Where does Hardwire, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Hardwire, LLC ranks #24,446 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 Hardwire, LLC hold?

Hardwire, LLC holds 11 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2021, spanning 17 technology areas.

What is Hardwire, LLC's Innovation Score?

Hardwire, LLC has an Innovation Score of 37.2 out of 100 (top 44% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

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

Hardwire, LLC's recent grant velocity is -78% 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 Hardwire, LLC's patents?

Hardwire, LLC's patents average 23.4 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 Hardwire, 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

Hardwire, LLC

Q: What technology areas does Hardwire, LLC focus on?

Hardwire, LLC's top technology area is F41H (ARMOUR; Armoured TURRETS; Armoured OR Armed VEHICLES; Means OF Attack OR Defence, e.g. Camouflage, IN General) with 9 patents. Grants appear in 17 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 11 granted patents across 17 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2021. 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: F41H (ARMOUR; Armoured TURRETS; Armoured OR Armed VEHICLES; Means OF Attack OR Defence, e.g. Camouflage, IN General).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Hardwire ranks #24,446 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 11 patents across 17 technology areas.

#24,446
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 44%
by Innovation Score (37.2/100): 23.4
avg claims per patent: -78%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R24446 · US Corporation #24,446 · 11 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 11 grants
MID-PACK #24,446/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Hammond Development…
CPC-FOCUS F41H · 17 areas
INNOV-THIN 37.2/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 23.4 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -78% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Hammond Development International, Inc. (±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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Hardwire · this assignee

37
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Hardwire's Innovation Score is 37.2/100 (top 44% 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.

Where Hardwire's grants concentrate

Hardwire, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 17 CPC subclasses with 81.8% of grants classified under F41H (ARMOUR; Armoured TURRETS; Armoured OR Armed VEHICLES; Means OF Attack OR Defence, e.g. Camouflage, IN General). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Hardwire sits between Hammond Development International, Inc. and HatchTech Group B.V..

Hammond Developme…

11
Hampton Roads San…

11
Happy Health

11
Harbinger Motors

11
Hario

11
Harmar Mobility

11
Harpoon Medical

11
Hatchtech Group B…

11
Hardwire ◀

11

What this shows Hardwire holds 11 patents at rank #24,473, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Hardwire

By rank, the assignees closest to #24,473 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F41H (Armour)

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

Hardwire's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

37 Top 44% higher than 56% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2021

Grants by year

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

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Hardwire, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	4	36.4%
2016	2	18.2%
2017	1	9.1%
2018	1	9.1%
2019	1	9.1%
2020	1	9.1%
2021	1	9.1%

Which technologies does Hardwire, LLC patent most?

F41H - ARMOUR; Armoured TURRETS; Armoured OR Armed VEHICLES; Means OF Attack OR Defence, e.g. Camouflage, IN General 9

B32B - Layered Products, i.e. Products Built-up OF Strata OF Flat OR Non-flat, e.g. Cellular OR Honeycomb, Form 4

B43L - Articles FOR Writing OR Drawing UPON; ; Writing OR Drawing AIDS;; Accessories FOR Writing OR Drawing 4

B29L - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclass B29c, Relating TO Particular Articles 3

B29C - Shaping OR Joining OF PLASTICS; Shaping OF Material IN A Plastic State, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; After-treatment OF THE Shaped Products, e.g. Repairing 3

E05G - Safes OR Strong-rooms FOR VALUABLES; Bank Protection DEVICES; Safety Transaction Partitions 3

E06B - Fixed OR Movable Closures FOR Openings IN Buildings, Vehicles, Fences OR Like Enclosures IN General, e.g. Doors, Windows, Blinds, Gates 3

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 2

A63B - Apparatus FOR Physical Training, Gymnastics, Swimming, Climbing, OR FENCING; Ball GAMES; Training Equipment 2

B29K - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses B29b, B29c OR B29d, Relating TO Moulding Materials OR TO Materials FOR ; Moulds, ; Reinforcements, Fillers OR Preformed Parts, e.g. Inserts 1

D07B - Ropes OR Cables IN General 1

E01C - Construction OF, OR Surfaces FOR, Roads, Sports Grounds, OR THE LIKE; Machines OR Auxiliary Tools FOR Construction OR Repair 1

E01D - Construction OF Bridges, ; Elevated ROADWAYS; OR VIADUCTS; Assembly OF Bridges 1

E04H - Buildings OR Like Structures FOR Particular PURPOSES; Swimming OR Splash Baths OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; Tents OR Canopies, IN General 1

A42B - HATS; Head Coverings 1

Top 15 of 17 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#24,446

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

37.2 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

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Hardwire, LLC's lead technology class is F41H (ARMOUR; Armoured TURRETS; Armoured OR Armed VEHICLES; Means OF Attack OR Defence, e.g. Camouflage, IN General), 81.8% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F41H
Ranked #24,446 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Hardwire, LLC against Hammond Development International, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 37.2/100 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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