Overall rank by patents
#35,723
Across all tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 6 technology areas, active 2015–2019. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: B60P (VEHICLES ADAPTED FOR LOAD TRANSPORTATION OR TO TRANSPORT, TO CARRY, OR TO COMPRISE SPECIAL LOADS OR OBJECTS).
The verdict
Heil holds 7 US patents across 6 technology areas, rank #35,723 of 50,000 tracked assignees.
Heil Trailer International, Llc has been granted 7 US utility patents between 2015 and 2019, placing Heil Trailer International, Llc at rank #35,723 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 6 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 13.6 claims per patent with primary concentration in B60P (VEHICLES ADAPTED FOR LOAD TRANSPORTATION OR TO TRANSPORT, TO CARRY, OR TO COMPRISE SPECIAL LOADS OR OBJECTS). As a US Corporation, Heil Trailer International, Llc is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Heil sits between Hedera Hashgraph, Llc (7 patents, rank #35,719) and Help Lightning, Inc. (7 patents, rank #35,727) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 24.0/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.
Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 0 grants, compared with 7 in the 2015–2019 window, a -100% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. The US Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.
Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. Heil Trailer International, Llc's 13.6 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while concentration in 6 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Heil Trailer International, Llc against peers pursuing similar technology classes.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
Hedera Hashgraph, LLC
7 patents
Hedman Ericsson Patent AB
7 patents
Hegenscheidt-MFD GmbH
7 patents
Heico Befestigungstechnik GmbH
7 patents
Heinz Kurz GmbH Medizintechnik
7 patents
Heliospectra AB
7 patents
Helix Biomedix Inc.
7 patents
Help Lightning, Inc.
7 patents
Heil Trailer International, LLC
7 patents
What this shows Heil holds 7 patents at rank #35,723, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #35,723 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Heil's primary technology class.
Heil's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
24 Top 87% higher than 13% of 50,000 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2 | 28.6% |
| 2016 | 2 | 28.6% |
| 2017 | 2 | 28.6% |
| 2019 | 1 | 14.3% |
Top 6 of 6 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#35,723
Across all tracked assignees
24.0 out of 100
How to use this portfolio
Heil's 7 grants land it in the top 87% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.
Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.
Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.