Where does PFG IP LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), PFG IP LLC ranks #36,955 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 PFG IP LLC hold?

PFG IP LLC holds 7 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2017, spanning 7 technology areas.

What is PFG IP LLC's Innovation Score?

PFG IP LLC has an Innovation Score of 20.7 out of 100 (7th 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 PFG IP LLC focus on?

PFG IP LLC's top technology area is H01L (Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10) with 3 patents, ranking #1,788 of 3,373 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 7 CPC subclasses total.

Is PFG IP LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

PFG IP LLC'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 PFG IP LLC's patents?

PFG IP LLC's patents average 7.0 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 PFG IP 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

PFG IP LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 7 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2017. 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: H01L (Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, PFG ranks #36,955 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 7 technology areas.

#36,955
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 7th percentile
by Innovation Score (20.7/100): 7.0
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R36955 · US Corporation #36,955 · 7 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 7 grants
MID-PACK #36,955/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Permavoid
CPC-NARROW H01L · 7 areas
INNOV-THIN 20.7/100
CLAIMS-SPARSE 7.0 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Permavoid Limited (±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 PFG’s 20.7 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 7.2 pts (35%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 9.4 pts (45%) Claim depth 4.2 pts (20%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Saunders Archery · near

21
Zhejiang Sanou… · near

21
Premier Marine · near

21
PFG IP · this assignee

21
PAC Seating Systems · near

21
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows PFG's Innovation Score is 20.7/100 (7th 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 PFG?

Each dot is one of PFG’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). PFG’s own 7.0 claims/patent is at or below the 14.7 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where PFG's grants concentrate

PFG IP LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 7 CPC subclasses with 42.9% of grants classified under H01L (Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, PFG sits between Permavoid Limited and Photoscience Japan Corporation.

Permavoid

7
Perouse Medical

7
Pevco Systems Int…

7
PF Consumer Healt…

7
Pharmaleads

7
Philips Photonics

7
Photocentric

7
Photoscience Japan

7
PFG IP ◀

7

What this shows PFG holds 7 patents at rank #36,898, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near PFG

By rank, the assignees closest to #36,898 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H01L (Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for PFG, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In H01L (Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10), PFG ranks #1,788 of 3,373 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (21 here).

PAC Seating Systems, Inc. 21 Premier Marine, LLC 21 Saunders Archery Company 21 Zhejiang Sanou Machinery Co. Ltd. 21

PFG's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

21 7th percentile higher than 7% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2017

Grants by year

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

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PFG IP LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	4	57.1%
2016	1	14.3%
2017	2	28.6%

Which technologies does PFG IP LLC patent most?

H01L - Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10 3

H01J - Electric Discharge Tubes OR Discharge Lamps 2

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 1

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 1

G11C - Static Stores 1

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 1

F41G - Weapon SIGHTS; Aiming 1

Top 7 of 7 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

View all rankings → How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

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

PFG IP LLC's lead technology class is H01L (Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10), 42.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H01L
Ranked #36,955 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare PFG IP LLC against Permavoid Limited, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 20.7/100 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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