Where does Quanex Homeshield, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Quanex Homeshield, LLC ranks #37,136 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 Quanex Homeshield, LLC hold?

Quanex Homeshield, LLC holds 7 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2022, spanning 2 technology areas.

What is Quanex Homeshield, LLC's Innovation Score?

Quanex Homeshield, LLC has an Innovation Score of 27.8 out of 100 (25th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

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

Quanex Homeshield, LLC's recent grant velocity is -25% 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 Quanex Homeshield, LLC's patents?

Quanex Homeshield, LLC's patents average 18.6 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 Quanex Homeshield, 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

Quanex Homeshield, LLC

Q: What technology areas does Quanex Homeshield, LLC focus on?

Quanex Homeshield, LLC's top technology area is E06B (Fixed OR Movable Closures FOR Openings IN Buildings, Vehicles, Fences OR Like Enclosures IN General, e.g. Doors, Windows, Blinds, Gates) with 7 patents, ranking #133 of 637 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 2 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 2 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2022. 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: E06B (Fixed OR Movable Closures FOR Openings IN Buildings, Vehicles, Fences OR Like Enclosures IN General, e.g. Doors, Windows, Blinds, Gates).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Quanex ranks #37,136 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 2 technology areas.

#37,136
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 25th percentile
by Innovation Score (27.8/100): 18.6
avg claims per patent: -25%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R37136 · US Corporation #37,136 · 7 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 7 grants
MID-PACK #37,136/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Quaker Window Products
CPC-NARROW E06B · 2 areas
INNOV-THIN 27.8/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.6 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DOWN -25% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Quaker Window Products Co. (±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 Quanex’s 27.8 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 7.2 pts (26%) Velocity 4.4 pts (16%) Breadth 5.0 pts (18%) Claim depth 11.1 pts (40%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Quanex Homeshield · this assignee

28
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Quanex's Innovation Score is 27.8/100 (25th 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 Quanex?

Each dot is one of Quanex’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). Quanex’s own 18.6 claims/patent is ABOVE the 16.9 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Quanex's grants concentrate

Quanex Homeshield, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 2 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under E06B (Fixed OR Movable Closures FOR Openings IN Buildings, Vehicles, Fences OR Like Enclosures IN General, e.g. Doors, Windows, Blinds, Gates). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Quanex sits between Quaker Window Products Co. and Quick-Sling, LLC.

Quanex's three-year grant acceleration

Quanex Homeshield, LLC shows 2 grants in 2022–2024 against only 3 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.

Quaker Window Pro…

7
Qualitau

7
Qualitrol

7
Quality IP Holdin…

7
Quantifind

7
Quantum Elctro Op…

7
Quantum Technolog…

7
Quick-sling

7
Quanex Homeshield ◀

7

What this shows Quanex holds 7 patents at rank #37,120, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Quanex

By rank, the assignees closest to #37,120 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in E06B (Fixed OR Movable Closures FOR Openings IN Buildings)

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

Quanex's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

28 25th percentile higher than 25% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2022

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Quanex Homeshield, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	1	14.3%
2018	1	14.3%
2019	2	28.6%
2020	1	14.3%
2022	2	28.6%

Which technologies does Quanex Homeshield, LLC patent most?

E06B - Fixed OR Movable Closures FOR Openings IN Buildings, Vehicles, Fences OR Like Enclosures IN General, e.g. Doors, Windows, Blinds, Gates 7

A47G - Household OR Table Equipment 1

Top 2 of 2 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

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

Quanex Homeshield, LLC's lead technology class is E06B (Fixed OR Movable Closures FOR Openings IN Buildings, Vehicles, Fences OR Like Enclosures IN General, e.g. Doors, Windows, Blinds, Gates), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore E06B
Ranked #37,136 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Quanex Homeshield, LLC against Quaker Window Products Co., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 27.8/100 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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