Where does AHF, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), AHF, LLC ranks #28,015 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 AHF, LLC hold?

AHF, LLC holds 9 US utility patents granted between 2021 and 2025, spanning 13 technology areas.

What is AHF, LLC's Innovation Score?

AHF, LLC has an Innovation Score of 48.9 out of 100 (top 16% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does AHF, LLC focus on?

AHF, LLC's top technology area is E04F (Finishing Work ON Buildings, e.g. Stairs, Floors) with 7 patents, ranking #90 of 584 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 13 CPC subclasses total.

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

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for AHF, LLC.

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

AHF, LLC's patents average 13.7 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 AHF, 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

AHF, LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 9 granted patents across 13 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2021–2025. 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: E04F (Finishing Work ON Buildings, e.g. Stairs, Floors).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, AHF ranks #28,015 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 9 patents across 13 technology areas.

#28,015
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 16%
by Innovation Score (48.9/100): 13.7
avg claims per patent

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R28015 · US Corporation #28,015 · 9 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH

GRANTS-MICRO 9 grants
MID-PACK #28,015/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Agis Software…
CPC-FOCUS E04F · 13 areas
INNOV-PAR 48.9/100
CLAIMS-RICH 13.7 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
SPAN-YRS 2021–2025 · 5y
BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Agis Software Development 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 AHF’s 48.9 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 8.0 pts (16%) Velocity 20.0 pts (41%) Breadth 12.7 pts (26%) Claim depth 8.2 pts (17%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
AHF · this assignee

49
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows AHF's Innovation Score is 48.9/100 (top 16% 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 AHF?

Each dot is one of AHF’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). AHF’s own 13.7 claims/patent is at or below the 13.7 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where AHF's grants concentrate

AHF, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 13 CPC subclasses with 77.8% of grants classified under E04F (Finishing Work ON Buildings, e.g. Stairs, Floors). Peak complete grant year is 2024 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2021. By volume, AHF sits between Agis Software Development LLC and Aichi Machine Industry Co., Ltd..

AHF's three-year grant acceleration

AHF, LLC shows 6 grants in 2022–2024 against only 1 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.

Agis Software Dev…

9
Agnitio SL

9
Agro Industries R…

9
Agro Innovation I…

9
Ahnlab

9
AI Bioelectronic…

9
Aible

9
Aichi Machine Ind…

9
AHF ◀

9

What this shows AHF holds 9 patents at rank #27,996, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near AHF

By rank, the assignees closest to #27,996 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in E04F (Finishing Work ON Buildings)

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

AHF's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

49 Top 16% higher than 84% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2021–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2021–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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AHF, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2021	1	11.1%
2022	2	22.2%
2024	4	44.4%
2025partial year	2	22.2%

Which technologies does AHF, LLC patent most?

E04F - Finishing Work ON Buildings, e.g. Stairs, Floors 7

C08L - Compositions OF Macromolecular Compounds 5

B32B - Layered Products, i.e. Products Built-up OF Strata OF Flat OR Non-flat, e.g. Cellular OR Honeycomb, Form 4

B29L - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclass B29c, Relating TO Particular Articles 3

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 3

B29K - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses B29b, B29c OR B29d, Relating TO Moulding Materials OR TO Materials FOR ; Moulds, ; Reinforcements, Fillers OR Preformed Parts, e.g. Inserts 3

B29B - Preparation OR Pretreatment OF THE Material TO BE SHAPED; Making Granules OR PREFORMS; Recovery OF Plastics OR Other Constituents OF Waste Material Containing Plastics 3

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 3

D21J - FIBREBOARD; Manufacture OF Articles From Cellulosic Fibrous Suspensions OR From Papier-mache 2

B27N - Manufacture BY DRY Processes OF Articles, With OR Without Organic Binding Agents, Made From Particles OR Fibres Consisting OF Wood OR Other Lignocellulosic OR Like Organic Material 2

B27K - Processes, Apparatus OR Selection OF Substances FOR Impregnating, Staining, Dyeing, Bleaching OF Wood OR Similar Materials, OR Treating OF Wood OR Similar Materials With Permeant Liquids, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR ; Chemical OR Physical Treatment OF Cork, Cane, Reed, Straw OR Similar Materials 2

C08K - Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients 1

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

Top 13 of 13 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

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

AHF, LLC's lead technology class is E04F (Finishing Work ON Buildings, e.g. Stairs, Floors), 77.8% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore E04F
Ranked #28,015 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare AHF, LLC against Agis Software Development LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 48.9/100 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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