Where does FHE USA LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), FHE USA LLC ranks #12,923 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 FHE USA LLC hold?

FHE USA LLC holds 23 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2025, spanning 5 technology areas.

What is FHE USA LLC's Innovation Score?

FHE USA LLC has an Innovation Score of 35.9 out of 100 (top 48% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does FHE USA LLC focus on?

FHE USA LLC's top technology area is E21B (Earth OR Rock DRILLING; Obtaining OIL, GAS, Water, Soluble OR Meltable Materials OR A Slurry OF Minerals From Wells) with 22 patents, ranking #161 of 1,363 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 5 CPC subclasses total.

Is FHE USA LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

FHE USA LLC's recent grant velocity is +63% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for FHE USA LLC's patents?

FHE USA LLC's patents average 19.7 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 FHE USA 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

FHE USA LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 23 granted patents across 5 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2025. 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: E21B (Earth OR Rock DRILLING; Obtaining OIL, GAS, Water, Soluble OR Meltable Materials OR A Slurry OF Minerals From Wells).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, FHE ranks #12,923 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 23 patents across 5 technology areas.

#12,923
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 48%
by Innovation Score (35.9/100): 19.7
avg claims per patent: +63%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R12923 · US Corporation #12,923 · 23 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 23 grants
MID-PACK #12,923/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Ergon Asphalt &…
CPC-NARROW E21B · 5 areas
INNOV-THIN 35.9/100
CLAIMS-RICH 19.7 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +63% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, 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 FHE’s 35.9 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 11.0 pts (31%) Velocity 5.2 pts (14%) Breadth 7.9 pts (22%) Claim depth 11.8 pts (33%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
FHE USA · this assignee

36
Kodiak Networks · near

36
Cequent Performance… · near

36
MZ IP Holdings · near

36
Portal Instruments · near

36
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows FHE's Innovation Score is 35.9/100 (top 48% 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 FHE?

Each dot is one of FHE’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). FHE’s own 19.7 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.0 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where FHE's grants concentrate

FHE USA LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 5 CPC subclasses with 95.7% of grants classified under E21B (Earth OR Rock DRILLING; Obtaining OIL, GAS, Water, Soluble OR Meltable Materials OR A Slurry OF Minerals From Wells). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (3 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2017. By volume, FHE sits between Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc. and Franklin Armory Holdings, Inc..

FHE's three-year grant acceleration

FHE USA LLC shows 7 grants in 2022–2024 against only 9 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.

Ergon Asphalt & E…

23
Excelsior Medical

23
Faltec

23
Federal-mogul Val…

23
Finelite

23
Flex Lighting II

23
Fraba B V

23
Franklin Armory H…

23
FHE USA ◀

23

What this shows FHE holds 23 patents at rank #12,918, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near FHE

By rank, the assignees closest to #12,918 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in E21B (Earth OR Rock Drilling)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for FHE, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In E21B (Earth OR Rock Drilling), FHE ranks #161 of 1,363 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (36 here).

Kodiak Networks Inc 36 Cequent Performance Products, Inc. 36 Portal Instruments, Inc. 36 MZ IP Holdings, LLC 36

FHE's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

36 Top 48% higher than 52% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2025

Grants by year

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

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FHE USA LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	2	8.7%
2018	3	13.0%
2019	3	13.0%
2020	3	13.0%
2021	3	13.0%
2022	2	8.7%
2023	3	13.0%
2024	2	8.7%
2025partial year	2	8.7%

Which technologies does FHE USA LLC patent most?

E21B - Earth OR Rock DRILLING; Obtaining OIL, GAS, Water, Soluble OR Meltable Materials OR A Slurry OF Minerals From Wells 22

F16L - PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General 7

G05D - Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables 6

B25J - MANIPULATORS; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices 6

E03F - SEWERS; Cesspools 1

Top 5 of 5 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

FHE USA LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

FHE USA LLC's lead technology class is E21B (Earth OR Rock DRILLING; Obtaining OIL, GAS, Water, Soluble OR Meltable Materials OR A Slurry OF Minerals From Wells), 95.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore E21B
Ranked #12,923 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare FHE USA LLC against Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 35.9/100 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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