USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 83 granted patents across 29 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: B60S (SERVICING, CLEANING, REPAIRING, SUPPORTING, LIFTING, OR MANOEUVRING OF VEHICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

6.3

Avg claims per patent

+31%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Hopkins holds 83 US patents across 29 technology areas, rank #4,294 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#4,294
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 26%
by Innovation Score (44.1/100): 6.3
avg claims per patent: +31%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation has been granted 83 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation at rank #4,294 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 29 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 6.3 claims per patent with primary concentration in B60S (SERVICING, CLEANING, REPAIRING, SUPPORTING, LIFTING, OR MANOEUVRING OF VEHICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR). As a US Corporation, Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Hopkins sits between Etron Technology, Inc. (83 patents, rank #4,290) and Materialise N.v. (83 patents, rank #4,298) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 44.1/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 47 grants, compared with 36 in the 2015–2019 window, a +31% shift in five-year velocity. Steady filing volume suggests sustained innovation without dramatic pivots. The US Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.

Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation's 6.3 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while a multi-domain presence across 29 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Etron Technology

83
Fellowes

83
Flodesign Sonics

83
GOGO

83
Incipio

83
Intematix

83
LECO

83
Materialise

83
Hopkins Manufactu… ◀

83

What this shows Hopkins holds 83 patents at rank #4,294, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Hopkins

By rank, the assignees closest to #4,294 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B60S (Servicing)

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

Hopkins's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

44 Top 26% higher than 74% of 50,000 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.

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Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	6	7.2%
2016	4	4.8%
2017	8	9.6%
2018	8	9.6%
2019	10	12.0%
2020	11	13.3%
2021	8	9.6%
2022	10	12.0%
2023	11	13.3%
2024	5	6.0%
2025	2	2.4%

Which technologies does Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation patent most?

B60S - SERVICING, CLEANING, REPAIRING, SUPPORTING, LIFTING, OR MANOEUVRING OF VEHICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 8

B60Q - ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL 7

A47L - DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING ; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL 4

H01R - ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS 4

B60D - VEHICLE CONNECTIONS 3

B60R - VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 3

B62D - MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS 3

B67C - CLEANING, FILLING WITH LIQUIDS OR SEMILIQUIDS, OR EMPTYING, OF BOTTLES, JARS, CANS, CASKS, BARRELS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; FUNNELS 3

F04B - POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS 2

F04F - PUMPING OF FLUID BY DIRECT CONTACT OF ANOTHER FLUID OR BY USING INERTIA OF FLUID TO BE PUMPED ; SIPHONS 2

B08B - CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL 2

G03B - APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR 2

F21S - NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS 2

F21V - FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 2

A46B - BRUSHES 2

Top 15 of 29 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Simple

Velocity Growing

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#4,294

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

44.1 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation hold?

Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation holds 83 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 29 technology areas.

What is Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation's Innovation Score?

Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation has an Innovation Score of 44.1 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation focus on?

Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation's top technology area is B60S (SERVICING, CLEANING, REPAIRING, SUPPORTING, LIFTING, OR MANOEUVRING OF VEHICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR) with 8 patents. The company has filed patents in 29 CPC subclasses total.

Is Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation's recent filing velocity is +31% compared to the prior five-year period. The company is maintaining or growing its patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation's patents?

Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation's patents average 6.3 claims each. This is relatively simple claim structure, typical for focused inventions.

How is the Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation 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.

How to use this portfolio

Hopkins's 83 grants land it in the top 26% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - Hopkins ranks #4,294 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in B60S - see who else leads that technology area. B60S leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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 byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · 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.