Where does HI LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), HI LLC ranks #2,805 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 HI LLC hold?

HI LLC holds 137 US utility patents granted between 2018 and 2025, spanning 46 technology areas.

What is HI LLC's Innovation Score?

HI LLC has an Innovation Score of 69.9 out of 100 (top 1% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does HI LLC focus on?

HI LLC's top technology area is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification) with 115 patents, ranking #159 of 7,127 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 46 CPC subclasses total.

Is HI LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

HI LLC's recent grant velocity is +750% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for HI LLC's patents?

HI LLC's patents average 23.7 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 HI 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

HI LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 137 granted patents across 46 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2018–2025. 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: A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification).

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, HI ranks #2,805 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 137 patents across 46 technology areas.

#2,805
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 1%
by Innovation Score (69.9/100): 23.7
avg claims per patent: +750%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R2805 · US Corporation #2,805 · 137 grants

GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-STRONG · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MID 137 grants
TOP-DECILE #2,805/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Chervon (HK)
CPC-WIDE A61B · 46 areas
INNOV-STRONG 69.9/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 23.7 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +750% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Chervon (HK) Limited (±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 HI’s 69.9 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 17.0 pts (24%) Velocity 14.6 pts (21%) Breadth 24.0 pts (34%) Claim depth 14.2 pts (20%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Caterpillar · near

70
Shandong University · near

70
HI · this assignee

70
Skyworks Solutions · near

70
Tokyo Electron · near

70
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows HI's Innovation Score is 69.9/100 (top 1% 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 HI?

Each dot is one of HI’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). HI’s own 23.7 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.8 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where HI's grants concentrate

HI LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 46 CPC subclasses with 83.9% of grants classified under A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification). Peak complete grant year is 2023 (32 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2018. By volume, HI sits between Young Optics Inc. and Joy Global Underground Mining LLC.

HI's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, HI LLC moved from 41 to 90 grants (2.19x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). Among 3,296 tracked assignees with ≥100 grants and ≥20 prior-period grants, that multiple ranks #168. See the growth leaderboard.

Young Optics

138
Chervon (HK)

137
Federal-mogul

137
GKN Automotive

137
Hong ANN Tool Ind…

137
Illuscio

137
Iris Ohyama

137
Joy Global Underg…

137
HI ◀

137

What this shows HI holds 137 patents at rank #2,805, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near HI

By rank, the assignees closest to #2,805 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61B (Diagnosis)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for HI, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A61B (Diagnosis), HI ranks #159 of 7,127 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (70 here).

Shandong University 70 Skyworks Solutions, Inc. 70 Caterpillar Inc. 70 Tokyo Electron Limited 70

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (23.7 here).

Veniam, Inc. 23.7 avg DE LA RUE International Limited 23.7 avg Instart Logic, Inc. 23.7 avg Weka.IO Ltd. 23.7 avg

HI's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

70 Top 1% higher than 99% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2018–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2018–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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HI LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2018	2	1.5%
2019	12	8.8%
2020	6	4.4%
2021	23	16.8%
2022	30	21.9%
2023	32	23.4%
2024	28	20.4%
2025partial year	4	2.9%

Which technologies does HI LLC patent most?

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 115

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 44

G01J - Measurement OF Intensity, Velocity, Spectral Content, Polarisation, Phase OR Pulse Characteristics OF Infrared, Visible OR Ultraviolet LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; Radiation Pyrometry 22

G16H - Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data 21

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 20

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 17

H10F - Inorganic Semiconductor Devices Sensitive TO Infrared Radiation, Light, Electromagnetic Radiation OF Shorter Wavelength OR Corpuscular Radiation 16

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 15

G01S - Radio DIRECTION-FINDING; Radio NAVIGATION; Determining Distance OR Velocity BY USE OF Radio WAVES; Locating OR Presence-detecting BY USE OF THE Reflection OR Reradiation OF Radio WAVES; Analogous Arrangements Using Other Waves 14

G01B - Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours 13

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 13

H01F - MAGNETS; INDUCTANCES; TRANSFORMERS; Selection OF Materials FOR Their Magnetic Properties 9

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 9

G04F - Time-interval Measuring 6

G09B - Educational OR Demonstration APPLIANCES; Appliances FOR Teaching, OR Communicating With, THE Blind, Deaf OR MUTE; MODELS; PLANETARIA; GLOBES; MAPS; Diagrams 4

Top 15 of 46 technology areas

More on this record

Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

View all rankings → How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

HI LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

HI LLC's lead technology class is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification), 83.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61B
Ranked #2,805 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare HI LLC against Young Optics Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 69.9/100 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

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.