Where does Hillerich & Bradsby Co. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Hillerich & Bradsby Co. ranks #47,428 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 Hillerich & Bradsby Co. hold?

Hillerich & Bradsby Co. holds 5 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2024, spanning 2 technology areas.

What is Hillerich & Bradsby Co.'s Innovation Score?

Hillerich & Bradsby Co. has an Innovation Score of 26.4 out of 100 (20th 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 Hillerich & Bradsby Co. focus on?

Hillerich & Bradsby Co.'s top technology area is A41D (OUTERWEAR; Protective GARMENTS; Accessories) with 5 patents, ranking #105 of 582 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 2 CPC subclasses total.

Is Hillerich & Bradsby Co.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Hillerich & Bradsby Co.'s recent grant velocity is -33% 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 Hillerich & Bradsby Co.'s patents?

Hillerich & Bradsby Co.'s patents average 14.2 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 Hillerich & Bradsby Co. 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

Hillerich & Bradsby Co.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 2 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2024. 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: A41D (OUTERWEAR; Protective GARMENTS; Accessories).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Hillerich ranks #47,428 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 2 technology areas.

#47,428
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 20th percentile
by Innovation Score (26.4/100): 14.2
avg claims per patent: -33%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R47428 · US Corporation #47,428 · 5 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · BOTTOM-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
BOTTOM-DECILE #47,428/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Highlands Solutions
CPC-NARROW A41D · 2 areas
INNOV-THIN 26.4/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.2 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DOWN -33% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Highlands Technologies Solutions (±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 Hillerich’s 26.4 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 (23%) Velocity 6.7 pts (25%) Breadth 5.0 pts (19%) Claim depth 8.5 pts (32%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Redfin · near

26
Spinethera · near

26
Sigma Enterprises · near

26
Bock 1 & KG · near

26
Hillerich & Bradsby · this assignee

26
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Hillerich's Innovation Score is 26.4/100 (20th 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 Hillerich?

Each dot is one of Hillerich’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). Hillerich’s own 14.2 claims/patent is at or below the 15.6 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Hillerich's grants concentrate

Hillerich & Bradsby Co. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 2 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under A41D (OUTERWEAR; Protective GARMENTS; Accessories). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Hillerich sits between Highlands Technologies Solutions and Hitachi Building Systems Co., Ltd..

Hillerich's three-year grant acceleration

Hillerich & Bradsby Co. shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 1 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.

Highlands Solutio…

5
Highlight Games

5
Highway Equipment

5
Hilflo

5
Hilton Internatio…

5
Hippo Analytics

5
Hipshot Products

5
Hitachi Building…

5
Hillerich & Brads… ◀

5

What this shows Hillerich holds 5 patents at rank #47,513, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Hillerich

By rank, the assignees closest to #47,513 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A41D (Outerwear)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Hillerich, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A41D (Outerwear), Hillerich ranks #105 of 582 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (26 here).

Bock 1 GmbH & Co. KG 26 Sigma Enterprises, LLC 26 Spinethera 26 Redfin Corporation 26

Hillerich's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

26 20th percentile higher than 20% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2024

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Hillerich & Bradsby Co. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	1	20.0%
2018	2	40.0%
2021	1	20.0%
2024	1	20.0%

Which technologies does Hillerich & Bradsby Co. patent most?

A41D - OUTERWEAR; Protective GARMENTS; Accessories 5

A63B - Apparatus FOR Physical Training, Gymnastics, Swimming, Climbing, OR FENCING; Ball GAMES; Training Equipment 5

Top 2 of 2 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

Hillerich & Bradsby Co.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Hillerich & Bradsby Co.'s lead technology class is A41D (OUTERWEAR; Protective GARMENTS; Accessories), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A41D
Ranked #47,428 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Hillerich & Bradsby Co. against Highlands Technologies Solutions, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 26.4/100 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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