Where does HBTek, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), HBTek, Inc. ranks #40,653 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 HBTek, Inc. hold?

HBTek, Inc. holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2021 and 2025, spanning 3 technology areas.

What is HBTek, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

HBTek, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 42.5 out of 100 (top 31% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does HBTek, Inc. focus on?

HBTek, Inc.'s top technology area is E06C (Ladders) with 5 patents, ranking #13 of 87 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 3 CPC subclasses total.

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

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for HBTek, Inc..

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

HBTek, Inc.'s patents average 16.0 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 HBTek, 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

HBTek, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 3 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2021–2025. 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: E06C (Ladders).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Hbtek ranks #40,653 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 3 technology areas.

#40,653
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 31%
by Innovation Score (42.5/100): 16.0
avg claims per patent

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R40653 · US Corporation #40,653 · 6 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #40,653/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Hatha Systems
CPC-NARROW E06C · 3 areas
INNOV-PAR 42.5/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.0 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
SPAN-YRS 2021–2025 · 5y
BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Hatha Systems, 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 Hbtek’s 42.5 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 (16%) Velocity 20.0 pts (47%) Breadth 6.1 pts (14%) Claim depth 9.6 pts (23%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
DHK Storage · near

42
HBTek · this assignee

42
Horton · near

42
Progressive… · near

42
Urgo Recherche… · near

42
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Hbtek's Innovation Score is 42.5/100 (top 31% 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 Hbtek?

Each dot is one of Hbtek’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). Hbtek’s own 16.0 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.0 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Hbtek's grants concentrate

HBTek, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 3 CPC subclasses with 83.3% of grants classified under E06C (Ladders). Peak complete grant year is 2024 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2021. By volume, Hbtek sits between Hatha Systems, LLC and Healthcare Technology Innovation Centre.

Hbtek's three-year grant acceleration

HBTek, Inc. shows 3 grants in 2022–2024 against only 1 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.

Hatha Systems

6
Hausbrandt Triest…

6
Hawa

6
HBK Family

6
HCP Packaging USA

6
HCT Packaging

6
Health & Life

6
Healthcare Techno…

6
Hbtek ◀

6

What this shows HBTek holds 6 patents at rank #40,615, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near HBTek

By rank, the assignees closest to #40,615 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in E06C (Ladders)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for HBTek, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In E06C (Ladders), HBTek ranks #13 of 87 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (42 here).

DHK Storage, Inc. 42 Urgo Recherche Innovation ET Developpement 42 Horton, Inc. 42 Progressive Casualty Insurance Company 42

Hbtek's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

42 Top 31% higher than 69% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2021–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2021–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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HBTek, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2021	1	16.7%
2023	1	16.7%
2024	2	33.3%
2025partial year	2	33.3%

Which technologies does HBTek, Inc. patent most?

E06C - Ladders 5

A01M - Catching, Trapping OR Scaring OF Animals ; Apparatus FOR THE Destruction OF Noxious Animals OR Noxious Plants 5

A63B - Apparatus FOR Physical Training, Gymnastics, Swimming, Climbing, OR FENCING; Ball GAMES; Training Equipment 5

Top 3 of 3 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

View all rankings → How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

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

HBTek, Inc.'s lead technology class is E06C (Ladders), 83.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore E06C
Ranked #40,653 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare HBTek, Inc. against Hatha Systems, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 42.5/100 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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