Agency Arms, LLC
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 33 granted patents across 3 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: F41A (Functional Features OR Details Common TO Both Smallarms AND Ordnance, e.g. CANNONS; Mountings FOR Smallarms OR Ordnance).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Agency ranks #9,421 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 33 patents across 3 technology areas.
- #9,421
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- Top 47%
- by Innovation Score (36.1/100)
- 13.0
- avg claims per patent
- +55%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R9421 · US Corporation #9,421 · 33 grants
GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-SMALL 33 grants
- UPPER-Q #9,421/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH A School Kansai…
- CPC-NARROW F41A · 3 areas
- INNOV-THIN 36.1/100
- CLAIMS-RICH 13.0 claims/avg
- TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
- VEL-SURGE +55% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: A School Corporation Kansai University (±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 Agency’s 36.1 Innovation Score adds up
The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around Agency
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- Lutonix · near
Lutonix · near
36 score
- Agency Arms · this assignee
Agency Arms · this assignee
36 score
- Biokine Therapeutics · near
Biokine Therapeutics · near
36 score
- National Coupling · near
National Coupling · near
36 score
- Siva Power · near
Siva Power · near
36 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Agency's Innovation Score is 36.1/100 (top 47% 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 Agency?
Each dot is one of Agency’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). Agency’s own 13.0 claims/patent is ABOVE the 10.7 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.
Where Agency's grants concentrate
Agency Arms, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 3 CPC subclasses with 42.4% of grants classified under F41A (Functional Features OR Details Common TO Both Smallarms AND Ordnance, e.g. CANNONS; Mountings FOR Smallarms OR Ordnance). Peak complete grant year is 2023 (6 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Agency sits between A School Corporation Kansai University and Apex MFG. Co., Ltd..
Agency's three-year grant acceleration
Agency Arms, LLC shows 12 grants in 2022–2024 against only 8 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 Agency's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- A School Kansai U…
A School Corporation Kansai University
33 patents
- Abbyy Infopoisk
Abbyy InfoPoisk LLC
33 patents
- Adata Technology
Adata Technology Co., Ltd.
33 patents
- Advanced Technolo…
Advanced Technology & Materials Co., Ltd.
33 patents
- Airspan IP Holdco
Airspan IP Holdco LLC
33 patents
- Aisin Keikinzoku
Aisin Keikinzoku Co., Ltd.
33 patents
- Anaergia
Anaergia Inc.
33 patents
- Apex MFG
Apex MFG. Co., Ltd.
33 patents
- Agency Arms ◀
Agency Arms, LLC
33 patents
What this shows Agency holds 33 patents at rank #9,421, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near Agency
By rank, the assignees closest to #9,421 in granted patent volume.
- A School Corporation Kansai University #9,417 · 33 patents
- Abbyy InfoPoisk LLC #9,418 · 33 patents
- Adata Technology Co., Ltd. #9,419 · 33 patents
- Advanced Technology & Materials Co., Ltd. #9,420 · 33 patents
- Airspan IP Holdco LLC #9,422 · 33 patents
- Aisin Keikinzoku Co., Ltd. #9,423 · 33 patents
- Anaergia Inc. #9,424 · 33 patents
- Apex MFG. Co., Ltd. #9,425 · 33 patents
Leaders in F41A (Functional Features OR Details Common TO Both Smallarms A…)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Agency's primary technology class.
- Smith & Wesson Inc. 86 in class
- SIG Sauer Inc. 80 in class
- Magpul Industries Corp. 79 in class
- WHG Properties, LLC 75 in class
- The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army 70 in class
- Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. 58 in class
- Lwrc International LLC 49 in class
- Vista Outdoor Operations LLC 46 in class
Assignees with similar portfolio profiles
Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Agency, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In F41A (Functional Features OR Details Common TO Both Smallarms A…), Agency ranks #35 of 374 assignees by patent count in that subclass.
Similar innovation score
Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (36 here).
Agency's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
36 Top 47% higher than 53% 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 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 3.0% |
| 2017 | 4 | 12.1% |
| 2018 | 3 | 9.1% |
| 2019 | 3 | 9.1% |
| 2020 | 3 | 9.1% |
| 2021 | 2 | 6.1% |
| 2022 | 2 | 6.1% |
| 2023 | 6 | 18.2% |
| 2024 | 4 | 12.1% |
| 2025partial year | 5 | 15.2% |
Which technologies does Agency Arms, LLC patent most?
Top 3 of 3 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
Agency Arms, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- Agency Arms, LLC's lead technology class is F41A (Functional Features OR Details Common TO Both Smallarms AND Ordnance, e.g. CANNONS; Mountings FOR Smallarms OR Ordnance), 42.4% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F41A
- Ranked #9,421 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare Agency Arms, LLC against A School Corporation Kansai University, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 36.1/100 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.
Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.