Where does Handy Button Machine Co. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Handy Button Machine Co. ranks #28,924 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 Handy Button Machine Co. hold?

Handy Button Machine Co. holds 9 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2023, spanning 4 technology areas.

What is Handy Button Machine Co.'s Innovation Score?

Handy Button Machine Co. has an Innovation Score of 29.3 out of 100 (30th 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 Handy Button Machine Co. focus on?

Handy Button Machine Co.'s top technology area is A47B (TABLES; DESKS; Office FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; General Details OF Furniture) with 2 patents, ranking #395 of 990 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 4 CPC subclasses total.

Is Handy Button Machine Co.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Handy Button Machine Co.'s recent grant velocity is -50% 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 Handy Button Machine Co.'s patents?

Handy Button Machine Co.'s patents average 7.1 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 Handy Button Machine Co. 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

Handy Button Machine Co.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 9 granted patents across 4 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2023. 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: A47B (TABLES; DESKS; Office FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; General Details OF Furniture).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Handy ranks #28,924 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 9 patents across 4 technology areas.

#28,924
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 30th percentile
by Innovation Score (29.3/100): 7.1
avg claims per patent: -50%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R28924 · US Corporation #28,924 · 9 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 9 grants
MID-PACK #28,924/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Hampton University
CPC-NARROW A47B · 4 areas
INNOV-THIN 29.3/100
CLAIMS-SPARSE 7.1 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -50% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Hampton University (±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 Handy’s 29.3 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 (27%) Velocity 10.0 pts (34%) Breadth 7.1 pts (24%) Claim depth 4.3 pts (15%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Handy Button Machine · this assignee

29
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Handy's Innovation Score is 29.3/100 (30th 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 Handy?

Each dot is one of Handy’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). Handy’s own 7.1 claims/patent is at or below the 11.0 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Handy's grants concentrate

Handy Button Machine Co. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 4 CPC subclasses with 22.2% of grants classified under A47B (TABLES; DESKS; Office FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; General Details OF Furniture). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Handy sits between Hampton University and HAP2U.

Handy's three-year grant acceleration

Handy Button Machine Co. shows 3 grants in 2022–2024 against only 2 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.

Hampton University

9
Han's CNC Science…

9
Hana Micron

9
Hanall Biopharma

9
Hangzhou Hikrobot

9
Hangzhou Mo-link…

9
Hanmi IT

9
Hap2u

9
Handy Button Mach… ◀

9

What this shows Handy holds 9 patents at rank #28,912, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Handy

By rank, the assignees closest to #28,912 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A47B (Tables)

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

Handy's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

29 30th percentile higher than 30% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2023

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Handy Button Machine Co. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	22.2%
2016	1	11.1%
2018	1	11.1%
2019	2	22.2%
2022	2	22.2%
2023	1	11.1%

Which technologies does Handy Button Machine Co. patent most?

A47B - TABLES; DESKS; Office FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; General Details OF Furniture 2

F16C - SHAFTS; Flexible SHAFTS; Elements OR Crankshaft MECHANISMS; Rotary Bodies Other Than Gearing ELEMENTS; Bearings 1

F16B - Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing 1

A47C - CHAIRS; SOFAS; Beds 1

Top 4 of 4 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

Handy Button Machine Co.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Handy Button Machine Co.'s lead technology class is A47B (TABLES; DESKS; Office FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; General Details OF Furniture), 22.2% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A47B
Ranked #28,924 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Handy Button Machine Co. against Hampton University, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 29.3/100 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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