A&E Advanced Closure Systems, LLC
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 10 granted patents across 4 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2018–2022. 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: A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, A&e ranks #25,667 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 10 patents across 4 technology areas.
- #25,667
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- 33rd percentile
- by Innovation Score (30.2/100)
- 21.5
- avg claims per patent
- +0%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R25667 · US Corporation #25,667 · 10 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-FLAT · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-MICRO 10 grants
- MID-PACK #25,667/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH 7Tunnels
- CPC-NARROW A61B · 4 areas
- INNOV-THIN 30.2/100
- CLAIMS-DENSE 21.5 claims/avg
- TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
- VEL-FLAT +0% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: 7Tunnels 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 A&e’s 30.2 Innovation Score adds up
The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around A&e
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- A&E Advanced… · this assignee 30
A&E Advanced… · this assignee
30 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows A&e's Innovation Score is 30.2/100 (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 A&e?
Each dot is one of A&e’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). A&e’s own 21.5 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.1 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.
Where A&e's grants concentrate
A&E Advanced Closure Systems, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 4 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, A&e sits between 7Tunnels Inc. and Abatement Technologies, Inc..
A&e's three-year grant acceleration
A&E Advanced Closure Systems, LLC shows 2 grants in 2022–2024 against only 7 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.
Who files at A&E's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- 7tunnels
7Tunnels Inc.
10 patents
- 80 Percent Arms
80 Percent Arms Inc.
10 patents
- 9155-0020 Quebec
9155-0020 Quebec Inc.
10 patents
- A LA Carte Media
A LA Carte Media, Inc.
10 patents
- A R E Accessories
A.R.E. Accessories LLC
10 patents
- Aauxx Korea
Aauxx Korea Co., Ltd
10 patents
- AB7 Innovation S U
AB7 Innovation S.A.S.U.
10 patents
- Abatement
Abatement Technologies, Inc.
10 patents
- A&E Advanced Clos… ◀
A&E Advanced Closure Systems, LLC
10 patents
What this shows A&E holds 10 patents at rank #25,624, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near A&E
By rank, the assignees closest to #25,624 in granted patent volume.
- 7Tunnels Inc. #25,620 · 10 patents
- 80 Percent Arms Inc. #25,621 · 10 patents
- 9155-0020 Quebec Inc. #25,622 · 10 patents
- A LA Carte Media, Inc. #25,623 · 10 patents
- A.R.E. Accessories LLC #25,625 · 10 patents
- Aauxx Korea Co., Ltd #25,626 · 10 patents
- AB7 Innovation S.A.S.U. #25,627 · 10 patents
- Abatement Technologies, Inc. #25,628 · 10 patents
Leaders in A61B (Diagnosis)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in A&E's primary technology class.
- Covidien LP 5,709 in class
- Koniniklijke Philips N.V. 3,414 in class
- Olympus Corporation 2,758 in class
- Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. 2,362 in class
- Cilag GmbH International 2,063 in class
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. 1,921 in class
- DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. 1,796 in class
- Ethicon, Inc. 1,762 in class
A&e'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
Grants by year
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2018–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 10.0% |
| 2019 | 4 | 40.0% |
| 2020 | 2 | 20.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | 10.0% |
| 2022 | 2 | 20.0% |
Which technologies does A&E Advanced Closure Systems, LLC patent most?
Top 4 of 4 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
A&E Advanced Closure Systems, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- A&E Advanced Closure Systems, LLC's lead technology class is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61B
- Ranked #25,667 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare A&E Advanced Closure Systems, LLC against 7Tunnels Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 30.2/100 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.
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