Where does Guardian Innovations, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Guardian Innovations, LLC ranks #40,579 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 Guardian Innovations, LLC hold?

Guardian Innovations, LLC holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2021, spanning 2 technology areas.

What is Guardian Innovations, LLC's Innovation Score?

Guardian Innovations, LLC has an Innovation Score of 21.4 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 Guardian Innovations, LLC focus on?

Guardian Innovations, LLC's top technology area is A42B (HATS; Head Coverings) with 5 patents, ranking #63 of 278 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 2 CPC subclasses total.

Is Guardian Innovations, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Guardian Innovations, LLC'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 Guardian Innovations, LLC's patents?

Guardian Innovations, LLC's patents average 16.2 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 Guardian Innovations, 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

Guardian Innovations, LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 2 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2021. 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: A42B (HATS; Head Coverings).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Guardian ranks #40,579 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 2 technology areas.

#40,579
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 8th percentile
by Innovation Score (21.4/100): 16.2
avg claims per patent: +0%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R40579 · US Corporation #40,579 · 6 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #40,579/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Guangdong Zonghua…
CPC-NARROW A42B · 2 areas
INNOV-THIN 21.4/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.2 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-FLAT +0% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Guangdong Zonghua Touch Control Technology 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 Guardian’s 21.4 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 (31%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 5.0 pts (23%) Claim depth 9.7 pts (45%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Guardian Innovations · this assignee

21
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Guardian's Innovation Score is 21.4/100 (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 Guardian?

Each dot is one of Guardian’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). Guardian’s own 16.2 claims/patent is ABOVE the 10.2 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Guardian's grants concentrate

Guardian Innovations, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 2 CPC subclasses with 83.3% of grants classified under A42B (HATS; Head Coverings). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Guardian sits between Guangdong Zonghua Touch Control Technology Co. Ltd. and Gyre Innovations, LLC.

Guangdong Zonghua…

6
Guangzhou Ganyuan…

6
Guangzhou Shiyuan…

6
Guangzhou Tech-lo…

6
GUBI

6
Guoke RE Advanced…

6
GX Technology Can…

6
Gyre Innovations

6
Guardian Innovati… ◀

6

What this shows Guardian holds 6 patents at rank #40,462, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Guardian

By rank, the assignees closest to #40,462 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A42B (HATS)

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

Guardian'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 · 2016–2021

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Guardian Innovations, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	16.7%
2019	2	33.3%
2020	1	16.7%
2021	2	33.3%

Which technologies does Guardian Innovations, LLC patent most?

A42B - HATS; Head Coverings 5

A63B - Apparatus FOR Physical Training, Gymnastics, Swimming, Climbing, OR FENCING; Ball GAMES; Training Equipment 1

Top 2 of 2 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

View all rankings → How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

Guardian Innovations, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Guardian Innovations, LLC's lead technology class is A42B (HATS; Head Coverings), 83.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A42B
Ranked #40,579 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Guardian Innovations, LLC against Guangdong Zonghua Touch Control Technology Co. Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 21.4/100 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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