Where does HMT LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), HMT LLC ranks #35,718 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 HMT LLC hold?

HMT LLC holds 7 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2021, spanning 8 technology areas.

What is HMT LLC's Innovation Score?

HMT LLC has an Innovation Score of 25.5 out of 100 (18th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is HMT LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

HMT LLC's recent grant velocity is -60% 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 HMT LLC's patents?

HMT LLC's patents average 13.9 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 HMT 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

HMT LLC

Q: What technology areas does HMT LLC focus on?

HMT LLC's top technology area is 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) with 5 patents. Grants appear in 8 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 8 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2021. 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: 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 F).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, HMT ranks #35,718 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 8 technology areas.

#35,718
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 18th percentile
by Innovation Score (25.5/100): 13.9
avg claims per patent: -60%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R35718 · US Corporation #35,718 · 7 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 7 grants
MID-PACK #35,718/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Hithink Financial…
CPC-NARROW B65D · 8 areas
INNOV-THIN 25.5/100
CLAIMS-RICH 13.9 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -60% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Hithink Financial Services Inc. (±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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
HMT · this assignee

26
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows HMT's Innovation Score is 25.5/100 (18th 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.

Where HMT's grants concentrate

HMT LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 8 CPC subclasses with 71.4% of grants classified under 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 F). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, HMT sits between Hithink Financial Services Inc. and House Foods Corporation.

Hithink Financial…

7
HKI Systems and S…

7
HKR Seuffer Autom…

7
Hlfip Holding

7
Hobonichi

7
Hortau

7
Horus Vision

7
House Foods

7
HMT ◀

7

What this shows HMT holds 7 patents at rank #35,652, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near HMT

By rank, the assignees closest to #35,652 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B65D (Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials)

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

HMT's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

26 18th percentile higher than 18% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2021

Grants by year

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

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HMT LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	14.3%
2018	4	57.1%
2021	2	28.6%

Which technologies does HMT LLC patent most?

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 5

B23K - Soldering OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; Cladding OR Plating BY Soldering OR WELDING; Cutting BY Applying Heat Locally, e.g. Flame CUTTING; Working BY Laser Beam 4

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 2

E04H - Buildings OR Like Structures FOR Particular PURPOSES; Swimming OR Splash Baths OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; Tents OR Canopies, IN General 2

E04D - Roof COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; Roof-working Tools 1

E04B - General Building CONSTRUCTIONS; Walls, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; Insulation OR Other Protection OF Buildings 1

B66D - CAPSTANS; WINCHES; Tackles, e.g. Pulley BLOCKS; Hoists 1

B66C - CRANES; Load-engaging Elements OR Devices FOR Cranes, Capstans, Winches, OR Tackles 1

Top 8 of 8 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#35,718

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

25.5 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

HMT LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

HMT LLC's lead technology class is 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 F), 71.4% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B65D
Ranked #35,718 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare HMT LLC against Hithink Financial Services Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 25.5/100 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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