Overall rank by patents
#3,919
Across all tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 92 granted patents across 31 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: F25B (REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS).
The verdict
Hill holds 92 US patents across 31 technology areas, rank #3,919 of 50,000 tracked assignees.
Hill Phoenix, Inc. has been granted 92 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Hill Phoenix, Inc. at rank #3,919 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 31 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 19.5 claims per patent with primary concentration in F25B (REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS). As a US Corporation, Hill Phoenix, Inc. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Hill sits between Flsmidth A/s (92 patents, rank #3,915) and Innovelis, Inc. (92 patents, rank #3,923) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 63.0/100 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 60 grants, compared with 32 in the 2015–2019 window, a +88% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. The US 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. Hill Phoenix, Inc.'s 19.5 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 31 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Hill Phoenix, Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
FLSmidth A/S
92 patents
FRANCE TELECOM
92 patents
FUJITSU FRONTECH LIMITED
92 patents
Hamm AG
92 patents
Hubei Yangtze Industrial Innovation Center Of Advanced Display Co., Ltd.
92 patents
Hyster-Yale Group, Inc.
92 patents
INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMQIUE
92 patents
Innovelis, Inc.
92 patents
Hill Phoenix, Inc.
92 patents
What this shows Hill holds 92 patents at rank #3,919, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #3,919 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Hill's primary technology class.
Hill's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
63 Top 2% higher than 98% of 50,000 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 7 | 7.6% |
| 2016 | 8 | 8.7% |
| 2017 | 8 | 8.7% |
| 2018 | 3 | 3.3% |
| 2019 | 6 | 6.5% |
| 2020 | 6 | 6.5% |
| 2021 | 6 | 6.5% |
| 2022 | 12 | 13.0% |
| 2023 | 15 | 16.3% |
| 2024 | 16 | 17.4% |
| 2025 | 5 | 5.4% |
Top 15 of 31 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#3,919
Across all tracked assignees
63.0 out of 100
How to use this portfolio
Hill's 92 grants land it in the top 2% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.
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.
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.