Where does Hansen International, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Hansen International, Inc. ranks #22,692 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 Hansen International, Inc. hold?

Hansen International, Inc. holds 12 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2024, spanning 6 technology areas.

What is Hansen International, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Hansen International, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 34.0 out of 100 (46th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Hansen International, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Hansen International, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -80% 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 Hansen International, Inc.'s patents?

Hansen International, Inc.'s patents average 5.3 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 Hansen International, 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

Hansen International, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does Hansen International, Inc. focus on?

Hansen International, Inc.'s top technology area is B60J (Windows, Windscreens, Non-fixed Roofs, Doors, OR Similar Devices FOR VEHICLES; Removable External Protective Coverings Specially Adapted FOR Vehicles) with 3 patents, ranking #169 of 418 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 6 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 12 granted patents across 6 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2024. 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: B60J (Windows, Windscreens, Non-fixed Roofs, Doors, OR Similar Devices FOR VEHICLES; Removable External Protective Coverings Specially Adapted FOR Vehicles).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Hansen ranks #22,692 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 12 patents across 6 technology areas.

#22,692
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 46th percentile
by Innovation Score (34.0/100): 5.3
avg claims per patent: -80%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R22692 · US Corporation #22,692 · 12 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 12 grants
MID-PACK #22,692/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Hamilton Internation…
CPC-NARROW B60J · 6 areas
INNOV-THIN 34.0/100
CLAIMS-SPARSE 5.3 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -80% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Hamilton International AG (Hamilton International SA) (Hamilton International 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 Hansen’s 34.0 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 8.9 pts (26%) Velocity 13.3 pts (39%) Breadth 8.7 pts (26%) Claim depth 3.2 pts (9%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Hansen International · this assignee

34
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Hansen's Innovation Score is 34.0/100 (46th 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 Hansen?

Each dot is one of Hansen’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). Hansen’s own 5.3 claims/patent is at or below the 11.7 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Hansen's grants concentrate

Hansen International, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 6 CPC subclasses with 25% of grants classified under B60J (Windows, Windscreens, Non-fixed Roofs, Doors, OR Similar Devices FOR VEHICLES; Removable External Protective Coverings Specially Adapted FOR Vehicles). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (8 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2023. By volume, Hansen sits between HYC Co., Ltd. and Hasse & Wrede GmbH.

Hansen's three-year grant acceleration

Hansen International, Inc. shows 2 grants in 2022–2024 against only 0 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.

HYC

12
Hydro Extruded So…

12
HYL DE C V

12
Hamilton Internat…

12
Hanuman Pelican

12
Hanwha Ocean

12
Harper Engineering

12
Hasse & Wrede

12
Hansen Internatio… ◀

12

What this shows Hansen holds 12 patents at rank #22,712, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Hansen

By rank, the assignees closest to #22,712 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B60J (Windows)

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

Hansen's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

34 46th percentile higher than 46% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2024

Grants by year

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

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Hansen International, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	8	66.7%
2017	2	16.7%
2023	1	8.3%
2024	1	8.3%

Which technologies does Hansen International, Inc. patent most?

B60J - Windows, Windscreens, Non-fixed Roofs, Doors, OR Similar Devices FOR VEHICLES; Removable External Protective Coverings Specially Adapted FOR Vehicles 3

E05B - LOCKS; Accessories THEREFOR; Handcuffs 3

E06B - Fixed OR Movable Closures FOR Openings IN Buildings, Vehicles, Fences OR Like Enclosures IN General, e.g. Doors, Windows, Blinds, Gates 2

E05C - Bolts OR Fastening Devices FOR Wings, Specially FOR Doors OR Windows 2

E05Y - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses E05d AND E05f, Relating TO Construction Elements, Electric Control, Power Supply, Power Signal OR Transmission, User Interfaces, Mounting OR Coupling, Details, Accessories, Auxiliary Operations NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, Application Thereof 1

B60Q - Arrangement OF Signalling OR Lighting Devices, THE Mounting OR Supporting Thereof OR Circuits Therefor, FOR Vehicles IN General 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

Hansen International, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Hansen International, Inc.'s lead technology class is B60J (Windows, Windscreens, Non-fixed Roofs, Doors, OR Similar Devices FOR VEHICLES; Removable External Protective Coverings Specially Adapted FOR Vehicles), 25% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B60J
Ranked #22,692 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Hansen International, Inc. against HYC Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 34.0/100 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

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