Where does PPJ, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), PPJ, LLC ranks #20,261 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 PPJ, LLC hold?

PPJ, LLC holds 14 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2023, spanning 9 technology areas.

What is PPJ, LLC's Innovation Score?

PPJ, LLC has an Innovation Score of 31.8 out of 100 (39th 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 PPJ, LLC focus on?

PPJ, LLC's top technology area is A47C (CHAIRS; SOFAS; Beds) with 10 patents, ranking #81 of 728 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 9 CPC subclasses total.

Is PPJ, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

PPJ, LLC's recent grant velocity is +80% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for PPJ, LLC's patents?

PPJ, LLC's patents average 17.2 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 PPJ, 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

PPJ, LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 14 granted patents across 9 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2023. 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: A47C (CHAIRS; SOFAS; Beds).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, PPJ ranks #20,261 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 14 patents across 9 technology areas.

#20,261
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 39th percentile
by Innovation Score (31.8/100): 17.2
avg claims per patent: +80%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R20261 · US Corporation #20,261 · 14 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 14 grants
MID-PACK #20,261/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Plexxi
CPC-NARROW A47C · 9 areas
INNOV-THIN 31.8/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.2 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +80% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Plexxi 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 PPJ’s 31.8 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 9.4 pts (30%) Velocity 1.5 pts (5%) Breadth 10.6 pts (33%) Claim depth 10.3 pts (32%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
PPJ · this assignee

32
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows PPJ's Innovation Score is 31.8/100 (39th 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 PPJ?

Each dot is one of PPJ’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). PPJ’s own 17.2 claims/patent is ABOVE the 12.2 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where PPJ's grants concentrate

PPJ, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 9 CPC subclasses with 71.4% of grants classified under A47C (CHAIRS; SOFAS; Beds). Peak complete grant year is 2021 (5 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, PPJ sits between Plexxi Inc. and Prolynx LLC.

PPJ's three-year grant acceleration

PPJ, LLC shows 2 grants in 2022–2024 against only 9 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.

Plexxi

14
Poltrona Frau S P…

14
POM Wonderful

14
PPG Architectural…

14
PQ Solutions

14
Premier Accessory…

14
Primus Power

14
Prolynx

14
PPJ ◀

14

What this shows PPJ holds 14 patents at rank #20,236, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near PPJ

By rank, the assignees closest to #20,236 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A47C (Chairs)

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

PPJ's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

32 39th percentile higher than 39% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2023

Grants by year

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

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PPJ, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	7.1%
2016	1	7.1%
2017	1	7.1%
2019	2	14.3%
2020	2	14.3%
2021	5	35.7%
2022	1	7.1%
2023	1	7.1%

Which technologies does PPJ, LLC patent most?

A47C - CHAIRS; SOFAS; Beds 10

A61G - Transport, Personal Conveyances, OR Accommodation Specially Adapted FOR Patients OR Disabled Persons ; Operating Tables OR CHAIRS; Chairs FOR DENTISTRY; Funeral Devices 4

H04R - Loudspeakers, Microphones, Gramophone Pick-ups OR Like Acoustic Electromechanical TRANSDUCERS; Deaf-aid SETS; Public Address Systems 2

A47G - Household OR Table Equipment 2

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

A47B - TABLES; DESKS; Office FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; General Details OF Furniture 1

F21V - Functional Features OR Details OF Lighting Devices OR Systems THEREOF; Structural Combinations OF Lighting Devices With Other Articles, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

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

H04M - Telephonic Communication 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

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

PPJ, LLC's lead technology class is A47C (CHAIRS; SOFAS; Beds), 71.4% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A47C
Ranked #20,261 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare PPJ, LLC against Plexxi Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 31.8/100 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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