Where does American Defense Manufacturing, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), American Defense Manufacturing, LLC ranks #38,746 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 American Defense Manufacturing, LLC hold?

American Defense Manufacturing, LLC holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2021, spanning 4 technology areas.

What is American Defense Manufacturing, LLC's Innovation Score?

American Defense Manufacturing, LLC has an Innovation Score of 23.9 out of 100 (13th 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 American Defense Manufacturing, LLC focus on?

American Defense Manufacturing, LLC's top technology area is F41G (Weapon SIGHTS; Aiming) with 3 patents, ranking #136 of 307 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 4 CPC subclasses total.

Is American Defense Manufacturing, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

American Defense Manufacturing, LLC's recent grant velocity is +100% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for American Defense Manufacturing, LLC's patents?

American Defense Manufacturing, LLC's patents average 16.8 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 American Defense Manufacturing, 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

American Defense Manufacturing, LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 4 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2021. 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: F41G (Weapon SIGHTS; Aiming).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, American ranks #38,746 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 4 technology areas.

#38,746
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 13th percentile
by Innovation Score (23.9/100): 16.8
avg claims per patent: +100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R38746 · US Corporation #38,746 · 6 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #38,746/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Amerasia Internation…
CPC-NARROW F41G · 4 areas
INNOV-THIN 23.9/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.8 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Amerasia International Technology, 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 American’s 23.9 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 6.7 pts (28%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 7.1 pts (30%) Claim depth 10.1 pts (42%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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What this shows American's Innovation Score is 23.9/100 (13th 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 American?

Each dot is one of American’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). American’s own 16.8 claims/patent is ABOVE the 16.5 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where American's grants concentrate

American Defense Manufacturing, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 4 CPC subclasses with 50% of grants classified under F41G (Weapon SIGHTS; Aiming). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, American sits between Amerasia International Technology, Inc. and American River Nutrition, LLC.

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What this shows American holds 6 patents at rank #38,878, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near American

By rank, the assignees closest to #38,878 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F41G (Weapon Sights)

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

American's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

24 13th percentile higher than 13% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2021

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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American Defense Manufacturing, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	1	16.7%
2018	1	16.7%
2020	3	50.0%
2021	1	16.7%

Which technologies does American Defense Manufacturing, LLC patent most?

F41G - Weapon SIGHTS; Aiming 3

F41A - Functional Features OR Details Common TO Both Smallarms AND Ordnance, e.g. CANNONS; Mountings FOR Smallarms OR Ordnance 3

F16M - Frames, Casings OR Beds OF Engines, Machines OR Apparatus, NOT Specific TO Engines, Machines OR Apparatus Provided FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; Supports 1

F41C - Smallarms, e.g. Pistols, Rifles ; Accessories Therefor 1

Top 4 of 4 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

American Defense Manufacturing, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

American Defense Manufacturing, LLC's lead technology class is F41G (Weapon SIGHTS; Aiming), 50% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F41G
Ranked #38,746 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare American Defense Manufacturing, LLC against Amerasia International Technology, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 23.9/100 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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