Where does Wesco Distribution, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Wesco Distribution, Inc. ranks #13,785 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 Wesco Distribution, Inc. hold?

Wesco Distribution, Inc. holds 22 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 17 technology areas.

What is Wesco Distribution, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Wesco Distribution, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 41.6 out of 100 (top 33% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Wesco Distribution, Inc. focus on?

Wesco Distribution, Inc.'s top technology area is H02G (Installation OF Electric Cables OR Lines, OR OF Combined Optical AND Electric Cables OR Lines) with 15 patents, ranking #62 of 985 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 17 CPC subclasses total.

Is Wesco Distribution, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Wesco Distribution, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +63% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Wesco Distribution, Inc.'s patents?

Wesco Distribution, Inc.'s patents average 10.3 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 Wesco Distribution, 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

Wesco Distribution, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 22 granted patents across 17 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: H02G (Installation OF Electric Cables OR Lines, OR OF Combined Optical AND Electric Cables OR Lines).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Wesco ranks #13,785 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 22 patents across 17 technology areas.

#13,785
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 33%
by Innovation Score (41.6/100): 10.3
avg claims per patent: +63%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R13785 · US Corporation #13,785 · 22 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 22 grants
MID-PACK #13,785/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Washme Properties
CPC-FOCUS H02G · 17 areas
INNOV-PAR 41.6/100
CLAIMS-PAR 10.3 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +63% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Washme Properties, LLC (±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 Wesco’s 41.6 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 10.8 pts (26%) Velocity 10.0 pts (24%) Breadth 14.6 pts (35%) Claim depth 6.2 pts (15%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Wesco Distribution · this assignee

42
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Wesco's Innovation Score is 41.6/100 (top 33% 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 Wesco?

Each dot is one of Wesco’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). Wesco’s own 10.3 claims/patent is at or below the 19.1 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Wesco's grants concentrate

Wesco Distribution, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 17 CPC subclasses with 68.2% of grants classified under H02G (Installation OF Electric Cables OR Lines, OR OF Combined Optical AND Electric Cables OR Lines). Peak complete grant year is 2022 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Wesco sits between West View Research, LLC and Wilson Wolf Manufacturing, LLC.

Wesco's three-year grant acceleration

Wesco Distribution, Inc. shows 9 grants in 2022–2024 against only 6 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.

West View Research

22
Wibit Sports

22
Winners' SUN Plas…

22
Washme Properties

22
Western Clinical…

22
Wideorbit

22
Willo 32 SAS

22
Wilson Wolf Manuf…

22
Wesco Distribution ◀

22

What this shows Wesco holds 22 patents at rank #13,784, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Wesco

By rank, the assignees closest to #13,784 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H02G (Installation OF Electric Cables OR Lines)

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

Wesco's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

42 Top 33% higher than 67% 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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Wesco Distribution, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	9.1%
2016	2	9.1%
2017	1	4.5%
2018	1	4.5%
2019	2	9.1%
2020	2	9.1%
2021	2	9.1%
2022	4	18.2%
2023	2	9.1%
2024	3	13.6%
2025partial year	1	4.5%

Which technologies does Wesco Distribution, Inc. patent most?

H02G - Installation OF Electric Cables OR Lines, OR OF Combined Optical AND Electric Cables OR Lines 15

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 10

H01B - CABLES; CONDUCTORS; INSULATORS; Selection OF Materials FOR Their Conductive, Insulating OR Dielectric Properties 8

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 6

B23K - Soldering OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; Cladding OR Plating BY Soldering OR WELDING; Cutting BY Applying Heat Locally, e.g. Flame CUTTING; Working BY Laser Beam 4

B21K - Making Forged OR Pressed Metal Products, e.g. Horse-shoes, Rivets, Bolts OR Wheels 4

B26D - CUTTING; Details Common TO Machines FOR Perforating, Punching, Cutting-out, Stamping-out OR Severing 4

F16B - Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing 4

H01R - Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors 3

F16G - Belts, Cables, OR Ropes, Predominantly Used FOR Driving PURPOSES; CHAINS; Fittings Predominantly Used Therefor 2

F21V - Functional Features OR Details OF Lighting Devices OR Systems THEREOF; Structural Combinations OF Lighting Devices With Other Articles, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

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 2

H01H - Electric SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; Emergency Protective Devices 1

F16P - Safety Devices IN GENERAL; ; Safety Devices FOR Presses 1

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 1

Top 15 of 17 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

Wesco Distribution, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Wesco Distribution, Inc.'s lead technology class is H02G (Installation OF Electric Cables OR Lines, OR OF Combined Optical AND Electric Cables OR Lines), 68.2% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H02G
Ranked #13,785 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Wesco Distribution, Inc. against West View Research, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 41.6/100 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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