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

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), HCC, Inc. ranks #35,657 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 HCC, Inc. hold?

HCC, Inc. holds 7 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2023, spanning 7 technology areas.

What is HCC, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

HCC, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 27.0 out of 100 (22nd 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 HCC, Inc. focus on?

HCC, Inc.'s top technology area is A01D (HARVESTING; Mowing) with 4 patents, ranking #113 of 302 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 7 CPC subclasses total.

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

HCC, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -60% 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 HCC, Inc.'s patents?

HCC, Inc.'s patents average 11.9 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 HCC, 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

HCC, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 7 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2023. 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: A01D (HARVESTING; Mowing).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, HCC ranks #35,657 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 7 technology areas.

#35,657
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 22nd percentile
by Innovation Score (27.0/100): 11.9
avg claims per patent: -60%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R35657 · US Corporation #35,657 · 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 #35,657/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Hashplay
CPC-NARROW A01D · 7 areas
INNOV-THIN 27.0/100
CLAIMS-PAR 11.9 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -60% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Hashplay 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.

How HCC’s 27.0 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 7.2 pts (27%) Velocity 3.3 pts (12%) Breadth 9.4 pts (35%) Claim depth 7.1 pts (26%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
HCC · this assignee

27
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows HCC's Innovation Score is 27.0/100 (22nd 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 HCC?

Each dot is one of HCC’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). HCC’s own 11.9 claims/patent is ABOVE the 11.1 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where HCC's grants concentrate

HCC, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 7 CPC subclasses with 57.1% of grants classified under A01D (HARVESTING; Mowing). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, HCC sits between Hashplay Inc. and Heliovis AG.

HCC's three-year grant acceleration

HCC, Inc. shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 2 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.

Hashplay

7
Havana Savannah

7
Hayashi Kogyosyo

7
HBL

7
Hedeen Internatio…

7
Hefei General Mac…

7
Hefei JEE Power S…

7
Heliovis

7
HCC ◀

7

What this shows HCC holds 7 patents at rank #35,623, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near HCC

By rank, the assignees closest to #35,623 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A01D (Harvesting)

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

HCC's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

27 22nd percentile higher than 22% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2023

Grants by year

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

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HCC, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	2	28.6%
2017	1	14.3%
2018	1	14.3%
2019	1	14.3%
2020	1	14.3%
2023	1	14.3%

Which technologies does HCC, Inc. patent most?

A01D - HARVESTING; Mowing 4

A01F - Processing OF Harvested PRODUCE; HAY OR Straw PRESSES; Devices FOR Storing Agricultural OR Horticultural Produce 2

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 1

G05D - Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables 1

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 1

F16B - Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing 1

E03D - Water-closets OR Urinals With Flushing DEVICES; Flushing Valves Therefor 1

Top 7 of 7 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

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

HCC, Inc.'s lead technology class is A01D (HARVESTING; Mowing), 57.1% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A01D
Ranked #35,657 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare HCC, Inc. against Hashplay Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 27.0/100 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

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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