Where does HBK Family, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), HBK Family, LLC ranks #40,652 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 HBK Family, LLC hold?

HBK Family, LLC holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2021, spanning 5 technology areas.

What is HBK Family, LLC's Innovation Score?

HBK Family, LLC has an Innovation Score of 29.1 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 HBK Family, LLC focus on?

HBK Family, LLC's top technology area is B31F (Mechanical Working OR Deformation OF Paper, Cardboard OR Material Worked IN A Manner Analogous TO Paper) with 6 patents, ranking #19 of 131 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 5 CPC subclasses total.

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

HBK Family, LLC'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 HBK Family, LLC's patents?

HBK Family, LLC's patents average 24.2 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 HBK Family, 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

HBK Family, LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 5 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2021. 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: B31F (Mechanical Working OR Deformation OF Paper, Cardboard OR Material Worked IN A Manner Analogous TO Paper).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, HBK ranks #40,652 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 5 technology areas.

#40,652
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 30th percentile
by Innovation Score (29.1/100): 24.2
avg claims per patent: -50%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R40652 · US Corporation #40,652 · 6 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #40,652/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Hatch PTY
CPC-NARROW B31F · 5 areas
INNOV-THIN 29.1/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 24.2 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -50% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Hatch PTY 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 HBK’s 29.1 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 6.7 pts (23%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 7.9 pts (27%) Claim depth 14.5 pts (50%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
HBK Family · this assignee

29
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows HBK's Innovation Score is 29.1/100 (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 HBK?

Each dot is one of HBK’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). HBK’s own 24.2 claims/patent is ABOVE the 15.5 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where HBK's grants concentrate

HBK Family, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 5 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under B31F (Mechanical Working OR Deformation OF Paper, Cardboard OR Material Worked IN A Manner Analogous TO Paper). By volume, HBK sits between Hatch PTY Ltd and Health & Life Co., Ltd..

Hatch PTY

6
Hatha Systems

6
Hausbrandt Triest…

6
Hawa

6
Hbtek

6
HCP Packaging USA

6
HCT Packaging

6
Health & Life

6
HBK Family ◀

6

What this shows HBK holds 6 patents at rank #40,614, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near HBK

By rank, the assignees closest to #40,614 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B31F (Mechanical Working OR Deformation OF Paper)

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

HBK'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 · 2016–2021

Grants by year

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

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HBK Family, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	16.7%
2017	1	16.7%
2018	1	16.7%
2019	1	16.7%
2020	1	16.7%
2021	1	16.7%

Which technologies does HBK Family, LLC patent most?

B31F - Mechanical Working OR Deformation OF Paper, Cardboard OR Material Worked IN A Manner Analogous TO Paper 6

B29D - Producing Particular Articles From Plastics OR From Substances IN A Plastic State 4

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 4

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 2

B32B - Layered Products, i.e. Products Built-up OF Strata OF Flat OR Non-flat, e.g. Cellular OR Honeycomb, Form 2

Top 5 of 5 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

HBK Family, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

HBK Family, LLC's lead technology class is B31F (Mechanical Working OR Deformation OF Paper, Cardboard OR Material Worked IN A Manner Analogous TO Paper), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B31F
Ranked #40,652 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare HBK Family, LLC against Hatch PTY Ltd, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 29.1/100 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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