AGF Manufacturing, Inc.
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 11 granted patents across 6 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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: A62C (Fire-fighting).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, AGF ranks #23,807 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 11 patents across 6 technology areas.
- #23,807
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- Top 45%
- by Innovation Score (36.8/100)
- 14.1
- avg claims per patent
- +250%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R23807 · US Corporation #23,807 · 11 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-MICRO 11 grants
- MID-PACK #23,807/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Afros S P A
- CPC-NARROW A62C · 6 areas
- INNOV-THIN 36.8/100
- CLAIMS-RICH 14.1 claims/avg
- TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
- VEL-SURGE +250% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Afros S.P.A. (±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 AGF’s 36.8 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 AGF
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- AGF Manufacturing · this assignee
AGF Manufacturing · this assignee
37 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows AGF's Innovation Score is 36.8/100 (top 45% 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 AGF?
Each dot is one of AGF’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). AGF’s own 14.1 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.1 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.
Where AGF's grants concentrate
AGF Manufacturing, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 6 CPC subclasses with 90.9% of grants classified under A62C (Fire-fighting). Peak complete grant year is 2022 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, AGF sits between Afros S.P.A. and Air-bag Packing Co., Ltd..
AGF's three-year grant acceleration
AGF Manufacturing, Inc. shows 5 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.
Who files at AGF's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Afros S P A
Afros S.P.A.
11 patents
- Agarik SAS
Agarik SAS
11 patents
- AGC Chemicals Ame…
AGC Chemicals Americas, Inc.
11 patents
- Agco
Agco SA
11 patents
- Agit Global IP Ho…
Agit Global IP Holdings, LLC
11 patents
- AGS Automotive So…
AGS Company Automotive Solutions LLC
11 patents
- Aicuris Anti-infe…
Aicuris Anti-infective Cures AG
11 patents
- Air-bag Packing
Air-bag Packing Co., Ltd.
11 patents
- AGF Manufacturing ◀
AGF Manufacturing, Inc.
11 patents
What this shows AGF holds 11 patents at rank #23,779, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near AGF
By rank, the assignees closest to #23,779 in granted patent volume.
- Afros S.P.A. #23,775 · 11 patents
- Agarik SAS #23,776 · 11 patents
- AGC Chemicals Americas, Inc. #23,777 · 11 patents
- Agco SA #23,778 · 11 patents
- Agit Global IP Holdings, LLC #23,780 · 11 patents
- AGS Company Automotive Solutions LLC #23,781 · 11 patents
- Aicuris Anti-infective Cures AG #23,782 · 11 patents
- Air-bag Packing Co., Ltd. #23,783 · 11 patents
Leaders in A62C (Fire-fighting)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in AGF's primary technology class.
- Tyco Fire Products LP 228 in class
- Oshkosh Corporation 89 in class
- Kidde Technologies, Inc. 75 in class
- The Reliable Automatic Sprinkler Co. Inc. 57 in class
- Victaulic Company 50 in class
- Viking Group, Inc. 48 in class
- Minimax Viking Research & Development GmbH 48 in class
- Hilti Aktiengesellschaft 44 in class
AGF's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
37 Top 45% higher than 55% 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 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 9.1% |
| 2019 | 1 | 9.1% |
| 2020 | 1 | 9.1% |
| 2021 | 1 | 9.1% |
| 2022 | 3 | 27.3% |
| 2023 | 1 | 9.1% |
| 2024 | 1 | 9.1% |
| 2025partial year | 2 | 18.2% |
Which technologies does AGF Manufacturing, Inc. patent most?
Top 6 of 6 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
AGF Manufacturing, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- AGF Manufacturing, Inc.'s lead technology class is A62C (Fire-fighting), 90.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A62C
- Ranked #23,807 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare AGF Manufacturing, Inc. against Afros S.P.A., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 36.8/100 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.