Where does Hero Defense System, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Hero Defense System, LLC ranks #47,402 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 Hero Defense System, LLC hold?

Hero Defense System, LLC holds 5 US utility patents granted between 2022 and 2024, spanning 5 technology areas.

What is Hero Defense System, LLC's Innovation Score?

Hero Defense System, LLC has an Innovation Score of 41.5 out of 100 (top 33% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Hero Defense System, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for Hero Defense System, LLC.

What does claim depth mean for Hero Defense System, LLC's patents?

Hero Defense System, LLC's patents average 12.4 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 Hero Defense System, LLC 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

Hero Defense System, LLC

Q: What technology areas does Hero Defense System, LLC focus on?

Hero Defense System, LLC's top technology area is F41H (ARMOUR; Armoured TURRETS; Armoured OR Armed VEHICLES; Means OF Attack OR Defence, e.g. Camouflage, IN General) with 3 patents, ranking #94 of 291 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 5 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 5 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2022–2024. 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: F41H (ARMOUR; Armoured TURRETS; Armoured OR Armed VEHICLES; Means OF Attack OR Defence, e.g. Camouflage, IN General).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Hero ranks #47,402 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 5 technology areas.

#47,402
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 33%
by Innovation Score (41.5/100): 12.4
avg claims per patent

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R47402 · US Corporation #47,402 · 5 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
BOTTOM-DECILE #47,402/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Heraeus Materials…
CPC-NARROW F41H · 5 areas
INNOV-PAR 41.5/100
CLAIMS-RICH 12.4 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
SPAN-YRS 2022–2024 · 3y
BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Heraeus Materials Technology GmbH & Co. KG (±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 Hero’s 41.5 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 6.2 pts (15%) Velocity 20.0 pts (48%) Breadth 7.9 pts (19%) Claim depth 7.4 pts (18%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Hero Defense System · this assignee

42
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Hero's Innovation Score is 41.5/100 (top 33% 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 Hero?

Each dot is one of Hero’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). Hero’s own 12.4 claims/patent is at or below the 14.0 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Hero's grants concentrate

Hero Defense System, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 5 CPC subclasses with 60% of grants classified under F41H (ARMOUR; Armoured TURRETS; Armoured OR Armed VEHICLES; Means OF Attack OR Defence, e.g. Camouflage, IN General). Peak complete grant year is 2022 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2023. By volume, Hero sits between Heraeus Materials Technology GmbH & Co. KG and Hey Buddy Hey Pal Investments LLC.

Hero's three-year grant acceleration

Hero Defense System, LLC shows 5 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.

Heraeus Materials…

5
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5
Herdstar

5
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5
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5
Hexagon Health

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5
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5

What this shows Hero holds 5 patents at rank #47,499, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Hero

By rank, the assignees closest to #47,499 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F41H (Armour)

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

Hero's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

42 Top 33% higher than 67% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2022–2024

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2022–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Hero Defense System, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2022	3	60.0%
2023	1	20.0%
2024	1	20.0%

Which technologies does Hero Defense System, LLC patent most?

F41H - ARMOUR; Armoured TURRETS; Armoured OR Armed VEHICLES; Means OF Attack OR Defence, e.g. Camouflage, IN General 3

F41B - Weapons FOR Projecting Missiles Without USE OF Explosive OR Combustible Propellant CHARGE; Weapons NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 3

F42B - Explosive Charges, e.g. FOR Blasting, Fireworks, Ammunition 1

F41A - Functional Features OR Details Common TO Both Smallarms AND Ordnance, e.g. CANNONS; Mountings FOR Smallarms OR Ordnance 1

F41C - Smallarms, e.g. Pistols, Rifles ; Accessories Therefor 1

Top 5 of 5 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

Hero Defense System, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Hero Defense System, LLC's lead technology class is F41H (ARMOUR; Armoured TURRETS; Armoured OR Armed VEHICLES; Means OF Attack OR Defence, e.g. Camouflage, IN General), 60% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F41H
Ranked #47,402 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Hero Defense System, LLC against Heraeus Materials Technology GmbH & Co. KG, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 41.5/100 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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