Where does Apex Brands, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Apex Brands, Inc. ranks #1,591 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 Apex Brands, Inc. hold?

Apex Brands, Inc. holds 259 US utility patents granted 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 (top 1% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant 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, ranking #7 of 768 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 56 CPC subclasses total.

Is Apex Brands, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Apex Brands, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +162% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Apex Brands, Inc.'s patents?

Apex Brands, Inc.'s patents average 11.2 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 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Apex Brands, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 259 granted patents across 56 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: B25B (Tools OR Bench Devices NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, FOR Fastening, Connecting, Disengaging OR Holding).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Apex ranks #1,591 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 259 patents across 56 technology areas.

#1,591
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 1%
by Innovation Score (66.8/100): 11.2
avg claims per patent: +162%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R1591 · US Corporation #1,591 · 259 grants

GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-STRONG · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MID 259 grants
TOP-DECILE #1,591/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Endress+Hauser…
CPC-WIDE B25B · 56 areas
INNOV-STRONG 66.8/100
CLAIMS-PAR 11.2 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +162% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Endress+Hauser Conducta GmbH+Co. KG (±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 Apex’s 66.8 Innovation Score adds up

The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.

Volume 19.2 pts (29%) Velocity 15.9 pts (24%) Breadth 25.0 pts (37%) Claim depth 6.7 pts (10%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Smith & Nephew · near

67
Apex Brands · this assignee

67
Inalfa Roof Systems… · near

67
Smith & Nephew Asia… · near

67
United Microelectron… · near

67
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Apex's Innovation Score is 66.8/100 (top 1% 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 Apex?

Each dot is one of Apex’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). Apex’s own 11.2 claims/patent is at or below the 18.6 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

How Apex's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, Apex Brands, Inc. received 170 grants versus 65 in 2015–2019 (+162% equal-window velocity, above median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2022 at 56 grants and bottomed in 2015 at 10. Lead class B25B accounts for 22.8% of the portfolio across 56 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc. (#1,587) and Momentive Performance Materials GmbH (#1,595).

Apex's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Apex Brands, Inc. moved from 54 to 129 grants (2.39x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). Among 3,296 tracked assignees with ≥100 grants and ≥20 prior-period grants, that multiple ranks #133. See the growth leaderboard.

Sharp Laboratorie…

261
Brocade Communica…

260
Eagle Technology

260
Thermo Fisher Sci…

260
Endress+Hauser Co…

259
Intel Deutschland

259
King Abdulaziz Ci…

259
Momentive Perform…

259
Apex Brands ◀

259

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.

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.

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Apex, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In B25B (Tools OR Bench Devices), Apex ranks #7 of 768 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (67 here).

Inalfa Roof Systems Group B.V. 67 Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific PTE. Limited 67 United Microelectronics Corp. 67 Smith & Nephew, Inc. 67

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (11.2 here).

Nippon Kayaku Kabushiki Kaisha 11.2 avg C.R.F. Societa' Consortile PER Azioni 11.2 avg Paragon 28, Inc. 11.2 avg Panasonic I-pro Sensing Solutions Co., Ltd. 11.2 avg

Apex's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

67 Top 1% higher than 99% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

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%
2025partial year	24	9.3%

Which technologies does Apex Brands, Inc. patent most?

B25B - Tools OR Bench Devices NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, FOR Fastening, Connecting, Disengaging OR Holding 59

B23B - TURNING; Boring 29

G01B - Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours 27

B25H - Workshop Equipment, e.g. FOR Marking-out WORK; Storage Means FOR Workshops 18

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 16

B25G - Handles FOR Hand Implements 15

B25F - Combination OR Multi-purpose Tools NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Details OR Components OF Portable Power-driven Tools NOT Particularly Related TO THE Operations Performed AND NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 15

B23Q - Details, Components, OR Accessories FOR Machine Tools, e.g. Arrangements FOR Copying OR Controlling ; Machine Tools IN General Characterised BY THE Construction OF Particular Details OR COMPONENTS; Combinations OR Associations OF Metal-working Machines, NOT Directed TO A Particular Result 13

F16D - Couplings FOR Transmitting ROTATION; CLUTCHES; Brakes 10

B23K - Soldering OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; Cladding OR Plating BY Soldering OR WELDING; Cutting BY Applying Heat Locally, e.g. Flame CUTTING; Working BY Laser Beam 9

B44D - Painting OR Artistic Drawing, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Preserving PAINTINGS; Surface Treatment TO Obtain Special Artistic Surface Effects OR Finishes 9

Y10S - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former Uspc Cross-reference ART Collections [XRACs] AND Digests 9

G05B - Control OR Regulating Systems IN GENERAL; Functional Elements OF Such SYSTEMS; Monitoring OR Testing Arrangements FOR Such Systems OR Elements 8

F16K - VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating 8

B65D - Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials, e.g. Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding CONTAINERS; Accessories, Closures, OR Fittings THEREFOR; Packaging ELEMENTS; Packages 6

Top 15 of 56 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

Apex Brands, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Apex Brands, Inc.'s lead technology class is B25B (Tools OR Bench Devices NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, FOR Fastening, Connecting, Disengaging OR Holding), 22.8% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B25B
Ranked #1,591 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Apex Brands, Inc. against Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 66.8/100 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.

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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