Where does Retro Brands, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Retro Brands, LLC ranks #42,649 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 Retro Brands, LLC hold?

Retro Brands, LLC holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2017, spanning 3 technology areas.

What is Retro Brands, LLC's Innovation Score?

Retro Brands, LLC has an Innovation Score of 14.8 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 Retro Brands, LLC focus on?

Retro Brands, LLC's top technology area is A24F (Smokers' REQUISITES; Match BOXES; Simulated Smoking Devices) with 1 patents, ranking #162 of 214 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 3 CPC subclasses total.

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

Retro Brands, 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 Retro Brands, LLC's patents?

Retro Brands, LLC's patents average 3.2 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 Retro Brands, 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

Retro Brands, LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 3 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2017. 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: A24F (Smokers' REQUISITES; Match BOXES; Simulated Smoking Devices).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Retro ranks #42,649 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 3 technology areas.

#42,649
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 3rd percentile
by Innovation Score (14.8/100): 3.2
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R42649 · US Corporation #42,649 · 6 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #42,649/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Reqbo APS
CPC-NARROW A24F · 3 areas
INNOV-LOW 14.8/100
CLAIMS-SPARSE 3.2 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Reqbo APS (±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 Retro’s 14.8 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 (46%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 6.1 pts (41%) Claim depth 1.9 pts (13%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Retro Brands · this assignee

15
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Retro's Innovation Score is 14.8/100 (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 Retro?

Each dot is one of Retro’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). Retro’s own 3.2 claims/patent is at or below the 15.8 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Retro's grants concentrate

Retro Brands, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 3 CPC subclasses with 16.7% of grants classified under A24F (Smokers' REQUISITES; Match BOXES; Simulated Smoking Devices). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (5 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Retro sits between Reqbo APS and Rezonent Corporation.

Reqbo APS

6
RES Polyflow

6
Research Institut…

6
Restful Pump

6
REV Ambulance Gro…

6
Rextac

6
Reydel Automotive…

6
Rezonent

6
Retro Brands ◀

6

What this shows Retro holds 6 patents at rank #42,568, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Retro

By rank, the assignees closest to #42,568 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A24F (Smokers' Requisites)

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

Retro'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 · 2016–2017

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Retro Brands, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	5	83.3%
2017	1	16.7%

Which technologies does Retro Brands, LLC patent most?

A24F - Smokers' REQUISITES; Match BOXES; Simulated Smoking Devices 1

Y02W - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Wastewater Treatment OR Waste Management 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

Top 3 of 3 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

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

Retro Brands, LLC's lead technology class is A24F (Smokers' REQUISITES; Match BOXES; Simulated Smoking Devices), 16.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A24F
Ranked #42,649 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Retro Brands, LLC against Reqbo APS, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 14.8/100 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

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.