Biofire Technologies Inc.
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 36 granted patents across 10 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2018–2025. 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: F41A (Functional Features OR Details Common TO Both Smallarms AND Ordnance, e.g. CANNONS; Mountings FOR Smallarms OR Ordnance).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Biofire ranks #8,751 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 36 patents across 10 technology areas.
- #8,751
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- Top 8%
- by Innovation Score (54.5/100)
- 18.2
- avg claims per patent
- +2100%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R8751 · US Corporation #8,751 · 36 grants
GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-SMALL 36 grants
- UPPER-Q #8,751/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Beijing Sogou…
- CPC-FOCUS F41A · 10 areas
- INNOV-PAR 54.5/100
- CLAIMS-RICH 18.2 claims/avg
- TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
- VEL-SURGE +2100% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Beijing Sogou Technology Development Co., 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 Biofire’s 54.5 Innovation Score adds up
The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around Biofire
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- AO Kaspersky Lab · near
AO Kaspersky Lab · near
55 score
- Biofire · this assignee
Biofire · this assignee
55 score
- FU Ding Electronical… · near
FU Ding Electronical… · near
55 score
- Ossia · near
Ossia · near
55 score
- Hesai Technology · near
Hesai Technology · near
55 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Biofire's Innovation Score is 54.5/100 (top 8% 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 Biofire?
Each dot is one of Biofire’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). Biofire’s own 18.2 claims/patent is ABOVE the 16.2 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.
Where Biofire's grants concentrate
Biofire Technologies Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 10 CPC subclasses with 94.4% of grants classified under F41A (Functional Features OR Details Common TO Both Smallarms AND Ordnance, e.g. CANNONS; Mountings FOR Smallarms OR Ordnance). Peak complete grant year is 2024 (14 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, Biofire sits between Bolb Inc. and Chandler Systems, Inc..
Biofire's three-year grant acceleration
Biofire Technologies Inc. shows 22 grants in 2022–2024 against only 0 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.
Who files at Biofire's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Bolb
Bolb Inc.
36 patents
- Brasscraft Manufa…
Brasscraft Manufacturing Company
36 patents
- Beijing Sogou Tec…
Beijing Sogou Technology Development Co., Ltd.
36 patents
- Betek & KG
Betek GmbH & Co. KG
36 patents
- Boomcloud 360
Boomcloud 360 Inc.
36 patents
- Brose Schließsyst…
Brose Schließsysteme GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft
36 patents
- C2cnt
C2cnt LLC
36 patents
- Chandler Systems
Chandler Systems, Inc.
36 patents
- Biofire ◀
Biofire Technologies Inc.
36 patents
What this shows Biofire holds 36 patents at rank #8,753, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near Biofire
By rank, the assignees closest to #8,753 in granted patent volume.
- Bolb Inc. #8,749 · 36 patents
- Brasscraft Manufacturing Company #8,750 · 36 patents
- Beijing Sogou Technology Development Co., Ltd. #8,751 · 36 patents
- Betek GmbH & Co. KG #8,752 · 36 patents
- Boomcloud 360 Inc. #8,754 · 36 patents
- Brose Schließsysteme GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft #8,755 · 36 patents
- C2cnt LLC #8,756 · 36 patents
- Chandler Systems, Inc. #8,757 · 36 patents
Leaders in F41A (Functional Features OR Details Common TO Both Smallarms A…)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Biofire's primary technology class.
- Smith & Wesson Inc. 86 in class
- SIG Sauer Inc. 80 in class
- Magpul Industries Corp. 79 in class
- WHG Properties, LLC 75 in class
- The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army 70 in class
- Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. 58 in class
- Lwrc International LLC 49 in class
- Vista Outdoor Operations LLC 46 in class
Assignees with similar portfolio profiles
Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Biofire, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In F41A (Functional Features OR Details Common TO Both Smallarms A…), Biofire ranks #11 of 374 assignees by patent count in that subclass.
Similar innovation score
Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (55 here).
Biofire's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
55 Top 8% higher than 92% of 49,997 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Grants by year
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2018–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 2.8% |
| 2022 | 2 | 5.6% |
| 2023 | 6 | 16.7% |
| 2024 | 14 | 38.9% |
| 2025partial year | 13 | 36.1% |
Which technologies does Biofire Technologies Inc. patent most?
Top 10 of 10 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
Biofire Technologies Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- Biofire Technologies Inc.'s lead technology class is F41A (Functional Features OR Details Common TO Both Smallarms AND Ordnance, e.g. CANNONS; Mountings FOR Smallarms OR Ordnance), 94.4% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F41A
- Ranked #8,751 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare Biofire Technologies Inc. against Bolb Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 54.5/100 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.
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