Where does Designer Direct, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Designer Direct, Inc. ranks #21,000 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 Designer Direct, Inc. hold?

Designer Direct, Inc. holds 13 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2024, spanning 14 technology areas.

What is Designer Direct, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Designer Direct, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 34.8 out of 100 (49th 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 Designer Direct, Inc. focus on?

Designer Direct, Inc.'s top technology area is B63B (Ships OR Other Waterborne VESSELS; Equipment FOR Shipping) with 10 patents, ranking #66 of 645 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 14 CPC subclasses total.

Is Designer Direct, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Designer Direct, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -14% 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 Designer Direct, Inc.'s patents?

Designer Direct, 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 Designer Direct, 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

Designer Direct, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 13 granted patents across 14 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2024. 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: B63B (Ships OR Other Waterborne VESSELS; Equipment FOR Shipping).

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Designer ranks #21,000 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 13 patents across 14 technology areas.

#21,000
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 49th percentile
by Innovation Score (34.8/100): 17.6
avg claims per patent: -14%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R21000 · US Corporation #21,000 · 13 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 13 grants
MID-PACK #21,000/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Dee Zee
CPC-FOCUS B63B · 14 areas
INNOV-THIN 34.8/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.6 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DOWN -14% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Dee Zee, 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 Designer’s 34.8 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 (26%) Velocity 1.9 pts (5%) Breadth 13.2 pts (38%) Claim depth 10.6 pts (30%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Designer Direct · this assignee

35
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Designer's Innovation Score is 34.8/100 (49th 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 Designer?

Each dot is one of Designer’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). Designer’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.

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

Where Designer's grants concentrate

Designer Direct, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 14 CPC subclasses with 76.9% of grants classified under B63B (Ships OR Other Waterborne VESSELS; Equipment FOR Shipping). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, Designer sits between Dee Zee, Inc. and Digits Financial, Inc..

Designer's three-year grant acceleration

Designer Direct, Inc. shows 2 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.

Dee Zee

13
Deem

13
Delcath Systems

13
Dermira

13
Diehl BGT Defence…

13
Digital Asset Cap…

13
Digital Turbine

13
Digits Financial

13
Designer Direct ◀

13

What this shows Designer holds 13 patents at rank #21,015, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Designer

By rank, the assignees closest to #21,015 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B63B (Ships OR Other Waterborne Vessels)

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

Designer's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

35 49th percentile higher than 49% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2024

Grants by year

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

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Designer Direct, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	3	23.1%
2018	1	7.7%
2019	3	23.1%
2020	3	23.1%
2021	1	7.7%
2023	1	7.7%
2024	1	7.7%

Which technologies does Designer Direct, Inc. patent most?

B63B - Ships OR Other Waterborne VESSELS; Equipment FOR Shipping 10

E02B - Hydraulic Engineering 7

E04H - Buildings OR Like Structures FOR Particular PURPOSES; Swimming OR Splash Baths OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; Tents OR Canopies, IN General 7

E04B - General Building CONSTRUCTIONS; Walls, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; Insulation OR Other Protection OF Buildings 3

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 2

F16M - Frames, Casings OR Beds OF Engines, Machines OR Apparatus, NOT Specific TO Engines, Machines OR Apparatus Provided FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; Supports 2

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 2

F24S - Solar Heat COLLECTORS; Solar Heat Systems 2

H01R - Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors 2

H02J - Circuit Arrangements OR Systems FOR Supplying OR Distributing Electric POWER; Systems FOR Storing Electric Energy 2

H02S - Generation OF Electric Power BY Conversion OF Infrared Radiation, Visible Light OR Ultraviolet Light, e.g. Using Photovoltaic [PV] Modules 2

Y02T - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation 2

B63H - Marine Propulsion OR Steering 2

E04F - Finishing Work ON Buildings, e.g. Stairs, Floors 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

Designer Direct, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Designer Direct, Inc.'s lead technology class is B63B (Ships OR Other Waterborne VESSELS; Equipment FOR Shipping), 76.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B63B
Ranked #21,000 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Designer Direct, Inc. against Dee Zee, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 34.8/100 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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