Where does Advanced Functional Fabrics of America, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Advanced Functional Fabrics of America, Inc. ranks #23,787 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 Advanced Functional Fabrics of America, Inc. hold?

Advanced Functional Fabrics of America, Inc. holds 11 US utility patents granted between 2020 and 2025, spanning 25 technology areas.

What is Advanced Functional Fabrics of America, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Advanced Functional Fabrics of America, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 51.3 out of 100 (top 12% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Advanced Functional Fabrics of America, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for Advanced Functional Fabrics of America, Inc..

What does claim depth mean for Advanced Functional Fabrics of America, Inc.'s patents?

Advanced Functional Fabrics of America, Inc.'s patents average 25.6 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Advanced Functional Fabrics of America, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does Advanced Functional Fabrics of America, Inc. focus on?

Advanced Functional Fabrics of America, Inc.'s top technology area is G06K (Graphical Data Reading ; Presentation OF DATA; Record CARRIERS; Handling Record Carriers) with 5 patents, ranking #434 of 1,953 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 25 CPC subclasses total.

Q: How is the Advanced Functional Fabrics of America, 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 PatentsView assignee record - 11 granted patents across 25 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2020–2025. 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: G06K (Graphical Data Reading ; Presentation OF DATA; Record CARRIERS; Handling Record Carriers).

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Advanced ranks #23,787 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 11 patents across 25 technology areas.

#23,787
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 12%
by Innovation Score (51.3/100): 25.6
avg claims per patent

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R23787 · US Corporation #23,787 · 11 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH

GRANTS-MICRO 11 grants
MID-PACK #23,787/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Adelphi Technology
CPC-FOCUS G06K · 25 areas
INNOV-PAR 51.3/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 25.6 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
SPAN-YRS 2020–2025 · 6y
BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Adelphi Technology, 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 Advanced’s 51.3 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 8.6 pts (17%) Velocity 10.0 pts (19%) Breadth 17.7 pts (35%) Claim depth 15.0 pts (29%)

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What this shows Advanced's Innovation Score is 51.3/100 (top 12% 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 Advanced?

Each dot is one of Advanced’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). Advanced’s own 25.6 claims/patent is ABOVE the 17.4 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Advanced's grants concentrate

Advanced Functional Fabrics of America, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 25 CPC subclasses with 45.5% of grants classified under G06K (Graphical Data Reading ; Presentation OF DATA; Record CARRIERS; Handling Record Carriers). Peak complete grant year is 2021 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2020. By volume, Advanced sits between Adelphi Technology, Inc. and Aerodyne Research, Inc..

Advanced's three-year grant acceleration

Advanced Functional Fabrics of America, Inc. shows 6 grants in 2022–2024 against only 4 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.

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What this shows Advanced holds 11 patents at rank #23,875, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Advanced

By rank, the assignees closest to #23,875 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06K (Graphical Data Reading)

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

Advanced's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

51 Top 12% higher than 88% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2020–2025

Grants by year

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

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Advanced Functional Fabrics of America, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2020	1	9.1%
2021	3	27.3%
2023	3	27.3%
2024	3	27.3%
2025partial year	1	9.1%

Which technologies does Advanced Functional Fabrics of America, Inc. patent most?

G06K - Graphical Data Reading ; Presentation OF DATA; Record CARRIERS; Handling Record Carriers 5

D01D - Mechanical Methods OR Apparatus IN THE Manufacture OF Artificial Filaments, Threads, Fibres, Bristles OR Ribbons 4

D10B - Indexing Scheme Associated With Sublasses OF Section D, Relating TO Textiles 3

G09F - DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; Labels OR NAME-PLATES; Seals 3

D01F - Chemical Features IN THE Manufacture OF Artificial Filaments, Threads, Fibres, Bristles OR RIBBONS; Apparatus Specially Adapted FOR THE Manufacture OF Carbon Filaments 2

D02G - Crimping OR Curling Fibres, Filaments, Threads, OR YARNS; Yarns OR Threads 2

G02F - Optical Devices OR Arrangements FOR THE Control OF Light BY Modification OF THE Optical Properties OF THE Media OF THE Elements Involved THEREIN; Non-linear OPTICS; Frequency-changing OF LIGHT; Optical Logic ELEMENTS; Optical ANALOGUE/DIGITAL Converters 2

B29C - Shaping OR Joining OF PLASTICS; Shaping OF Material IN A Plastic State, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; After-treatment OF THE Shaped Products, e.g. Repairing 2

B29D - Producing Particular Articles From Plastics OR From Substances IN A Plastic State 2

H04B - Transmission 2

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 2

H01B - CABLES; CONDUCTORS; INSULATORS; Selection OF Materials FOR Their Conductive, Insulating OR Dielectric Properties 1

B32B - Layered Products, i.e. Products Built-up OF Strata OF Flat OR Non-flat, e.g. Cellular OR Honeycomb, Form 1

B29L - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclass B29c, Relating TO Particular Articles 1

B23K - Soldering OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; Cladding OR Plating BY Soldering OR WELDING; Cutting BY Applying Heat Locally, e.g. Flame CUTTING; Working BY Laser Beam 1

Top 15 of 25 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

Advanced Functional Fabrics of America, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Advanced Functional Fabrics of America, Inc.'s lead technology class is G06K (Graphical Data Reading ; Presentation OF DATA; Record CARRIERS; Handling Record Carriers), 45.5% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G06K
Ranked #23,787 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Advanced Functional Fabrics of America, Inc. against Adelphi Technology, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 51.3/100 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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