Where does AFC Cable Systems, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), AFC Cable Systems, Inc. ranks #16,557 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 AFC Cable Systems, Inc. hold?

AFC Cable Systems, Inc. holds 17 US utility patents granted between 2018 and 2024, spanning 4 technology areas.

What is AFC Cable Systems, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

AFC Cable Systems, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 38.1 out of 100 (top 42% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is AFC Cable Systems, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

AFC Cable Systems, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +367% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for AFC Cable Systems, Inc.'s patents?

AFC Cable Systems, Inc.'s patents average 12.8 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 AFC Cable Systems, 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

AFC Cable Systems, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does AFC Cable Systems, Inc. focus on?

AFC Cable Systems, Inc.'s top technology area is H01B (CABLES; CONDUCTORS; INSULATORS; Selection OF Materials FOR Their Conductive, Insulating OR Dielectric Properties) with 11 patents, ranking #93 of 1,055 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 4 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 17 granted patents across 4 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2018–2024. 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: H01B (CABLES; CONDUCTORS; INSULATORS; Selection OF Materials FOR Their Conductive, Insulating OR Dielectric Properties).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, AFC ranks #16,557 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 17 patents across 4 technology areas.

#16,557
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 42%
by Innovation Score (38.1/100): 12.8
avg claims per patent: +367%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R16557 · US Corporation #16,557 · 17 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 17 grants
MID-PACK #16,557/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH ACK Ventures Holdings
CPC-NARROW H01B · 4 areas
INNOV-THIN 38.1/100
CLAIMS-RICH 12.8 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +367% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: ACK Ventures Holdings, LLC (±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 AFC’s 38.1 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 10.0 pts (26%) Velocity 13.3 pts (35%) Breadth 7.1 pts (19%) Claim depth 7.7 pts (20%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
AFC Cable Systems · this assignee

38
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows AFC's Innovation Score is 38.1/100 (top 42% 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 AFC?

Each dot is one of AFC’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). AFC’s own 12.8 claims/patent is at or below the 15.1 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where AFC's grants concentrate

AFC Cable Systems, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 4 CPC subclasses with 64.7% of grants classified under H01B (CABLES; CONDUCTORS; INSULATORS; Selection OF Materials FOR Their Conductive, Insulating OR Dielectric Properties). Peak complete grant year is 2023 (6 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2019. By volume, AFC sits between ACK Ventures Holdings, LLC and Ai21 Labs.

AFC's three-year grant acceleration

AFC Cable Systems, Inc. shows 10 grants in 2022–2024 against only 5 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 AFC holds 17 patents at rank #16,546, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near AFC

By rank, the assignees closest to #16,546 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H01B (Cables)

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

AFC's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

38 Top 42% higher than 58% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2018–2024

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2018–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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AFC Cable Systems, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2018	2	11.8%
2019	1	5.9%
2020	2	11.8%
2021	2	11.8%
2022	1	5.9%
2023	6	35.3%
2024	3	17.6%

Which technologies does AFC Cable Systems, Inc. patent most?

H01B - CABLES; CONDUCTORS; INSULATORS; Selection OF Materials FOR Their Conductive, Insulating OR Dielectric Properties 11

H02G - Installation OF Electric Cables OR Lines, OR OF Combined Optical AND Electric Cables OR Lines 4

H01R - Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors 2

F16L - PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General 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

AFC Cable Systems, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

AFC Cable Systems, Inc.'s lead technology class is H01B (CABLES; CONDUCTORS; INSULATORS; Selection OF Materials FOR Their Conductive, Insulating OR Dielectric Properties), 64.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H01B
Ranked #16,557 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare AFC Cable Systems, Inc. against ACK Ventures Holdings, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 38.1/100 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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