Where does Expectations, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Expectations, LLC ranks #9,031 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 Expectations, LLC hold?

Expectations, LLC holds 35 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2024, spanning 7 technology areas.

What is Expectations, LLC's Innovation Score?

Expectations, LLC has an Innovation Score of 31.9 out of 100 (39th 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 Expectations, LLC focus on?

Expectations, LLC's top technology area is A63B (Apparatus FOR Physical Training, Gymnastics, Swimming, Climbing, OR FENCING; Ball GAMES; Training Equipment) with 9 patents, ranking #143 of 1,021 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 7 CPC subclasses total.

Is Expectations, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Expectations, LLC's recent grant velocity is +150% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Expectations, LLC's patents?

Expectations, LLC's patents average 7.2 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 Expectations, LLC 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

Expectations, LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 35 granted patents across 7 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: A63B (Apparatus FOR Physical Training, Gymnastics, Swimming, Climbing, OR FENCING; Ball GAMES; Training Equipment).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Expectations ranks #9,031 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 35 patents across 7 technology areas.

#9,031
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 39th percentile
by Innovation Score (31.9/100): 7.2
avg claims per patent: +150%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R9031 · US Corporation #9,031 · 35 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 35 grants
UPPER-Q #9,031/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Electrolux do Brasil
CPC-NARROW A63B · 7 areas
INNOV-THIN 31.9/100
CLAIMS-SPARSE 7.2 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +150% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Electrolux do Brasil S.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 Expectations’s 31.9 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 12.4 pts (39%) Velocity 5.8 pts (18%) Breadth 9.4 pts (29%) Claim depth 4.3 pts (13%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Yuneec Technology · near

32
Expectations · this assignee

32
Cellepathy · near

32
Hopto · near

32
Zetta Research AND… · near

32
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Expectations's Innovation Score is 31.9/100 (39th 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 Expectations?

Each dot is one of Expectations’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). Expectations’s own 7.2 claims/patent is at or below the 16.1 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Expectations's grants concentrate

Expectations, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 7 CPC subclasses with 25.7% of grants classified under A63B (Apparatus FOR Physical Training, Gymnastics, Swimming, Climbing, OR FENCING; Ball GAMES; Training Equipment). Peak complete grant year is 2024 (9 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, Expectations sits between Electrolux do Brasil S.A. and Foshan Nationstar Optoelectronics Co., Ltd..

Expectations's three-year grant acceleration

Expectations, LLC shows 14 grants in 2022–2024 against only 16 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.

Electrolux do Bra…

35
Elliptic Laborato…

35
Envoy Medical

35
Esko-graphics Ima…

35
Expel

35
Fontem Holdings 4…

35
Form Energy

35
Foshan Nationstar…

35
Expectations ◀

35

What this shows Expectations holds 35 patents at rank #9,030, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Expectations

By rank, the assignees closest to #9,030 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A63B (Apparatus FOR Physical Training)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Expectations, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A63B (Apparatus FOR Physical Training), Expectations ranks #143 of 1,021 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (32 here).

Hopto Inc. 32 Cellepathy Inc. 32 Zetta Research AND Development LLC—AQT Series 32 Yuneec Technology Co., Limited 32

Expectations's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

32 39th percentile higher than 39% 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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Expectations, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	4	11.4%
2018	1	2.9%
2019	5	14.3%
2020	6	17.1%
2021	5	14.3%
2022	2	5.7%
2023	3	8.6%
2024	9	25.7%

Which technologies does Expectations, LLC patent most?

A63B - Apparatus FOR Physical Training, Gymnastics, Swimming, Climbing, OR FENCING; Ball GAMES; Training Equipment 9

A61H - Physical Therapy Apparatus, e.g. Devices FOR Locating OR Stimulating Reflex Points IN THE BODY; Artificial RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; Bathing Devices FOR Special Therapeutic OR Hygienic Purposes OR Specific Parts OF THE Body 8

A61F - Filters Implantable Into Blood VESSELS; PROSTHESES; Devices Providing Patency TO, OR Preventing Collapsing OF, Tubular Structures OF THE Body, e.g. STENTS; Orthopaedic, Nursing OR Contraceptive DEVICES; FOMENTATION; Treatment OR Protection OF Eyes OR EARS; Bandages, Dressings OR Absorbent PADS; Firs 1

A01M - Catching, Trapping OR Scaring OF Animals ; Apparatus FOR THE Destruction OF Noxious Animals OR Noxious Plants 1

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 1

A47C - CHAIRS; SOFAS; Beds 1

A47B - TABLES; DESKS; Office FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; General Details OF Furniture 1

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

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Expectations, LLC's lead technology class is A63B (Apparatus FOR Physical Training, Gymnastics, Swimming, Climbing, OR FENCING; Ball GAMES; Training Equipment), 25.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A63B
Ranked #9,031 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Expectations, LLC against Electrolux do Brasil S.A., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 31.9/100 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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