Where does FireFly Automatix, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), FireFly Automatix, Inc. ranks #10,925 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 FireFly Automatix, Inc. hold?

FireFly Automatix, Inc. holds 28 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2024, spanning 18 technology areas.

What is FireFly Automatix, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

FireFly Automatix, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 46.8 out of 100 (top 20% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does FireFly Automatix, Inc. focus on?

FireFly Automatix, Inc.'s top technology area is A01G (HORTICULTURE; Cultivation OF Vegetables, Flowers, Rice, Fruit, Vines, Hops OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; Watering) with 18 patents, ranking #30 of 635 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 18 CPC subclasses total.

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

FireFly Automatix, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +200% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for FireFly Automatix, Inc.'s patents?

FireFly Automatix, Inc.'s patents average 18.7 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 FireFly Automatix, 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

FireFly Automatix, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 28 granted patents across 18 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2024. 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: A01G (HORTICULTURE; Cultivation OF Vegetables, Flowers, Rice, Fruit, Vines, Hops OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; Watering).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Firefly ranks #10,925 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 28 patents across 18 technology areas.

#10,925
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 20%
by Innovation Score (46.8/100): 18.7
avg claims per patent: +200%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R10925 · US Corporation #10,925 · 28 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 28 grants
UPPER-Q #10,925/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Fecon
CPC-FOCUS A01G · 18 areas
INNOV-PAR 46.8/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.7 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +200% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Fecon, 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 Firefly’s 46.8 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 11.6 pts (25%) Velocity 8.9 pts (19%) Breadth 15.0 pts (32%) Claim depth 11.2 pts (24%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
China University OF… · near

47
Echostar International · near

47
FireFly Automatix · this assignee

47
Multimatic · near

47
Tundra Composites · near

47
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Firefly's Innovation Score is 46.8/100 (top 20% 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 Firefly?

Each dot is one of Firefly’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). Firefly’s own 18.7 claims/patent is ABOVE the 11.9 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Firefly's grants concentrate

FireFly Automatix, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 18 CPC subclasses with 64.3% of grants classified under A01G (HORTICULTURE; Cultivation OF Vegetables, Flowers, Rice, Fruit, Vines, Hops OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; Watering). Peak complete grant year is 2021 (6 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Firefly sits between Fram Group IP, LLC and Fresh Idea Global Limited.

Firefly's three-year grant acceleration

FireFly Automatix, Inc. shows 12 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.

Fram Group IP

28
Fuji Kiko

28
Fujian Eastwest L…

28
Fecon

28
Flowcardia

28
Freewheel Media

28
Freezio

28
Fresh Idea Global

28
Firefly Automatix ◀

28

What this shows FireFly holds 28 patents at rank #10,928, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near FireFly

By rank, the assignees closest to #10,928 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A01G (Horticulture)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for FireFly, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A01G (Horticulture), FireFly ranks #30 of 635 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (47 here).

Tundra Composites, LLC 47 Multimatic Inc. 47 China University OF Geosciences (BEIJING) 47 Echostar Technologies International Corporation 47

Firefly's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

47 Top 20% higher than 80% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2024

Grants by year

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

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FireFly Automatix, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	2	7.1%
2017	1	3.6%
2018	4	14.3%
2020	3	10.7%
2021	6	21.4%
2022	6	21.4%
2023	2	7.1%
2024	4	14.3%

Which technologies does FireFly Automatix, Inc. patent most?

A01G - HORTICULTURE; Cultivation OF Vegetables, Flowers, Rice, Fruit, Vines, Hops OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; Watering 18

A01D - HARVESTING; Mowing 12

B65G - Transport OR Storage Devices, e.g. Conveyors FOR Loading OR Tipping, Shop Conveyor Systems OR Pneumatic Tube Conveyors 11

B60Y - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Aspects Cross-cutting Vehicle Technology 3

B65B - Machines, Apparatus OR Devices FOR, OR Methods OF, Packaging Articles OR MATERIALS; Unpacking 3

A01B - Soil Working IN Agriculture OR FORESTRY; Parts, Details, OR Accessories OF Agricultural Machines OR Implements, IN General 2

G05D - Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables 2

Y02P - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN THE Production OR Processing OF Goods 2

B62D - Motor VEHICLES; Trailers 1

F15B - Systems Acting BY Means OF Fluids IN GENERAL; Fluid-pressure Actuators, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; Details OF Fluid-pressure Systems, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

Y10S - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former Uspc Cross-reference ART Collections [XRACs] AND Digests 1

B25J - MANIPULATORS; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices 1

B60B - Vehicle Wheels ; CASTORS; Axles FOR Wheels OR CASTORS; Increasing Wheel Adhesion 1

F16C - SHAFTS; Flexible SHAFTS; Elements OR Crankshaft MECHANISMS; Rotary Bodies Other Than Gearing ELEMENTS; Bearings 1

B60K - Arrangement OR Mounting OF Propulsion Units OR OF Transmissions IN VEHICLES; Arrangement OR Mounting OF Plural Diverse Prime-movers IN VEHICLES; Auxiliary Drives FOR VEHICLES; Instrumentation OR Dashboards FOR VEHICLES; Arrangements IN Connection With Cooling, AIR Intake, GAS Exhaust OR Fuel Supply 1

Top 15 of 18 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

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

FireFly Automatix, Inc.'s lead technology class is A01G (HORTICULTURE; Cultivation OF Vegetables, Flowers, Rice, Fruit, Vines, Hops OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; Watering), 64.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A01G
Ranked #10,925 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare FireFly Automatix, Inc. against Fram Group IP, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 46.8/100 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

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