Where does First Principles, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), First Principles, Inc. ranks #11,247 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 First Principles, Inc. hold?

First Principles, Inc. holds 27 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2019, spanning 39 technology areas.

What is First Principles, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

First Principles, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 41.8 out of 100 (top 32% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does First Principles, Inc. focus on?

First Principles, Inc.'s top technology area is H04W (Wireless Communication Networks) with 6 patents, ranking #1,967 of 5,904 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 39 CPC subclasses total.

Is First Principles, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

First Principles, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -100% 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 First Principles, Inc.'s patents?

First Principles, Inc.'s patents average 13.6 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 First Principles, 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

First Principles, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 27 granted patents across 39 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2019. 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: H04W (Wireless Communication Networks).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, First ranks #11,247 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 27 patents across 39 technology areas.

#11,247
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 32%
by Innovation Score (41.8/100): 13.6
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R11247 · US Corporation #11,247 · 27 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 27 grants
UPPER-Q #11,247/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Eaglepicher
CPC-FOCUS H04W · 39 areas
INNOV-PAR 41.8/100
CLAIMS-RICH 13.6 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Eaglepicher 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 First’s 41.8 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 11.5 pts (28%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 22.1 pts (53%) Claim depth 8.2 pts (20%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Clover Network · near

42
First Principles · this assignee

42
Innovex Downhole… · near

42
Sangamo Therapeutics · near

42
Simple Living… · near

42
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows First's Innovation Score is 41.8/100 (top 32% 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 First?

Each dot is one of First’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). First’s own 13.6 claims/patent is at or below the 15.4 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where First's grants concentrate

First Principles, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 39 CPC subclasses with 22.2% of grants classified under H04W (Wireless Communication Networks). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (10 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2019. By volume, First sits between Eaglepicher Technologies, LLC and Formway Furniture Limited.

Eaglepicher

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Ecofasten Solar

27
Power Design

27
Exterior Wall Sys…

27
Focaltech

27
FTS Computertechn…

27
Farapulse

27
Formway Furniture

27
First Principles ◀

27

What this shows First holds 27 patents at rank #11,244, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near First

By rank, the assignees closest to #11,244 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04W (Wireless Communication Networks)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for First, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In H04W (Wireless Communication Networks), First ranks #1,967 of 5,904 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (42 here).

Simple Living Solutions, LLC 42 Clover Network, LLC. 42 Innovex Downhole Solutions, Inc. 42 Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc. 42

First's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

42 Top 32% higher than 68% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2019

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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First Principles, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	6	22.2%
2016	10	37.0%
2017	6	22.2%
2018	3	11.1%
2019	2	7.4%

Which technologies does First Principles, Inc. patent most?

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 6

A63B - Apparatus FOR Physical Training, Gymnastics, Swimming, Climbing, OR FENCING; Ball GAMES; Training Equipment 6

B60R - Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 5

G09B - Educational OR Demonstration APPLIANCES; Appliances FOR Teaching, OR Communicating With, THE Blind, Deaf OR MUTE; MODELS; PLANETARIA; GLOBES; MAPS; Diagrams 4

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 4

H04M - Telephonic Communication 3

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 3

F16F - SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; Means FOR Damping Vibration 3

G01H - Measurement OF Mechanical Vibrations OR Ultrasonic, Sonic OR Infrasonic Waves 3

G10K - Sound-producing DEVICES; Methods OR Devices FOR Protecting Against, OR FOR Damping, Noise OR Other Acoustic Waves IN GENERAL; Acoustics NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 3

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 3

G05D - Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables 3

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

Y02T - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation 3

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 3

Top 15 of 39 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

View all rankings → How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

First Principles, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

First Principles, Inc.'s lead technology class is H04W (Wireless Communication Networks), 22.2% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H04W
Ranked #11,247 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare First Principles, Inc. against Eaglepicher Technologies, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 41.8/100 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.