Where does Bravo Sports rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Bravo Sports ranks #13,336 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 Bravo Sports hold?

Bravo Sports holds 22 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2021, spanning 12 technology areas.

What is Bravo Sports's Innovation Score?

Bravo Sports has an Innovation Score of 29.2 out of 100 (30th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Bravo Sports's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Bravo Sports's recent grant velocity is -84% 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 Bravo Sports's patents?

Bravo Sports's patents average 10.1 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 Bravo Sports 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

Bravo Sports

Q: What technology areas does Bravo Sports focus on?

Bravo Sports's top technology area is B62K (CYCLES; Cycle FRAMES; Cycle Steering DEVICES; Rider-operated Terminal Controls Specially Adapted FOR CYCLES; Cycle Axle SUSPENSIONS; Cycle Side-cars, Forecars, OR THE Like) with 9 patents. Grants appear in 12 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 22 granted patents across 12 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2021. 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: B62K (CYCLES; Cycle FRAMES; Cycle Steering DEVICES; Rider-operated Terminal Controls Specially Adapted FOR CYCLES; Cycle Axle SUSPENSIONS; Cycle Side-cars, Forecars, OR THE Like).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Bravo ranks #13,336 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 22 patents across 12 technology areas.

#13,336
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 30th percentile
by Innovation Score (29.2/100): 10.1
avg claims per patent: -84%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R13336 · US Corporation #13,336 · 22 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 22 grants
MID-PACK #13,336/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Board of Trustees…
CPC-FOCUS B62K · 12 areas
INNOV-THIN 29.2/100
CLAIMS-PAR 10.1 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -84% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Board of Trustees of Western Michigan University (±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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Bravo Sports · this assignee

29
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Bravo's Innovation Score is 29.2/100 (30th 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.

Where Bravo's grants concentrate

Bravo Sports is a focused PatentsView assignee: 12 CPC subclasses with 40.9% of grants classified under B62K (CYCLES; Cycle FRAMES; Cycle Steering DEVICES; Rider-operated Terminal Controls Specially Adapted FOR CYCLES; Cycle Axle SUSPENSIONS; Cycle Side-cars, Forecars, OR THE Like). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (7 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2019. By volume, Bravo sits between Board of Trustees of Western Michigan University and C-sky Microsystems Co., Ltd..

Board of Trustees…

22
Bolder Surgical

22
Borealis Technolo…

22
Branch Metrics

22
Brian's Botanicals

22
Britax Child Safe…

22
Burris

22
C-sky Microsystems

22
Bravo Sports ◀

22

What this shows Bravo holds 22 patents at rank #13,337, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Bravo

By rank, the assignees closest to #13,337 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B62K (Cycles)

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

Bravo's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

29 30th percentile higher than 30% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2021

Grants by year

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

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Bravo Sports patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	7	31.8%
2016	6	27.3%
2017	3	13.6%
2018	2	9.1%
2019	1	4.5%
2020	2	9.1%
2021	1	4.5%

Which technologies does Bravo Sports patent most?

B62K - CYCLES; Cycle FRAMES; Cycle Steering DEVICES; Rider-operated Terminal Controls Specially Adapted FOR CYCLES; Cycle Axle SUSPENSIONS; Cycle Side-cars, Forecars, OR THE Like 9

B62J - Cycle Saddles OR SEATS; Auxiliary Devices OR Accessories Specially Adapted TO Cycles AND NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, e.g. Article Carriers OR Cycle Protectors 7

B62L - Brakes Specially Adapted FOR Cycles 5

B62M - Rider Propulsion OF Wheeled Vehicles OR SLEDGES; Powered Propulsion OF Sledges OR ; SINGLE-TRACK; CYCLES; Transmissions Specially Adapted FOR Such Vehicles 5

E04H - Buildings OR Like Structures FOR Particular PURPOSES; Swimming OR Splash Baths OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; Tents OR Canopies, IN General 4

F16B - Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing 1

B60T - Vehicle Brake Control Systems OR Parts THEREOF; Brake Control Systems OR Parts Thereof, IN General ; Arrangement OF Braking Elements ON Vehicles IN GENERAL; Portable Devices FOR Preventing Unwanted Movement OF VEHICLES; Vehicle Modifications TO Facilitate Cooling OF Brakes 1

B60B - Vehicle Wheels ; CASTORS; Axles FOR Wheels OR CASTORS; Increasing Wheel Adhesion 1

B60R - Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

A63C - SKATES; SKIS; Roller SKATES; Design OR Layout OF Courts, Rinks OR THE Like 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

A47C - CHAIRS; SOFAS; Beds 1

Top 12 of 12 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#13,336

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

29.2 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

Bravo Sports's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Bravo Sports's lead technology class is B62K (CYCLES; Cycle FRAMES; Cycle Steering DEVICES; Rider-operated Terminal Controls Specially Adapted FOR CYCLES; Cycle Axle SUSPENSIONS; Cycle Side-cars, Forecars, OR THE Like), 40.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B62K
Ranked #13,336 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Bravo Sports against Board of Trustees of Western Michigan University, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 29.2/100 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

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