Where does Leonard Automatics, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Leonard Automatics, Inc. ranks #36,226 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 Leonard Automatics, Inc. hold?

Leonard Automatics, Inc. holds 7 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2024, spanning 4 technology areas.

What is Leonard Automatics, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Leonard Automatics, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 25.8 out of 100 (18th 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 Leonard Automatics, Inc. focus on?

Leonard Automatics, Inc.'s top technology area is D06F (Laundering, Drying, Ironing, Pressing OR Folding Textile Articles) with 4 patents, ranking #75 of 220 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 4 CPC subclasses total.

Is Leonard Automatics, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Leonard Automatics, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +33% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Leonard Automatics, Inc.'s patents?

Leonard Automatics, Inc.'s patents average 8.1 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 Leonard Automatics, 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

Leonard Automatics, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 4 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2024. 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: D06F (Laundering, Drying, Ironing, Pressing OR Folding Textile Articles).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Leonard ranks #36,226 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 4 technology areas.

#36,226
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 18th percentile
by Innovation Score (25.8/100): 8.1
avg claims per patent: +33%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R36226 · US Corporation #36,226 · 7 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 7 grants
MID-PACK #36,226/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Leisure
CPC-NARROW D06F · 4 areas
INNOV-THIN 25.8/100
CLAIMS-PAR 8.1 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-UP +33% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Leisure, 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 Leonard’s 25.8 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 7.2 pts (28%) Velocity 6.7 pts (26%) Breadth 7.1 pts (27%) Claim depth 4.9 pts (19%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Leonard Automatics · this assignee

26
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Leonard's Innovation Score is 25.8/100 (18th 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 Leonard?

Each dot is one of Leonard’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). Leonard’s own 8.1 claims/patent is ABOVE the 7.3 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Leonard's grants concentrate

Leonard Automatics, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 4 CPC subclasses with 57.1% of grants classified under D06F (Laundering, Drying, Ironing, Pressing OR Folding Textile Articles). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Leonard sits between Leisure, Inc. and Letica Corporation.

Leonard's three-year grant acceleration

Leonard Automatics, Inc. shows 3 grants in 2022–2024 against only 3 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.

Leisure

7
Lenovo

7
Lensdigital

7
Lentrade

7
Lerman Container

7
Les Robinets Pres…

7
Lesorocity (Shenz…

7
Letica

7
Leonard Automatics ◀

7

What this shows Leonard holds 7 patents at rank #36,250, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Leonard

By rank, the assignees closest to #36,250 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in D06F (Laundering)

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

Leonard's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

26 18th percentile higher than 18% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2024

Grants by year

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

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Leonard Automatics, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	14.3%
2019	2	28.6%
2021	1	14.3%
2023	1	14.3%
2024	2	28.6%

Which technologies does Leonard Automatics, Inc. patent most?

D06F - Laundering, Drying, Ironing, Pressing OR Folding Textile Articles 4

B65G - Transport OR Storage Devices, e.g. Conveyors FOR Loading OR Tipping, Shop Conveyor Systems OR Pneumatic Tube Conveyors 2

B29C - Shaping OR Joining OF PLASTICS; Shaping OF Material IN A Plastic State, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; After-treatment OF THE Shaped Products, e.g. Repairing 1

B65H - Handling Thin OR Filamentary Material, e.g. Sheets, Webs, Cables 1

Top 4 of 4 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

View all rankings → How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

Leonard Automatics, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Leonard Automatics, Inc.'s lead technology class is D06F (Laundering, Drying, Ironing, Pressing OR Folding Textile Articles), 57.1% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore D06F
Ranked #36,226 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Leonard Automatics, Inc. against Leisure, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 25.8/100 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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