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14th Round Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 31 granted patents across 7 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2019–2023. 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: A24F (SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES).

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31
Total patents granted
7
CPC technology areas
4.5
Avg claims per patent
+2900%
5-year grant velocity

The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, 14th ranks #9,947 of 50,000 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 31 patents across 7 technology areas.

#9,947
of 50,000 US assignees by volume
Top 75%
by Innovation Score (27.7/100)
4.5
avg claims per patent
+2900%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

14th Round Inc. has been granted 31 US utility patents between 2019 and 2023, placing 14th Round Inc. at #9,947 of 50,000 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 7 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 4.5 claims per patent with primary concentration in A24F (SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES). As a US Corporation, 14th Round Inc. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, 14th sits between ZTE Wistron Telecom AB (32 patents, rank #9,943) and Affibody AB (31 patents, rank #9,951) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 27.7/100 blends portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Grant cadence records the difference between two grant-year windows. Between 2020 and 2024 the company received 30 grants, compared with 1 in the 2015–2019 window, a +2900% shift in five-year grant velocity. Both windows cover five complete grant years; the latest PatentsView year is a partial release and is excluded from this comparison, though it still appears in the yearly table and chart below. Grant timing can lag the related application by years, so this comparison does not establish current R&D spending, strategic intent, or a company’s application activity. The US Corporation classification provides context for the assignee record, not a conclusion about its business strategy.

Claim depth and technology breadth describe this aggregate record. 14th Round Inc.'s 4.5 average claims per patent is an average count, not a measure of claim scope, legal strength, enforceability, or design-around risk. The record spans 7 CPC subclasses. Combined with portfolio volume, these figures let readers compare the documented grant records of assignees in similar technology classes.

Who files at 14th's volume?

Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀

patents

What this shows 14th holds 31 patents at rank #9,947, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025

Companies ranked near 14th

By rank, the assignees closest to #9,947 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A24F (Smokers' Requisites)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in 14th's primary technology class.

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for 14th, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above).

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (28 here).

VMR Products Llc 28 A.m. Surgical, Inc. 28 LG Nanoh2o, Inc. 28 Filevine, Inc. 28

14th's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

28 Top 75% higher than 25% of 50,000 US assignees

0–10: 687 US assignees (1%). Below this entry. 10–20: 2,527 US assignees (5%). Below this entry. 20–30: 13,162 US assignees (26%). This entry sits in this band. 30–40: 15,294 US assignees (31%). Above this entry. 40–50: 11,491 US assignees (23%). Above this entry. 50–60: 5,058 US assignees (10%). Above this entry. 60–70: 1,537 US assignees (3%). Above this entry. 70–80: 234 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 80–90: 10 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 90–100: 0 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. This assignee 0 100 every tracked assignee, bucketed by value

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

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USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2019–2023

Grants by year

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

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14th Round Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year Patents Granted Share of Period
2019 1 3.2%
2020 4 12.9%
2021 15 48.4%
2022 7 22.6%
2023 4 12.9%

Which technologies does 14th Round Inc. patent most?

Top 7 of 7 technology areas

Grant record at a glance

Portfolio Volume 31 grants
CPC subclasses 7
Avg. claims / grant 4.5
Velocity +2900%

Historical grant data only; it does not rate legal strength or current strategy.

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#9,947

of 50,000 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

27.7 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

Where does 14th Round Inc. rank among US patent assignees?
According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), 14th Round Inc. ranks #9,947 of 50,000 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.
How many patents does 14th Round Inc. hold?
14th Round Inc. holds 31 US utility patents granted between 2019 and 2023, spanning 7 technology areas.
What is 14th Round Inc.'s Innovation Score?
14th Round Inc. has an Innovation Score of 27.7 out of 100 (top 75% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).
What technology areas does 14th Round Inc. focus on?
14th Round Inc.'s top technology area is A24F (SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES) with 4 patents. Grants appear in 7 CPC subclasses total.
Is 14th Round Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?
14th Round Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +2900% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.
What does claim depth mean for 14th Round Inc.'s patents?
14th Round Inc.'s patents average 4.5 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 14th Round 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.

How to use this portfolio

14th's 31 grants land it in the top 75% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

  • Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - 14th ranks #9,947 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
  • Most of this portfolio concentrates in A24F - see who else leads that technology area. A24F leaders
  • Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

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.

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

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.