Where does AFJ Industries, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), AFJ Industries, LLC ranks #34,108 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 AFJ Industries, LLC hold?

AFJ Industries, LLC holds 7 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2022, spanning 7 technology areas.

What is AFJ Industries, LLC's Innovation Score?

AFJ Industries, LLC has an Innovation Score of 25.5 out of 100 (18th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does AFJ Industries, LLC focus on?

AFJ Industries, LLC's top technology area is A47G (Household OR Table Equipment) with 5 patents, ranking #92 of 709 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 7 CPC subclasses total.

Is AFJ Industries, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

AFJ Industries, LLC's recent grant velocity is +33% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for AFJ Industries, LLC's patents?

AFJ Industries, LLC's patents average 11.3 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 AFJ Industries, 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

AFJ Industries, LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 7 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2022. 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: A47G (Household OR Table Equipment).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, AFJ ranks #34,108 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 7 technology areas.

#34,108
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 18th percentile
by Innovation Score (25.5/100): 11.3
avg claims per patent: +33%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R34108 · US Corporation #34,108 · 7 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 7 grants
MID-PACK #34,108/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Aegis Medical…
CPC-NARROW A47G · 7 areas
INNOV-THIN 25.5/100
CLAIMS-PAR 11.3 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-UP +33% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Aegis Medical Innovations 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 AFJ’s 25.5 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 7.2 pts (28%) Velocity 2.2 pts (9%) Breadth 9.4 pts (37%) Claim depth 6.8 pts (27%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
AFJ Industries · this assignee

26
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows AFJ's Innovation Score is 25.5/100 (18th 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 AFJ?

Each dot is one of AFJ’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). AFJ’s own 11.3 claims/patent is at or below the 13.1 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where AFJ's grants concentrate

AFJ Industries, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 7 CPC subclasses with 71.4% of grants classified under A47G (Household OR Table Equipment). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, AFJ sits between Aegis Medical Innovations Inc. and Agco Netherlands B.V..

AFJ's three-year grant acceleration

AFJ Industries, LLC shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 3 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.

Aegis Medical Inn…

7
Afag Holding

7
Affective Software

7
Afinitica S L

7
Aftx

7
AFW Holding

7
Focus

7
Agco Netherlands…

7
AFJ Industries ◀

7

What this shows AFJ holds 7 patents at rank #34,080, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near AFJ

By rank, the assignees closest to #34,080 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A47G (Household OR Table Equipment)

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

AFJ's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

26 18th percentile higher than 18% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2022

Grants by year

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

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AFJ Industries, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	14.3%
2017	1	14.3%
2018	1	14.3%
2020	3	42.9%
2022	1	14.3%

Which technologies does AFJ Industries, LLC patent most?

A47G - Household OR Table Equipment 5

B65D - Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials, e.g. Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding CONTAINERS; Accessories, Closures, OR Fittings THEREFOR; Packaging ELEMENTS; Packages 5

A47J - Kitchen EQUIPMENT; Coffee MILLS; Spice MILLS; Apparatus FOR Making Beverages 4

A01K - Animal HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; Rearing OR Breeding Animals, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; NEW Breeds OF Animals 3

B05D - Processes FOR Applying Fluent Materials TO Surfaces, IN General 1

A45F - Travelling OR Camp EQUIPMENT: Sacks OR Packs Carried ON THE Body 1

G09F - DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; Labels OR NAME-PLATES; Seals 1

Top 7 of 7 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

AFJ Industries, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

AFJ Industries, LLC's lead technology class is A47G (Household OR Table Equipment), 71.4% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A47G
Ranked #34,108 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare AFJ Industries, LLC against Aegis Medical Innovations Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 25.5/100 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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