Where does HNI Technologies Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), HNI Technologies Inc. ranks #7,016 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 HNI Technologies Inc. hold?

HNI Technologies Inc. holds 47 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 21 technology areas.

What is HNI Technologies Inc.'s Innovation Score?

HNI Technologies Inc. has an Innovation Score of 43.6 out of 100 (top 28% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does HNI Technologies Inc. focus on?

HNI Technologies Inc.'s top technology area is A47C (CHAIRS; SOFAS; Beds) with 21 patents, ranking #31 of 728 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 21 CPC subclasses total.

Is HNI Technologies Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

HNI Technologies Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -13% 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 HNI Technologies Inc.'s patents?

HNI Technologies Inc.'s patents average 11.4 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 HNI Technologies Inc. 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

HNI Technologies Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 47 granted patents across 21 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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: A47C (CHAIRS; SOFAS; Beds).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, HNI ranks #7,016 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 47 patents across 21 technology areas.

#7,016
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 28%
by Innovation Score (43.6/100): 11.4
avg claims per patent: -13%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R7016 · US Corporation #7,016 · 47 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 47 grants
UPPER-Q #7,016/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH George Mason…
CPC-FOCUS A47C · 21 areas
INNOV-PAR 43.6/100
CLAIMS-PAR 11.4 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DOWN -13% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: George Mason Research Foundation, 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.

How HNI’s 43.6 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 13.4 pts (31%) Velocity 7.2 pts (17%) Breadth 16.2 pts (37%) Claim depth 6.8 pts (16%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
eIngot · near

44
HNI · this assignee

44
NetScout Systems · near

44
Scholle IPN · near

44
Takara Bio USA · near

44
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows HNI's Innovation Score is 43.6/100 (top 28% 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 HNI?

Each dot is one of HNI’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). HNI’s own 11.4 claims/patent is at or below the 12.7 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where HNI's grants concentrate

HNI Technologies Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 21 CPC subclasses with 44.7% of grants classified under A47C (CHAIRS; SOFAS; Beds). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (7 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2022. By volume, HNI sits between George Mason Research Foundation, Inc. and Hill-Rom Services PTE. Ltd..

HNI's three-year grant acceleration

HNI Technologies Inc. shows 13 grants in 2022–2024 against only 12 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.

George Mason Rese…

47
Gilat Satellite N…

47
Gingy Technology

47
Government of the…

47
Homy Casa

47
Hangzhou Chic Int…

47
Hefei Institutes…

47
Hill-rom Services…

47
HNI ◀

47

What this shows HNI holds 47 patents at rank #7,012, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near HNI

By rank, the assignees closest to #7,012 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A47C (Chairs)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for HNI, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A47C (Chairs), HNI ranks #31 of 728 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (44 here).

Scholle IPN Corporation 44 Takara Bio USA, Inc. 44 NetScout Systems, Inc. 44 eIngot LLC 44

HNI's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

44 Top 28% higher than 72% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

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

View data table

HNI Technologies Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	4	8.5%
2016	4	8.5%
2017	7	14.9%
2018	3	6.4%
2019	5	10.6%
2020	4	8.5%
2021	3	6.4%
2022	1	2.1%
2023	6	12.8%
2024	6	12.8%
2025partial year	4	8.5%

Which technologies does HNI Technologies Inc. patent most?

A47C - CHAIRS; SOFAS; Beds 21

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 9

F16B - Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing 4

E04B - General Building CONSTRUCTIONS; Walls, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; Insulation OR Other Protection OF Buildings 4

F24C - Domestic Stoves OR Ranges ; Details OF Domestic Stoves OR Ranges, OF General Application 3

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

E05C - Bolts OR Fastening Devices FOR Wings, Specially FOR Doors OR Windows 1

E05B - LOCKS; Accessories THEREFOR; Handcuffs 1

H05B - Electric HEATING; Electric Light Sources NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Circuit Arrangements FOR Electric Light Sources, IN General 1

F21S - Non-portable Lighting DEVICES; Systems THEREOF; Vehicle Lighting Devices Specially Adapted FOR Vehicle Exteriors 1

F21Y - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses F21k, F21l, F21s and F21v, Relating TO THE Form OR THE Kind OF THE Light Sources OR OF THE Colour OF THE Light Emitted 1

B60N - Seats Specially Adapted FOR VEHICLES; Vehicle Passenger Accommodation NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

F16M - Frames, Casings OR Beds OF Engines, Machines OR Apparatus, NOT Specific TO Engines, Machines OR Apparatus Provided FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; Supports 1

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

B29L - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclass B29c, Relating TO Particular Articles 1

Top 15 of 21 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

HNI Technologies Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

HNI Technologies Inc.'s lead technology class is A47C (CHAIRS; SOFAS; Beds), 44.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A47C
Ranked #7,016 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare HNI Technologies Inc. against George Mason Research Foundation, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 43.6/100 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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