Where does Lehigh Defense, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Lehigh Defense, LLC ranks #24,694 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 Lehigh Defense, LLC hold?

Lehigh Defense, LLC holds 11 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2021, spanning 3 technology areas.

What is Lehigh Defense, LLC's Innovation Score?

Lehigh Defense, LLC has an Innovation Score of 23.9 out of 100 (13th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Lehigh Defense, LLC focus on?

Lehigh Defense, LLC's top technology area is F42B (Explosive Charges, e.g. FOR Blasting, Fireworks, Ammunition) with 8 patents, ranking #65 of 331 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 3 CPC subclasses total.

Is Lehigh Defense, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Lehigh Defense, LLC's recent grant velocity is -43% 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 Lehigh Defense, LLC's patents?

Lehigh Defense, LLC's patents average 15.3 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 Lehigh Defense, LLC 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

Lehigh Defense, LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 11 granted patents across 3 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2021. 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: F42B (Explosive Charges, e.g. FOR Blasting, Fireworks, Ammunition).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Lehigh ranks #24,694 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 11 patents across 3 technology areas.

#24,694
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 13th percentile
by Innovation Score (23.9/100): 15.3
avg claims per patent: -43%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R24694 · US Corporation #24,694 · 11 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 11 grants
MID-PACK #24,694/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Lake Shore Cryotronics
CPC-NARROW F42B · 3 areas
INNOV-THIN 23.9/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.3 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -43% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Lake Shore Cryotronics, 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 Lehigh’s 23.9 Innovation Score adds up

The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.

Volume 8.6 pts (36%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 6.1 pts (26%) Claim depth 9.2 pts (38%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Lehigh Defense · this assignee

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Lehigh's Innovation Score is 23.9/100 (13th 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 Lehigh?

Each dot is one of Lehigh’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). Lehigh’s own 15.3 claims/patent is at or below the 17.7 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Lehigh's grants concentrate

Lehigh Defense, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 3 CPC subclasses with 72.7% of grants classified under F42B (Explosive Charges, e.g. FOR Blasting, Fireworks, Ammunition). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, Lehigh sits between LaNova Medicines Limited Company and Liberty Evans, LLC.

Lanova Medicines

11
Lake Shore Cryotr…

11
Lambda:4 Entwickl…

11
Laminated Film

11
Lemi Technology

11
Leukocare

11
Libert Lift Solut…

11
Liberty Evans

11
Lehigh Defense ◀

11

What this shows Lehigh holds 11 patents at rank #24,702, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Lehigh

By rank, the assignees closest to #24,702 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F42B (Explosive Charges)

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

Lehigh's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

24 13th percentile higher than 13% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2021

Grants by year

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

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Lehigh Defense, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	2	18.2%
2017	2	18.2%
2018	1	9.1%
2019	2	18.2%
2020	3	27.3%
2021	1	9.1%

Which technologies does Lehigh Defense, LLC patent most?

F42B - Explosive Charges, e.g. FOR Blasting, Fireworks, Ammunition 8

F41C - Smallarms, e.g. Pistols, Rifles ; Accessories Therefor 3

F41A - Functional Features OR Details Common TO Both Smallarms AND Ordnance, e.g. CANNONS; Mountings FOR Smallarms OR Ordnance 3

Top 3 of 3 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

Lehigh Defense, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Lehigh Defense, LLC's lead technology class is F42B (Explosive Charges, e.g. FOR Blasting, Fireworks, Ammunition), 72.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F42B
Ranked #24,694 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Lehigh Defense, LLC against LaNova Medicines Limited Company, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 23.9/100 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.

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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