Where does Makefield LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Makefield LLC ranks #41,559 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 Makefield LLC hold?

Makefield LLC holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2017, spanning 12 technology areas.

What is Makefield LLC's Innovation Score?

Makefield LLC has an Innovation Score of 29.4 out of 100 (30th 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 Makefield LLC focus on?

Makefield LLC's top technology area is G07F (Coin-freed OR Like Apparatus) with 5 patents, ranking #335 of 1,075 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 12 CPC subclasses total.

Is Makefield LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Makefield LLC'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 Makefield LLC's patents?

Makefield LLC's patents average 17.3 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 Makefield 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

Makefield LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 12 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2017. 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: G07F (Coin-freed OR Like Apparatus).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Makefield ranks #41,559 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 12 technology areas.

#41,559
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 30th percentile
by Innovation Score (29.4/100): 17.3
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R41559 · US Corporation #41,559 · 6 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #41,559/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Magswitch Automation
CPC-FOCUS G07F · 12 areas
INNOV-THIN 29.4/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.3 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Magswitch Automation Company (±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 Makefield’s 29.4 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 6.7 pts (23%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 12.2 pts (42%) Claim depth 10.4 pts (35%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Makefield · this assignee

29
3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Makefield's Innovation Score is 29.4/100 (30th 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 Makefield?

Each dot is one of Makefield’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). Makefield’s own 17.3 claims/patent is ABOVE the 10.7 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Makefield's grants concentrate

Makefield LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 12 CPC subclasses with 83.3% of grants classified under G07F (Coin-freed OR Like Apparatus). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Makefield sits between Magswitch Automation Company and Marabu GmbH & Co. KG.

Magswitch Automat…

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Magtech Industries

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Maillefer

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Maincal

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Malco Products

6
Mannoh Industrial

6
Manrex Pty

6
Marabu & KG

6
Makefield ◀

6

What this shows Makefield holds 6 patents at rank #41,684, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Makefield

By rank, the assignees closest to #41,684 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G07F (Coin-freed OR Like Apparatus)

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

Makefield's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

29 30th percentile higher than 30% of 49,997 US assignees

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US assignees. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2017

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Makefield LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	33.3%
2016	3	50.0%
2017	1	16.7%

Which technologies does Makefield LLC patent most?

G07F - Coin-freed OR Like Apparatus 5

G16H - Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data 5

A61J - Containers Specially Adapted FOR Medical OR Pharmaceutical PURPOSES; Devices OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Bringing Pharmaceutical Products Into Particular Physical OR Administering FORMS; Devices FOR Administering Food OR Medicines ORALLY; Baby COMFORTERS; Devices FOR Receiving Spittle 5

G07C - Time OR Attendance REGISTERS; Registering OR Indicating THE Working OF MACHINES; Generating Random NUMBERS; Voting OR Lottery APPARATUS; Arrangements, Systems OR Apparatus FOR Checking NOT Provided FOR Elsewhere 4

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 4

B65D - Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials, e.g. Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding CONTAINERS; Accessories, Closures, OR Fittings THEREFOR; Packaging ELEMENTS; Packages 4

B01D - Separation 4

B65B - Machines, Apparatus OR Devices FOR, OR Methods OF, Packaging Articles OR MATERIALS; Unpacking 1

G05B - Control OR Regulating Systems IN GENERAL; Functional Elements OF Such SYSTEMS; Monitoring OR Testing Arrangements FOR Such Systems OR Elements 1

B65G - Transport OR Storage Devices, e.g. Conveyors FOR Loading OR Tipping, Shop Conveyor Systems OR Pneumatic Tube Conveyors 1

Y10S - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former Uspc Cross-reference ART Collections [XRACs] AND Digests 1

B25J - MANIPULATORS; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices 1

Top 12 of 12 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

Makefield LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Makefield LLC's lead technology class is G07F (Coin-freed OR Like Apparatus), 83.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G07F
Ranked #41,559 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Makefield LLC against Magswitch Automation Company, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 29.4/100 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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