Where does Elegant Headwear Co., Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Elegant Headwear Co., Inc. ranks #46,444 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 Elegant Headwear Co., Inc. hold?

Elegant Headwear Co., Inc. holds 5 US utility patents granted between 2018 and 2021, spanning 10 technology areas.

What is Elegant Headwear Co., Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Elegant Headwear Co., Inc. has an Innovation Score of 21.4 out of 100 (8th 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 Elegant Headwear Co., Inc. focus on?

Elegant Headwear Co., Inc.'s top technology area is A42B (HATS; Head Coverings) with 2 patents, ranking #119 of 278 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 10 CPC subclasses total.

Is Elegant Headwear Co., Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Elegant Headwear Co., Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -75% 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 Elegant Headwear Co., Inc.'s patents?

Elegant Headwear Co., Inc.'s patents average 6.8 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 Elegant Headwear Co., 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

Elegant Headwear Co., Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 10 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2018–2021. 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: A42B (HATS; Head Coverings).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Elegant ranks #46,444 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 10 technology areas.

#46,444
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 8th percentile
by Innovation Score (21.4/100): 6.8
avg claims per patent: -75%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R46444 · US Corporation #46,444 · 5 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · BOTTOM-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
BOTTOM-DECILE #46,444/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Electro Power…
CPC-FOCUS A42B · 10 areas
INNOV-THIN 21.4/100
CLAIMS-SPARSE 6.8 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -75% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Electro Power Systems S.P.A. (±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 Elegant’s 21.4 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 6.2 pts (29%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 11.2 pts (52%) Claim depth 4.1 pts (19%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Elegant Headwear · this assignee

21
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Elegant's Innovation Score is 21.4/100 (8th 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 Elegant?

Each dot is one of Elegant’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). Elegant’s own 6.8 claims/patent is at or below the 10.4 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Elegant's grants concentrate

Elegant Headwear Co., Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 10 CPC subclasses with 40% of grants classified under A42B (HATS; Head Coverings). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2021. By volume, Elegant sits between Electro Power Systems S.P.A. and Elmac Technologies Limited.

Electro Power Sys…

5
Electrolab

5
Transaction Consu…

5
Eleda S R L

5
Elite Optoelectro…

5
Elkem AS

5
Ellwood National…

5
Elmac

5
Elegant Headwear ◀

5

What this shows Elegant holds 5 patents at rank #46,406, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Elegant

By rank, the assignees closest to #46,406 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A42B (HATS)

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

Elegant's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

21 8th percentile higher than 8% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2018–2021

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2018–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Elegant Headwear Co., Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2018	2	40.0%
2019	2	40.0%
2021	1	20.0%

Which technologies does Elegant Headwear Co., Inc. patent most?

A42B - HATS; Head Coverings 2

A41G - Artificial FLOWERS; WIGS; MASKS; Feathers 2

D06Q - Decorating Textiles 1

B29K - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses B29b, B29c OR B29d, Relating TO Moulding Materials OR TO Materials FOR ; Moulds, ; Reinforcements, Fillers OR Preformed Parts, e.g. Inserts 1

A42C - Manufacturing OR Trimming Head Coverings, e.g. Hats 1

B29D - Producing Particular Articles From Plastics OR From Substances IN A Plastic State 1

A41D - OUTERWEAR; Protective GARMENTS; Accessories 1

F21V - Functional Features OR Details OF Lighting Devices OR Systems THEREOF; Structural Combinations OF Lighting Devices With Other Articles, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

F21Y - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses F21k, F21l, F21s and F21v, Relating TO THE Form OR THE Kind OF THE Light Sources OR OF THE Colour OF THE Light Emitted 1

F21W - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses F21k, F21l, F21s and F21v, Relating TO Uses OR Applications OF Lighting Devices OR Systems 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

Elegant Headwear Co., Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Elegant Headwear Co., Inc.'s lead technology class is A42B (HATS; Head Coverings), 40% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A42B
Ranked #46,444 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Elegant Headwear Co., Inc. against Electro Power Systems S.P.A., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 21.4/100 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

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