Overall rank by patents
#4,382
Across all tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 81 granted patents across 0 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search.
The verdict
Hydrangea holds 81 US patents across 0 technology areas, rank #4,382 of 50,000 tracked assignees.
Hydrangea Breeders Association B.v. has been granted 81 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Hydrangea Breeders Association B.v. at rank #4,382 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 0 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 1.0 claims per patent. As a Foreign Corporation, Hydrangea Breeders Association B.v. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Hydrangea sits between Eagle Harbor Technologies, Inc. (81 patents, rank #4,378) and Molten Metal Equipment Innovations, Llc (81 patents, rank #4,386) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 19.2/100 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 40 grants, compared with 41 in the 2015–2019 window, a -2% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. The Foreign 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. Hydrangea Breeders Association B.v.'s 1.0 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while specialization in 0 subclasses reflects a tightly scoped invention area. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Hydrangea Breeders Association B.v. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
Eagle Harbor Technologies, Inc.
81 patents
FRIEDRICH-ALEXANDER-UNIVERSITÄT ERLANGEN-NÜRNBERG
81 patents
GYRUS MEDICAL LIMITED
81 patents
Griffin Technology, LLC
81 patents
Hisense Mobile Communications Technology Co., Ltd.
81 patents
KORRUS, INC.
81 patents
MUSASHI ENGINEERING, INC.
81 patents
Molten Metal Equipment Innovations, LLC
81 patents
HYDRANGEA BREEDERS ASSOCIATION B.V.
81 patents
What this shows Hydrangea holds 81 patents at rank #4,382, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #4,382 in granted patent volume.
Hydrangea's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
19 Top 94% higher than 6% of 50,000 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 13 | 16.0% |
| 2016 | 10 | 12.3% |
| 2018 | 6 | 7.4% |
| 2019 | 12 | 14.8% |
| 2020 | 15 | 18.5% |
| 2021 | 7 | 8.6% |
| 2022 | 4 | 4.9% |
| 2024 | 13 | 16.0% |
| 2025 | 1 | 1.2% |
Overall rank by patents
#4,382
Across all tracked assignees
19.2 out of 100
How to use this portfolio
Hydrangea's 81 grants land it in the top 94% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.
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.
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