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

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), HercuTech, Inc. ranks #35,687 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 HercuTech, Inc. hold?

HercuTech, Inc. holds 7 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 4 technology areas.

What is HercuTech, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

HercuTech, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 38.5 out of 100 (top 40% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does HercuTech, Inc. focus on?

HercuTech, Inc.'s top technology area is E04C (Structural ELEMENTS; Building Materials) with 5 patents, ranking #81 of 492 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 4 CPC subclasses total.

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

HercuTech, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +0% 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 HercuTech, Inc.'s patents?

HercuTech, Inc.'s patents average 7.1 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 HercuTech, 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

HercuTech, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 4 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: E04C (Structural ELEMENTS; Building Materials).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Hercutech ranks #35,687 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 4 technology areas.

#35,687
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 40%
by Innovation Score (38.5/100): 7.1
avg claims per patent: +0%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R35687 · US Corporation #35,687 · 7 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-FLAT · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 7 grants
MID-PACK #35,687/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Heliospectra AB
CPC-NARROW E04C · 4 areas
INNOV-THIN 38.5/100
CLAIMS-SPARSE 7.1 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-FLAT +0% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Heliospectra AB (±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 Hercutech’s 38.5 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 7.2 pts (19%) Velocity 20.0 pts (52%) Breadth 7.1 pts (18%) Claim depth 4.3 pts (11%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
HercuTech · this assignee

39
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Hercutech's Innovation Score is 38.5/100 (top 40% 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 Hercutech?

Each dot is one of Hercutech’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). Hercutech’s own 7.1 claims/patent is at or below the 13.4 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Hercutech's grants concentrate

HercuTech, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 4 CPC subclasses with 71.4% of grants classified under E04C (Structural ELEMENTS; Building Materials). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, Hercutech sits between Heliospectra AB and Hills Point Industries, LLC.

Hercutech's three-year grant acceleration

HercuTech, Inc. shows 3 grants in 2022–2024 against only 0 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.

Heliospectra AB

7
Helix Biomedix

7
Help Lightning

7
Heraeus Sensor Te…

7
Heritage Distilli…

7
Heshan Pace Techn…

7
Higher Dimension…

7
Hills Point Indus…

7
Hercutech ◀

7

What this shows HercuTech holds 7 patents at rank #35,729, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near HercuTech

By rank, the assignees closest to #35,729 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in E04C (Structural Elements)

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

Hercutech's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

39 Top 40% higher than 60% 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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HercuTech, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	28.6%
2018	1	14.3%
2023	1	14.3%
2024	2	28.6%
2025partial year	1	14.3%

Which technologies does HercuTech, Inc. patent most?

E04C - Structural ELEMENTS; Building Materials 5

E06B - Fixed OR Movable Closures FOR Openings IN Buildings, Vehicles, Fences OR Like Enclosures IN General, e.g. Doors, Windows, Blinds, Gates 3

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 3

E04B - General Building CONSTRUCTIONS; Walls, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; Insulation OR Other Protection OF Buildings 3

Top 4 of 4 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

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

HercuTech, Inc.'s lead technology class is E04C (Structural ELEMENTS; Building Materials), 71.4% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore E04C
Ranked #35,687 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare HercuTech, Inc. against Heliospectra AB, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 38.5/100 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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