Where does HMC Holdings, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), HMC Holdings, LLC ranks #40,718 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 HMC Holdings, LLC hold?

HMC Holdings, LLC holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2025, spanning 4 technology areas.

What is HMC Holdings, LLC's Innovation Score?

HMC Holdings, LLC has an Innovation Score of 23.4 out of 100 (12th 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 HMC Holdings, LLC focus on?

HMC Holdings, LLC's top technology area is A47B (TABLES; DESKS; Office FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; General Details OF Furniture) with 2 patents, ranking #395 of 990 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 4 CPC subclasses total.

Is HMC Holdings, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

HMC Holdings, LLC'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 HMC Holdings, LLC's patents?

HMC Holdings, LLC's patents average 4.8 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 HMC Holdings, 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

HMC Holdings, LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 4 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: A47B (TABLES; DESKS; Office FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; General Details OF Furniture).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, HMC ranks #40,718 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 4 technology areas.

#40,718
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 12th percentile
by Innovation Score (23.4/100): 4.8
avg claims per patent: -33%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R40718 · US Corporation #40,718 · 6 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #40,718/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Hitachi High-tech…
CPC-NARROW A47B · 4 areas
INNOV-THIN 23.4/100
CLAIMS-SPARSE 4.8 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DOWN -33% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Hitachi High-tech Fine Systems Corporation (±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 HMC’s 23.4 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 6.7 pts (29%) Velocity 6.7 pts (29%) Breadth 7.1 pts (30%) Claim depth 2.9 pts (12%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
HMC Holdings · this assignee

23
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows HMC's Innovation Score is 23.4/100 (12th 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 HMC?

Each dot is one of HMC’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). HMC’s own 4.8 claims/patent is at or below the 11.5 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where HMC's grants concentrate

HMC Holdings, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 4 CPC subclasses with 33.3% of grants classified under A47B (TABLES; DESKS; Office FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; General Details OF Furniture). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, HMC sits between Hitachi High-tech Fine Systems Corporation and Hogue Tool & Machine, Inc..

HMC's three-year grant acceleration

HMC Holdings, LLC 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.

Hitachi High-tech…

6
Hiya

6
HJ Laboratories L…

6
HK Pharma

6
Hmdyh Holding

6
HO Cheng Garden T…

6
Hoerbiger Automot…

6
Hogue Tool & Mach…

6
HMC Holdings ◀

6

What this shows HMC holds 6 patents at rank #40,644, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near HMC

By rank, the assignees closest to #40,644 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A47B (Tables)

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

HMC's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

23 12th percentile higher than 12% 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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HMC Holdings, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	16.7%
2018	2	33.3%
2021	1	16.7%
2022	1	16.7%
2025partial year	1	16.7%

Which technologies does HMC Holdings, LLC patent most?

A47B - TABLES; DESKS; Office FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; General Details OF Furniture 2

F16B - Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing 1

B23Q - Details, Components, OR Accessories FOR Machine Tools, e.g. Arrangements FOR Copying OR Controlling ; Machine Tools IN General Characterised BY THE Construction OF Particular Details OR COMPONENTS; Combinations OR Associations OF Metal-working Machines, NOT Directed TO A Particular Result 1

B25H - Workshop Equipment, e.g. FOR Marking-out WORK; Storage Means FOR Workshops 1

Top 4 of 4 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

HMC Holdings, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

HMC Holdings, LLC's lead technology class is A47B (TABLES; DESKS; Office FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; General Details OF Furniture), 33.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A47B
Ranked #40,718 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare HMC Holdings, LLC against Hitachi High-tech Fine Systems Corporation, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 23.4/100 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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