Where does Atomic Design Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Atomic Design Inc. ranks #9,973 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 Atomic Design Inc. hold?

Atomic Design Inc. holds 31 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 18 technology areas.

What is Atomic Design Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Atomic Design Inc. has an Innovation Score of 39.2 out of 100 (top 39% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Atomic Design Inc. focus on?

Atomic Design Inc.'s top technology area is G09F (DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; Labels OR NAME-PLATES; Seals) with 12 patents, ranking #61 of 860 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 18 CPC subclasses total.

Is Atomic Design Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Atomic Design Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -53% 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 Atomic Design Inc.'s patents?

Atomic Design Inc.'s patents average 12.0 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 Atomic Design 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

Atomic Design Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 31 granted patents across 18 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: G09F (DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; Labels OR NAME-PLATES; Seals).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Atomic ranks #9,973 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 31 patents across 18 technology areas.

#9,973
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 39%
by Innovation Score (39.2/100): 12.0
avg claims per patent: -53%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R9973 · US Corporation #9,973 · 31 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 31 grants
UPPER-Q #9,973/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Anello Photonics
CPC-FOCUS G09F · 18 areas
INNOV-THIN 39.2/100
CLAIMS-RICH 12.0 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -53% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Anello Photonics, 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 Atomic’s 39.2 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 12.0 pts (31%) Velocity 5.0 pts (13%) Breadth 15.0 pts (38%) Claim depth 7.2 pts (18%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Atomic Design · this assignee

39
Conexant Systems · near

39
Shanghai Neusoft… · near

39
The Sollami · near

39
WaferTech · near

39
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Atomic's Innovation Score is 39.2/100 (top 39% 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 Atomic?

Each dot is one of Atomic’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). Atomic’s own 12.0 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.

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

Where Atomic's grants concentrate

Atomic Design Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 18 CPC subclasses with 38.7% of grants classified under G09F (DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; Labels OR NAME-PLATES; Seals). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (7 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2023. By volume, Atomic sits between Anello Photonics, Inc. and Basf Mobile Emissions Catalysts, LLC.

Atomic's three-year grant acceleration

Atomic Design Inc. shows 6 grants in 2022–2024 against only 8 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.

Anello Photonics

31
Anova Applied

31
Antennas Direct

31
Atacor Medical

31
Axonics

31
Bailey Nurseries

31
Basf Agro Tradema…

31
Basf Mobile Emiss…

31
Atomic Design ◀

31

What this shows Atomic holds 31 patents at rank #9,973, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Atomic

By rank, the assignees closest to #9,973 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G09F (Displaying)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Atomic, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In G09F (Displaying), Atomic ranks #61 of 860 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (39 here).

WaferTech, LLC 39 Shanghai Neusoft Medical Technology Co., Ltd. 39 Conexant Systems, LLC 39 The Sollami Company 39

Atomic's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

39 Top 39% higher than 61% 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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Atomic Design Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	6.5%
2016	3	9.7%
2017	7	22.6%
2018	2	6.5%
2019	5	16.1%
2021	3	9.7%
2022	2	6.5%
2023	1	3.2%
2024	3	9.7%
2025partial year	3	9.7%

Which technologies does Atomic Design Inc. patent most?

G09F - DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; Labels OR NAME-PLATES; Seals 12

F16B - Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing 9

F16M - Frames, Casings OR Beds OF Engines, Machines OR Apparatus, NOT Specific TO Engines, Machines OR Apparatus Provided FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; Supports 6

A63J - Devices FOR Theatres, Circuses, OR THE LIKE; Conjuring Appliances OR THE Like 5

E04B - General Building CONSTRUCTIONS; Walls, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; Insulation OR Other Protection OF Buildings 5

A47F - Special Furniture, Fittings, OR Accessories FOR Shops, Storehouses, Bars, Restaurants OR THE LIKE; Paying Counters 4

A63F - Card, Board, OR Roulette GAMES; Indoor Games Using Small Moving Playing BODIES; Video GAMES; Games NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 3

F16L - PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General 3

E04H - Buildings OR Like Structures FOR Particular PURPOSES; Swimming OR Splash Baths OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; Tents OR Canopies, IN General 2

A47B - TABLES; DESKS; Office FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; General Details OF Furniture 2

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

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 1

A47H - Furnishings FOR Windows OR Doors 1

A63H - Toys, e.g. Tops, Dolls, Hoops OR Building Blocks 1

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 1

Top 15 of 18 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

Atomic Design Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Atomic Design Inc.'s lead technology class is G09F (DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; Labels OR NAME-PLATES; Seals), 38.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G09F
Ranked #9,973 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Atomic Design Inc. against Anello Photonics, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 39.2/100 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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