Where does Hoffmaster Group, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Hoffmaster Group, Inc. ranks #47,457 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 Hoffmaster Group, Inc. hold?

Hoffmaster Group, Inc. holds 5 US utility patents granted between 2018 and 2025, spanning 7 technology areas.

What is Hoffmaster Group, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Hoffmaster Group, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 25.6 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%).

What technology areas does Hoffmaster Group, Inc. focus on?

Hoffmaster Group, Inc.'s top technology area is A47G (Household OR Table Equipment) with 4 patents, ranking #120 of 709 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 7 CPC subclasses total.

Is Hoffmaster Group, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Hoffmaster Group, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +0% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Hoffmaster Group, Inc.'s patents?

Hoffmaster Group, Inc.'s patents average 16.8 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 Hoffmaster Group, 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

Hoffmaster Group, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 7 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2018–2025. 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: A47G (Household OR Table Equipment).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Hoffmaster ranks #47,457 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 7 technology areas.

#47,457
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 18th percentile
by Innovation Score (25.6/100): 16.8
avg claims per patent: +0%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R47457 · US Corporation #47,457 · 5 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · BOTTOM-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-FLAT · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
BOTTOM-DECILE #47,457/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Hitachi Sumitomo…
CPC-NARROW A47G · 7 areas
INNOV-THIN 25.6/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.8 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-FLAT +0% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Hitachi Sumitomo Heavy Industries Construction Crane 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 Hoffmaster’s 25.6 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 6.2 pts (24%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 9.4 pts (37%) Claim depth 10.1 pts (39%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Hoffmaster Group · this assignee

26
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Hoffmaster's Innovation Score is 25.6/100 (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.

Does more volume mean deeper claims for Hoffmaster?

Each dot is one of Hoffmaster’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). Hoffmaster’s own 16.8 claims/patent is ABOVE the 5.2 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Hoffmaster's grants concentrate

Hoffmaster Group, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 7 CPC subclasses with 80% of grants classified under A47G (Household OR Table Equipment). By volume, Hoffmaster sits between Hitachi Sumitomo Heavy Industries Construction Crane Co., Ltd. and Hologram Industries Research GmbH.

Hitachi Sumitomo…

5
Hixon (Shenzhen)…

5
Hochberg Ornament…

5
Hochschule für an…

5
Hoi Polloi

5
Hojeon

5
Holicom Film

5
Hologram Industri…

5
Hoffmaster Group ◀

5

What this shows Hoffmaster holds 5 patents at rank #47,522, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Hoffmaster

By rank, the assignees closest to #47,522 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A47G (Household OR Table Equipment)

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

Hoffmaster'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 · 2018–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2018–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Hoffmaster Group, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2018	1	20.0%
2019	1	20.0%
2020	1	20.0%
2021	1	20.0%
2025partial year	1	20.0%

Which technologies does Hoffmaster Group, Inc. patent most?

A47G - Household OR Table Equipment 4

B31F - Mechanical Working OR Deformation OF Paper, Cardboard OR Material Worked IN A Manner Analogous TO Paper 4

B31D - Making Articles OF Paper, Cardboard OR Material Worked IN A Manner Analogous TO Paper, NOT Provided FOR IN Subclasses B31b OR B31c 4

D21H - Pulp COMPOSITIONS; Preparation Thereof NOT Covered BY Subclasses D21c OR D21D; Impregnating OR Coating OF PAPER; Treatment OF Finished Paper NOT Covered BY Class B31 OR Subclass D21G; Paper NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

B31B - Making Containers OF Paper, Cardboard OR Material Worked IN A Manner Analogous TO Paper 1

B26D - CUTTING; Details Common TO Machines FOR Perforating, Punching, Cutting-out, Stamping-out OR Severing 1

B31C - Making Wound Articles, e.g. Wound Tubes, OF Paper, Cardboard OR Material Worked IN A Manner Analogous TO Paper 1

Top 7 of 7 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

Hoffmaster Group, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Hoffmaster Group, Inc.'s lead technology class is A47G (Household OR Table Equipment), 80% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A47G
Ranked #47,457 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Hoffmaster Group, Inc. against Hitachi Sumitomo Heavy Industries Construction Crane Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 25.6/100 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

Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.