Where does Hayward Industries, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Hayward Industries, Inc. ranks #2,411 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 Hayward Industries, Inc. hold?

Hayward Industries, Inc. holds 162 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 71 technology areas.

What is Hayward Industries, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Hayward Industries, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 63.0 out of 100 (top 2% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Hayward Industries, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Hayward Industries, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +1% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Hayward Industries, Inc.'s patents?

Hayward Industries, Inc.'s patents average 27.7 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 Hayward Industries, 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

Hayward Industries, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does Hayward Industries, Inc. focus on?

Hayward Industries, Inc.'s top technology area is E04H (Buildings OR Like Structures FOR Particular PURPOSES; Swimming OR Splash Baths OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; Tents OR Canopies, IN General) with 83 patents, ranking #1 of 795 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 71 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 162 granted patents across 71 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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: E04H (Buildings OR Like Structures FOR Particular PURPOSES; Swimming OR Splash Baths OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; Tents OR Canopies, IN General).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Hayward ranks #2,411 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 162 patents across 71 technology areas.

#2,411
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 2%
by Innovation Score (63.0/100): 27.7
avg claims per patent: +1%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R2411 · US Corporation #2,411 · 162 grants

GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-STRONG · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-FLAT · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MID 162 grants
TOP-DECILE #2,411/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Board of Trustees…
CPC-WIDE E04H · 71 areas
INNOV-STRONG 63.0/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 27.7 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-FLAT +1% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas (±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 Hayward’s 63.0 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 17.6 pts (28%) Velocity 5.4 pts (9%) Breadth 25.0 pts (40%) Claim depth 15.0 pts (24%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Chengdu University… · near

63
E Ink Holdings · near

63
Hayward Industries · this assignee

63
Smith & Nephew · near

63
Spotify AB · near

63
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Hayward's Innovation Score is 63.0/100 (top 2% 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 Hayward?

Each dot is one of Hayward’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). Hayward’s own 27.7 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.7 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

How Hayward's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, Hayward Industries, Inc. received 78 grants versus 77 in 2015–2019 (+1% equal-window velocity, above median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2018 at 23 grants and bottomed in 2016 at 7. Lead class E04H accounts for 51.2% of the portfolio across 71 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas (#2,407) and SambaNova Systems, Inc. (#2,415).

Hayward's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Hayward Industries, Inc. moved from 53 to 43 grants (0.81x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). Among 3,296 tracked assignees with ≥100 grants and ≥20 prior-period grants, that multiple ranks #1,804. See the growth leaderboard.

Board of Trustees…

162
Embraer

162
Faurecia Interieu…

162
Firestone Industr…

162
Medipal Holdings

162
Shiroki

162
Spin Master

162
Sambanova Systems

162
Hayward Industries ◀

162

What this shows Hayward holds 162 patents at rank #2,411, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Hayward

By rank, the assignees closest to #2,411 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in E04H (Buildings OR Like Structures FOR Particular Purposes)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Hayward, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In E04H (Buildings OR Like Structures FOR Particular Purposes), Hayward ranks #1 of 795 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (63 here).

Smith & Nephew PLC 63 Spotify AB 63 E Ink Holdings Inc. 63 Chengdu University OF Technology 63

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (27.7 here).

Beijing Zhigu RUI TUO Tech Co., Ltd. 27.7 avg BCE Inc. 27.6 avg Augustine Biomedical + Design, LLC 27.6 avg RefleXion Medical, Inc. 27.9 avg

Hayward's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

63 Top 2% higher than 98% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

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

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Hayward Industries, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	10	6.2%
2016	7	4.3%
2017	19	11.7%
2018	23	14.2%
2019	18	11.1%
2020	13	8.0%
2021	22	13.6%
2022	8	4.9%
2023	19	11.7%
2024	16	9.9%
2025partial year	7	4.3%

Which technologies does Hayward Industries, Inc. patent most?

E04H - Buildings OR Like Structures FOR Particular PURPOSES; Swimming OR Splash Baths OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; Tents OR Canopies, IN General 83

F16K - VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating 32

G05B - Control OR Regulating Systems IN GENERAL; Functional Elements OF Such SYSTEMS; Monitoring OR Testing Arrangements FOR Such Systems OR Elements 24

C02F - Treatment OF Water, Waste Water, Sewage, OR Sludge 24

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 24

H05B - Electric HEATING; Electric Light Sources NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Circuit Arrangements FOR Electric Light Sources, IN General 21

A61H - Physical Therapy Apparatus, e.g. Devices FOR Locating OR Stimulating Reflex Points IN THE BODY; Artificial RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; Bathing Devices FOR Special Therapeutic OR Hygienic Purposes OR Specific Parts OF THE Body 21

G05D - Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables 19

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 16

B01D - Separation 16

F04D - Non-positive-displacement Pumps 15

F21V - Functional Features OR Details OF Lighting Devices OR Systems THEREOF; Structural Combinations OF Lighting Devices With Other Articles, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 15

Y02B - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Buildings, e.g. Housing, House Appliances OR Related End-user Applications 13

F21W - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses F21k, F21l, F21s and F21v, Relating TO Uses OR Applications OF Lighting Devices OR Systems 13

F21Y - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses F21k, F21l, F21s and F21v, Relating TO THE Form OR THE Kind OF THE Light Sources OR OF THE Colour OF THE Light Emitted 12

Top 15 of 71 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

Hayward Industries, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Hayward Industries, Inc.'s lead technology class is E04H (Buildings OR Like Structures FOR Particular PURPOSES; Swimming OR Splash Baths OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; Tents OR Canopies, IN General), 51.2% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore E04H
Ranked #2,411 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Hayward Industries, Inc. against Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 63.0/100 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

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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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