Where does H.J. Heinz Company Brands LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), H.J. Heinz Company Brands LLC ranks #4,336 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 H.J. Heinz Company Brands LLC hold?

H.J. Heinz Company Brands LLC holds 82 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2025, spanning 17 technology areas.

What is H.J. Heinz Company Brands LLC's Innovation Score?

H.J. Heinz Company Brands LLC has an Innovation Score of 44.3 out of 100 (top 26% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is H.J. Heinz Company Brands LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

H.J. Heinz Company Brands LLC's recent grant velocity is +81% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for H.J. Heinz Company Brands LLC's patents?

H.J. Heinz Company Brands LLC's patents average 12.0 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 H.J. Heinz Company Brands 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

H.J. Heinz Company Brands LLC

Q: What technology areas does H.J. Heinz Company Brands LLC focus on?

H.J. Heinz Company Brands LLC's top technology area is A01H (NEW Plants OR ; NON-TRANSGENIC; Processes FOR Obtaining THEM; Plant Reproduction BY Tissue Culture Techniques) with 32 patents, ranking #28 of 285 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 17 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 82 granted patents across 17 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2025. 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: A01H (NEW Plants OR ; NON-TRANSGENIC; Processes FOR Obtaining THEM; Plant Reproduction BY Tissue Culture Techniques).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, H.j. ranks #4,336 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 82 patents across 17 technology areas.

#4,336
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 26%
by Innovation Score (44.3/100): 12.0
avg claims per patent: +81%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R4336 · US Corporation #4,336 · 82 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 82 grants
TOP-DECILE #4,336/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Faurecia Clarion
CPC-FOCUS A01H · 17 areas
INNOV-PAR 44.3/100
CLAIMS-PAR 12.0 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +81% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Faurecia Clarion Electronics Co., Ltd. (±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 H.j.’s 44.3 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 15.3 pts (34%) Velocity 7.3 pts (16%) Breadth 14.6 pts (33%) Claim depth 7.2 pts (16%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Bic-violex · near

44
Fluence Bioengineering · near

44
H J Heinz Brands · this assignee

44
Heathco · near

44
Jiangsu Hengrui… · near

44
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows H.j.'s Innovation Score is 44.3/100 (top 26% 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 H.j.?

Each dot is one of H.j.’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). H.j.’s own 12.0 claims/patent is at or below the 13.0 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where H.j.'s grants concentrate

H.J. Heinz Company Brands LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 17 CPC subclasses with 39% of grants classified under A01H (NEW Plants OR ; NON-TRANSGENIC; Processes FOR Obtaining THEM; Plant Reproduction BY Tissue Culture Techniques). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (20 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2016. By volume, H.j. sits between Futaba Corporation and Institut National DE LA Recherche Scientifique.

H.j.'s three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, H.J. Heinz Company Brands LLC moved from 32 to 35 grants (1.09x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). See the growth leaderboard.

Futaba

82
Faurecia Clarion

82
Guangzhou Haoyang

82
Gudeng Precision…

82
Holcim Technology

82
Innovex Downhole…

82
Institut Mines Te…

82
Institut National…

82
H J Heinz Brands ◀

82

What this shows H.J. holds 82 patents at rank #4,334, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near HJ

By rank, the assignees closest to #4,334 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A01H (NEW Plants OR)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for HJ, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A01H (NEW Plants OR), HJ ranks #28 of 285 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (44 here).

Fluence Bioengineering, Inc. 44 Heathco LLC 44 Bic-violex SA 44 Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine Co., Ltd. 44

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (12.0 here).

BenQ Materials Corporation 12.0 avg NEC Solution Innovators, Ltd. 12.0 avg KT Corporation 12.0 avg Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. 12.0 avg

H.j.'s Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

44 Top 26% higher than 74% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2025

Grants by year

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

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H.J. Heinz Company Brands LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	2	2.4%
2018	4	4.9%
2019	20	24.4%
2020	5	6.1%
2021	7	8.5%
2022	12	14.6%
2023	10	12.2%
2024	13	15.9%
2025partial year	9	11.0%

Which technologies does H.J. Heinz Company Brands LLC patent most?

A01H - NEW Plants OR ; NON-TRANSGENIC; Processes FOR Obtaining THEM; Plant Reproduction BY Tissue Culture Techniques 32

B65D - Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials, e.g. Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding CONTAINERS; Accessories, Closures, OR Fittings THEREFOR; Packaging ELEMENTS; Packages 9

A23L - Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic Beverages, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Preparation OR Treatment Thereof 8

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 8

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 8

A23V - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic Beverages AND Lactic OR Propionic Acid Bacteria Used IN Foodstuffs OR Food Preparation 8

A23C - Dairy Products, e.g. Milk, Butter OR CHEESE; Milk OR Cheese SUBSTITUTES; Making OR Treatment Thereof 7

B65B - Machines, Apparatus OR Devices FOR, OR Methods OF, Packaging Articles OR MATERIALS; Unpacking 7

B01F - Mixing, e.g. Dissolving, Emulsifying OR Dispersing 6

C12R - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses C12c - C12q, Relating TO Microorganisms 3

A23K - Fodder 3

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 3

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 3

C07K - Peptides 1

A47G - Household OR Table Equipment 1

Top 15 of 17 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

H.J. Heinz Company Brands LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

H.J. Heinz Company Brands LLC's lead technology class is A01H (NEW Plants OR ; NON-TRANSGENIC; Processes FOR Obtaining THEM; Plant Reproduction BY Tissue Culture Techniques), 39% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A01H
Ranked #4,336 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare H.J. Heinz Company Brands LLC against Futaba Corporation, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 44.3/100 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.

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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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