Where does HKI Systems and Service LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), HKI Systems and Service LLC ranks #35,715 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 HKI Systems and Service LLC hold?

HKI Systems and Service LLC holds 7 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2018, spanning 11 technology areas.

What is HKI Systems and Service LLC's Innovation Score?

HKI Systems and Service LLC has an Innovation Score of 27.6 out of 100 (24th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is HKI Systems and Service LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

HKI Systems and Service LLC's recent grant velocity is -100% 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 HKI Systems and Service LLC's patents?

HKI Systems and Service LLC's patents average 14.6 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 HKI Systems and Service 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

HKI Systems and Service LLC

Q: What technology areas does HKI Systems and Service LLC focus on?

HKI Systems and Service LLC's top technology area is G06Q (Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory PURPOSES; Systems OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory Purposes, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR) with 6 patents, ranking #2,038 of 6,520 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 11 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 11 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2018. 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: G06Q (Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory PURPOSES; Systems OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Administrative,).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, HKI ranks #35,715 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 11 technology areas.

#35,715
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 24th percentile
by Innovation Score (27.6/100): 14.6
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R35715 · US Corporation #35,715 · 7 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 7 grants
MID-PACK #35,715/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Hitachi Tool…
CPC-FOCUS G06Q · 11 areas
INNOV-THIN 27.6/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.6 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Hitachi Tool Engineering, 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 HKI’s 27.6 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 7.2 pts (26%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 11.7 pts (42%) Claim depth 8.7 pts (32%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
HKI Systems and… · this assignee

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3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows HKI's Innovation Score is 27.6/100 (24th 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 HKI?

Each dot is one of HKI’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). HKI’s own 14.6 claims/patent is ABOVE the 12.1 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where HKI's grants concentrate

HKI Systems and Service LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 11 CPC subclasses with 85.7% of grants classified under G06Q (Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory PURPOSES; Systems OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Administrative,). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, HKI sits between Hitachi Tool Engineering, Ltd. and Hobonichi Co., Ltd..

Hitachi Tool Engi…

7
Hitachi Zosen Fuk…

7
Hitgen

7
Hithink Financial…

7
HKR Seuffer Autom…

7
Hlfip Holding

7
HMT

7
Hobonichi

7
HKI Systems and S… ◀

7

What this shows HKI holds 7 patents at rank #35,649, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near HKI

By rank, the assignees closest to #35,649 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06Q (Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially…)

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

HKI's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

28 24th percentile higher than 24% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2018

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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HKI Systems and Service LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	3	42.9%
2016	1	14.3%
2017	1	14.3%
2018	2	28.6%

Which technologies does HKI Systems and Service LLC patent most?

G06Q - Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory PURPOSES; Systems OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory Purposes, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 6

B66F - Hoisting, Lifting, Hauling OR Pushing, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, e.g. Devices Which Apply A Lifting OR Pushing Force Directly TO THE Surface OF A Load 6

B65G - Transport OR Storage Devices, e.g. Conveyors FOR Loading OR Tipping, Shop Conveyor Systems OR Pneumatic Tube Conveyors 3

G06V - Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding 3

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 3

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 3

G06K - Graphical Data Reading ; Presentation OF DATA; Record CARRIERS; Handling Record Carriers 3

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 3

B66C - CRANES; Load-engaging Elements OR Devices FOR Cranes, Capstans, Winches, OR Tackles 3

G08C - Transmission Systems FOR Measured Values, Control OR Similar Signals 2

G07C - Time OR Attendance REGISTERS; Registering OR Indicating THE Working OF MACHINES; Generating Random NUMBERS; Voting OR Lottery APPARATUS; Arrangements, Systems OR Apparatus FOR Checking NOT Provided FOR Elsewhere 2

Top 11 of 11 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

HKI Systems and Service LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

HKI Systems and Service LLC's lead technology class is G06Q (Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory PURPOSES; Systems OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Administrative,), 85.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G06Q
Ranked #35,715 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare HKI Systems and Service LLC against Hitachi Tool Engineering, Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 27.6/100 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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