Where does AFI Licensing LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), AFI Licensing LLC ranks #14,435 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 AFI Licensing LLC hold?

AFI Licensing LLC holds 20 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2018, spanning 23 technology areas.

What is AFI Licensing LLC's Innovation Score?

AFI Licensing LLC has an Innovation Score of 38.2 out of 100 (top 41% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does AFI Licensing LLC focus on?

AFI Licensing LLC's top technology area is E04F (Finishing Work ON Buildings, e.g. Stairs, Floors) with 11 patents, ranking #49 of 584 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 23 CPC subclasses total.

Is AFI Licensing LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

AFI Licensing LLC's recent grant velocity is -100% 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 AFI Licensing LLC's patents?

AFI Licensing LLC's patents average 17.9 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 AFI Licensing 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

AFI Licensing LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 20 granted patents across 23 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2018. 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: E04F (Finishing Work ON Buildings, e.g. Stairs, Floors).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, AFI ranks #14,435 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 20 patents across 23 technology areas.

#14,435
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 41%
by Innovation Score (38.2/100): 17.9
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R14435 · US Corporation #14,435 · 20 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 20 grants
MID-PACK #14,435/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Adlens
CPC-FOCUS E04F · 23 areas
INNOV-THIN 38.2/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.9 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Adlens Limited (±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 AFI’s 38.2 Innovation Score adds up

The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.

Volume 10.5 pts (27%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 17.0 pts (45%) Claim depth 10.7 pts (28%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
AFI Licensing · this assignee

38
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows AFI's Innovation Score is 38.2/100 (top 41% 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 AFI?

Each dot is one of AFI’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). AFI’s own 17.9 claims/patent is ABOVE the 16.9 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where AFI's grants concentrate

AFI Licensing LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 23 CPC subclasses with 55% of grants classified under E04F (Finishing Work ON Buildings, e.g. Stairs, Floors). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (12 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2018. By volume, AFI sits between Adlens Limited and AKG Acoustics GmbH.

Adlens

20
Advanced Wireless…

20
Aetna Group S P A

20
Affiris

20
Afilias

20
AGT International

20
Airties Kablosuz…

20
AKG Acoustics

20
AFI Licensing ◀

20

What this shows AFI holds 20 patents at rank #14,422, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near AFI

By rank, the assignees closest to #14,422 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in E04F (Finishing Work ON Buildings)

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

AFI's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

38 Top 41% higher than 59% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2018

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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AFI Licensing LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	6	30.0%
2017	12	60.0%
2018	2	10.0%

Which technologies does AFI Licensing LLC patent most?

E04F - Finishing Work ON Buildings, e.g. Stairs, Floors 11

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 8

B32B - Layered Products, i.e. Products Built-up OF Strata OF Flat OR Non-flat, e.g. Cellular OR Honeycomb, Form 5

C08L - Compositions OF Macromolecular Compounds 3

C08K - Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients 2

B05D - Processes FOR Applying Fluent Materials TO Surfaces, IN General 2

C09D - Coating Compositions, e.g. Paints, Varnishes OR LACQUERS; Filling PASTES; Chemical Paint OR INK REMOVERS; INKS; Correcting FLUIDS; WOODSTAINS; Pastes OR Solids FOR Colouring OR PRINTING; USE OF Materials Therefor 2

B27G - Accessory Machines OR Apparatus FOR Working Wood OR Similar MATERIALS; Tools FOR Working Wood OR Similar Materials ; Safety Devices FOR Wood Working Machines OR Tools 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

C09F - Natural RESINS; French POLISH; DRYING-OILS; OIL Drying Agents, i.e. SICCATIVES; Turpentine 1

C07C - Acyclic OR Carbocyclic Compounds 1

B24B - Machines, Devices, OR Processes FOR Grinding OR Polishing ; Dressing OR Conditioning OF Abrading SURFACES; Feeding OF Grinding, Polishing, OR Lapping Agents 1

E04B - General Building CONSTRUCTIONS; Walls, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; Insulation OR Other Protection OF Buildings 1

B27M - Working OF Wood NOT Provided FOR IN Subclasses B27b - B27L; Manufacture OF Specific Wooden Articles 1

A47F - Special Furniture, Fittings, OR Accessories FOR Shops, Storehouses, Bars, Restaurants OR THE LIKE; Paying Counters 1

Top 15 of 23 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

AFI Licensing LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

AFI Licensing LLC's lead technology class is E04F (Finishing Work ON Buildings, e.g. Stairs, Floors), 55% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore E04F
Ranked #14,435 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare AFI Licensing LLC against Adlens Limited, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 38.2/100 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.

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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