Innovative Defense, LLC
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 10 granted patents across 6 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2019. 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: F42B (Explosive Charges, e.g. FOR Blasting, Fireworks, Ammunition).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Innovative ranks #26,559 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 10 patents across 6 technology areas.
- #26,559
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- 39th percentile
- by Innovation Score (31.9/100)
- 28.2
- avg claims per patent
- -100%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R26559 · US Corporation #26,559 · 10 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-MICRO 10 grants
- MID-PACK #26,559/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Infosum
- CPC-NARROW F42B · 6 areas
- INNOV-THIN 31.9/100
- CLAIMS-DENSE 28.2 claims/avg
- TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
- VEL-DROP -100% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Infosum Limited (±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 Innovative’s 31.9 Innovation Score adds up
The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around Innovative
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- Innovative Defense · this assignee 32
Innovative Defense · this assignee
32 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Innovative's Innovation Score is 31.9/100 (39th 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 Innovative?
Each dot is one of Innovative’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). Innovative’s own 28.2 claims/patent is ABOVE the 15.1 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.
Where Innovative's grants concentrate
Innovative Defense, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 6 CPC subclasses with 90% of grants classified under F42B (Explosive Charges, e.g. FOR Blasting, Fireworks, Ammunition). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2019. By volume, Innovative sits between Infosum Limited and Innovex International, Inc..
Who files at Innovative's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Infosum
Infosum Limited
10 patents
- Infrastructure Re…
Infrastructure Renewal Institute of Southern China
10 patents
- Innerplant
InnerPlant, Inc.
10 patents
- Innomed
InnoMed Technologies, Inc.
10 patents
- Innovative Enviro…
Innovative Environmental Companies
10 patents
- Innovator Capital…
Innovator Capital Management, LLC
10 patents
- Innovator Sensor…
Innovator Sensor Technology IST AG
10 patents
- Innovex Internati…
Innovex International, Inc.
10 patents
- Innovative Defense ◀
Innovative Defense, LLC
10 patents
What this shows Innovative holds 10 patents at rank #26,587, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near Innovative
By rank, the assignees closest to #26,587 in granted patent volume.
- Infosum Limited #26,583 · 10 patents
- Infrastructure Renewal Institute of Southern China #26,584 · 10 patents
- InnerPlant, Inc. #26,585 · 10 patents
- InnoMed Technologies, Inc. #26,586 · 10 patents
- Innovative Environmental Companies #26,588 · 10 patents
- Innovator Capital Management, LLC #26,589 · 10 patents
- Innovator Sensor Technology IST AG #26,590 · 10 patents
- Innovex International, Inc. #26,591 · 10 patents
Leaders in F42B (Explosive Charges)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Innovative's primary technology class.
- Raytheon Company 166 in class
- The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army 165 in class
- True Velocity IP Holdings, Inc. 146 in class
- United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force 144 in class
- Vista Outdoor Operations LLC 66 in class
- BAE Systems PLC 50 in class
- BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc. 47 in class
- Orbital Research Inc. 43 in class
Innovative's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
32 39th percentile higher than 39% of 49,997 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Grants by year
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2 | 20.0% |
| 2016 | 4 | 40.0% |
| 2017 | 3 | 30.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | 10.0% |
Which technologies does Innovative Defense, LLC patent most?
Top 6 of 6 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
Innovative Defense, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- Innovative Defense, LLC's lead technology class is F42B (Explosive Charges, e.g. FOR Blasting, Fireworks, Ammunition), 90% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F42B
- Ranked #26,559 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare Innovative Defense, LLC against Infosum Limited, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 31.9/100 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.
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.