Where does Aerodyne Research, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Aerodyne Research, Inc. ranks #23,797 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 Aerodyne Research, Inc. hold?

Aerodyne Research, Inc. holds 11 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2025, spanning 11 technology areas.

What is Aerodyne Research, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Aerodyne Research, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 40.6 out of 100 (top 35% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Aerodyne Research, Inc. focus on?

Aerodyne Research, Inc.'s top technology area is G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties) with 9 patents, ranking #1,627 of 7,863 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 11 CPC subclasses total.

Is Aerodyne Research, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Aerodyne Research, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -87% 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 Aerodyne Research, Inc.'s patents?

Aerodyne Research, Inc.'s patents average 22.7 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 Aerodyne Research, 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

Aerodyne Research, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 11 granted patents across 11 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: G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Aerodyne ranks #23,797 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 11 patents across 11 technology areas.

#23,797
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 35%
by Innovation Score (40.6/100): 22.7
avg claims per patent: -87%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R23797 · US Corporation #23,797 · 11 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 11 grants
MID-PACK #23,797/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Advanced Functional…
CPC-FOCUS G01N · 11 areas
INNOV-PAR 40.6/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 22.7 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -87% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Advanced Functional Fabrics of America, 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 Aerodyne’s 40.6 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 8.6 pts (21%) Velocity 6.7 pts (17%) Breadth 11.7 pts (29%) Claim depth 13.6 pts (33%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Aerodyne Research · this assignee

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What this shows Aerodyne's Innovation Score is 40.6/100 (top 35% 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 Aerodyne?

Each dot is one of Aerodyne’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). Aerodyne’s own 22.7 claims/patent is ABOVE the 19.8 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Aerodyne's grants concentrate

Aerodyne Research, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 11 CPC subclasses with 81.8% of grants classified under G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, Aerodyne sits between Advanced Functional Fabrics of America, Inc. and Aevoe International Ltd..

Aerodyne's three-year grant acceleration

Aerodyne Research, Inc. shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 1 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 Aerodyne holds 11 patents at rank #23,879, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Aerodyne

By rank, the assignees closest to #23,879 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their…)

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

Aerodyne's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

41 Top 35% higher than 65% 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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Aerodyne Research, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	4	36.4%
2017	2	18.2%
2018	1	9.1%
2019	1	9.1%
2023	1	9.1%
2025partial year	2	18.2%

Which technologies does Aerodyne Research, Inc. patent most?

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 9

F02B - Internal-combustion Piston ENGINES; Combustion Engines IN General 2

G01J - Measurement OF Intensity, Velocity, Spectral Content, Polarisation, Phase OR Pulse Characteristics OF Infrared, Visible OR Ultraviolet LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; Radiation Pyrometry 2

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 2

G06Q - Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory PURPOSES; Systems OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory Purposes, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

F04B - Positive-displacement Machines FOR LIQUIDS; Pumps 1

B01J - Chemical OR Physical Processes, e.g. Catalysis OR Colloid CHEMISTRY; Their Relevant Apparatus 1

C12M - Apparatus FOR Enzymology OR MICROBIOLOGY; Apparatus FOR Culturing Microorganisms FOR Producing Biomass, FOR Growing Cells OR FOR Obtaining Fermentation OR Metabolic Products, i.e. Bioreactors OR Fermenters 1

H01F - MAGNETS; INDUCTANCES; TRANSFORMERS; Selection OF Materials FOR Their Magnetic Properties 1

H02K - Dynamo-electric Machines 1

G01M - Testing Static OR Dynamic Balance OF Machines OR STRUCTURES; Testing OF Structures OR Apparatus, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

Top 11 of 11 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

Aerodyne Research, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Aerodyne Research, Inc.'s lead technology class is G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties), 81.8% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01N
Ranked #23,797 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Aerodyne Research, Inc. against Advanced Functional Fabrics of America, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 40.6/100 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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