Overall rank by patents
#26,733
of 49,997 tracked assignees
USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation
Lee Valley Tools Ltd.
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 10 granted patents across 1 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2021. 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: B25B (Tools OR Bench Devices NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, FOR Fastening, Connecting, Disengaging OR Holding).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Lee ranks #26,733 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 10 patents across 1 technology areas.
- #26,733
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- 2nd percentile
- by Innovation Score (12.9/100)
- 1.8
- avg claims per patent
- -89%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R26733 · Foreign Corporation #26,733 · 10 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-LOW · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-MICRO 10 grants
- MID-PACK #26,733/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Lantos
- CPC-NARROW B25B · 1 areas
- INNOV-LOW 12.9/100
- CLAIMS-SPARSE 1.8 claims/avg
- TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
- VEL-DROP -89% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Lantos Technologies, 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.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around Lee
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- Lee Valley Tools · this assignee 13
Lee Valley Tools · this assignee
13 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Lee's Innovation Score is 12.9/100 (2nd 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 Lee's grants concentrate
Lee Valley Tools Ltd. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 1 CPC subclasses with 10% of grants classified under B25B (Tools OR Bench Devices NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, FOR Fastening, Connecting, Disengaging OR Holding). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Lee sits between Lantos Technologies, Inc. and Liberty Ollfield Services LLC.
Who files at Lee's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Lantos
Lantos Technologies, Inc.
10 patents
- Lanx
Lanx, Inc.
10 patents
- Lapmaster Wolters
Lapmaster Wolters GmbH
10 patents
- Lawrence Equipment
Lawrence Equipment, Inc.
10 patents
- Lenox
Lenox Corporation
10 patents
- Leonardi Manufact…
Leonardi Manufacturing Co., Inc.
10 patents
- Levolor
Levolor, Inc.
10 patents
- Liberty Ollfield…
Liberty Ollfield Services LLC
10 patents
- Lee Valley Tools ◀
Lee Valley Tools Ltd.
10 patents
What this shows Lee holds 10 patents at rank #26,753, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near Lee
By rank, the assignees closest to #26,753 in granted patent volume.
- Lantos Technologies, Inc. #26,749 · 10 patents
- Lanx, Inc. #26,750 · 10 patents
- Lapmaster Wolters GmbH #26,751 · 10 patents
- Lawrence Equipment, Inc. #26,752 · 10 patents
- Lenox Corporation #26,754 · 10 patents
- Leonardi Manufacturing Co., Inc. #26,755 · 10 patents
- Levolor, Inc. #26,756 · 10 patents
- Liberty Ollfield Services LLC #26,757 · 10 patents
Leaders in B25B (Tools OR Bench Devices)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Lee's primary technology class.
Lee's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
13 2nd percentile higher than 2% 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 | 4 | 40.0% |
| 2016 | 2 | 20.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | 10.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | 10.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | 10.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | 10.0% |
Which technologies does Lee Valley Tools Ltd. patent most?
Top 1 of 1 technology areas
What to do with this data
Lee Valley Tools Ltd.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- Lee Valley Tools Ltd.'s lead technology class is B25B (Tools OR Bench Devices NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, FOR Fastening, Connecting, Disengaging OR Holding), 10% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B25B
- Ranked #26,733 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare Lee Valley Tools Ltd. against Lantos Technologies, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 12.9/100 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.