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Apex Brands, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 259 granted patents across 56 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: B25B (TOOLS OR BENCH DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, FOR FASTENING, CONNECTING, DISENGAGING OR HOLDING).

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259
Total patents granted
56
CPC technology areas
11.2
Avg claims per patent
+198%
5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Apex holds 259 US patents across 56 technology areas, rank #1,591 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,591
of 50,000 US assignees by volume
Top 1%
by Innovation Score (66.8/100)
11.2
avg claims per patent
+198%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Apex Brands, Inc. has been granted 259 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Apex Brands, Inc. at rank #1,591 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 56 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 11.2 claims per patent with primary concentration in B25B (TOOLS OR BENCH DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, FOR FASTENING, CONNECTING, DISENGAGING OR HOLDING). As a US Corporation, Apex Brands, Inc. is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Apex sits between Sharp Laboratories Of America, Inc. (261 patents, rank #1,587) and Momentive Performance Materials Gmbh (259 patents, rank #1,595) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 66.8/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 194 grants, compared with 65 in the 2015–2019 window, a +198% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. The US Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.

Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. Apex Brands, Inc.'s 11.2 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while a multi-domain presence across 56 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Apex Brands, Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Who files at Apex's volume?

Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀

patents

What this shows Apex holds 259 patents at rank #1,591, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025

Companies ranked near Apex

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,591 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B25B (Tools OR Bench Devices)

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

Apex's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

67 Top 1% higher than 99% of 50,000 US assignees

0–10: 687 US assignees (1%). Below this entry. 10–20: 2,527 US assignees (5%). Below this entry. 20–30: 13,162 US assignees (26%). Below this entry. 30–40: 15,294 US assignees (31%). Below this entry. 40–50: 11,491 US assignees (23%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,058 US assignees (10%). Below this entry. 60–70: 1,537 US assignees (3%). This entry sits in this band. 70–80: 234 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 80–90: 10 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 90–100: 0 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. This assignee 0 100 every tracked assignee, bucketed by value

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

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USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

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

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Apex Brands, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year Patents Granted Share of Period
2015 10 3.9%
2016 10 3.9%
2017 17 6.6%
2018 15 5.8%
2019 13 5.0%
2020 15 5.8%
2021 26 10.0%
2022 56 21.6%
2023 37 14.3%
2024 36 13.9%
2025 24 9.3%

Which technologies does Apex Brands, Inc. patent most?

Top 15 of 56 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate
Tech Breadth Multi-domain
Claim Depth Simple
Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,591

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

66.8 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does Apex Brands, Inc. hold?
Apex Brands, Inc. holds 259 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 56 technology areas.
What is Apex Brands, Inc.'s Innovation Score?
Apex Brands, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 66.8 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).
What technology areas does Apex Brands, Inc. focus on?
Apex Brands, Inc.'s top technology area is B25B (TOOLS OR BENCH DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, FOR FASTENING, CONNECTING, DISENGAGING OR HOLDING) with 59 patents. The company has filed patents in 56 CPC subclasses total.
Is Apex Brands, Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?
Apex Brands, Inc.'s recent filing velocity is +198% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.
What does claim depth mean for Apex Brands, Inc.'s patents?
Apex Brands, Inc.'s patents average 11.2 claims each. This is relatively simple claim structure, typical for focused inventions.
How is the Apex Brands, Inc. 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.

How to use this portfolio

Apex's 259 grants land it in the top 1% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

  • Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - Apex ranks #1,591 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
  • Most of this portfolio concentrates in B25B - see who else leads that technology area. B25B leaders
  • Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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

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.