Overall rank by patents
#20,798
of 50,000 tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 13 granted patents across 7 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: H05B (ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Backer ranks #20,798 of 50,000 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 13 patents across 7 technology areas.
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R20798 · US Corporation #20,798 · 13 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL
Nearest grant-volume peer: Bacterin International, 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.
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
Backer EHP · this assignee
38 score
3D Lighting Innovati… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Backer's Innovation Score is 38.0/100 (top 42% 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.
Backer EHP Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 7 CPC subclasses with 69.2% of grants classified under H05B (ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL). Peak complete grant year is 2021 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Backer sits between BS&B Innovations Limited and Baydin, Inc..
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
BS&B INNOVATIONS LIMITED
13 patents
BTL Holdings Limited
13 patents
BULGARI HORLOGERIE SA
13 patents
BXB Digital Pty Limited
13 patents
Bacterin International, Inc.
13 patents
Baobab Studios Inc.
13 patents
Barclays Bank PLC
13 patents
Baydin, Inc.
13 patents
Backer EHP Inc.
13 patents
What this shows Backer holds 13 patents at rank #20,840, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #20,840 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Backer's primary technology class.
Backer's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
38 Top 42% higher than 58% of 50,000 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 7.7% |
| 2016 | 1 | 7.7% |
| 2017 | 1 | 7.7% |
| 2018 | 1 | 7.7% |
| 2020 | 1 | 7.7% |
| 2021 | 2 | 15.4% |
| 2022 | 1 | 7.7% |
| 2023 | 2 | 15.4% |
| 2024 | 1 | 7.7% |
| 2025partial year | 2 | 15.4% |
Top 7 of 7 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#20,798
of 50,000 tracked assignees
38.0 out of 100
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