Where does Apex MFG. Co., Ltd. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Apex MFG. Co., Ltd. ranks #9,432 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 MFG. Co., Ltd. hold?

Apex MFG. Co., Ltd. holds 33 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 9 technology areas.

What is Apex MFG. Co., Ltd.'s Innovation Score?

Apex MFG. Co., Ltd. has an Innovation Score of 30.3 out of 100 (34th 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 Apex MFG. Co., Ltd. focus on?

Apex MFG. Co., Ltd.'s top technology area is B25C (Hand-held Nailing OR Stapling TOOLS; Manually Operated Portable Stapling Tools) with 30 patents, ranking #9 of 70 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 9 CPC subclasses total.

Is Apex MFG. Co., Ltd.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Apex MFG. Co., Ltd.'s recent grant velocity is +50% 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 MFG. Co., Ltd.'s patents?

Apex MFG. Co., Ltd.'s patents average 9.1 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 MFG. Co., 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 Foreign Corporation

Apex MFG. Co., Ltd.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 33 granted patents across 9 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: B25C (Hand-held Nailing OR Stapling TOOLS; Manually Operated Portable Stapling Tools).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Apex ranks #9,432 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 33 patents across 9 technology areas.

#9,432
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 34th percentile
by Innovation Score (30.3/100): 9.1
avg claims per patent: +50%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R9432 · Foreign Corporation #9,432 · 33 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 33 grants
UPPER-Q #9,432/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Agency Arms
CPC-NARROW B25C · 9 areas
INNOV-THIN 30.3/100
CLAIMS-PAR 9.1 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +50% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Agency Arms, 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 Apex’s 30.3 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 12.2 pts (40%) Velocity 2.1 pts (7%) Breadth 10.6 pts (35%) Claim depth 5.5 pts (18%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Synack · near

30
Webasto-edscha Cabrio · near

30
Apex MFG · this assignee

30
RCM Enterprise L L C · near

30
Terawave · near

30
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Apex's Innovation Score is 30.3/100 (34th 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 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 9.1 claims/patent is at or below the 12.4 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.

Where Apex's grants concentrate

Apex MFG. Co., Ltd. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 9 CPC subclasses with 90.9% of grants classified under B25C (Hand-held Nailing OR Stapling TOOLS; Manually Operated Portable Stapling Tools). Peak complete grant year is 2021 (8 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Apex sits between Agency Arms, LLC and Aircraft Medical Limited.

Apex's three-year grant acceleration

Apex MFG. Co., Ltd. shows 5 grants in 2022–2024 against only 16 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.

Agency Arms

33
Airspan IP Holdco

33
Aisin Keikinzoku

33
Anaergia

33
Asahi Kasei Fibers

33
Agriculture Victo…

33
Ai Cure

33
Aircraft Medical

33
Apex MFG ◀

33

What this shows Apex holds 33 patents at rank #9,425, 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 #9,425 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B25C (Hand-held Nailing OR Stapling Tools)

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 B25C (Hand-held Nailing OR Stapling Tools), Apex ranks #9 of 70 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (30 here).

RCM Enterprise L.L.C. 30 Terawave, Inc. 30 Webasto-edscha Cabrio GMBH 30 Synack, Inc. 30

Apex's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

30 34th percentile higher than 34% 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 MFG. Co., Ltd. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	6.1%
2016	1	3.0%
2017	4	12.1%
2018	2	6.1%
2019	3	9.1%
2020	5	15.2%
2021	8	24.2%
2022	3	9.1%
2023	2	6.1%
2025partial year	3	9.1%

Which technologies does Apex MFG. Co., Ltd. patent most?

B25C - Hand-held Nailing OR Stapling TOOLS; Manually Operated Portable Stapling Tools 30

B27F - Dovetailed WORK; TENONS; Slotting Machines FOR Wood OR Similar MATERIAL; Nailing OR Stapling Machines 2

B25D - Percussive Tools 2

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 1

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 1

A45F - Travelling OR Camp EQUIPMENT: Sacks OR Packs Carried ON THE Body 1

B25B - Tools OR Bench Devices NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, FOR Fastening, Connecting, Disengaging OR Holding 1

B25G - Handles FOR Hand Implements 1

F16B - Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing 1

Top 9 of 9 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 MFG. Co., Ltd.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Apex MFG. Co., Ltd.'s lead technology class is B25C (Hand-held Nailing OR Stapling TOOLS; Manually Operated Portable Stapling Tools), 90.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B25C
Ranked #9,432 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Apex MFG. Co., Ltd. against Agency Arms, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 30.3/100 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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