Where does ALF Operating Partners, Ltd. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), ALF Operating Partners, Ltd. ranks #38,686 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 ALF Operating Partners, Ltd. hold?

ALF Operating Partners, Ltd. holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2020, spanning 6 technology areas.

What is ALF Operating Partners, Ltd.'s Innovation Score?

ALF Operating Partners, Ltd. has an Innovation Score of 22.4 out of 100 (10th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is ALF Operating Partners, Ltd.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

ALF Operating Partners, Ltd.'s recent grant velocity is -80% 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 ALF Operating Partners, Ltd.'s patents?

ALF Operating Partners, Ltd.'s patents average 11.7 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 ALF Operating Partners, Ltd. 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

ALF Operating Partners, Ltd.

Q: What technology areas does ALF Operating Partners, Ltd. focus on?

ALF Operating Partners, Ltd.'s top technology area is A01G (HORTICULTURE; Cultivation OF Vegetables, Flowers, Rice, Fruit, Vines, Hops OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; Watering) with 2 patents, ranking #273 of 635 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 6 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 6 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2020. 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: A01G (HORTICULTURE; Cultivation OF Vegetables, Flowers, Rice, Fruit, Vines, Hops OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; Watering).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, ALF ranks #38,686 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 6 technology areas.

#38,686
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 10th percentile
by Innovation Score (22.4/100): 11.7
avg claims per patent: -80%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R38686 · US Corporation #38,686 · 6 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #38,686/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Albertson Enterprises
CPC-NARROW A01G · 6 areas
INNOV-THIN 22.4/100
CLAIMS-PAR 11.7 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -80% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Albertson Enterprises, 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 ALF’s 22.4 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 6.7 pts (30%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 8.7 pts (39%) Claim depth 7.0 pts (31%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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ALF Operating Partners · this assignee

22
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows ALF's Innovation Score is 22.4/100 (10th 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 ALF?

Each dot is one of ALF’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). ALF’s own 11.7 claims/patent is at or below the 16.3 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where ALF's grants concentrate

ALF Operating Partners, Ltd. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 6 CPC subclasses with 33.3% of grants classified under A01G (HORTICULTURE; Cultivation OF Vegetables, Flowers, Rice, Fruit, Vines, Hops OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; Watering). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, ALF sits between Albertson Enterprises, LLC and Algolux Inc..

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6
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What this shows ALF holds 6 patents at rank #38,603, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near ALF

By rank, the assignees closest to #38,603 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A01G (Horticulture)

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

ALF's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

22 10th percentile higher than 10% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2020

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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ALF Operating Partners, Ltd. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	16.7%
2016	2	33.3%
2017	1	16.7%
2019	1	16.7%
2020	1	16.7%

Which technologies does ALF Operating Partners, Ltd. patent most?

A01G - HORTICULTURE; Cultivation OF Vegetables, Flowers, Rice, Fruit, Vines, Hops OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; Watering 2

G09F - DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; Labels OR NAME-PLATES; Seals 2

B60P - Vehicles Adapted FOR Load Transportation OR TO Transport, TO Carry, OR TO Comprise Special Loads OR Objects 1

H02G - Installation OF Electric Cables OR Lines, OR OF Combined Optical AND Electric Cables OR Lines 1

E05F - Devices FOR Moving Wings Into Open OR Closed POSITION; Checks FOR WINGS; Wing Fittings NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, Concerned With THE Functioning OF THE Wing 1

E01F - Additional Work, Such AS Equipping Roads OR THE Construction OF Platforms, Helicopter Landing Stages, Signs, Snow Fences, OR THE Like 1

Top 6 of 6 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

ALF Operating Partners, Ltd.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

ALF Operating Partners, Ltd.'s lead technology class is A01G (HORTICULTURE; Cultivation OF Vegetables, Flowers, Rice, Fruit, Vines, Hops OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; Watering), 33.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A01G
Ranked #38,686 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare ALF Operating Partners, Ltd. against Albertson Enterprises, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 22.4/100 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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