Where does Williams Scotsman, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Williams Scotsman, Inc. ranks #38,322 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 Williams Scotsman, Inc. hold?

Williams Scotsman, Inc. holds 7 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2025, spanning 9 technology areas.

What is Williams Scotsman, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Williams Scotsman, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 33.4 out of 100 (44th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Williams Scotsman, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Williams Scotsman, Inc.'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 Williams Scotsman, Inc.'s patents?

Williams Scotsman, Inc.'s patents average 14.9 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 Williams Scotsman, 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

Williams Scotsman, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does Williams Scotsman, Inc. focus on?

Williams Scotsman, Inc.'s top technology area is E04B (General Building CONSTRUCTIONS; Walls, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; Insulation OR Other Protection OF Buildings) with 4 patents, ranking #251 of 849 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 9 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 9 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2025. 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: E04B (General Building CONSTRUCTIONS; Walls, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; Insulation OR Other Protection OF Buildings).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Williams ranks #38,322 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 9 technology areas.

#38,322
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 44th percentile
by Innovation Score (33.4/100): 14.9
avg claims per patent: -80%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R38322 · US Corporation #38,322 · 7 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 7 grants
LOWER-Q #38,322/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Wick Werks
CPC-NARROW E04B · 9 areas
INNOV-THIN 33.4/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.9 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -80% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Wick Werks 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 Williams’s 33.4 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 7.2 pts (22%) Velocity 6.7 pts (20%) Breadth 10.6 pts (32%) Claim depth 8.9 pts (27%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Williams Scotsman · this assignee

33
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Williams's Innovation Score is 33.4/100 (44th 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 Williams?

Each dot is one of Williams’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). Williams’s own 14.9 claims/patent is ABOVE the 8.3 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Williams's grants concentrate

Williams Scotsman, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 9 CPC subclasses with 57.1% of grants classified under E04B (General Building CONSTRUCTIONS; Walls, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; Insulation OR Other Protection OF Buildings). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2024. By volume, Williams sits between Wick Werks LLC and Wisco Tailored Blanks GmbH.

Williams's three-year grant acceleration

Williams Scotsman, Inc. shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 0 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.

Wick Werks

7
Wila B V

7
Wilder Tactical

7
Wilkhahn Wilkenin…

7
Willo Products

7
Winway Technology

7
Wire Master Indus…

7
Wisco Tailored Bl…

7
Williams Scotsman ◀

7

What this shows Williams holds 7 patents at rank #38,267, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Williams

By rank, the assignees closest to #38,267 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in E04B (General Building Constructions)

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

Williams's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

33 44th percentile higher than 44% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Williams Scotsman, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	2	28.6%
2017	3	42.9%
2024	1	14.3%
2025partial year	1	14.3%

Which technologies does Williams Scotsman, Inc. patent most?

E04B - General Building CONSTRUCTIONS; Walls, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; Insulation OR Other Protection OF Buildings 4

E04H - Buildings OR Like Structures FOR Particular PURPOSES; Swimming OR Splash Baths OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; Tents OR Canopies, IN General 4

E04C - Structural ELEMENTS; Building Materials 3

E06B - Fixed OR Movable Closures FOR Openings IN Buildings, Vehicles, Fences OR Like Enclosures IN General, e.g. Doors, Windows, Blinds, Gates 1

E05C - Bolts OR Fastening Devices FOR Wings, Specially FOR Doors OR Windows 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

E05B - LOCKS; Accessories THEREFOR; Handcuffs 1

A47F - Special Furniture, Fittings, OR Accessories FOR Shops, Storehouses, Bars, Restaurants OR THE LIKE; Paying Counters 1

A47B - TABLES; DESKS; Office FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; General Details OF Furniture 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

Williams Scotsman, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Williams Scotsman, Inc.'s lead technology class is E04B (General Building CONSTRUCTIONS; Walls, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; Insulation OR Other Protection OF Buildings), 57.1% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore E04B
Ranked #38,322 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Williams Scotsman, Inc. against Wick Werks LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 33.4/100 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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