Where does Hermes-Epitek Corporation rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Hermes-Epitek Corporation ranks #10,951 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 Hermes-Epitek Corporation hold?

Hermes-Epitek Corporation holds 28 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 16 technology areas.

What is Hermes-Epitek Corporation's Innovation Score?

Hermes-Epitek Corporation has an Innovation Score of 33.7 out of 100 (45th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Hermes-Epitek Corporation's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Hermes-Epitek Corporation's recent grant velocity is -41% 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 Hermes-Epitek Corporation's patents?

Hermes-Epitek Corporation's patents average 12.3 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 Hermes-Epitek Corporation 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 Foreign Corporation

Hermes-Epitek Corporation

Q: What technology areas does Hermes-Epitek Corporation focus on?

Hermes-Epitek Corporation's top technology area is C23C (Coating Metallic MATERIAL; Coating Material With Metallic MATERIAL; Surface Treatment OF Metallic Material BY Diffusion Into THE Surface, BY Chemical Conversion OR SUBSTITUTION; Coating BY Vacuum Evaporation, BY Sputtering, BY ION Implantation OR BY Chemical Vapour Deposition, IN General) with 15 patents, ranking #182 of 1,658 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 16 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 28 granted patents across 16 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: C23C (Coating Metallic MATERIAL; Coating Material With Metallic MATERIAL; Surface Treatment OF Metallic Material BY Diffusion Into THE Surface, BY Chemical Conversion OR SUBSTITUTION; Coating BY Vacuum Evap).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Hermes-epitek ranks #10,951 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 28 patents across 16 technology areas.

#10,951
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 45th percentile
by Innovation Score (33.7/100): 12.3
avg claims per patent: -41%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R10951 · Foreign Corporation #10,951 · 28 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 28 grants
UPPER-Q #10,951/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Hanbat National…
CPC-FOCUS C23C · 16 areas
INNOV-THIN 33.7/100
CLAIMS-RICH 12.3 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -41% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Hanbat National University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation (±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 Hermes-epitek’s 33.7 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 11.6 pts (34%) Velocity 0.6 pts (2%) Breadth 14.1 pts (42%) Claim depth 7.4 pts (22%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Celagenex Research… · near

34
Exsurco Medical · near

34
Hermes-Epitek · this assignee

34
Nerudia · near

34
Tenacious Holdings · near

34
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Hermes-epitek's Innovation Score is 33.7/100 (45th 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 Hermes-epitek?

Each dot is one of Hermes-epitek’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). Hermes-epitek’s own 12.3 claims/patent is at or below the 12.9 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Hermes-epitek's grants concentrate

Hermes-Epitek Corporation is a focused PatentsView assignee: 16 CPC subclasses with 53.6% of grants classified under C23C (Coating Metallic MATERIAL; Coating Material With Metallic MATERIAL; Surface Treatment OF Metallic Material BY Diffusion Into THE Surface, BY Chemical Conversion OR SUBSTITUTION; Coating BY Vacuum Evap). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (8 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Hermes-epitek sits between Honey BEE Manufacturing Ltd. and Imagination Broadway Ltd..

Hermes-epitek's three-year grant acceleration

Hermes-Epitek Corporation shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 12 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.

Honey BEE Manufac…

28
Hunt Energy Enter…

28
Hanbat National U…

28
Hangzhou Ruisheng…

28
Hilite Germany

28
Hortech

28
Hyper Pet

28
Imagination Broad…

28
Hermes-epitek ◀

28

What this shows Hermes-Epitek holds 28 patents at rank #10,954, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Hermes-Epitek

By rank, the assignees closest to #10,954 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C23C (Coating Metallic Material)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in Hermes-Epitek's primary technology class.

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Hermes-Epitek, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In C23C (Coating Metallic Material), Hermes-Epitek ranks #182 of 1,658 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (34 here).

Nerudia Limited 34 Tenacious Holdings, Inc. 34 Celagenex Research (INDIA) PVT. Ltd. 34 Exsurco Medical, Inc. 34

Hermes-epitek's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

34 45th percentile higher than 45% 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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Hermes-Epitek Corporation patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	3.6%
2016	8	28.6%
2017	3	10.7%
2018	2	7.1%
2019	3	10.7%
2020	6	21.4%
2021	3	10.7%
2024	1	3.6%
2025partial year	1	3.6%

Which technologies does Hermes-Epitek Corporation patent most?

C23C - Coating Metallic MATERIAL; Coating Material With Metallic MATERIAL; Surface Treatment OF Metallic Material BY Diffusion Into THE Surface, BY Chemical Conversion OR SUBSTITUTION; Coating BY Vacuum Evaporation, BY Sputtering, BY ION Implantation OR BY Chemical Vapour Deposition, IN General 15

H01L - Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10 10

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 7

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 3

B05B - Spraying APPARATUS; Atomising APPARATUS; Nozzles 2

H01J - Electric Discharge Tubes OR Discharge Lamps 2

C30B - Single-crystal Growth ; Unidirectional Solidification OF Eutectic Material OR Unidirectional Demixing OF Eutectoid MATERIAL; Refining BY Zone-melting OF Material ; Production OF A Homogeneous Polycrystalline Material With Defined Structure ; Single Crystals OR Homogeneous Polycrystalline Material WI 2

G01J - Measurement OF Intensity, Velocity, Spectral Content, Polarisation, Phase OR Pulse Characteristics OF Infrared, Visible OR Ultraviolet LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; Radiation Pyrometry 1

Y02P - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN THE Production OR Processing OF Goods 1

B01D - Separation 1

C23F - Non-mechanical Removal OF Metallic Material From Surface ; Inhibiting Corrosion OF Metallic Material OR Incrustation IN GENERAL; Multi-step Processes FOR Surface Treatment OF Metallic Material Involving AT Least ONE Process Provided FOR IN Class C23 AND AT Least ONE Process Covered BY Subclass C21d 1

F28F - Details OF Heat-exchange AND Heat-transfer Apparatus, OF General Application 1

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 1

G01B - Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours 1

B23P - Metal-working NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Combined OPERATIONS; Universal Machine Tools 1

Top 15 of 16 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

Hermes-Epitek Corporation's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Hermes-Epitek Corporation's lead technology class is C23C (Coating Metallic MATERIAL; Coating Material With Metallic MATERIAL; Surface Treatment OF Metallic Material BY Diffusion Into THE Surface, BY Chemical Conversion OR SUBSTITUTION; Coating BY Vacuum Evap), 53.6% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore C23C
Ranked #10,951 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Hermes-Epitek Corporation against Honey BEE Manufacturing Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 33.7/100 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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