Where does Newfrey LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Newfrey LLC ranks #2,681 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 Newfrey LLC hold?

Newfrey LLC holds 145 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 52 technology areas.

What is Newfrey LLC's Innovation Score?

Newfrey LLC has an Innovation Score of 56.3 out of 100 (top 6% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

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

Newfrey LLC's recent grant velocity is -23% 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 Newfrey LLC's patents?

Newfrey LLC's patents average 15.2 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 Newfrey 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

Newfrey LLC

Q: What technology areas does Newfrey LLC focus on?

Newfrey 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 79 patents, ranking #7 of 2,095 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 52 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 145 granted patents across 52 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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, Newfrey ranks #2,681 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 145 patents across 52 technology areas.

#2,681
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 6%
by Innovation Score (56.3/100): 15.2
avg claims per patent: -23%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R2681 · US Corporation #2,681 · 145 grants

GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MID 145 grants
TOP-DECILE #2,681/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH HL Klemove
CPC-WIDE F16B · 52 areas
INNOV-PAR 56.3/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.2 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DOWN -23% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: HL Klemove Corp. (±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 Newfrey’s 56.3 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 17.2 pts (31%) Velocity 4.9 pts (9%) Breadth 25.0 pts (44%) Claim depth 9.1 pts (16%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Adeka · near

56
Mitsubishi Heavy… · near

56
Newfrey · this assignee

56
Safran Transmission… · near

56
Technische Universit… · near

56
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Newfrey's Innovation Score is 56.3/100 (top 6% 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 Newfrey?

Each dot is one of Newfrey’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). Newfrey’s own 15.2 claims/patent is ABOVE the 11.3 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

How Newfrey's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, Newfrey LLC received 61 grants versus 79 in 2015–2019 (-23% equal-window velocity, below median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2015 at 22 grants and bottomed in 2024 at 7. Lead class F16B accounts for 54.5% of the portfolio across 52 subclasses. Volume neighbours: HL Klemove Corp. (#2,677) and Cryovac, LLC (#2,685).

Newfrey's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Newfrey LLC moved from 42 to 31 grants (0.74x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). Among 3,296 tracked assignees with ≥100 grants and ≥20 prior-period grants, that multiple ranks #2,025. See the growth leaderboard.

HL Klemove

145
JSP

145
Medela Holding

145
Neste OYJ

145
Wheel Pros

145
Newfrey ◀

145
Asahi Intecc

144
China University…

144
Cryovac

144

What this shows Newfrey holds 145 patents at rank #2,681, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Newfrey

By rank, the assignees closest to #2,681 in granted patent volume.

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

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Newfrey, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In F16B (Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements…), Newfrey ranks #7 of 2,095 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (56 here).

Safran Transmission Systems 56 Adeka Corporation 56 Technische Universiteit Delft 56 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engine & Turbocharger, Ltd. 56

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (15.2 here).

Outotec (FINLAND) OY 15.2 avg Institut Curie 15.2 avg AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik Aktiengesellschaft 15.2 avg Universitat Zurich 15.2 avg

Newfrey's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

56 Top 6% higher than 94% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

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

View data table

Newfrey LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	22	15.2%
2016	13	9.0%
2017	17	11.7%
2018	15	10.3%
2019	12	8.3%
2020	16	11.0%
2021	14	9.7%
2022	14	9.7%
2023	10	6.9%
2024	7	4.8%
2025partial year	5	3.4%

Which technologies does Newfrey 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 79

B21J - FORGING; HAMMERING; Pressing METAL; RIVETING; Forge Furnaces 44

B60R - Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 30

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 29

B23K - Soldering OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; Cladding OR Plating BY Soldering OR WELDING; Cutting BY Applying Heat Locally, e.g. Flame CUTTING; Working BY Laser Beam 17

B23P - Metal-working NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Combined OPERATIONS; Universal Machine Tools 16

F16L - PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General 12

H02G - Installation OF Electric Cables OR Lines, OR OF Combined Optical AND Electric Cables OR Lines 7

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 7

B25B - Tools OR Bench Devices NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, FOR Fastening, Connecting, Disengaging OR Holding 5

F16H - Gearing 5

B65H - Handling Thin OR Filamentary Material, e.g. Sheets, Webs, Cables 4

F16F - SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; Means FOR Damping Vibration 4

B29L - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclass B29c, Relating TO Particular Articles 4

B23B - TURNING; Boring 4

Top 15 of 52 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

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

Newfrey 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), 54.5% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F16B
Ranked #2,681 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Newfrey LLC against HL Klemove Corp., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 56.3/100 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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