USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Hi-lex Corporation

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 70 granted patents across 33 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: E05F (DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION; CHECKS FOR WINGS; WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

5.8

Avg claims per patent

+19%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Hi-lex holds 70 US patents across 33 technology areas, rank #4,949 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#4,949
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 24%
by Innovation Score (45.2/100): 5.8
avg claims per patent: +19%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Hi-lex Corporation has been granted 70 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Hi-lex Corporation at rank #4,949 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 33 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 5.8 claims per patent with primary concentration in E05F (DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION; CHECKS FOR WINGS; WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING). As a Foreign Corporation, Hi-lex Corporation is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Hi-lex sits between Fungible, Inc. (70 patents, rank #4,945) and Intellectual Ventures FUND 79 Llc (70 patents, rank #4,953) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 45.2/100 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 38 grants, compared with 32 in the 2015–2019 window, a +19% shift in five-year velocity. Steady filing volume suggests sustained innovation without dramatic pivots. The Foreign 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. Hi-lex Corporation's 5.8 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while a multi-domain presence across 33 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Hi-lex Corporation against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Fungible

70
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70
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70
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70
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70
Industry-academia…

70
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70
Intellectual Vent…

70
Hi-lex ◀

70

What this shows Hi-lex holds 70 patents at rank #4,949, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Hi-lex

By rank, the assignees closest to #4,949 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in E05F (Devices FOR Moving Wings INTO OPEN OR Closed Position)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in Hi-lex's primary technology class.

Hi-lex's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

45 Top 24% higher than 76% of 50,000 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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Hi-lex Corporation patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	4	5.7%
2016	7	10.0%
2017	6	8.6%
2018	3	4.3%
2019	12	17.1%
2020	7	10.0%
2021	3	4.3%
2022	7	10.0%
2023	4	5.7%
2024	11	15.7%
2025	6	8.6%

Which technologies does Hi-lex Corporation patent most?

E05F - DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION; CHECKS FOR WINGS; WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING 27

E05Y - INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF 25

F16C - SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS 22

B60J - WINDOWS, WINDSCREENS, NON-FIXED ROOFS, DOORS, OR SIMILAR DEVICES FOR VEHICLES; REMOVABLE EXTERNAL PROTECTIVE COVERINGS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES 19

F16H - GEARING 10

E05B - LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS 8

A61M - DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY ; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY ; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR 7

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 7

B22F - WORKING METALLIC POWDER; MANUFACTURE OF ARTICLES FROM METALLIC POWDER; MAKING METALLIC POWDER ; APPARATUS OR DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR METALLIC POWDER 6

C22C - ALLOYS 6

B60K - ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY 6

E05D - HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS 4

F16G - BELTS, CABLES, OR ROPES, PREDOMINANTLY USED FOR DRIVING PURPOSES; CHAINS; FITTINGS PREDOMINANTLY USED THEREFOR 3

E05C - BOLTS OR FASTENING DEVICES FOR WINGS, SPECIALLY FOR DOORS OR WINDOWS 3

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION 3

Top 15 of 33 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Simple

Velocity Growing

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#4,949

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

45.2 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does Hi-lex Corporation hold?

Hi-lex Corporation holds 70 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 33 technology areas.

What is Hi-lex Corporation's Innovation Score?

Hi-lex Corporation has an Innovation Score of 45.2 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Hi-lex Corporation focus on?

Hi-lex Corporation's top technology area is E05F (DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION; CHECKS FOR WINGS; WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING) with 27 patents. The company has filed patents in 33 CPC subclasses total.

Is Hi-lex Corporation's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Hi-lex Corporation's recent filing velocity is +19% compared to the prior five-year period. The company is maintaining or growing its patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Hi-lex Corporation's patents?

Hi-lex Corporation's patents average 5.8 claims each. This is relatively simple claim structure, typical for focused inventions.

How is the Hi-lex 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.

How to use this portfolio

Hi-lex's 70 grants land it in the top 24% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - Hi-lex ranks #4,949 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in E05F - see who else leads that technology area. E05F leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

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.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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 byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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.