Where does Whitford Corporation rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Whitford Corporation ranks #44,089 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 Whitford Corporation hold?

Whitford Corporation holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2020, spanning 9 technology areas.

What is Whitford Corporation's Innovation Score?

Whitford Corporation has an Innovation Score of 30.0 out of 100 (33rd percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Whitford Corporation focus on?

Whitford Corporation's top technology area is C08L (Compositions OF Macromolecular Compounds) with 5 patents, ranking #636 of 2,352 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 9 CPC subclasses total.

Is Whitford Corporation's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Whitford Corporation's recent grant velocity is -80% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). Grant activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Whitford Corporation's patents?

Whitford Corporation's patents average 21.2 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 Whitford Corporation 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

Whitford Corporation

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 9 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2020. 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: C08L (Compositions OF Macromolecular Compounds).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Whitford ranks #44,089 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 9 technology areas.

#44,089
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 33rd percentile
by Innovation Score (30.0/100): 21.2
avg claims per patent: -80%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R44089 · US Corporation #44,089 · 6 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #44,089/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Whitefield Plastics
CPC-NARROW C08L · 9 areas
INNOV-THIN 30.0/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 21.2 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -80% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Whitefield Plastics Corporation (±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 Whitford’s 30.0 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 6.7 pts (22%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 10.6 pts (35%) Claim depth 12.7 pts (42%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Whitford · this assignee

30
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Whitford's Innovation Score is 30.0/100 (33rd percentile 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 Whitford?

Each dot is one of Whitford’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). Whitford’s own 21.2 claims/patent is ABOVE the 17.8 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Whitford's grants concentrate

Whitford Corporation is a focused PatentsView assignee: 9 CPC subclasses with 83.3% of grants classified under C08L (Compositions OF Macromolecular Compounds). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Whitford sits between White's Equipment Rental, LLC and Wildlife Research Center, Inc..

White's Equipment…

6
Whitepages

6
Whitefield Plasti…

6
Whiteley Pty

6
Who-rae Australia

6
Wicket

6
Wild Flavors

6
Wildlife Research…

6
Whitford ◀

6

What this shows Whitford holds 6 patents at rank #44,077, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Whitford

By rank, the assignees closest to #44,077 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C08L (Compositions OF Macromolecular Compounds)

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

Whitford's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

30 33rd percentile higher than 33% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2020

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Whitford Corporation patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	4	66.7%
2017	1	16.7%
2020	1	16.7%

Which technologies does Whitford Corporation patent most?

C08L - Compositions OF Macromolecular Compounds 5

C09D - Coating Compositions, e.g. Paints, Varnishes OR LACQUERS; Filling PASTES; Chemical Paint OR INK REMOVERS; INKS; Correcting FLUIDS; WOODSTAINS; Pastes OR Solids FOR Colouring OR PRINTING; USE OF Materials Therefor 5

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 4

C08J - WORKING-UP; General Processes OF COMPOUNDING; After-treatment NOT Covered BY Subclasses C08b, C08c, C08f, C08g or C08h 3

F16C - SHAFTS; Flexible SHAFTS; Elements OR Crankshaft MECHANISMS; Rotary Bodies Other Than Gearing ELEMENTS; Bearings 1

B05D - Processes FOR Applying Fluent Materials TO Surfaces, IN General 1

D06N - Wall, Floor, OR Like Covering Materials, e.g. Linoleum, Oilcloth, Artificial Leather, Roofing Felt, Consisting OF A Fibrous WEB Coated With A Layer OF Macromolecular MATERIAL; Flexible Sheet Material NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

D06M - Treatment, NOT Provided FOR Elsewhere IN Class D06, OF Fibres, Threads, Yarns, Fabrics, Feathers OR Fibrous Goods Made From Such Materials 1

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 1

Top 9 of 9 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

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

Whitford Corporation's lead technology class is C08L (Compositions OF Macromolecular Compounds), 83.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore C08L
Ranked #44,089 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Whitford Corporation against White's Equipment Rental, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 30.0/100 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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