Where does Hogue Tool & Machine, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Hogue Tool & Machine, Inc. ranks #40,725 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 Hogue Tool & Machine, Inc. hold?

Hogue Tool & Machine, Inc. holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2025, spanning 10 technology areas.

What is Hogue Tool & Machine, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Hogue Tool & Machine, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 37.2 out of 100 (top 44% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Hogue Tool & Machine, Inc. focus on?

Hogue Tool & Machine, Inc.'s top technology area is B26B (Hand-held Cutting Tools NOT Otherwise Provided FOR) with 5 patents, ranking #52 of 239 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 10 CPC subclasses total.

Is Hogue Tool & Machine, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Hogue Tool & Machine, 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 Hogue Tool & Machine, Inc.'s patents?

Hogue Tool & Machine, Inc.'s patents average 21.0 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 Hogue Tool & Machine, 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

Hogue Tool & Machine, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 10 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2025. 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: B26B (Hand-held Cutting Tools NOT Otherwise Provided FOR).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Hogue ranks #40,725 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 10 technology areas.

#40,725
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 44%
by Innovation Score (37.2/100): 21.0
avg claims per patent: +0%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R40725 · US Corporation #40,725 · 6 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-FLAT · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #40,725/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH HMC Holdings
CPC-FOCUS B26B · 10 areas
INNOV-THIN 37.2/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 21.0 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-FLAT +0% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: HMC Holdings, LLC (±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 Hogue’s 37.2 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 (18%) Velocity 6.7 pts (18%) Breadth 11.2 pts (30%) Claim depth 12.6 pts (34%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Hogue Tool & Machine · this assignee

37
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Hogue's Innovation Score is 37.2/100 (top 44% 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 Hogue?

Each dot is one of Hogue’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). Hogue’s own 21.0 claims/patent is ABOVE the 6.5 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Hogue's grants concentrate

Hogue Tool & Machine, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 10 CPC subclasses with 83.3% of grants classified under B26B (Hand-held Cutting Tools NOT Otherwise Provided FOR). By volume, Hogue sits between HMC Holdings, LLC and Holo Surgical Inc..

Hogue's three-year grant acceleration

Hogue Tool & Machine, Inc. 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.

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What this shows Hogue holds 6 patents at rank #40,648, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Hogue

By rank, the assignees closest to #40,648 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B26B (Hand-held Cutting Tools)

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

Hogue's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

37 Top 44% higher than 56% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Hogue Tool & Machine, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	1	16.7%
2018	1	16.7%
2020	1	16.7%
2023	1	16.7%
2025partial year	2	33.3%

Which technologies does Hogue Tool & Machine, Inc. patent most?

B26B - Hand-held Cutting Tools NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 5

A45F - Travelling OR Camp EQUIPMENT: Sacks OR Packs Carried ON THE Body 1

B44C - Producing Decorative Effects ; MOSAICS; Tarsia Work ; Paperhanging 1

B23B - TURNING; Boring 1

B25G - Handles FOR Hand Implements 1

B32B - Layered Products, i.e. Products Built-up OF Strata OF Flat OR Non-flat, e.g. Cellular OR Honeycomb, Form 1

F41B - Weapons FOR Projecting Missiles Without USE OF Explosive OR Combustible Propellant CHARGE; Weapons NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

F41C - Smallarms, e.g. Pistols, Rifles ; Accessories Therefor 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 1

Top 10 of 10 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

Hogue Tool & Machine, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Hogue Tool & Machine, Inc.'s lead technology class is B26B (Hand-held Cutting Tools NOT Otherwise Provided FOR), 83.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B26B
Ranked #40,725 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Hogue Tool & Machine, Inc. against HMC Holdings, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 37.2/100 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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