Where does Fender Musical Instruments Corporation rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Fender Musical Instruments Corporation ranks #11,649 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 Fender Musical Instruments Corporation hold?

Fender Musical Instruments Corporation holds 26 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2025, spanning 13 technology areas.

What is Fender Musical Instruments Corporation's Innovation Score?

Fender Musical Instruments Corporation has an Innovation Score of 36.8 out of 100 (top 45% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Fender Musical Instruments Corporation's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Fender Musical Instruments Corporation's recent grant velocity is -15% 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 Fender Musical Instruments Corporation's patents?

Fender Musical Instruments Corporation's patents average 16.6 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 Fender Musical Instruments Corporation 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

Fender Musical Instruments Corporation

Q: What technology areas does Fender Musical Instruments Corporation focus on?

Fender Musical Instruments Corporation'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 9 patents, ranking #9 of 62 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 13 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 26 granted patents across 13 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2025. 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, Fender ranks #11,649 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 26 patents across 13 technology areas.

#11,649
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 45%
by Innovation Score (36.8/100): 16.6
avg claims per patent: -15%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R11649 · US Corporation #11,649 · 26 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 26 grants
UPPER-Q #11,649/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Facet
CPC-FOCUS G10D · 13 areas
INNOV-THIN 36.8/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.6 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DOWN -15% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Facet Technologies, 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 Fender’s 36.8 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 11.4 pts (31%) Velocity 2.7 pts (7%) Breadth 12.7 pts (35%) Claim depth 9.9 pts (27%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Fender Musical… · this assignee

37
Lucifer Lighting · near

37
Nacuity Pharmaceutic… · near

37
Sakti3 · near

37
Oorym Optics · near

37
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Fender's Innovation Score is 36.8/100 (top 45% 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 Fender?

Each dot is one of Fender’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). Fender’s own 16.6 claims/patent is at or below the 17.6 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Fender's grants concentrate

Fender Musical Instruments Corporation is a focused PatentsView assignee: 13 CPC subclasses with 34.6% 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). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (5 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2023. By volume, Fender sits between Facet Technologies, LLC and Grey Orange PTE. Ltd..

Fender's three-year grant acceleration

Fender Musical Instruments Corporation shows 4 grants in 2022–2024 against only 10 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.

Facet

26
First American Fi…

26
Fosbel

26
Federal-mogul Wie…

26
Flatiron Health

26
Frito-lay Trading

26
GEA Process Engin…

26
Grey Orange PTE

26
Fender Musical In… ◀

26

What this shows Fender holds 26 patents at rank #11,651, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Fender

By rank, the assignees closest to #11,651 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G10D (Stringed Musical Instruments)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Fender, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In G10D (Stringed Musical Instruments), Fender ranks #9 of 62 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (37 here).

Sakti3, Inc. 37 Lucifer Lighting Company 37 Nacuity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 37 Oorym Optics Ltd. 37

Fender's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

37 Top 45% higher than 55% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Fender Musical Instruments Corporation patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	4	15.4%
2017	2	7.7%
2018	4	15.4%
2019	3	11.5%
2020	5	19.2%
2021	2	7.7%
2023	1	3.8%
2024	3	11.5%
2025partial year	2	7.7%

Which technologies does Fender Musical Instruments Corporation 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 9

G10H - Electrophonic Musical INSTRUMENTS; Instruments IN Which THE Tones ARE Generated BY Electromechanical Means OR Electronic Generators, OR IN Which THE Tones ARE Synthesised From A Data Store 8

H04R - Loudspeakers, Microphones, Gramophone Pick-ups OR Like Acoustic Electromechanical TRANSDUCERS; Deaf-aid SETS; Public Address Systems 5

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 2

H04S - Stereophonic Systems 2

H01F - MAGNETS; INDUCTANCES; TRANSFORMERS; Selection OF Materials FOR Their Magnetic Properties 1

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 1

H01H - Electric SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; Emergency Protective Devices 1

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 1

H01M - Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy 1

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

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 1

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 1

Top 13 of 13 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

Fender Musical Instruments Corporation's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Fender Musical Instruments Corporation'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), 34.6% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G10D
Ranked #11,649 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Fender Musical Instruments Corporation against Facet Technologies, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 36.8/100 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

Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.