Overall rank by patents
#23,667
Across all tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 12 granted patents across 4 technology areas, active 2016–2024. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: B25H (WORKSHOP EQUIPMENT, e.g. FOR MARKING-OUT WORK; STORAGE MEANS FOR WORKSHOPS).
The verdict
Whiteside holds 12 US patents across 4 technology areas, rank #23,667 of 50,000 tracked assignees.
Whiteside Mfg. Co. has been granted 12 US utility patents between 2016 and 2024, placing Whiteside Mfg. Co. at rank #23,667 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 4 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 8.5 claims per patent with primary concentration in B25H (WORKSHOP EQUIPMENT, e.g. FOR MARKING-OUT WORK; STORAGE MEANS FOR WORKSHOPS). As a US Corporation, Whiteside Mfg. Co. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Whiteside sits between Water Tech, Llc (12 patents, rank #23,663) and Wilmar Trading Pte Ltd. (12 patents, rank #23,671) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 23.7/100 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 5 grants, compared with 7 in the 2015–2019 window, a -29% 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. Whiteside Mfg. Co.'s 8.5 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while specialization in 4 subclasses reflects a tightly scoped invention area. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Whiteside Mfg. Co. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
Water Tech, LLC
12 patents
Wells Enterprises, Inc.
12 patents
Wenzhou Guolong Sanitary Ware Co., Ltd.
12 patents
Whisper Aero Inc.
12 patents
WiBotic Inc.
12 patents
WiChorus, Inc.
12 patents
Wiesman Holdings, LLC
12 patents
Wilmar Trading Pte Ltd.
12 patents
Whiteside Mfg. Co.
12 patents
What this shows Whiteside holds 12 patents at rank #23,667, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #23,667 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Whiteside's primary technology class.
Whiteside's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
24 Top 87% higher than 13% of 50,000 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2 | 16.7% |
| 2018 | 3 | 25.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | 16.7% |
| 2020 | 2 | 16.7% |
| 2021 | 1 | 8.3% |
| 2022 | 1 | 8.3% |
| 2024 | 1 | 8.3% |
Top 4 of 4 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#23,667
Across all tracked assignees
23.7 out of 100
How to use this portfolio
Whiteside's 12 grants land it in the top 87% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.
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.
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.