2016	1	10.0%
2018	1	10.0%
2019	1	10.0%
2021	2	20.0%
2023	1	10.0%
2024	2	20.0%
2025partial year	1	10.0%

Which technologies does Vtec Consulting LLC patent most?

F04F - Pumping OF Fluid BY Direct Contact OF Another Fluid OR BY Using Inertia OF Fluid TO BE Pumped ; Siphons 3

G01L - Measuring Force, Stress, Torque, Work, Mechanical Power, Mechanical Efficiency, OR Fluid Pressure 2

B65G - Transport OR Storage Devices, e.g. Conveyors FOR Loading OR Tipping, Shop Conveyor Systems OR Pneumatic Tube Conveyors 2

B25J - MANIPULATORS; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices 2

B63B - Ships OR Other Waterborne VESSELS; Equipment FOR Shipping 1

E21B - Earth OR Rock DRILLING; Obtaining OIL, GAS, Water, Soluble OR Meltable Materials OR A Slurry OF Minerals From Wells 1

Y02C - Capture, Storage, Sequestration OR Disposal OF Greenhouse Gases [GHG] 1

B60J - Windows, Windscreens, Non-fixed Roofs, Doors, OR Similar Devices FOR VEHICLES; Removable External Protective Coverings Specially Adapted FOR Vehicles 1

F16K - VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating 1

F16C - SHAFTS; Flexible SHAFTS; Elements OR Crankshaft MECHANISMS; Rotary Bodies Other Than Gearing ELEMENTS; Bearings 1

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

G05G - Control Devices OR Systems Insofar AS Characterised BY Mechanical Features Only 1

F16D - Couplings FOR Transmitting ROTATION; CLUTCHES; Brakes 1

B60K - Arrangement OR Mounting OF Propulsion Units OR OF Transmissions IN VEHICLES; Arrangement OR Mounting OF Plural Diverse Prime-movers IN VEHICLES; Auxiliary Drives FOR VEHICLES; Instrumentation OR Dashboards FOR VEHICLES; Arrangements IN Connection With Cooling, AIR Intake, GAS Exhaust OR Fuel Supply 1

F05B - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Wind, Spring, Weight, Inertia OR Like Motors, TO Machines OR Engines FOR Liquids Covered BY Subclasses F03b, F03d AND F03g 1

Top 15 of 18 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#27,801

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

35.5 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

Vtec Consulting LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Vtec Consulting LLC's lead technology class is F04F (Pumping OF Fluid BY Direct Contact OF Another Fluid OR BY Using Inertia OF Fluid TO BE Pumped ; Siphons), 30% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F04F
Ranked #27,801 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Vtec Consulting LLC against Voestalpine VAE GMBH, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 35.5/100 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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