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

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Horizon Group USA, Inc. ranks #40,749 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 Horizon Group USA, Inc. hold?

Horizon Group USA, Inc. holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2021, spanning 10 technology areas.

What is Horizon Group USA, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Horizon Group USA, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 27.1 out of 100 (22nd 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 Horizon Group USA, Inc. focus on?

Horizon Group USA, Inc.'s top technology area is G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing) with 4 patents. Grants appear in 10 CPC subclasses total.

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

Horizon Group USA, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -50% 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 Horizon Group USA, Inc.'s patents?

Horizon Group USA, Inc.'s patents average 15.3 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 Horizon Group USA, 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

Horizon Group USA, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 10 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2021. 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: G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Horizon ranks #40,749 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 10 technology areas.

#40,749
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 22nd percentile
by Innovation Score (27.1/100): 15.3
avg claims per patent: -50%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R40749 · US Corporation #40,749 · 6 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #40,749/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Hoodman
CPC-FOCUS G06F · 10 areas
INNOV-THIN 27.1/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.3 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -50% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Hoodman Corporation (±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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Horizon Group USA · this assignee

27
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Horizon's Innovation Score is 27.1/100 (22nd 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.

Where Horizon's grants concentrate

Horizon Group USA, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 10 CPC subclasses with 66.7% of grants classified under G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing). Peak complete grant year is 2021 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Horizon sits between Hoodman Corporation and House of Antique Hardware, Inc..

Hoodman

6
Hookipa Biotech

6
Hoosier Energy Ru…

6
Hope Global Divis…

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Horse Sense Shoes

6
Hothouse Medical

6
Hound Tech

6
House of Antique…

6
Horizon Group USA ◀

6

What this shows Horizon holds 6 patents at rank #40,770, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Horizon

By rank, the assignees closest to #40,770 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing)

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

Horizon's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

27 22nd percentile higher than 22% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2021

Grants by year

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

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Horizon Group USA, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	16.7%
2017	1	16.7%
2018	1	16.7%
2019	1	16.7%
2021	2	33.3%

Which technologies does Horizon Group USA, Inc. patent most?

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 4

G01D - Measuring NOT Specially Adapted FOR A Specific VARIABLE; Arrangements FOR Measuring TWO OR More Variables NOT Covered IN A Single Other SUBCLASS; Tariff Metering APPARATUS; Measuring OR Testing NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

H03K - Pulse Technique 2

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 2

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 2

C09D - Coating Compositions, e.g. Paints, Varnishes OR LACQUERS; Filling PASTES; Chemical Paint OR INK REMOVERS; INKS; Correcting FLUIDS; WOODSTAINS; Pastes OR Solids FOR Colouring OR PRINTING; USE OF Materials Therefor 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

C08K - Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients 1

C08L - Compositions OF Macromolecular Compounds 1

A63H - Toys, e.g. Tops, Dolls, Hoops OR Building Blocks 1

Top 10 of 10 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#40,749

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

27.1 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

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

Horizon Group USA, Inc.'s lead technology class is G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing), 66.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G06F
Ranked #40,749 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Horizon Group USA, Inc. against Hoodman Corporation, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 27.1/100 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.