Where does HydraForce, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), HydraForce, Inc. ranks #22,739 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 HydraForce, Inc. hold?

HydraForce, Inc. holds 12 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2025, spanning 10 technology areas.

What is HydraForce, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

HydraForce, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 37.7 out of 100 (top 43% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does HydraForce, Inc. focus on?

HydraForce, Inc.'s top technology area is F16K (VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating) with 11 patents, ranking #186 of 1,836 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 10 CPC subclasses total.

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

HydraForce, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +75% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for HydraForce, Inc.'s patents?

HydraForce, Inc.'s patents average 18.3 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 HydraForce, 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

HydraForce, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 12 granted patents across 10 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2025. 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: F16K (VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Hydraforce ranks #22,739 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 12 patents across 10 technology areas.

#22,739
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 43%
by Innovation Score (37.7/100): 18.3
avg claims per patent: +75%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R22739 · US Corporation #22,739 · 12 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 12 grants
MID-PACK #22,739/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Häfele Berlin & KG
CPC-FOCUS F16K · 10 areas
INNOV-THIN 37.7/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.3 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +75% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Häfele Berlin 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 Hydraforce’s 37.7 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 8.9 pts (24%) Velocity 6.7 pts (18%) Breadth 11.2 pts (30%) Claim depth 11.0 pts (29%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
HydraForce · this assignee

38
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Hydraforce's Innovation Score is 37.7/100 (top 43% 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 Hydraforce?

Each dot is one of Hydraforce’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). Hydraforce’s own 18.3 claims/patent is ABOVE the 12.0 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Hydraforce's grants concentrate

HydraForce, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 10 CPC subclasses with 91.7% of grants classified under F16K (VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating). Peak complete grant year is 2024 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Hydraforce sits between Humacyte, Inc. and I.M.A. Industria Macchine Automatiche S.P.A IN Sigla IMA S.P.A..

Hydraforce's three-year grant acceleration

HydraForce, Inc. shows 4 grants in 2022–2024 against only 4 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.

Humacyte

12
Humaneyes

12
Hvidovre Hospital

12
Hydra Heating Ind…

12
Hyogo College of…

12
Häfele Berlin & KG

12
I D YOU

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I M A Industria M…

12
Hydraforce ◀

12

What this shows HydraForce holds 12 patents at rank #22,737, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near HydraForce

By rank, the assignees closest to #22,737 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F16K (Valves)

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

Hydraforce's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

38 Top 43% higher than 57% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2025

Grants by year

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

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HydraForce, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	8.3%
2017	1	8.3%
2018	1	8.3%
2019	1	8.3%
2020	2	16.7%
2021	1	8.3%
2024	4	33.3%
2025partial year	1	8.3%

Which technologies does HydraForce, Inc. patent most?

F16K - VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating 11

F15B - Systems Acting BY Means OF Fluids IN GENERAL; Fluid-pressure Actuators, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; Details OF Fluid-pressure Systems, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 10

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 6

F04B - Positive-displacement Machines FOR LIQUIDS; Pumps 3

B60G - Vehicle Suspension Arrangements 3

E02F - DREDGING; Soil-shifting 3

G05D - Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables 3

F16H - Gearing 2

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 1

A01D - HARVESTING; Mowing 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

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

HydraForce, Inc.'s lead technology class is F16K (VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating), 91.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F16K
Ranked #22,739 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare HydraForce, Inc. against Humacyte, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 37.7/100 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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