Where does Highland Industries, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Highland Industries, LLC ranks #21,226 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 Highland Industries, LLC hold?

Highland Industries, LLC holds 13 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2024, spanning 21 technology areas.

What is Highland Industries, LLC's Innovation Score?

Highland Industries, LLC has an Innovation Score of 34.8 out of 100 (49th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Highland Industries, LLC focus on?

Highland Industries, LLC's top technology area is D03D (Woven FABRICS; Methods OF WEAVING; Looms) with 6 patents, ranking #38 of 226 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 21 CPC subclasses total.

Is Highland Industries, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Highland Industries, LLC's recent grant velocity is -82% 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 Highland Industries, LLC's patents?

Highland Industries, LLC's patents average 13.6 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 Highland Industries, 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

Highland Industries, LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 13 granted patents across 21 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2024. 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: D03D (Woven FABRICS; Methods OF WEAVING; Looms).

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Highland ranks #21,226 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 13 patents across 21 technology areas.

#21,226
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 49th percentile
by Innovation Score (34.8/100): 13.6
avg claims per patent: -82%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R21226 · US Corporation #21,226 · 13 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 13 grants
MID-PACK #21,226/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Helperby Therapeutics
CPC-FOCUS D03D · 21 areas
INNOV-THIN 34.8/100
CLAIMS-RICH 13.6 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -82% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Helperby Therapeutics 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 Highland’s 34.8 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 9.1 pts (26%) Velocity 1.3 pts (4%) Breadth 16.2 pts (47%) Claim depth 8.2 pts (24%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Highland Industries · this assignee

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Highland's Innovation Score is 34.8/100 (49th 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 Highland?

Each dot is one of Highland’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). Highland’s own 13.6 claims/patent is at or below the 16.7 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Highland's grants concentrate

Highland Industries, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 21 CPC subclasses with 46.2% of grants classified under D03D (Woven FABRICS; Methods OF WEAVING; Looms). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2020. By volume, Highland sits between Helperby Therapeutics Limited and Hole-In-One Media, Inc..

Highland's three-year grant acceleration

Highland Industries, LLC shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 5 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.

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13
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Heye International

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Hiti Digital

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Highview Enterpri…

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Hirevue

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Hoerbiger Wien

13
Hole-in-one Media

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Highland Industri… ◀

13

What this shows Highland holds 13 patents at rank #21,234, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Highland

By rank, the assignees closest to #21,234 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in D03D (Woven Fabrics)

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

Highland's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

35 49th percentile higher than 49% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2024

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Highland Industries, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	2	15.4%
2017	3	23.1%
2018	2	15.4%
2019	4	30.8%
2020	1	7.7%
2024	1	7.7%

Which technologies does Highland Industries, LLC patent most?

D03D - Woven FABRICS; Methods OF WEAVING; Looms 6

D10B - Indexing Scheme Associated With Sublasses OF Section D, Relating TO Textiles 5

F16G - Belts, Cables, OR Ropes, Predominantly Used FOR Driving PURPOSES; CHAINS; Fittings Predominantly Used Therefor 5

B29K - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses B29b, B29c OR B29d, Relating TO Moulding Materials OR TO Materials FOR ; Moulds, ; Reinforcements, Fillers OR Preformed Parts, e.g. Inserts 5

B29D - Producing Particular Articles From Plastics OR From Substances IN A Plastic State 4

F16L - PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General 3

D06C - Finishing, Dressing, Tentering OR Stretching Textile Fabrics 2

B29L - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclass B29c, Relating TO Particular Articles 2

A61L - Methods OR Apparatus FOR Sterilising Materials OR Objects IN GENERAL; Disinfection, Sterilisation OR Deodorisation OF AIR; Chemical Aspects OF Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical ARTICLES; Materials FOR Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical Articles 1

A61F - Filters Implantable Into Blood VESSELS; PROSTHESES; Devices Providing Patency TO, OR Preventing Collapsing OF, Tubular Structures OF THE Body, e.g. STENTS; Orthopaedic, Nursing OR Contraceptive DEVICES; FOMENTATION; Treatment OR Protection OF Eyes OR EARS; Bandages, Dressings OR Absorbent PADS; Firs 1

D04B - Knitting 1

E04C - Structural ELEMENTS; Building Materials 1

F03D - Wind Motors 1

E04H - Buildings OR Like Structures FOR Particular PURPOSES; Swimming OR Splash Baths OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; Tents OR Canopies, IN General 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

Top 15 of 21 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

Highland Industries, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Highland Industries, LLC's lead technology class is D03D (Woven FABRICS; Methods OF WEAVING; Looms), 46.2% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore D03D
Ranked #21,226 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Highland Industries, LLC against Helperby Therapeutics Limited, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 34.8/100 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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