Where does BBK Tobacco & Foods, LLP rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), BBK Tobacco & Foods, LLP ranks #16,616 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 BBK Tobacco & Foods, LLP hold?

BBK Tobacco & Foods, LLP holds 17 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2023, spanning 6 technology areas.

What is BBK Tobacco & Foods, LLP's Innovation Score?

BBK Tobacco & Foods, LLP has an Innovation Score of 25.6 out of 100 (18th 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 BBK Tobacco & Foods, LLP focus on?

BBK Tobacco & Foods, LLP's top technology area is A24F (Smokers' REQUISITES; Match BOXES; Simulated Smoking Devices) with 3 patents, ranking #127 of 214 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 6 CPC subclasses total.

Is BBK Tobacco & Foods, LLP's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

BBK Tobacco & Foods, LLP's recent grant velocity is -69% 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 BBK Tobacco & Foods, LLP's patents?

BBK Tobacco & Foods, LLP's patents average 4.1 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 BBK Tobacco & Foods, LLP 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

BBK Tobacco & Foods, LLP

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 17 granted patents across 6 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2023. 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: A24F (Smokers' REQUISITES; Match BOXES; Simulated Smoking Devices).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, BBK ranks #16,616 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 17 patents across 6 technology areas.

#16,616
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 18th percentile
by Innovation Score (25.6/100): 4.1
avg claims per patent: -69%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R16616 · US Corporation #16,616 · 17 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 17 grants
MID-PACK #16,616/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Azura Ophthalmics
CPC-NARROW A24F · 6 areas
INNOV-THIN 25.6/100
CLAIMS-SPARSE 4.1 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -69% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Azura Ophthalmics Ltd. (±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 BBK’s 25.6 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 10.0 pts (39%) Velocity 4.4 pts (17%) Breadth 8.7 pts (34%) Claim depth 2.5 pts (10%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
BBK Tobacco & Foods… · this assignee

26
3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows BBK's Innovation Score is 25.6/100 (18th 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 BBK?

Each dot is one of BBK’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). BBK’s own 4.1 claims/patent is at or below the 16.2 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where BBK's grants concentrate

BBK Tobacco & Foods, LLP is a focused PatentsView assignee: 6 CPC subclasses with 17.6% of grants classified under A24F (Smokers' REQUISITES; Match BOXES; Simulated Smoking Devices). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (6 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2019. By volume, BBK sits between Azura Ophthalmics Ltd. and Beijing Smartmi Technology Co., Ltd..

BBK's three-year grant acceleration

BBK Tobacco & Foods, LLP shows 2 grants in 2022–2024 against only 3 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.

Azura Ophthalmics

17
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17
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17
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17
Bdcm A2

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Beekly

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Beijing Neusoft M…

17
Beijing Smartmi T…

17
BBK Tobacco & Foo… ◀

17

What this shows BBK holds 17 patents at rank #16,616, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near BBK

By rank, the assignees closest to #16,616 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A24F (Smokers' Requisites)

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

BBK's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

26 18th percentile higher than 18% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2023

Grants by year

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

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BBK Tobacco & Foods, LLP patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	11.8%
2016	2	11.8%
2017	6	35.3%
2018	2	11.8%
2019	1	5.9%
2020	1	5.9%
2021	1	5.9%
2022	1	5.9%
2023	1	5.9%

Which technologies does BBK Tobacco & Foods, LLP patent most?

A24F - Smokers' REQUISITES; Match BOXES; Simulated Smoking Devices 3

A24D - CIGARS; CIGARETTES; Tobacco Smoke FILTERS; Mouthpieces FOR Cigars OR CIGARETTES; Manufacture OF Tobacco Smoke Filters OR Mouthpieces 2

A24B - Manufacture OR Preparation OF Tobacco FOR Smoking OR CHEWING; TOBACCO; Snuff 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

B26B - Hand-held Cutting Tools NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

A24C - Machines FOR Making Cigars OR Cigarettes 1

Top 6 of 6 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

BBK Tobacco & Foods, LLP's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

BBK Tobacco & Foods, LLP's lead technology class is A24F (Smokers' REQUISITES; Match BOXES; Simulated Smoking Devices), 17.6% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A24F
Ranked #16,616 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare BBK Tobacco & Foods, LLP against Azura Ophthalmics Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 25.6/100 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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