Where does Blue-9, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Blue-9, LLC ranks #45,266 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 Blue-9, LLC hold?

Blue-9, LLC holds 5 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2024, spanning 3 technology areas.

What is Blue-9, LLC's Innovation Score?

Blue-9, LLC has an Innovation Score of 39.1 out of 100 (top 39% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Blue-9, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Blue-9, LLC's recent grant velocity is +300% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Blue-9, LLC's patents?

Blue-9, LLC's patents average 11.4 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 Blue-9, 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

Blue-9, LLC

Q: What technology areas does Blue-9, LLC focus on?

Blue-9, LLC's top technology area is A01K (Animal HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; Rearing OR Breeding Animals, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; NEW Breeds OF Animals) with 2 patents, ranking #458 of 1,035 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 3 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 3 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2024. 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: A01K (Animal HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; Rearing OR Breeding Animals, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; NEW Breeds OF Animals).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Blue-9 ranks #45,266 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 3 technology areas.

#45,266
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 39%
by Innovation Score (39.1/100): 11.4
avg claims per patent: +300%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R45266 · US Corporation #45,266 · 5 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · BOTTOM-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
BOTTOM-DECILE #45,266/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Blue Line Security…
CPC-NARROW A01K · 3 areas
INNOV-THIN 39.1/100
CLAIMS-PAR 11.4 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +300% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Blue Line Security Solutions LLC (±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 Blue-9’s 39.1 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 6.2 pts (16%) Velocity 20.0 pts (51%) Breadth 6.1 pts (16%) Claim depth 6.8 pts (17%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Blue-9 · this assignee

39
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Blue-9's Innovation Score is 39.1/100 (top 39% 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 Blue-9?

Each dot is one of Blue-9’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). Blue-9’s own 11.4 claims/patent is at or below the 14.6 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

Blue-9 vs its 8 nearest volume peers: granted patents vs average claims per patent. Source: USPTO PatentsView.

Where Blue-9's grants concentrate

Blue-9, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 3 CPC subclasses with 40% of grants classified under A01K (Animal HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; Rearing OR Breeding Animals, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; NEW Breeds OF Animals). Peak complete grant year is 2023 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Blue-9 sits between Blue Line Security Solutions LLC and Blueview Elec-optic Tech Co., Ltd.

Blue-9's three-year grant acceleration

Blue-9, LLC shows 4 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.

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5
Blue Moon Designs

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Blue Ocean Gear

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Blue Storm Media

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Bluecore Completi…

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Bluebonnet Foods

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Bluesky Datasheets

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What this shows Blue-9 holds 5 patents at rank #45,337, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Blue-9

By rank, the assignees closest to #45,337 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A01K (Animal Husbandry)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in Blue-9's primary technology class.

Blue-9's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

39 Top 39% higher than 61% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2024

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Blue-9, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	20.0%
2023	3	60.0%
2024	1	20.0%

Which technologies does Blue-9, LLC patent most?

A01K - Animal HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; Rearing OR Breeding Animals, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; NEW Breeds OF Animals 2

A63B - Apparatus FOR Physical Training, Gymnastics, Swimming, Climbing, OR FENCING; Ball GAMES; Training Equipment 1

A47B - TABLES; DESKS; Office FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; General Details OF Furniture 1

Top 3 of 3 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

Blue-9, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Blue-9, LLC's lead technology class is A01K (Animal HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; Rearing OR Breeding Animals, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; NEW Breeds OF Animals), 40% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A01K
Ranked #45,266 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Blue-9, LLC against Blue Line Security Solutions LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 39.1/100 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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