Where does Dreadnought, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Dreadnought, Inc. ranks #46,283 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 Dreadnought, Inc. hold?

Dreadnought, Inc. holds 5 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 7 technology areas.

What is Dreadnought, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Dreadnought, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 32.6 out of 100 (42nd percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

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

Dreadnought, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +0% 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 Dreadnought, Inc.'s patents?

Dreadnought, Inc.'s patents average 17.4 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 Dreadnought, 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

Dreadnought, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does Dreadnought, Inc. focus on?

Dreadnought, Inc.'s top technology area is G10D (Stringed Musical INSTRUMENTS; Wind Musical INSTRUMENTS; Accordions OR CONCERTINAS; Percussion Musical INSTRUMENTS; Aeolian HARPS; Singing-flame Musical INSTRUMENTS; Musical Instruments NOT Otherwise Provided FOR) with 5 patents, ranking #22 of 62 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 7 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 7 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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: G10D (Stringed Musical INSTRUMENTS; Wind Musical INSTRUMENTS; Accordions OR CONCERTINAS; Percussion Musical INSTRUMENTS; Aeolian HARPS; Singing-flame Musical INSTRUMENTS; Musical Instruments NOT Otherwise P).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Dreadnought ranks #46,283 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 7 technology areas.

#46,283
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 42nd percentile
by Innovation Score (32.6/100): 17.4
avg claims per patent: +0%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R46283 · US Corporation #46,283 · 5 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · BOTTOM-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-FLAT · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
BOTTOM-DECILE #46,283/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Doug Carson &…
CPC-NARROW G10D · 7 areas
INNOV-THIN 32.6/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.4 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-FLAT +0% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Doug Carson & Associates, 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 Dreadnought’s 32.6 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 6.2 pts (19%) Velocity 6.7 pts (20%) Breadth 9.4 pts (29%) Claim depth 10.4 pts (32%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Dreadnought · this assignee

33
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Dreadnought's Innovation Score is 32.6/100 (42nd 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 Dreadnought?

Each dot is one of Dreadnought’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). Dreadnought’s own 17.4 claims/patent is at or below the 20.6 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Dreadnought's grants concentrate

Dreadnought, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 7 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under G10D (Stringed Musical INSTRUMENTS; Wind Musical INSTRUMENTS; Accordions OR CONCERTINAS; Percussion Musical INSTRUMENTS; Aeolian HARPS; Singing-flame Musical INSTRUMENTS; Musical Instruments NOT Otherwise P). By volume, Dreadnought sits between Doug Carson & Associates, Inc. and Droneshield, LLC.

Dreadnought's three-year grant acceleration

Dreadnought, Inc. shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 1 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.

Doug Carson & Ass…

5
Douglas Technical

5
Dr Brown's

5
Drsignal Biotechn…

5
Driploc

5
Drone Traffic

5
Drone-control

5
Droneshield

5
Dreadnought ◀

5

What this shows Dreadnought holds 5 patents at rank #46,329, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Dreadnought

By rank, the assignees closest to #46,329 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G10D (Stringed Musical Instruments)

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

Dreadnought's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

33 42nd percentile higher than 42% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

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

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Dreadnought, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	20.0%
2016	1	20.0%
2020	1	20.0%
2022	1	20.0%
2025partial year	1	20.0%

Which technologies does Dreadnought, Inc. patent most?

G10D - Stringed Musical INSTRUMENTS; Wind Musical INSTRUMENTS; Accordions OR CONCERTINAS; Percussion Musical INSTRUMENTS; Aeolian HARPS; Singing-flame Musical INSTRUMENTS; Musical Instruments NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 5

B27C - Planing, Drilling, Milling, Turning OR Universal Machines FOR Wood OR Similar Material 2

B27M - Working OF Wood NOT Provided FOR IN Subclasses B27b - B27L; Manufacture OF Specific Wooden Articles 2

B23K - Soldering OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; Cladding OR Plating BY Soldering OR WELDING; Cutting BY Applying Heat Locally, e.g. Flame CUTTING; Working BY Laser Beam 2

G01B - Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours 2

B27F - Dovetailed WORK; TENONS; Slotting Machines FOR Wood OR Similar MATERIAL; Nailing OR Stapling Machines 2

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 2

Top 7 of 7 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

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

Dreadnought, Inc.'s lead technology class is G10D (Stringed Musical INSTRUMENTS; Wind Musical INSTRUMENTS; Accordions OR CONCERTINAS; Percussion Musical INSTRUMENTS; Aeolian HARPS; Singing-flame Musical INSTRUMENTS; Musical Instruments NOT Otherwise P), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G10D
Ranked #46,283 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Dreadnought, Inc. against Doug Carson & Associates, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 32.6/100 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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