Where does Johnson Outdoors Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Johnson Outdoors Inc. ranks #6,160 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 Johnson Outdoors Inc. hold?

Johnson Outdoors Inc. holds 55 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 36 technology areas.

What is Johnson Outdoors Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Johnson Outdoors Inc. has an Innovation Score of 53.7 out of 100 (top 9% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Johnson Outdoors Inc. focus on?

Johnson Outdoors Inc.'s top technology area is B63H (Marine Propulsion OR Steering) with 20 patents, ranking #14 of 250 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 36 CPC subclasses total.

Is Johnson Outdoors Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Johnson Outdoors Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -24% 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 Johnson Outdoors Inc.'s patents?

Johnson Outdoors Inc.'s patents average 19.8 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 Johnson Outdoors 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

Johnson Outdoors Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 55 granted patents across 36 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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: B63H (Marine Propulsion OR Steering).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Johnson ranks #6,160 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 55 patents across 36 technology areas.

#6,160
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 9%
by Innovation Score (53.7/100): 19.8
avg claims per patent: -24%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R6160 · US Corporation #6,160 · 55 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 55 grants
UPPER-Q #6,160/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Inscape Data
CPC-FOCUS B63H · 36 areas
INNOV-PAR 53.7/100
CLAIMS-RICH 19.8 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DOWN -24% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Inscape Data, Inc. (±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 Johnson’s 53.7 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 13.9 pts (26%) Velocity 6.7 pts (12%) Breadth 21.2 pts (39%) Claim depth 11.9 pts (22%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Acacia Communications · near

54
Consolidated Edison… · near

54
Johnson Outdoors · this assignee

54
NEC Solution… · near

54
Purelifi · near

54
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Johnson's Innovation Score is 53.7/100 (top 9% 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 Johnson?

Each dot is one of Johnson’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). Johnson’s own 19.8 claims/patent is ABOVE the 12.3 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Johnson's grants concentrate

Johnson Outdoors Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 36 CPC subclasses with 36.4% of grants classified under B63H (Marine Propulsion OR Steering). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (10 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Johnson sits between Inscape Data, Inc. and Korea University OF Technology AND Education Industry-university Cooperation Foundation.

Johnson's three-year grant acceleration

Johnson Outdoors Inc. shows 14 grants in 2022–2024 against only 14 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.

Inscape Data

55
Ipcom & KG

55
Integrated Silico…

55
International Tob…

55
Julius-maximilian…

55
Jura Elektroappar…

55
Keiper & KG

55
Korea University…

55
Johnson Outdoors ◀

55

What this shows Johnson holds 55 patents at rank #6,159, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Johnson

By rank, the assignees closest to #6,159 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B63H (Marine Propulsion OR Steering)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Johnson, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In B63H (Marine Propulsion OR Steering), Johnson ranks #14 of 250 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (54 here).

Consolidated Edison Company OF NEW York, Inc. 54 NEC Solution Innovators, Ltd. 54 Purelifi Limited 54 Acacia Communications, Inc. 54

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (19.8 here).

Guidewire Software, Inc. 19.8 avg CVDevices, LLC 19.8 avg Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. 19.8 avg PlusAI, Inc. 19.8 avg

Johnson's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

54 Top 9% higher than 91% of 49,997 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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Johnson Outdoors Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	1.8%
2016	5	9.1%
2017	10	18.2%
2018	7	12.7%
2019	6	10.9%
2020	6	10.9%
2021	2	3.6%
2022	5	9.1%
2023	4	7.3%
2024	5	9.1%
2025partial year	4	7.3%

Which technologies does Johnson Outdoors Inc. patent most?

B63H - Marine Propulsion OR Steering 20

B63B - Ships OR Other Waterborne VESSELS; Equipment FOR Shipping 15

G01S - Radio DIRECTION-FINDING; Radio NAVIGATION; Determining Distance OR Velocity BY USE OF Radio WAVES; Locating OR Presence-detecting BY USE OF THE Reflection OR Reradiation OF Radio WAVES; Analogous Arrangements Using Other Waves 13

B63C - Launching, Hauling-out, OR Dry-docking OF VESSELS; Life-saving IN WATER; Equipment FOR Dwelling OR Working Under WATER; Means FOR Salvaging OR Searching FOR Underwater Objects 12

G05D - Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables 6

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 5

A62B - Devices, Apparatus OR Methods FOR Life-saving 5

B60L - Propulsion OF Electrically-propelled Vehicles ; Supplying Electric Power FOR Auxiliary Equipment OF Electrically-propelled Vehicles ; Electrodynamic Brake Systems FOR Vehicles IN General ; Magnetic Suspension OR Levitation FOR VEHICLES; Monitoring Operating Variables OF Electrically-propelled Vehicl 4

Y02T - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation 3

F24C - Domestic Stoves OR Ranges ; Details OF Domestic Stoves OR Ranges, OF General Application 3

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 2

G01C - Measuring Distances, Levels OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; Gyroscopic INSTRUMENTS; Photogrammetry OR Videogrammetry 2

G08C - Transmission Systems FOR Measured Values, Control OR Similar Signals 2

F16B - Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing 2

F16D - Couplings FOR Transmitting ROTATION; CLUTCHES; Brakes 2

Top 15 of 36 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

Johnson Outdoors Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Johnson Outdoors Inc.'s lead technology class is B63H (Marine Propulsion OR Steering), 36.4% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B63H
Ranked #6,160 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Johnson Outdoors Inc. against Inscape Data, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 53.7/100 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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