Where does Machine GUN Armory, L.L.C. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Machine GUN Armory, L.L.C. ranks #48,510 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 Machine GUN Armory, L.L.C. hold?

Machine GUN Armory, L.L.C. holds 5 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2018, spanning 3 technology areas.

What is Machine GUN Armory, L.L.C.'s Innovation Score?

Machine GUN Armory, L.L.C. has an Innovation Score of 27.3 out of 100 (23rd percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Machine GUN Armory, L.L.C.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Machine GUN Armory, L.L.C.'s recent grant velocity is -100% 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 Machine GUN Armory, L.L.C.'s patents?

Machine GUN Armory, L.L.C.'s patents average 26.2 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 Machine GUN Armory, L.L.C. 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

Machine GUN Armory, L.L.C.

Q: What technology areas does Machine GUN Armory, L.L.C. focus on?

Machine GUN Armory, L.L.C.'s top technology area is F41A (Functional Features OR Details Common TO Both Smallarms AND Ordnance, e.g. CANNONS; Mountings FOR Smallarms OR Ordnance) with 4 patents, ranking #166 of 374 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 3 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 3 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2018. 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: F41A (Functional Features OR Details Common TO Both Smallarms AND Ordnance, e.g. CANNONS; Mountings FOR Smallarms OR Ordnance).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Machine ranks #48,510 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 3 technology areas.

#48,510
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 23rd percentile
by Innovation Score (27.3/100): 26.2
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R48510 · US Corporation #48,510 · 5 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · BOTTOM-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
BOTTOM-DECILE #48,510/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH M2S
CPC-NARROW F41A · 3 areas
INNOV-THIN 27.3/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 26.2 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: M2S Co., Ltd (±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 Machine’s 27.3 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 6.2 pts (23%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 6.1 pts (22%) Claim depth 15.0 pts (55%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Machine GUN Armory… · this assignee

27
3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Machine's Innovation Score is 27.3/100 (23rd 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 Machine?

Each dot is one of Machine’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). Machine’s own 26.2 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.2 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Machine's grants concentrate

Machine GUN Armory, L.L.C. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 3 CPC subclasses with 80% of grants classified under F41A (Functional Features OR Details Common TO Both Smallarms AND Ordnance, e.g. CANNONS; Mountings FOR Smallarms OR Ordnance). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (3 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2016. By volume, Machine sits between M.P.S. Holdings B.V and Madico, Inc..

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What this shows Machine holds 5 patents at rank #48,516, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Machine

By rank, the assignees closest to #48,516 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F41A (Functional Features OR Details Common TO Both Smallarms A…)

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

Machine's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

27 23rd percentile higher than 23% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2018

Grants by year

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

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Machine GUN Armory, L.L.C. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	2	40.0%
2018	3	60.0%

Which technologies does Machine GUN Armory, L.L.C. patent most?

F41A - Functional Features OR Details Common TO Both Smallarms AND Ordnance, e.g. CANNONS; Mountings FOR Smallarms OR Ordnance 4

F41C - Smallarms, e.g. Pistols, Rifles ; Accessories Therefor 2

F42B - Explosive Charges, e.g. FOR Blasting, Fireworks, Ammunition 1

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

Machine GUN Armory, L.L.C.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Machine GUN Armory, L.L.C.'s lead technology class is F41A (Functional Features OR Details Common TO Both Smallarms AND Ordnance, e.g. CANNONS; Mountings FOR Smallarms OR Ordnance), 80% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F41A
Ranked #48,510 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Machine GUN Armory, L.L.C. against M.P.S. Holdings B.V, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 27.3/100 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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