Where does WET rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), WET ranks #9,932 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 WET hold?

WET holds 32 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 30 technology areas.

What is WET's Innovation Score?

WET has an Innovation Score of 42.3 out of 100 (top 31% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does WET focus on?

WET's top technology area is B05B (Spraying APPARATUS; Atomising APPARATUS; Nozzles) with 15 patents, ranking #83 of 1,384 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 30 CPC subclasses total.

Is WET's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

WET's recent grant velocity is +58% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for WET's patents?

WET's patents average 13.6 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 WET 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

WET

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 32 granted patents across 30 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: B05B (Spraying APPARATUS; Atomising APPARATUS; Nozzles).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, WET ranks #9,932 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 32 patents across 30 technology areas.

#9,932
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 31%
by Innovation Score (42.3/100): 13.6
avg claims per patent: +58%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R9932 · US Corporation #9,932 · 32 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 32 grants
UPPER-Q #9,932/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Vulcan Industrial…
CPC-FOCUS B05B · 30 areas
INNOV-PAR 42.3/100
CLAIMS-RICH 13.6 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +58% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Vulcan Industrial Holdings, 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 WET’s 42.3 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 12.1 pts (29%) Velocity 2.7 pts (6%) Breadth 19.4 pts (46%) Claim depth 8.2 pts (19%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Equal1 Labs · near

42
Fujifilm Wako Pure… · near

42
Mitsubishi Heavy… · near

42
Structured I · near

42
WET · this assignee

42
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows WET's Innovation Score is 42.3/100 (top 31% 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 WET?

Each dot is one of WET’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). WET’s own 13.6 claims/patent is ABOVE the 12.3 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where WET's grants concentrate

WET is a focused PatentsView assignee: 30 CPC subclasses with 46.9% of grants classified under B05B (Spraying APPARATUS; Atomising APPARATUS; Nozzles). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (8 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, WET sits between Vulcan Industrial Holdings, LLC and Wrap Technologies, Inc..

WET's three-year grant acceleration

WET shows 6 grants in 2022–2024 against only 15 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.

Vulcan Industrial…

32
Vyaire Medical

32
Wave Life Sciences

32
Webasto-edscha Ca…

32
Weatherford U K

32
Willow Innovations

32
Winkk

32
Wrap

32
WET ◀

32

What this shows WET holds 32 patents at rank #9,930, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near WET

By rank, the assignees closest to #9,930 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B05B (Spraying Apparatus)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for WET, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In B05B (Spraying Apparatus), WET ranks #83 of 1,384 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (42 here).

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Aero Engines, Ltd. 42 Equal1.Labs Inc. 42 Structured I, LLC 42 Fujifilm Wako Pure Chemical Corporation 42

WET's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

42 Top 31% higher than 69% 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.

View data table

WET patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	3.1%
2016	3	9.4%
2017	1	3.1%
2018	5	15.6%
2019	2	6.3%
2020	8	25.0%
2021	5	15.6%
2023	3	9.4%
2024	3	9.4%
2025partial year	1	3.1%

Which technologies does WET patent most?

B05B - Spraying APPARATUS; Atomising APPARATUS; Nozzles 15

F21W - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses F21k, F21l, F21s and F21v, Relating TO Uses OR Applications OF Lighting Devices OR Systems 9

F21S - Non-portable Lighting DEVICES; Systems THEREOF; Vehicle Lighting Devices Specially Adapted FOR Vehicle Exteriors 6

F21V - Functional Features OR Details OF Lighting Devices OR Systems THEREOF; Structural Combinations OF Lighting Devices With Other Articles, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 6

F21Y - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses F21k, F21l, F21s and F21v, Relating TO THE Form OR THE Kind OF THE Light Sources OR OF THE Colour OF THE Light Emitted 6

G03B - Apparatus OR Arrangements FOR Taking Photographs OR FOR Projecting OR Viewing THEM; Apparatus OR Arrangements Employing Analogous Techniques Using Waves Other Than Optical WAVES; Accessories Therefor 5

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 5

B64U - Unmanned Aerial Vehicles [UAV]; Equipment Therefor 4

B64D - Equipment FOR Fitting IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; Flight SUITS; PARACHUTES; Arrangement OR Mounting OF Power Plants OR Propulsion Transmissions IN Aircraft 4

G09F - DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; Labels OR NAME-PLATES; Seals 4

H05B - Electric HEATING; Electric Light Sources NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Circuit Arrangements FOR Electric Light Sources, IN General 4

Y02B - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Buildings, e.g. Housing, House Appliances OR Related End-user Applications 3

B63B - Ships OR Other Waterborne VESSELS; Equipment FOR Shipping 3

F24C - Domestic Stoves OR Ranges ; Details OF Domestic Stoves OR Ranges, OF General Application 2

F21L - Lighting Devices OR Systems Thereof, Being Portable OR Specially Adapted FOR Transportation 2

Top 15 of 30 technology areas

More on this record

Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

View all rankings → How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

WET's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

WET's lead technology class is B05B (Spraying APPARATUS; Atomising APPARATUS; Nozzles), 46.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B05B
Ranked #9,932 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare WET against Vulcan Industrial Holdings, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 42.3/100 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

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.

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