Where does BlackBox Biometrics, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), BlackBox Biometrics, Inc. ranks #39,158 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 BlackBox Biometrics, Inc. hold?

BlackBox Biometrics, Inc. holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 9 technology areas.

What is BlackBox Biometrics, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

BlackBox Biometrics, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 32.3 out of 100 (41st 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 BlackBox Biometrics, Inc. focus on?

BlackBox Biometrics, Inc.'s top technology area is A42B (HATS; Head Coverings) with 2 patents, ranking #119 of 278 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 9 CPC subclasses total.

Is BlackBox Biometrics, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

BlackBox Biometrics, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +0% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for BlackBox Biometrics, Inc.'s patents?

BlackBox Biometrics, Inc.'s patents average 13.8 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 BlackBox Biometrics, 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

BlackBox Biometrics, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 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: A42B (HATS; Head Coverings).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Blackbox ranks #39,158 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 9 technology areas.

#39,158
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 41st percentile
by Innovation Score (32.3/100): 13.8
avg claims per patent: +0%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R39158 · US Corporation #39,158 · 6 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-FLAT · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #39,158/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Black Crow AI
CPC-NARROW A42B · 9 areas
INNOV-THIN 32.3/100
CLAIMS-RICH 13.8 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-FLAT +0% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Black Crow AI, 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 Blackbox’s 32.3 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 6.7 pts (21%) Velocity 6.7 pts (21%) Breadth 10.6 pts (33%) Claim depth 8.3 pts (26%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Dolby Laboratories · near

32
Symetis · near

32
BlackBox Biometrics · this assignee

32
Innovative Medical… · near

32
Cancer Targeted… · near

32
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Blackbox's Innovation Score is 32.3/100 (41st 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 Blackbox?

Each dot is one of Blackbox’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). Blackbox’s own 13.8 claims/patent is at or below the 17.2 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Blackbox's grants concentrate

BlackBox Biometrics, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 9 CPC subclasses with 33.3% of grants classified under A42B (HATS; Head Coverings). By volume, Blackbox sits between Black Crow AI, Inc. and Blossman Services, Inc..

Blackbox's three-year grant acceleration

BlackBox Biometrics, Inc. shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 1 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.

Black Crow AI

6
Black Tie Medical

6
Blackarrow

6
Blackbear (Taiwan…

6
Blazing Products

6
Block Engineering

6
Blockstack PBC

6
Blossman Services

6
Blackbox Biometri… ◀

6

What this shows BlackBox holds 6 patents at rank #39,221, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near BlackBox

By rank, the assignees closest to #39,221 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A42B (HATS)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for BlackBox, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A42B (HATS), BlackBox ranks #119 of 278 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (32 here).

Innovative Medical Products, Inc. 32 Cancer Targeted Technology LLC 32 Dolby Laboratories Inc. 32 Symetis SA 32

Blackbox's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

32 41st percentile higher than 41% 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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BlackBox Biometrics, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	16.7%
2016	1	16.7%
2020	1	16.7%
2023	1	16.7%
2025partial year	2	33.3%

Which technologies does BlackBox Biometrics, Inc. patent most?

A42B - HATS; Head Coverings 2

G01L - Measuring Force, Stress, Torque, Work, Mechanical Power, Mechanical Efficiency, OR Fluid Pressure 2

A63B - Apparatus FOR Physical Training, Gymnastics, Swimming, Climbing, OR FENCING; Ball GAMES; Training Equipment 2

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 2

G01P - Measuring Linear OR Angular Speed, Acceleration, Deceleration, OR SHOCK; Indicating Presence, Absence, OR Direction, OF Movement 2

G01H - Measurement OF Mechanical Vibrations OR Ultrasonic, Sonic OR Infrasonic Waves 2

H04R - Loudspeakers, Microphones, Gramophone Pick-ups OR Like Acoustic Electromechanical TRANSDUCERS; Deaf-aid SETS; Public Address Systems 2

G10K - Sound-producing DEVICES; Methods OR Devices FOR Protecting Against, OR FOR Damping, Noise OR Other Acoustic Waves IN GENERAL; Acoustics NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

G08B - Signalling OR Calling SYSTEMS; Order TELEGRAPHS; Alarm Systems 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

BlackBox Biometrics, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

BlackBox Biometrics, Inc.'s lead technology class is A42B (HATS; Head Coverings), 33.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A42B
Ranked #39,158 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare BlackBox Biometrics, Inc. against Black Crow AI, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 32.3/100 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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