Where does McGard LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), McGard LLC ranks #13,549 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 McGard LLC hold?

McGard LLC holds 22 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2022, spanning 11 technology areas.

What is McGard LLC's Innovation Score?

McGard LLC has an Innovation Score of 33.5 out of 100 (45th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

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

McGard LLC's recent grant velocity is -31% 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 McGard LLC's patents?

McGard LLC's patents average 16.1 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 McGard 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

McGard LLC

Q: What technology areas does McGard LLC focus on?

McGard LLC's top technology area is F16B (Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing) with 15 patents, ranking #75 of 2,095 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 11 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 22 granted patents across 11 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2022. 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: F16B (Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Mcgard ranks #13,549 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 22 patents across 11 technology areas.

#13,549
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 45th percentile
by Innovation Score (33.5/100): 16.1
avg claims per patent: -31%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R13549 · US Corporation #13,549 · 22 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 22 grants
MID-PACK #13,549/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Mansfield Engineered…
CPC-FOCUS F16B · 11 areas
INNOV-THIN 33.5/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.1 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DOWN -31% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Mansfield Engineered Components, LLC (±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 Mcgard’s 33.5 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 10.8 pts (32%) Velocity 1.3 pts (4%) Breadth 11.7 pts (35%) Claim depth 9.6 pts (29%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
McGard · this assignee

34
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Mcgard's Innovation Score is 33.5/100 (45th 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 Mcgard?

Each dot is one of Mcgard’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). Mcgard’s own 16.1 claims/patent is ABOVE the 12.8 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Mcgard's grants concentrate

McGard LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 11 CPC subclasses with 68.2% of grants classified under F16B (Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (6 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Mcgard sits between Mansfield Engineered Components, LLC and MiCo Ceramics Ltd..

Mcgard's three-year grant acceleration

McGard LLC shows 2 grants in 2022–2024 against only 10 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.

Mansfield Enginee…

22
Marshall Universi…

22
Material Handling…

22
Mattel-mega Holdi…

22
Mcneil-ppc

22
Mendel Biotechnol…

22
Mettler-toledo Sa…

22
Mico Ceramics

22
Mcgard ◀

22

What this shows McGard holds 22 patents at rank #13,554, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near McGard

By rank, the assignees closest to #13,554 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F16B (Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements…)

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

Mcgard's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

34 45th percentile higher than 45% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2022

Grants by year

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

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McGard LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	6	27.3%
2016	1	4.5%
2017	2	9.1%
2018	1	4.5%
2019	3	13.6%
2020	4	18.2%
2021	3	13.6%
2022	2	9.1%

Which technologies does McGard LLC patent most?

F16B - Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing 15

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 9

B21D - Working OR Processing OF Sheet Metal OR Metal Tubes, Rods OR Profiles Without Essentially Removing MATERIAL; Punching Metal 6

B23P - Metal-working NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Combined OPERATIONS; Universal Machine Tools 6

B60B - Vehicle Wheels ; CASTORS; Axles FOR Wheels OR CASTORS; Increasing Wheel Adhesion 5

E02D - FOUNDATIONS; EXCAVATIONS; Embankments ; Underground OR Underwater Structures 3

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 1

E05F - Devices FOR Moving Wings Into Open OR Closed POSITION; Checks FOR WINGS; Wing Fittings NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, Concerned With THE Functioning OF THE Wing 1

E05Y - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses E05d AND E05f, Relating TO Construction Elements, Electric Control, Power Supply, Power Signal OR Transmission, User Interfaces, Mounting OR Coupling, Details, Accessories, Auxiliary Operations NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, Application Thereof 1

E05D - Hinges OR Suspension Devices FOR Doors, Windows OR Wings 1

B05D - Processes FOR Applying Fluent Materials TO Surfaces, IN General 1

Top 11 of 11 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

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

McGard LLC's lead technology class is F16B (Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing), 68.2% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F16B
Ranked #13,549 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare McGard LLC against Mansfield Engineered Components, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 33.5/100 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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