Where does Freefly Systems, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Freefly Systems, Inc. ranks #28,800 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 Freefly Systems, Inc. hold?

Freefly Systems, Inc. holds 9 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2019, spanning 7 technology areas.

What is Freefly Systems, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Freefly Systems, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 25.6 out of 100 (18th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Freefly Systems, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Freefly Systems, 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 Freefly Systems, Inc.'s patents?

Freefly Systems, Inc.'s patents average 13.8 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 Freefly Systems, 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

Freefly Systems, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does Freefly Systems, Inc. focus on?

Freefly Systems, Inc.'s top technology area is F16M (Frames, Casings OR Beds OF Engines, Machines OR Apparatus, NOT Specific TO Engines, Machines OR Apparatus Provided FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; Supports) with 4 patents, ranking #195 of 1,330 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 7 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 9 granted patents across 7 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: F16M (Frames, Casings OR Beds OF Engines, Machines OR Apparatus, NOT Specific TO Engines, Machines OR Apparatus Provided FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; Supports).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Freefly ranks #28,800 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 9 patents across 7 technology areas.

#28,800
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 18th percentile
by Innovation Score (25.6/100): 13.8
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R28800 · US Corporation #28,800 · 9 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 9 grants
MID-PACK #28,800/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH FQ IP AB
CPC-NARROW F16M · 7 areas
INNOV-THIN 25.6/100
CLAIMS-RICH 13.8 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: FQ IP AB (±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 Freefly’s 25.6 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 8.0 pts (31%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 9.4 pts (37%) Claim depth 8.3 pts (32%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Freefly Systems · this assignee

26
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Freefly's Innovation Score is 25.6/100 (18th 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 Freefly?

Each dot is one of Freefly’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). Freefly’s own 13.8 claims/patent is ABOVE the 11.8 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Freefly's grants concentrate

Freefly Systems, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 7 CPC subclasses with 44.4% of grants classified under F16M (Frames, Casings OR Beds OF Engines, Machines OR Apparatus, NOT Specific TO Engines, Machines OR Apparatus Provided FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; Supports). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (6 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Freefly sits between FQ IP AB and Ftgc, LLC.

FQ IP AB

9
France Brevets

9
Franz Kaldewei &…

9
Freedom Innovatio…

9
Freight Farms

9
Freixenet

9
Fritsch Bakery &…

9
Ftgc

9
Freefly Systems ◀

9

What this shows Freefly holds 9 patents at rank #28,748, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Freefly

By rank, the assignees closest to #28,748 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F16M (Frames)

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

Freefly's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

26 18th percentile higher than 18% 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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Freefly Systems, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	6	66.7%
2017	1	11.1%
2018	1	11.1%
2019	1	11.1%

Which technologies does Freefly Systems, Inc. patent most?

F16M - Frames, Casings OR Beds OF Engines, Machines OR Apparatus, NOT Specific TO Engines, Machines OR Apparatus Provided FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; Supports 4

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 4

B66F - Hoisting, Lifting, Hauling OR Pushing, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, e.g. Devices Which Apply A Lifting OR Pushing Force Directly TO THE Surface OF A Load 3

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 3

G03B - Apparatus OR Arrangements FOR Taking Photographs OR FOR Projecting OR Viewing THEM; Apparatus OR Arrangements Employing Analogous Techniques Using Waves Other Than Optical WAVES; Accessories Therefor 2

G01C - Measuring Distances, Levels OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; Gyroscopic INSTRUMENTS; Photogrammetry OR Videogrammetry 1

B60R - Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

Top 7 of 7 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

Freefly Systems, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Freefly Systems, Inc.'s lead technology class is F16M (Frames, Casings OR Beds OF Engines, Machines OR Apparatus, NOT Specific TO Engines, Machines OR Apparatus Provided FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; Supports), 44.4% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F16M
Ranked #28,800 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Freefly Systems, Inc. against FQ IP AB, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 25.6/100 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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