Where does Forsound Corp. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Forsound Corp. ranks #35,361 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 Forsound Corp. hold?

Forsound Corp. holds 7 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2018, spanning 8 technology areas.

What is Forsound Corp.'s Innovation Score?

Forsound Corp. has an Innovation Score of 21.2 out of 100 (8th 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 Forsound Corp. focus on?

Forsound Corp.'s top technology area is B32B (Layered Products, i.e. Products Built-up OF Strata OF Flat OR Non-flat, e.g. Cellular OR Honeycomb, Form) with 3 patents, ranking #1,128 of 3,088 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 8 CPC subclasses total.

Is Forsound Corp.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Forsound Corp.'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 Forsound Corp.'s patents?

Forsound Corp.'s patents average 6.7 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 Forsound Corp. 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 Foreign Corporation

Forsound Corp.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 8 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2018. 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: B32B (Layered Products, i.e. Products Built-up OF Strata OF Flat OR Non-flat, e.g. Cellular OR Honeycomb, Form).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Forsound ranks #35,361 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 8 technology areas.

#35,361
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 8th percentile
by Innovation Score (21.2/100): 6.7
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R35361 · Foreign Corporation #35,361 · 7 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 7 grants
MID-PACK #35,361/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Form Roll Tech
CPC-NARROW B32B · 8 areas
INNOV-THIN 21.2/100
CLAIMS-SPARSE 6.7 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Form Roll Tech Co., Ltd. (±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 Forsound’s 21.2 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 7.2 pts (34%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 10.0 pts (47%) Claim depth 4.0 pts (19%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Forsound · this assignee

21
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Forsound's Innovation Score is 21.2/100 (8th 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 Forsound?

Each dot is one of Forsound’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). Forsound’s own 6.7 claims/patent is at or below the 12.7 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Forsound's grants concentrate

Forsound Corp. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 8 CPC subclasses with 42.9% of grants classified under B32B (Layered Products, i.e. Products Built-up OF Strata OF Flat OR Non-flat, e.g. Cellular OR Honeycomb, Form). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Forsound sits between Form Roll Tech Co., Ltd. and Frantz Design Incorporated.

Form Roll Tech

7
Formalloy

7
Formula NO 37

7
Formulated Soluti…

7
Foshan Ichikoh Va…

7
Foundation Produc…

7
Fournitures Hospi…

7
Frantz Design Inc…

7
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7

What this shows Forsound holds 7 patents at rank #35,314, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Forsound

By rank, the assignees closest to #35,314 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B32B (Layered Products)

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

Forsound's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

21 8th percentile higher than 8% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2018

Grants by year

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

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Forsound Corp. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	3	42.9%
2016	1	14.3%
2017	2	28.6%
2018	1	14.3%

Which technologies does Forsound Corp. patent most?

B32B - Layered Products, i.e. Products Built-up OF Strata OF Flat OR Non-flat, e.g. Cellular OR Honeycomb, Form 3

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 3

A47C - CHAIRS; SOFAS; Beds 3

B68G - Methods, Equipment, OR Machines FOR USE IN UPHOLSTERING; Upholstery NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

B60N - Seats Specially Adapted FOR VEHICLES; Vehicle Passenger Accommodation NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

B29C - Shaping OR Joining OF PLASTICS; Shaping OF Material IN A Plastic State, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; After-treatment OF THE Shaped Products, e.g. Repairing 1

B29D - Producing Particular Articles From Plastics OR From Substances IN A Plastic State 1

A47G - Household OR Table Equipment 1

Top 8 of 8 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

Forsound Corp.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Forsound Corp.'s lead technology class is B32B (Layered Products, i.e. Products Built-up OF Strata OF Flat OR Non-flat, e.g. Cellular OR Honeycomb, Form), 42.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B32B
Ranked #35,361 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Forsound Corp. against Form Roll Tech Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 21.2/100 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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