Where does Fox Head, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Fox Head, Inc. ranks #15,290 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 Fox Head, Inc. hold?

Fox Head, Inc. holds 19 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2025, spanning 8 technology areas.

What is Fox Head, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Fox Head, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 40.2 out of 100 (top 36% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Fox Head, Inc. focus on?

Fox Head, Inc.'s top technology area is A43B (Characteristic Features OF FOOTWEAR; Parts OF Footwear) with 5 patents, ranking #67 of 317 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 8 CPC subclasses total.

Is Fox Head, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Fox Head, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +0% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Fox Head, Inc.'s patents?

Fox Head, 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 Fox Head, 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

Fox Head, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 19 granted patents across 8 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: A43B (Characteristic Features OF FOOTWEAR; Parts OF Footwear).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Fox ranks #15,290 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 19 patents across 8 technology areas.

#15,290
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 36%
by Innovation Score (40.2/100): 13.6
avg claims per patent: +0%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R15290 · US Corporation #15,290 · 19 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 19 grants
MID-PACK #15,290/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Flytrex Aviation
CPC-NARROW A43B · 8 areas
INNOV-PAR 40.2/100
CLAIMS-RICH 13.6 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-FLAT +0% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Flytrex Aviation 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 Fox’s 40.2 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 10.3 pts (26%) Velocity 11.7 pts (29%) Breadth 10.0 pts (25%) Claim depth 8.1 pts (20%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Fox Head · this assignee

40
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Fox's Innovation Score is 40.2/100 (top 36% 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 Fox?

Each dot is one of Fox’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). Fox’s own 13.6 claims/patent is at or below the 16.5 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Fox's grants concentrate

Fox Head, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 8 CPC subclasses with 26.3% of grants classified under A43B (Characteristic Features OF FOOTWEAR; Parts OF Footwear). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (5 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2023. By volume, Fox sits between Flytrex Aviation Ltd. and Freeport-McMoRan, Inc..

Fox's three-year grant acceleration

Fox Head, Inc. shows 7 grants in 2022–2024 against only 4 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.

Flytrex Aviation

19
Foot Innovations

19
Fort Robotics

19
Foshan Shunde Yaj…

19
Franke Kaffeemasc…

19
Free Form Fibers

19
Freedom Photonics

19
Freeport-mcmoran

19
Fox Head ◀

19

What this shows Fox holds 19 patents at rank #15,295, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Fox

By rank, the assignees closest to #15,295 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A43B (Characteristic Features OF Footwear)

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

Fox's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

40 Top 36% higher than 64% 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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Fox Head, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	5	26.3%
2018	2	10.5%
2019	2	10.5%
2021	2	10.5%
2022	2	10.5%
2023	1	5.3%
2024	4	21.1%
2025partial year	1	5.3%

Which technologies does Fox Head, Inc. patent most?

A43B - Characteristic Features OF FOOTWEAR; Parts OF Footwear 5

A42B - HATS; Head Coverings 5

A42C - Manufacturing OR Trimming Head Coverings, e.g. Hats 4

A43C - Fastenings OR Attachments OF FOOTWEAR; Laces IN General 3

A61F - Filters Implantable Into Blood VESSELS; PROSTHESES; Devices Providing Patency TO, OR Preventing Collapsing OF, Tubular Structures OF THE Body, e.g. STENTS; Orthopaedic, Nursing OR Contraceptive DEVICES; FOMENTATION; Treatment OR Protection OF Eyes OR EARS; Bandages, Dressings OR Absorbent PADS; Firs 3

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

G02C - SPECTACLES; Sunglasses OR Goggles Insofar AS They Have THE Same Features AS SPECTACLES; Contact Lenses 1

A41D - OUTERWEAR; Protective GARMENTS; Accessories 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

Fox Head, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Fox Head, Inc.'s lead technology class is A43B (Characteristic Features OF FOOTWEAR; Parts OF Footwear), 26.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A43B
Ranked #15,290 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Fox Head, Inc. against Flytrex Aviation Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 40.2/100 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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