USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

WCM Industries, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 108 granted patents across 20 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: E03C (DOMESTIC PLUMBING INSTALLATIONS FOR FRESH WATER OR WASTE WATER ; SINKS).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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108

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

12.1

Avg claims per patent

-14%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

WCM holds 108 US patents across 20 technology areas, rank #3,441 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#3,441
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 25%
by Innovation Score (44.5/100): 12.1
avg claims per patent: -14%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

WCM Industries, Inc. has been granted 108 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing WCM Industries, Inc. at rank #3,441 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 20 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 12.1 claims per patent with primary concentration in E03C (DOMESTIC PLUMBING INSTALLATIONS FOR FRESH WATER OR WASTE WATER ; SINKS). As a US Corporation, WCM Industries, Inc. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, WCM sits between The Heil Co. (108 patents, rank #3,437) and BCE Inc. (107 patents, rank #3,445) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 44.5/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 50 grants, compared with 58 in the 2015–2019 window, a -14% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. The US Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.

Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. WCM Industries, Inc.'s 12.1 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 20 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark WCM Industries, Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

The Heil

108
Toshiba Solutions

108
U S Well Services

108
Walbro

108
WCM Industries ◀

108
23andme

107
Amtran Technology

107
Aurora Labs

107
BCE

107

What this shows WCM holds 108 patents at rank #3,441, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near WCM

By rank, the assignees closest to #3,441 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in E03C (Domestic Plumbing Installations FOR Fresh Water OR Waste…)

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

WCM's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

45 Top 25% higher than 75% of 50,000 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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WCM Industries, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	13	12.0%
2016	10	9.3%
2017	11	10.2%
2018	8	7.4%
2019	16	14.8%
2020	13	12.0%
2021	4	3.7%
2022	6	5.6%
2023	13	12.0%
2024	7	6.5%
2025	7	6.5%

Which technologies does WCM Industries, Inc. patent most?

E03C - DOMESTIC PLUMBING INSTALLATIONS FOR FRESH WATER OR WASTE WATER ; SINKS 40

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 27

E03B - INSTALLATIONS OR METHODS FOR OBTAINING, COLLECTING, OR DISTRIBUTING WATER 24

F16K - VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING 21

F16L - PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL 9

G01M - TESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES OR STRUCTURES; TESTING OF STRUCTURES OR APPARATUS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 7

Y02A - TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE 7

G05B - CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS 7

A47K - SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ; TOILET ACCESSORIES 7

E04D - ROOF COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; ROOF-WORKING TOOLS 3

E03F - SEWERS; CESSPOOLS 3

F16M - FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS 2

H01F - MAGNETS; INDUCTANCES; TRANSFORMERS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR MAGNETIC PROPERTIES 2

H01H - ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES 2

G06K - GRAPHICAL DATA READING ; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS 2

Top 15 of 20 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#3,441

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

44.5 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does WCM Industries, Inc. hold?

WCM Industries, Inc. holds 108 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 20 technology areas.

What is WCM Industries, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

WCM Industries, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 44.5 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does WCM Industries, Inc. focus on?

WCM Industries, Inc.'s top technology area is E03C (DOMESTIC PLUMBING INSTALLATIONS FOR FRESH WATER OR WASTE WATER ; SINKS) with 40 patents. The company has filed patents in 20 CPC subclasses total.

Is WCM Industries, Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

WCM Industries, Inc.'s recent filing velocity is -14% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for WCM Industries, Inc.'s patents?

WCM Industries, Inc.'s patents average 12.1 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the WCM Industries, 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.

How to use this portfolio

WCM's 108 grants land it in the top 25% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - WCM ranks #3,441 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in E03C - see who else leads that technology area. E03C leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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 byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.