USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Guitar Center, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 11 granted patents across 8 technology areas, active 2017–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. 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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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

7.2

Avg claims per patent

+75%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Guitar holds 11 US patents across 8 technology areas, rank #24,424 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#24,424
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 69%
by Innovation Score (29.6/100): 7.2
avg claims per patent: +75%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Guitar Center, Inc. has been granted 11 US utility patents between 2017 and 2025, placing Guitar Center, Inc. at rank #24,424 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 8 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 7.2 claims per patent with primary concentration in F16M (FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS). As a US Corporation, Guitar Center, Inc. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Guitar sits between Greenconn Corp. (11 patents, rank #24,420) and Hangzhou Pushai Pharmaeutical Technology Co., Ltd. (11 patents, rank #24,428) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 29.6/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 7 grants, compared with 4 in the 2015–2019 window, a +75% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. The US Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.

Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. Guitar Center, Inc.'s 7.2 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while concentration in 8 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Guitar Center, Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows Guitar holds 11 patents at rank #24,424, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Guitar's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

30 Top 69% higher than 31% of 50,000 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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Guitar Center, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	2	18.2%
2019	2	18.2%
2020	2	18.2%
2022	2	18.2%
2023	2	18.2%
2025	1	9.1%

Which technologies does Guitar Center, 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 3

F16B - DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING 2

G10G - REPRESENTATION OF MUSIC; RECORDING MUSIC IN NOTATION FORM; ACCESSORIES FOR MUSIC OR MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. SUPPORTS 2

F16F - SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; MEANS FOR DAMPING VIBRATION 1

H04R - LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS 1

F16C - SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS 1

G10D - STRINGED MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; WIND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACCORDIONS OR CONCERTINAS; PERCUSSION MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; AEOLIAN HARPS; SINGING-FLAME MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 1

G10H - ELECTROPHONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; INSTRUMENTS IN WHICH THE TONES ARE GENERATED BY ELECTROMECHANICAL MEANS OR ELECTRONIC GENERATORS, OR IN WHICH THE TONES ARE SYNTHESISED FROM A DATA STORE 1

Top 8 of 8 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Focused

Claim Depth Simple

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#24,424

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

29.6 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does Guitar Center, Inc. hold?

Guitar Center, Inc. holds 11 US granted patents filed between 2017 and 2025, spanning 8 technology areas.

What is Guitar Center, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Guitar Center, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 29.6 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Guitar Center, Inc. focus on?

Guitar Center, 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 3 patents. The company has filed patents in 8 CPC subclasses total.

Is Guitar Center, Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Guitar Center, Inc.'s recent filing velocity is +75% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for Guitar Center, Inc.'s patents?

Guitar Center, Inc.'s patents average 7.2 claims each. This is relatively simple claim structure, typical for focused inventions.

How is the Guitar Center, 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.

How to use this portfolio

Guitar's 11 grants land it in the top 69% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - Guitar ranks #24,424 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in F16M - see who else leads that technology area. F16M leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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 byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team

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