Where does 1964 Ears, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), 1964 Ears, LLC ranks #38,481 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 1964 Ears, LLC hold?

1964 Ears, LLC holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2019 and 2025, spanning 4 technology areas.

What is 1964 Ears, LLC's Innovation Score?

1964 Ears, LLC has an Innovation Score of 22.6 out of 100 (11th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is 1964 Ears, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

1964 Ears, LLC's recent grant velocity is +300% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for 1964 Ears, LLC's patents?

1964 Ears, LLC's patents average 14.7 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 1964 Ears, LLC 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

1964 Ears, LLC

Q: What technology areas does 1964 Ears, LLC focus on?

1964 Ears, LLC's top technology area is H04R (Loudspeakers, Microphones, Gramophone Pick-ups OR Like Acoustic Electromechanical TRANSDUCERS; Deaf-aid SETS; Public Address Systems) with 6 patents, ranking #383 of 1,513 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 4 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 4 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2019–2025. 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: H04R (Loudspeakers, Microphones, Gramophone Pick-ups OR Like Acoustic Electromechanical TRANSDUCERS; Deaf-aid SETS; Public Address Systems).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, 1964 ranks #38,481 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 4 technology areas.

#38,481
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 11th percentile
by Innovation Score (22.6/100): 14.7
avg claims per patent: +300%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R38481 · US Corporation #38,481 · 6 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #38,481/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH 12th Man
CPC-NARROW H04R · 4 areas
INNOV-THIN 22.6/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.7 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +300% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: 12th Man Technologies, Inc. (±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 1964’s 22.6 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 (30%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 7.1 pts (31%) Claim depth 8.8 pts (39%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Central BAG & Burlap · near

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Jooster IP · near

23
1964 Ears · this assignee

23
GoGo Heel · near

23
CliniCloud · near

23
3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows 1964's Innovation Score is 22.6/100 (11th 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 1964?

Each dot is one of 1964’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). 1964’s own 14.7 claims/patent is at or below the 17.0 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

1964 vs its 8 nearest volume peers: granted patents vs average claims per patent. Source: USPTO PatentsView.

Where 1964's grants concentrate

1964 Ears, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 4 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under H04R (Loudspeakers, Microphones, Gramophone Pick-ups OR Like Acoustic Electromechanical TRANSDUCERS; Deaf-aid SETS; Public Address Systems). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2019. By volume, 1964 sits between 12th Man Technologies, Inc. and 20/20 GeneSystems Inc..

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What this shows 1964 holds 6 patents at rank #38,482, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near 1964

By rank, the assignees closest to #38,482 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04R (Loudspeakers)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in 1964's primary technology class.

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for 1964, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In H04R (Loudspeakers), 1964 ranks #383 of 1,513 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (23 here).

GoGo Heel, LLC 23 CliniCloud Inc. 23 Jooster IP AG 23 Central BAG & Burlap Co. 23

1964's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

23 11th percentile higher than 11% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2019–2025

Grants by year

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

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1964 Ears, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2019	1	16.7%
2020	3	50.0%
2021	1	16.7%
2025partial year	1	16.7%

Which technologies does 1964 Ears, LLC patent most?

H04R - Loudspeakers, Microphones, Gramophone Pick-ups OR Like Acoustic Electromechanical TRANSDUCERS; Deaf-aid SETS; Public Address Systems 6

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 2

A61F - Filters Implantable Into Blood VESSELS; PROSTHESES; Devices Providing Patency TO, OR Preventing Collapsing OF, Tubular Structures OF THE Body, e.g. STENTS; Orthopaedic, Nursing OR Contraceptive DEVICES; FOMENTATION; Treatment OR Protection OF Eyes OR EARS; Bandages, Dressings OR Absorbent PADS; Firs 1

H04S - Stereophonic Systems 1

Top 4 of 4 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

1964 Ears, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

1964 Ears, LLC's lead technology class is H04R (Loudspeakers, Microphones, Gramophone Pick-ups OR Like Acoustic Electromechanical TRANSDUCERS; Deaf-aid SETS; Public Address Systems), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H04R
Ranked #38,481 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare 1964 Ears, LLC against 12th Man Technologies, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 22.6/100 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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