OA Defense LLC
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 3 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2025–2025. 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: F41A (Functional Features OR Details Common TO Both Smallarms AND Ordnance, e.g. CANNONS; Mountings FOR Smallarms OR Ordnance).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, OA ranks #49,243 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 3 technology areas.
- #49,243
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- 8th percentile
- by Innovation Score (21.4/100)
- 15.2
- avg claims per patent
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R49243 · US Corporation #49,243 · 5 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · BOTTOM-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH
- GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
- BOTTOM-DECILE #49,243/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Nutreco IP Assets B V
- CPC-NARROW F41A · 3 areas
- INNOV-THIN 21.4/100
- CLAIMS-RICH 15.2 claims/avg
- TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
- SPAN-YRS 2025–2025 · 1y
- BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Nutreco IP Assets B.V. (±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 OA’s 21.4 Innovation Score adds up
The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around OA
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- Mega Brands · near 21
Mega Brands · near
21 score
- OA Defense · this assignee 21
OA Defense · this assignee
21 score
- Streamwide · near 21
Streamwide · near
21 score
- Kirio · near 21
Kirio · near
21 score
- PEM Management · near 21
PEM Management · near
21 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows OA's Innovation Score is 21.4/100 (8th 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 OA?
Each dot is one of OA’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). OA’s own 15.2 claims/patent is ABOVE the 12.6 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.
Where OA's grants concentrate
OA Defense LLC 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). By volume, OA sits between Nutreco IP Assets B.V. and Oceansaver AS.
Who files at OA's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Nutreco IP Assets…
Nutreco IP Assets B.V.
5 patents
- Nuvalux
Nuvalux LLC
5 patents
- O D Ocular Discov…
O.D. Ocular Discovery Ltd.
5 patents
- O N Diagnostics
O.N.Diagnostics, LLC
5 patents
- Oakwood Metal Fab…
Oakwood Metal Fabricating Co.
5 patents
- OAW Holdings
OAW Holdings LLC
5 patents
- Occam Defense Sol…
Occam Defense Solutions Inc.
5 patents
- Oceansaver AS
Oceansaver AS
5 patents
- OA Defense ◀
OA Defense LLC
5 patents
What this shows OA holds 5 patents at rank #49,249, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near OA
By rank, the assignees closest to #49,249 in granted patent volume.
- Nutreco IP Assets B.V. #49,245 · 5 patents
- Nuvalux LLC #49,246 · 5 patents
- O.D. Ocular Discovery Ltd. #49,247 · 5 patents
- O.N.Diagnostics, LLC #49,248 · 5 patents
- Oakwood Metal Fabricating Co. #49,250 · 5 patents
- OAW Holdings LLC #49,251 · 5 patents
- Occam Defense Solutions Inc. #49,252 · 5 patents
- Oceansaver AS #49,253 · 5 patents
Leaders in F41A (Functional Features OR Details Common TO Both Smallarms A…)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in OA's primary technology class.
- Smith & Wesson Inc. 86 in class
- SIG Sauer Inc. 80 in class
- Magpul Industries Corp. 79 in class
- WHG Properties, LLC 75 in class
- The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army 70 in class
- Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. 58 in class
- Lwrc International LLC 49 in class
- Vista Outdoor Operations LLC 46 in class
Assignees with similar portfolio profiles
Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for OA, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In F41A (Functional Features OR Details Common TO Both Smallarms A…), OA ranks #166 of 374 assignees by patent count in that subclass.
Similar innovation score
Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (21 here).
OA's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
21 8th percentile higher than 8% of 49,997 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Grants by year
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2025–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2025partial year | 5 | 100.0% |
Which technologies does OA Defense LLC patent most?
Top 3 of 3 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
OA Defense LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- OA Defense LLC'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 #49,243 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare OA Defense LLC against Nutreco IP Assets B.V., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 21.4/100 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.
Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.