Where does Hard Core Brands International LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Hard Core Brands International LLC ranks #35,639 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 Hard Core Brands International LLC hold?

Hard Core Brands International LLC holds 7 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2016, spanning 6 technology areas.

What is Hard Core Brands International LLC's Innovation Score?

Hard Core Brands International LLC has an Innovation Score of 22.7 out of 100 (11th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Hard Core Brands International LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Hard Core Brands International LLC'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 Hard Core Brands International LLC's patents?

Hard Core Brands International LLC's patents average 11.4 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 Hard Core Brands International 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

Hard Core Brands International LLC

Q: What technology areas does Hard Core Brands International LLC focus on?

Hard Core Brands International LLC's top technology area is A01M (Catching, Trapping OR Scaring OF Animals ; Apparatus FOR THE Destruction OF Noxious Animals OR Noxious Plants) with 4 patents, ranking #79 of 292 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 6 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 6 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2016. 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: A01M (Catching, Trapping OR Scaring OF Animals ; Apparatus FOR THE Destruction OF Noxious Animals OR Noxious Plants).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Hard ranks #35,639 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 6 technology areas.

#35,639
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 11th percentile
by Innovation Score (22.7/100): 11.4
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R35639 · US Corporation #35,639 · 7 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 7 grants
MID-PACK #35,639/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Hank Technology
CPC-NARROW A01M · 6 areas
INNOV-THIN 22.7/100
CLAIMS-PAR 11.4 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Hank Technology LLC (±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 Hard’s 22.7 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 7.2 pts (32%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 8.7 pts (38%) Claim depth 6.9 pts (30%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Hard Core Brands… · this assignee

23
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Hard's Innovation Score is 22.7/100 (11th 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 Hard?

Each dot is one of Hard’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). Hard’s own 11.4 claims/patent is at or below the 12.6 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Hard's grants concentrate

Hard Core Brands International LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 6 CPC subclasses with 57.1% of grants classified under A01M (Catching, Trapping OR Scaring OF Animals ; Apparatus FOR THE Destruction OF Noxious Animals OR Noxious Plants). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (5 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2015. By volume, Hard sits between Hank Technology LLC and Harvest Tec, Inc..

Hank Technology

7
Hanon Systems Bad…

7
Hans Künz

7
Harbour Star Inte…

7
Harmony Developme…

7
Harry Miller

7
Hartman Design

7
Harvest Tec

7
Hard Core Brands… ◀

7

What this shows Hard holds 7 patents at rank #35,703, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Hard

By rank, the assignees closest to #35,703 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A01M (Catching)

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

Hard's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

23 11th percentile higher than 11% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2016

Grants by year

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

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Hard Core Brands International LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	28.6%
2016	5	71.4%

Which technologies does Hard Core Brands International LLC patent most?

A01M - Catching, Trapping OR Scaring OF Animals ; Apparatus FOR THE Destruction OF Noxious Animals OR Noxious Plants 4

E04H - Buildings OR Like Structures FOR Particular PURPOSES; Swimming OR Splash Baths OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; Tents OR Canopies, IN General 2

B63B - Ships OR Other Waterborne VESSELS; Equipment FOR Shipping 2

A45C - PURSES; LUGGAGE; Hand Carried Bags 1

A45F - Travelling OR Camp EQUIPMENT: Sacks OR Packs Carried ON THE Body 1

Y10S - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former Uspc Cross-reference ART Collections [XRACs] AND Digests 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

Hard Core Brands International LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Hard Core Brands International LLC's lead technology class is A01M (Catching, Trapping OR Scaring OF Animals ; Apparatus FOR THE Destruction OF Noxious Animals OR Noxious Plants), 57.1% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A01M
Ranked #35,639 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Hard Core Brands International LLC against Hank Technology LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 22.7/100 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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