Where does Blackhawk Specialty Tools, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Blackhawk Specialty Tools, LLC ranks #20,843 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 Blackhawk Specialty Tools, LLC hold?

Blackhawk Specialty Tools, LLC holds 13 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2020, spanning 5 technology areas.

What is Blackhawk Specialty Tools, LLC's Innovation Score?

Blackhawk Specialty Tools, LLC has an Innovation Score of 24.5 out of 100 (15th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Blackhawk Specialty Tools, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Blackhawk Specialty Tools, LLC's recent grant velocity is -82% 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 Blackhawk Specialty Tools, LLC's patents?

Blackhawk Specialty Tools, LLC's patents average 12.5 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 Blackhawk Specialty Tools, LLC 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

Blackhawk Specialty Tools, LLC

Q: What technology areas does Blackhawk Specialty Tools, LLC focus on?

Blackhawk Specialty Tools, LLC's top technology area is E21B (Earth OR Rock DRILLING; Obtaining OIL, GAS, Water, Soluble OR Meltable Materials OR A Slurry OF Minerals From Wells) with 13 patents, ranking #286 of 1,363 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 5 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 13 granted patents across 5 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2020. 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: E21B (Earth OR Rock DRILLING; Obtaining OIL, GAS, Water, Soluble OR Meltable Materials OR A Slurry OF Minerals From Wells).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Blackhawk ranks #20,843 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 13 patents across 5 technology areas.

#20,843
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 15th percentile
by Innovation Score (24.5/100): 12.5
avg claims per patent: -82%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R20843 · US Corporation #20,843 · 13 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 13 grants
MID-PACK #20,843/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Biopep Solutions
CPC-NARROW E21B · 5 areas
INNOV-THIN 24.5/100
CLAIMS-RICH 12.5 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -82% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Biopep Solutions, 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 Blackhawk’s 24.5 Innovation Score adds up

The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.

Volume 9.1 pts (37%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 7.9 pts (32%) Claim depth 7.5 pts (31%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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What this shows Blackhawk's Innovation Score is 24.5/100 (15th 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 Blackhawk?

Each dot is one of Blackhawk’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). Blackhawk’s own 12.5 claims/patent is at or below the 16.0 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Blackhawk's grants concentrate

Blackhawk Specialty Tools, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 5 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under E21B (Earth OR Rock DRILLING; Obtaining OIL, GAS, Water, Soluble OR Meltable Materials OR A Slurry OF Minerals From Wells). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, Blackhawk sits between Biopep Solutions, Inc. and Bollegraaf Patents and Brands B.V..

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What this shows Blackhawk holds 13 patents at rank #20,859, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Blackhawk

By rank, the assignees closest to #20,859 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in E21B (Earth OR Rock Drilling)

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

Blackhawk's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

25 15th percentile higher than 15% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2020

Grants by year

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

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Blackhawk Specialty Tools, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	15.4%
2016	4	30.8%
2017	4	30.8%
2018	1	7.7%
2020	2	15.4%

Which technologies does Blackhawk Specialty Tools, LLC patent most?

E21B - Earth OR Rock DRILLING; Obtaining OIL, GAS, Water, Soluble OR Meltable Materials OR A Slurry OF Minerals From Wells 13

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 3

G08B - Signalling OR Calling SYSTEMS; Order TELEGRAPHS; Alarm Systems 1

F16L - PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General 1

F16M - Frames, Casings OR Beds OF Engines, Machines OR Apparatus, NOT Specific TO Engines, Machines OR Apparatus Provided FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; Supports 1

Top 5 of 5 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

Blackhawk Specialty Tools, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Blackhawk Specialty Tools, LLC's lead technology class is E21B (Earth OR Rock DRILLING; Obtaining OIL, GAS, Water, Soluble OR Meltable Materials OR A Slurry OF Minerals From Wells), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore E21B
Ranked #20,843 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Blackhawk Specialty Tools, LLC against Biopep Solutions, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 24.5/100 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.

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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