Where does Hogman-Outdoors, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Hogman-Outdoors, LLC ranks #28,988 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 Hogman-Outdoors, LLC hold?

Hogman-Outdoors, LLC holds 9 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2018, spanning 7 technology areas.

What is Hogman-Outdoors, LLC's Innovation Score?

Hogman-Outdoors, LLC has an Innovation Score of 24.5 out of 100 (15th 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 Hogman-Outdoors, LLC focus on?

Hogman-Outdoors, LLC's top technology area is G08B (Signalling OR Calling SYSTEMS; Order TELEGRAPHS; Alarm Systems) with 4 patents, ranking #566 of 2,091 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 7 CPC subclasses total.

Is Hogman-Outdoors, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Hogman-Outdoors, 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 Hogman-Outdoors, LLC's patents?

Hogman-Outdoors, LLC's patents average 12.0 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 Hogman-Outdoors, 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

Hogman-Outdoors, LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 9 granted patents across 7 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2018. 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: G08B (Signalling OR Calling SYSTEMS; Order TELEGRAPHS; Alarm Systems).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Hogman-outdoors ranks #28,988 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 9 patents across 7 technology areas.

#28,988
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 15th percentile
by Innovation Score (24.5/100): 12.0
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R28988 · US Corporation #28,988 · 9 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 9 grants
MID-PACK #28,988/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Hettich Franke & KG
CPC-NARROW G08B · 7 areas
INNOV-THIN 24.5/100
CLAIMS-RICH 12.0 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Hettich Franke GmbH & Co. KG (±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 Hogman-outdoors’s 24.5 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 8.0 pts (33%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 9.4 pts (38%) Claim depth 7.2 pts (29%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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What this shows Hogman-outdoors's Innovation Score is 24.5/100 (15th 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 Hogman-outdoors?

Each dot is one of Hogman-outdoors’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). Hogman-outdoors’s own 12.0 claims/patent is at or below the 15.2 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Hogman-outdoors's grants concentrate

Hogman-Outdoors, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 7 CPC subclasses with 44.4% of grants classified under G08B (Signalling OR Calling SYSTEMS; Order TELEGRAPHS; Alarm Systems). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (6 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Hogman-outdoors sits between Hettich Franke GmbH & Co. KG and Horizon Pharma Rheumatology LLC.

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What this shows Hogman-Outdoors holds 9 patents at rank #28,992, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Hogman-Outdoors

By rank, the assignees closest to #28,992 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G08B (Signalling OR Calling Systems)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in Hogman-Outdoors's primary technology class.

Hogman-outdoors's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

25 15th percentile higher than 15% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2018

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Hogman-Outdoors, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	6	66.7%
2017	1	11.1%
2018	2	22.2%

Which technologies does Hogman-Outdoors, LLC patent most?

G08B - Signalling OR Calling SYSTEMS; Order TELEGRAPHS; Alarm Systems 4

A01M - Catching, Trapping OR Scaring OF Animals ; Apparatus FOR THE Destruction OF Noxious Animals OR Noxious Plants 4

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 4

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 3

F21V - Functional Features OR Details OF Lighting Devices OR Systems THEREOF; Structural Combinations OF Lighting Devices With Other Articles, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

F41G - Weapon SIGHTS; Aiming 1

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 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

Hogman-Outdoors, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Hogman-Outdoors, LLC's lead technology class is G08B (Signalling OR Calling SYSTEMS; Order TELEGRAPHS; Alarm Systems), 44.4% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G08B
Ranked #28,988 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Hogman-Outdoors, LLC against Hettich Franke GmbH & Co. KG, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 24.5/100 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

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