Where does Wayne Fueling Systems LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Wayne Fueling Systems LLC ranks #2,869 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 Wayne Fueling Systems LLC hold?

Wayne Fueling Systems LLC holds 134 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 38 technology areas.

What is Wayne Fueling Systems LLC's Innovation Score?

Wayne Fueling Systems LLC has an Innovation Score of 57.3 out of 100 (top 5% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Wayne Fueling Systems LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Wayne Fueling Systems LLC's recent grant velocity is +88% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Wayne Fueling Systems LLC's patents?

Wayne Fueling Systems LLC's patents average 16.1 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 Wayne Fueling Systems 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

Wayne Fueling Systems LLC

Q: What technology areas does Wayne Fueling Systems LLC focus on?

Wayne Fueling Systems LLC's top technology area is G06Q (Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory PURPOSES; Systems OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory Purposes, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR) with 70 patents, ranking #203 of 6,520 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 38 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 134 granted patents across 38 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: G06Q (Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory PURPOSES; Systems OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Administrative,).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Wayne ranks #2,869 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 134 patents across 38 technology areas.

#2,869
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 5%
by Innovation Score (57.3/100): 16.1
avg claims per patent: +88%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R2869 · US Corporation #2,869 · 134 grants

GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MID 134 grants
TOP-DECILE #2,869/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Smith & Wesson
CPC-FOCUS G06Q · 38 areas
INNOV-PAR 57.3/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.1 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +88% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Smith & Wesson 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 Wayne’s 57.3 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 16.9 pts (30%) Velocity 8.9 pts (16%) Breadth 21.8 pts (38%) Claim depth 9.6 pts (17%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Benteler Automobilte… · near

57
EMC · near

57
Navico Holding AS · near

57
THE University OF… · near

57
Wayne Fueling Systems · this assignee

57
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Wayne's Innovation Score is 57.3/100 (top 5% 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 Wayne?

Each dot is one of Wayne’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). Wayne’s own 16.1 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.8 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Wayne's grants concentrate

Wayne Fueling Systems LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 38 CPC subclasses with 52.2% of grants classified under G06Q (Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory PURPOSES; Systems OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Administrative,). Peak complete grant year is 2023 (22 grants) versus a trough of 6 in 2016. By volume, Wayne sits between Smith & Wesson Inc. and Arctic Cat Inc..

Wayne's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Wayne Fueling Systems LLC moved from 41 to 55 grants (1.34x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). Among 3,296 tracked assignees with ≥100 grants and ≥20 prior-period grants, that multiple ranks #593. See the growth leaderboard.

Smith & Wesson

134
Tokyo Visionary O…

134
Universite DE Str…

134
Vioptix

134
Wayne Fueling Sys… ◀

134
Andritz

133
Alkermes Pharma I…

133
Alpha and Omega S…

133
Arctic Cat

133

What this shows Wayne holds 134 patents at rank #2,869, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Wayne

By rank, the assignees closest to #2,869 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06Q (Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially…)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Wayne, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In G06Q (Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially…), Wayne ranks #203 of 6,520 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (57 here).

Navico Holding AS 57 Benteler Automobiltechnik GMBH 57 THE University OF Akron 57 EMC Corporation 57

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (16.1 here).

WestRock Shared Services, LLC 16.1 avg Dana Italia S.R.L. 16.1 avg Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc. 16.1 avg KunShan Go-Visionox Opto-Electronics Co., Ltd 16.1 avg

Wayne's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

57 Top 5% higher than 95% 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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Wayne Fueling Systems LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	7	5.2%
2016	6	4.5%
2017	6	4.5%
2018	6	4.5%
2019	17	12.7%
2020	13	9.7%
2021	11	8.2%
2022	15	11.2%
2023	22	16.4%
2024	18	13.4%
2025partial year	13	9.7%

Which technologies does Wayne Fueling Systems LLC patent most?

G06Q - Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory PURPOSES; Systems OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory Purposes, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 70

B67D - Dispensing, Delivering OR Transferring Liquids, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 69

G07F - Coin-freed OR Like Apparatus 59

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 37

G06V - Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding 20

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 19

F16L - PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General 12

Y02T - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation 11

G08B - Signalling OR Calling SYSTEMS; Order TELEGRAPHS; Alarm Systems 9

G05B - Control OR Regulating Systems IN GENERAL; Functional Elements OF Such SYSTEMS; Monitoring OR Testing Arrangements FOR Such Systems OR Elements 6

G01F - Measuring Volume, Volume Flow, Mass Flow OR Liquid LEVEL; Metering BY Volume 6

G06K - Graphical Data Reading ; Presentation OF DATA; Record CARRIERS; Handling Record Carriers 5

E05B - LOCKS; Accessories THEREFOR; Handcuffs 4

G07C - Time OR Attendance REGISTERS; Registering OR Indicating THE Working OF MACHINES; Generating Random NUMBERS; Voting OR Lottery APPARATUS; Arrangements, Systems OR Apparatus FOR Checking NOT Provided FOR Elsewhere 4

F01N - Gas-flow Silencers OR Exhaust Apparatus FOR Machines OR Engines IN GENERAL; Gas-flow Silencers OR Exhaust Apparatus FOR Internal-combustion Engines 4

Top 15 of 38 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

Wayne Fueling Systems LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Wayne Fueling Systems LLC's lead technology class is G06Q (Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory PURPOSES; Systems OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Administrative,), 52.2% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G06Q
Ranked #2,869 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Wayne Fueling Systems LLC against Smith & Wesson Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 57.3/100 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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