Where does Fred Herz Patents, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Fred Herz Patents, LLC ranks #40,289 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 Fred Herz Patents, LLC hold?

Fred Herz Patents, LLC holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2019, spanning 6 technology areas.

What is Fred Herz Patents, LLC's Innovation Score?

Fred Herz Patents, LLC has an Innovation Score of 26.8 out of 100 (21st 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 Fred Herz Patents, LLC focus on?

Fred Herz Patents, LLC's top technology area is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification) with 2 patents, ranking #4,824 of 7,127 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 6 CPC subclasses total.

Is Fred Herz Patents, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Fred Herz Patents, LLC'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 Fred Herz Patents, LLC's patents?

Fred Herz Patents, LLC's patents average 19.0 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 Fred Herz Patents, LLC 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

Fred Herz Patents, LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 6 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: A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Fred ranks #40,289 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 6 technology areas.

#40,289
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 21st percentile
by Innovation Score (26.8/100): 19.0
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R40289 · US Corporation #40,289 · 6 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #40,289/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Fracture ID
CPC-NARROW A61B · 6 areas
INNOV-THIN 26.8/100
CLAIMS-RICH 19.0 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Fracture ID, Inc. (±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 Fred’s 26.8 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 6.7 pts (25%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 8.7 pts (32%) Claim depth 11.4 pts (43%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Fred Herz Patents · this assignee

27
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Fred's Innovation Score is 26.8/100 (21st 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 Fred?

Each dot is one of Fred’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). Fred’s own 19.0 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.8 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Fred's grants concentrate

Fred Herz Patents, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 6 CPC subclasses with 33.3% of grants classified under A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2019. By volume, Fred sits between Fracture ID, Inc. and Friedrich Lütze GmbH.

Fracture ID

6
Frame Innovative

6
Franklin WH Energ…

6
Fraunhofer Portug…

6
Freeus

6
Fremont Micro Dev…

6
Fresenius Hemocar…

6
Friedrich Lütze

6
Fred Herz Patents ◀

6

What this shows Fred holds 6 patents at rank #40,311, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Fred

By rank, the assignees closest to #40,311 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61B (Diagnosis)

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

Fred's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

27 21st percentile higher than 21% 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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Fred Herz Patents, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	33.3%
2016	3	50.0%
2019	1	16.7%

Which technologies does Fred Herz Patents, LLC patent most?

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 2

A61M - Devices FOR Introducing Media Into, OR Onto, THE Body ; Devices FOR Transducing Body Media OR FOR Taking Media From THE Body ; Devices FOR Producing OR Ending Sleep OR Stupor 2

A61H - Physical Therapy Apparatus, e.g. Devices FOR Locating OR Stimulating Reflex Points IN THE BODY; Artificial RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; Bathing Devices FOR Special Therapeutic OR Hygienic Purposes OR Specific Parts OF THE Body 2

G06Q - Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory PURPOSES; Systems OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory Purposes, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 2

H04J - Multiplex Communication 1

Top 6 of 6 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

Fred Herz Patents, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Fred Herz Patents, LLC's lead technology class is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification), 33.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61B
Ranked #40,289 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Fred Herz Patents, LLC against Fracture ID, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 26.8/100 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.