Where does Creative Law Enforcement Resources, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Creative Law Enforcement Resources, Inc. ranks #17,581 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 Creative Law Enforcement Resources, Inc. hold?

Creative Law Enforcement Resources, Inc. holds 16 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2020, spanning 8 technology areas.

What is Creative Law Enforcement Resources, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Creative Law Enforcement Resources, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 28.4 out of 100 (27th 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 Creative Law Enforcement Resources, Inc. focus on?

Creative Law Enforcement Resources, Inc.'s top technology area is E05B (LOCKS; Accessories THEREFOR; Handcuffs) with 6 patents, ranking #167 of 815 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 8 CPC subclasses total.

Is Creative Law Enforcement Resources, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Creative Law Enforcement Resources, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -86% 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 Creative Law Enforcement Resources, Inc.'s patents?

Creative Law Enforcement Resources, Inc.'s patents average 14.4 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 Creative Law Enforcement Resources, 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

Creative Law Enforcement Resources, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 16 granted patents across 8 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: E05B (LOCKS; Accessories THEREFOR; Handcuffs).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Creative ranks #17,581 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 16 patents across 8 technology areas.

#17,581
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 27th percentile
by Innovation Score (28.4/100): 14.4
avg claims per patent: -86%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R17581 · US Corporation #17,581 · 16 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 16 grants
MID-PACK #17,581/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Comtech EF Data
CPC-NARROW E05B · 8 areas
INNOV-THIN 28.4/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.4 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -86% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Comtech EF Data Corp. (±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 Creative’s 28.4 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 9.8 pts (34%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 10.0 pts (35%) Claim depth 8.7 pts (31%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Creative's Innovation Score is 28.4/100 (27th 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 Creative?

Each dot is one of Creative’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). Creative’s own 14.4 claims/patent is at or below the 15.8 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Creative's grants concentrate

Creative Law Enforcement Resources, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 8 CPC subclasses with 37.5% of grants classified under E05B (LOCKS; Accessories THEREFOR; Handcuffs). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (6 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Creative sits between Comtech EF Data Corp. and Cumulus Systemsm Inc..

Comtech EF Data

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Crank Brothers

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Cross Match

16
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16

What this shows Creative holds 16 patents at rank #17,582, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Creative

By rank, the assignees closest to #17,582 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in E05B (Locks)

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

Creative's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

28 27th percentile higher than 27% 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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Creative Law Enforcement Resources, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	6.3%
2017	3	18.8%
2018	4	25.0%
2019	6	37.5%
2020	2	12.5%

Which technologies does Creative Law Enforcement Resources, Inc. patent most?

E05B - LOCKS; Accessories THEREFOR; Handcuffs 6

A45F - Travelling OR Camp EQUIPMENT: Sacks OR Packs Carried ON THE Body 3

H04B - Transmission 2

B05B - Spraying APPARATUS; Atomising APPARATUS; Nozzles 1

B65D - Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials, e.g. Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding CONTAINERS; Accessories, Closures, OR Fittings THEREFOR; Packaging ELEMENTS; Packages 1

F42B - Explosive Charges, e.g. FOR Blasting, Fireworks, Ammunition 1

A45C - PURSES; LUGGAGE; Hand Carried Bags 1

B25G - Handles FOR Hand Implements 1

Top 8 of 8 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

Creative Law Enforcement Resources, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Creative Law Enforcement Resources, Inc.'s lead technology class is E05B (LOCKS; Accessories THEREFOR; Handcuffs), 37.5% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore E05B
Ranked #17,581 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Creative Law Enforcement Resources, Inc. against Comtech EF Data Corp., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 28.4/100 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

Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.