Where does Flexsteel Industries, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Flexsteel Industries, Inc. ranks #19,777 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 Flexsteel Industries, Inc. hold?

Flexsteel Industries, Inc. holds 14 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 5 technology areas.

What is Flexsteel Industries, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Flexsteel Industries, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 31.5 out of 100 (38th 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 Flexsteel Industries, Inc. focus on?

Flexsteel Industries, Inc.'s top technology area is A47C (CHAIRS; SOFAS; Beds) with 11 patents, ranking #72 of 728 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 5 CPC subclasses total.

Is Flexsteel Industries, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Flexsteel Industries, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -82% 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 Flexsteel Industries, Inc.'s patents?

Flexsteel Industries, Inc.'s patents average 12.6 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 Flexsteel Industries, 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

Flexsteel Industries, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 14 granted patents across 5 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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: A47C (CHAIRS; SOFAS; Beds).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Flexsteel ranks #19,777 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 14 patents across 5 technology areas.

#19,777
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 38th percentile
by Innovation Score (31.5/100): 12.6
avg claims per patent: -82%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R19777 · US Corporation #19,777 · 14 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 14 grants
MID-PACK #19,777/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH First-Light USA
CPC-NARROW A47C · 5 areas
INNOV-THIN 31.5/100
CLAIMS-RICH 12.6 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -82% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: First-Light USA, 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 Flexsteel’s 31.5 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 9.4 pts (30%) Velocity 6.7 pts (21%) Breadth 7.9 pts (25%) Claim depth 7.5 pts (24%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Flexsteel Industries · this assignee

31
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Flexsteel's Innovation Score is 31.5/100 (38th 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 Flexsteel?

Each dot is one of Flexsteel’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). Flexsteel’s own 12.6 claims/patent is at or below the 14.7 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Flexsteel's grants concentrate

Flexsteel Industries, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 5 CPC subclasses with 78.6% of grants classified under A47C (CHAIRS; SOFAS; Beds). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Flexsteel sits between First-Light USA, LLC and Forage Company B.V..

Flexsteel's three-year grant acceleration

Flexsteel Industries, Inc. shows 2 grants in 2022–2024 against only 2 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.

First-light USA

14
Fittingbox

14
Fives North Ameri…

14
Flatley Discovery…

14
Florica Farms

14
Flugen

14
Forsight Vision6

14
Forage B V

14
Flexsteel Industr… ◀

14

What this shows Flexsteel holds 14 patents at rank #19,783, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Flexsteel

By rank, the assignees closest to #19,783 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A47C (Chairs)

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

Flexsteel's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

31 38th percentile higher than 38% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

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

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Flexsteel Industries, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	4	28.6%
2016	2	14.3%
2017	1	7.1%
2018	2	14.3%
2019	2	14.3%
2024	2	14.3%
2025partial year	1	7.1%

Which technologies does Flexsteel Industries, Inc. patent most?

A47C - CHAIRS; SOFAS; Beds 11

B60N - Seats Specially Adapted FOR VEHICLES; Vehicle Passenger Accommodation NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 5

F16F - SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; Means FOR Damping Vibration 2

B60P - Vehicles Adapted FOR Load Transportation OR TO Transport, TO Carry, OR TO Comprise Special Loads OR Objects 2

A61G - Transport, Personal Conveyances, OR Accommodation Specially Adapted FOR Patients OR Disabled Persons ; Operating Tables OR CHAIRS; Chairs FOR DENTISTRY; Funeral Devices 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

Flexsteel Industries, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Flexsteel Industries, Inc.'s lead technology class is A47C (CHAIRS; SOFAS; Beds), 78.6% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A47C
Ranked #19,777 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Flexsteel Industries, Inc. against First-Light USA, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 31.5/100 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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