Where does Dee Zee, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Dee Zee, Inc. ranks #20,991 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 Dee Zee, Inc. hold?

Dee Zee, Inc. holds 13 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2025, spanning 14 technology areas.

What is Dee Zee, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Dee Zee, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 35.8 out of 100 (top 48% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Dee Zee, Inc. focus on?

Dee Zee, Inc.'s top technology area is B60R (Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR) with 9 patents, ranking #375 of 1,969 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 14 CPC subclasses total.

Is Dee Zee, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Dee Zee, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +200% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Dee Zee, Inc.'s patents?

Dee Zee, Inc.'s patents average 17.6 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 Dee Zee, 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

Dee Zee, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 13 granted patents across 14 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2025. 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: B60R (Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Dee ranks #20,991 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 13 patents across 14 technology areas.

#20,991
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 48%
by Innovation Score (35.8/100): 17.6
avg claims per patent: +200%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R20991 · US Corporation #20,991 · 13 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 13 grants
MID-PACK #20,991/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Dansons US
CPC-FOCUS B60R · 14 areas
INNOV-THIN 35.8/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.6 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +200% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Dansons US, 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 Dee’s 35.8 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 (25%) Velocity 2.9 pts (8%) Breadth 13.2 pts (37%) Claim depth 10.6 pts (30%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Dee Zee · this assignee

36
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Dee's Innovation Score is 35.8/100 (top 48% 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 Dee?

Each dot is one of Dee’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). Dee’s own 17.6 claims/patent is at or below the 17.7 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Dee's grants concentrate

Dee Zee, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 14 CPC subclasses with 69.2% of grants classified under B60R (Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Dee sits between Dansons US, LLC and Designer Direct, Inc..

Dee's three-year grant acceleration

Dee Zee, Inc. shows 3 grants in 2022–2024 against only 7 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.

Dansons US

13
Datrium

13
Davis Intellectua…

13
Denovo Sciences

13
Deem

13
Delcath Systems

13
Dermira

13
Designer Direct

13
Dee Zee ◀

13

What this shows Dee holds 13 patents at rank #21,011, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Dee

By rank, the assignees closest to #21,011 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B60R (Vehicles)

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

Dee's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

36 Top 48% higher than 52% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Dee Zee, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	1	7.7%
2018	1	7.7%
2019	1	7.7%
2020	4	30.8%
2021	2	15.4%
2022	1	7.7%
2024	2	15.4%
2025partial year	1	7.7%

Which technologies does Dee Zee, Inc. patent most?

B60R - Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 9

B62D - Motor VEHICLES; Trailers 4

B60P - Vehicles Adapted FOR Load Transportation OR TO Transport, TO Carry, OR TO Comprise Special Loads OR Objects 3

F16B - Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing 2

F16F - SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; Means FOR Damping Vibration 1

G10K - Sound-producing DEVICES; Methods OR Devices FOR Protecting Against, OR FOR Damping, Noise OR Other Acoustic Waves IN GENERAL; Acoustics NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 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

B60J - Windows, Windscreens, Non-fixed Roofs, Doors, OR Similar Devices FOR VEHICLES; Removable External Protective Coverings Specially Adapted FOR Vehicles 1

E05Y - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses E05d AND E05f, Relating TO Construction Elements, Electric Control, Power Supply, Power Signal OR Transmission, User Interfaces, Mounting OR Coupling, Details, Accessories, Auxiliary Operations NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, Application Thereof 1

E05D - Hinges OR Suspension Devices FOR Doors, Windows OR Wings 1

B25H - Workshop Equipment, e.g. FOR Marking-out WORK; Storage Means FOR Workshops 1

E05C - Bolts OR Fastening Devices FOR Wings, Specially FOR Doors OR Windows 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

E05B - LOCKS; Accessories THEREFOR; Handcuffs 1

Top 14 of 14 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

Dee Zee, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Dee Zee, Inc.'s lead technology class is B60R (Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR), 69.2% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B60R
Ranked #20,991 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Dee Zee, Inc. against Dansons US, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 35.8/100 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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