Where does Homer TLC, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Homer TLC, Inc. ranks #13,467 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 Homer TLC, Inc. hold?

Homer TLC, Inc. holds 22 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2016, spanning 9 technology areas.

What is Homer TLC, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Homer TLC, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 23.4 out of 100 (12th 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 Homer TLC, Inc. focus on?

Homer TLC, Inc.'s top technology area is Y10T (Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification) with 2 patents, ranking #4,735 of 9,657 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 9 CPC subclasses total.

Is Homer TLC, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Homer TLC, Inc.'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 Homer TLC, Inc.'s patents?

Homer TLC, Inc.'s patents average 3.2 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 Homer TLC, 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

Homer TLC, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 22 granted patents across 9 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2016. 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: Y10T (Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Homer ranks #13,467 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 22 patents across 9 technology areas.

#13,467
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 12th percentile
by Innovation Score (23.4/100): 3.2
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R13467 · US Corporation #13,467 · 22 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 22 grants
MID-PACK #13,467/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Hed Cycling Products
CPC-NARROW Y10T · 9 areas
INNOV-THIN 23.4/100
CLAIMS-SPARSE 3.2 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Hed Cycling Products, 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 Homer’s 23.4 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 10.8 pts (46%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 10.6 pts (45%) Claim depth 1.9 pts (8%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Homer TLC · this assignee

23
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Homer's Innovation Score is 23.4/100 (12th 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 Homer?

Each dot is one of Homer’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). Homer’s own 3.2 claims/patent is at or below the 16.9 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Homer's grants concentrate

Homer TLC, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 9 CPC subclasses with 9.1% of grants classified under Y10T (Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (20 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2016. By volume, Homer sits between Hed Cycling Products, Inc. and Hydis Technologies Co., Ltd..

Hed Cycling Produ…

22
Henge Docks

22
Hirschmann Car Co…

22
Histosonics

22
Houzz

22
Huayuan Semicondu…

22
Humane

22
Hydis

22
Homer TLC ◀

22

What this shows Homer holds 22 patents at rank #13,469, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Homer

By rank, the assignees closest to #13,469 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in Y10T (Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification)

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

Homer's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

23 12th percentile higher than 12% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2016

Grants by year

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

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Homer TLC, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	20	90.9%
2016	2	9.1%

Which technologies does Homer TLC, Inc. patent most?

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 2

H01R - Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors 1

B67B - Applying Closure Members TO Bottles Jars, OR Similar CONTAINERS; Opening Closed Containers 1

G06Q - Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory PURPOSES; Systems OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory Purposes, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

B65H - Handling Thin OR Filamentary Material, e.g. Sheets, Webs, Cables 1

G09F - DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; Labels OR NAME-PLATES; Seals 1

G09G - Arrangements OR Circuits FOR Control OF Indicating Devices Using Static Means TO Present Variable Information 1

B42D - BOOKS; Book COVERS; Loose LEAVES; Printed Matter Characterised BY Identification OR Security FEATURES; Printed Matter OF Special Format OR Style NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Devices FOR USE Therewith AND NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Movable-strip Writing OR Reading Apparatus 1

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 1

Top 9 of 9 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

Homer TLC, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Homer TLC, Inc.'s lead technology class is Y10T (Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification), 9.1% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore Y10T
Ranked #13,467 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Homer TLC, Inc. against Hed Cycling Products, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 23.4/100 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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