Where does CarMax Business Services, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), CarMax Business Services, LLC ranks #34,669 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 CarMax Business Services, LLC hold?

CarMax Business Services, LLC holds 7 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2021, spanning 10 technology areas.

What is CarMax Business Services, LLC's Innovation Score?

CarMax Business Services, LLC has an Innovation Score of 29.5 out of 100 (31st 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 CarMax Business Services, LLC focus on?

CarMax Business Services, LLC's top technology area is G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing) with 4 patents, ranking #7,209 of 13,878 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 10 CPC subclasses total.

Is CarMax Business Services, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

CarMax Business Services, LLC's recent grant velocity is +33% 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 CarMax Business Services, LLC's patents?

CarMax Business Services, LLC's patents average 18.6 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 CarMax Business Services, 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

CarMax Business Services, LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 10 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2021. 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: G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Carmax ranks #34,669 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 10 technology areas.

#34,669
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 31st percentile
by Innovation Score (29.5/100): 18.6
avg claims per patent: +33%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R34669 · US Corporation #34,669 · 7 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 7 grants
MID-PACK #34,669/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Cantex International
CPC-FOCUS G06F · 10 areas
INNOV-THIN 29.5/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.6 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-UP +33% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Cantex International, 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 Carmax’s 29.5 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 7.2 pts (24%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 11.2 pts (38%) Claim depth 11.1 pts (38%)

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What this shows Carmax's Innovation Score is 29.5/100 (31st 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 Carmax?

Each dot is one of Carmax’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). Carmax’s own 18.6 claims/patent is at or below the 19.7 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Carmax's grants concentrate

CarMax Business Services, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 10 CPC subclasses with 57.1% of grants classified under G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Carmax sits between Cantex International, Inc. and Carbon Engineering ULC.

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What this shows CarMax holds 7 patents at rank #34,776, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near CarMax

By rank, the assignees closest to #34,776 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing)

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

Carmax's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

30 31st percentile higher than 31% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2021

Grants by year

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

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CarMax Business Services, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	14.3%
2018	1	14.3%
2019	1	14.3%
2020	2	28.6%
2021	2	28.6%

Which technologies does CarMax Business Services, LLC patent most?

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 4

G06V - Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding 2

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 2

B05D - Processes FOR Applying Fluent Materials TO Surfaces, IN General 2

G06N - Computing Arrangements Based ON Specific Computational Models 2

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 1

G21K - Techniques FOR Handling Particles OR Ionising Radiation NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Irradiation DEVICES; Gamma RAY OR X-ray Microscopes 1

G21F - Protection Against X-radiation, Gamma Radiation, Corpuscular Radiation OR Particle BOMBARDMENT; Treating Radioactively Contaminated MATERIAL; Decontamination Arrangements Therefor 1

B05C - Apparatus FOR Applying Fluent Materials TO Surfaces, IN General 1

G06Q - Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory PURPOSES; Systems OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory Purposes, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

Top 10 of 10 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

CarMax Business Services, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

CarMax Business Services, LLC's lead technology class is G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing), 57.1% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G06F
Ranked #34,669 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare CarMax Business Services, LLC against Cantex International, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 29.5/100 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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