Where does Patent Category Corp. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Patent Category Corp. ranks #42,254 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 Patent Category Corp. hold?

Patent Category Corp. holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2019, spanning 9 technology areas.

What is Patent Category Corp.'s Innovation Score?

Patent Category Corp. has an Innovation Score of 25.8 out of 100 (18th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Patent Category Corp.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Patent Category Corp.'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 Patent Category Corp.'s patents?

Patent Category Corp.'s patents average 14.2 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 Patent Category Corp. 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

Patent Category Corp.

Q: What technology areas does Patent Category Corp. focus on?

Patent Category Corp.'s top technology area is A63F (Card, Board, OR Roulette GAMES; Indoor Games Using Small Moving Playing BODIES; Video GAMES; Games NOT Otherwise Provided FOR) with 2 patents, ranking #477 of 894 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 9 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 9 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2019. 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: A63F (Card, Board, OR Roulette GAMES; Indoor Games Using Small Moving Playing BODIES; Video GAMES; Games NOT Otherwise Provided FOR).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Patent ranks #42,254 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 9 technology areas.

#42,254
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 18th percentile
by Innovation Score (25.8/100): 14.2
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R42254 · US Corporation #42,254 · 6 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #42,254/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Park Plus
CPC-NARROW A63F · 9 areas
INNOV-THIN 25.8/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.2 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Park Plus, 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 Patent’s 25.8 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 (26%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 10.6 pts (41%) Claim depth 8.5 pts (33%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Patent Category · this assignee

26
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Patent's Innovation Score is 25.8/100 (18th 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 Patent?

Each dot is one of Patent’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). Patent’s own 14.2 claims/patent is ABOVE the 9.8 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Patent's grants concentrate

Patent Category Corp. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 9 CPC subclasses with 33.3% of grants classified under A63F (Card, Board, OR Roulette GAMES; Indoor Games Using Small Moving Playing BODIES; Video GAMES; Games NOT Otherwise Provided FOR). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Patent sits between Park Plus, Inc. and Payjoy Inc..

Park Plus

6
Parkling

6
Particle Dynamics…

6
Partners in Packa…

6
Patent Innovations

6
Pave

6
Paycasso Verify

6
Payjoy

6
Patent Category ◀

6

What this shows Patent holds 6 patents at rank #42,347, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Patent

By rank, the assignees closest to #42,347 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A63F (Card)

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

Patent's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

26 18th percentile higher than 18% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2019

Grants by year

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

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Patent Category Corp. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	4	66.7%
2017	1	16.7%
2019	1	16.7%

Which technologies does Patent Category Corp. patent most?

A63F - Card, Board, OR Roulette GAMES; Indoor Games Using Small Moving Playing BODIES; Video GAMES; Games NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

A63H - Toys, e.g. Tops, Dolls, Hoops OR Building Blocks 2

B60J - Windows, Windscreens, Non-fixed Roofs, Doors, OR Similar Devices FOR VEHICLES; Removable External Protective Coverings Specially Adapted FOR Vehicles 1

E06B - Fixed OR Movable Closures FOR Openings IN Buildings, Vehicles, Fences OR Like Enclosures IN General, e.g. Doors, Windows, Blinds, Gates 1

F16M - Frames, Casings OR Beds OF Engines, Machines OR Apparatus, NOT Specific TO Engines, Machines OR Apparatus Provided FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; Supports 1

H04M - Telephonic Communication 1

A45C - PURSES; LUGGAGE; Hand Carried Bags 1

B63B - Ships OR Other Waterborne VESSELS; Equipment FOR Shipping 1

A47C - CHAIRS; SOFAS; Beds 1

Top 9 of 9 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

Patent Category Corp.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Patent Category Corp.'s lead technology class is A63F (Card, Board, OR Roulette GAMES; Indoor Games Using Small Moving Playing BODIES; Video GAMES; Games NOT Otherwise Provided FOR), 33.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A63F
Ranked #42,254 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Patent Category Corp. against Park Plus, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 25.8/100 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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