Where does Mark Hamilton Jones and Sheryle Lynn Jones rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Mark Hamilton Jones and Sheryle Lynn Jones ranks #48,566 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 Mark Hamilton Jones and Sheryle Lynn Jones hold?

Mark Hamilton Jones and Sheryle Lynn Jones holds 5 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2018, spanning 2 technology areas.

What is Mark Hamilton Jones and Sheryle Lynn Jones's Innovation Score?

Mark Hamilton Jones and Sheryle Lynn Jones has an Innovation Score of 22.7 out of 100 (11th 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 Mark Hamilton Jones and Sheryle Lynn Jones focus on?

Mark Hamilton Jones and Sheryle Lynn Jones'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 2 CPC subclasses total.

Is Mark Hamilton Jones and Sheryle Lynn Jones's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Mark Hamilton Jones and Sheryle Lynn Jones'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 Mark Hamilton Jones and Sheryle Lynn Jones's patents?

Mark Hamilton Jones and Sheryle Lynn Jones's patents average 19.2 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Mark Hamilton Jones and Sheryle Lynn Jones

Q: How is the Mark Hamilton Jones and Sheryle Lynn Jones 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 PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 2 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2018. 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: G07F (Coin-freed OR Like Apparatus).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Mark ranks #48,566 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 2 technology areas.

#48,566
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 11th percentile
by Innovation Score (22.7/100): 19.2
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R48566 · US Corporation #48,566 · 5 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
BOTTOM-DECILE #48,566/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Marchon Eyewear
CPC-NARROW G07F · 2 areas
INNOV-THIN 22.7/100
CLAIMS-RICH 19.2 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Marchon Eyewear, 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 Mark’s 22.7 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 (27%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 5.0 pts (22%) Claim depth 11.5 pts (51%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Mark Hamilton Jones… · this assignee

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Mark's Innovation Score is 22.7/100 (11th 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 Mark?

Each dot is one of Mark’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). Mark’s own 19.2 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.

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

Where Mark's grants concentrate

Mark Hamilton Jones and Sheryle Lynn Jones is a focused PatentsView assignee: 2 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under G07F (Coin-freed OR Like Apparatus). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (3 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2018. By volume, Mark sits between Marchon Eyewear, Inc. and Marlinz Pharma, LLC.

Marchon Eyewear

5
Marcon Internatio…

5
Marcy Enterprises

5
Marel Power Solut…

5
Mark One Lifestyle

5
Marketouch Media

5
Markel

5
Marlinz Pharma

5
Mark Hamilton Jon… ◀

5

What this shows Mark holds 5 patents at rank #48,767, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Mark

By rank, the assignees closest to #48,767 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G07F (Coin-freed OR Like Apparatus)

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

Mark's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

23 11th percentile higher than 11% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2018

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Mark Hamilton Jones and Sheryle Lynn Jones patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	3	60.0%
2018	2	40.0%

Which technologies does Mark Hamilton Jones and Sheryle Lynn Jones patent most?

G07F - Coin-freed OR Like Apparatus 5

A63F - Card, Board, OR Roulette GAMES; Indoor Games Using Small Moving Playing BODIES; Video GAMES; Games NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 4

Top 2 of 2 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

Mark Hamilton Jones and Sheryle Lynn Jones's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Mark Hamilton Jones and Sheryle Lynn Jones's lead technology class is G07F (Coin-freed OR Like Apparatus), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G07F
Ranked #48,566 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Mark Hamilton Jones and Sheryle Lynn Jones against Marchon Eyewear, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 22.7/100 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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