Where does Preferred Tool & Die, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Preferred Tool & Die, Inc. ranks #42,419 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 Preferred Tool & Die, Inc. hold?

Preferred Tool & Die, Inc. holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2019 and 2021, spanning 1 technology areas.

What is Preferred Tool & Die, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Preferred Tool & Die, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 14.6 out of 100 (3rd 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 Preferred Tool & Die, Inc. focus on?

Preferred Tool & Die, Inc.'s top technology area is F16D (Couplings FOR Transmitting ROTATION; CLUTCHES; Brakes) with 2 patents, ranking #459 of 1,090 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 1 CPC subclasses total.

Is Preferred Tool & Die, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Preferred Tool & Die, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +0% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Preferred Tool & Die, Inc.'s patents?

Preferred Tool & Die, Inc.'s patents average 7.2 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 Preferred Tool & Die, Inc. 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

Preferred Tool & Die, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 1 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2019–2021. 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: F16D (Couplings FOR Transmitting ROTATION; CLUTCHES; Brakes).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Preferred ranks #42,419 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 1 technology areas.

#42,419
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 3rd percentile
by Innovation Score (14.6/100): 7.2
avg claims per patent: +0%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R42419 · US Corporation #42,419 · 6 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-LOW · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-FLAT · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #42,419/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Praxis Powder…
CPC-NARROW F16D · 1 areas
INNOV-LOW 14.6/100
CLAIMS-SPARSE 7.2 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-FLAT +0% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Praxis Powder Technology, 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 Preferred’s 14.6 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 (46%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 3.5 pts (24%) Claim depth 4.3 pts (30%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Preferred Tool & Die · this assignee

15
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Preferred's Innovation Score is 14.6/100 (3rd 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 Preferred?

Each dot is one of Preferred’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). Preferred’s own 7.2 claims/patent is at or below the 15.0 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Preferred's grants concentrate

Preferred Tool & Die, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 1 CPC subclasses with 33.3% of grants classified under F16D (Couplings FOR Transmitting ROTATION; CLUTCHES; Brakes). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2021. By volume, Preferred sits between Praxis Powder Technology, Inc. and Previero N. S.r.l..

Praxis Powder Tec…

6
Precis

6
Preco

6
Predl Systems Nor…

6
Preferred Utiliti…

6
Premier Orthodont…

6
Pretty Litter

6
Previero N S r l

6
Preferred Tool &… ◀

6

What this shows Preferred holds 6 patents at rank #42,434, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Preferred

By rank, the assignees closest to #42,434 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F16D (Couplings FOR Transmitting Rotation)

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

Preferred's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

15 3rd percentile higher than 3% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2019–2021

Grants by year

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

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Preferred Tool & Die, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2019	3	50.0%
2020	2	33.3%
2021	1	16.7%

Which technologies does Preferred Tool & Die, Inc. patent most?

F16D - Couplings FOR Transmitting ROTATION; CLUTCHES; Brakes 2

Top 1 of 1 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

Preferred Tool & Die, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Preferred Tool & Die, Inc.'s lead technology class is F16D (Couplings FOR Transmitting ROTATION; CLUTCHES; Brakes), 33.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F16D
Ranked #42,419 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Preferred Tool & Die, Inc. against Praxis Powder Technology, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 14.6/100 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

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.