Where does RF Group LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), RF Group LLC ranks #37,238 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 RF Group LLC hold?

RF Group LLC holds 7 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2024, spanning 7 technology areas.

What is RF Group LLC's Innovation Score?

RF Group LLC has an Innovation Score of 27.5 out of 100 (24th 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 RF Group LLC focus on?

RF Group LLC's top technology area is F04B (Positive-displacement Machines FOR LIQUIDS; Pumps) with 4 patents, ranking #309 of 1,184 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 7 CPC subclasses total.

Is RF Group LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

RF Group LLC's recent grant velocity is -60% 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 RF Group LLC's patents?

RF Group LLC's patents average 12.7 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 RF Group 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

RF Group LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 7 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2024. 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: F04B (Positive-displacement Machines FOR LIQUIDS; Pumps).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, RF ranks #37,238 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 7 technology areas.

#37,238
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 24th percentile
by Innovation Score (27.5/100): 12.7
avg claims per patent: -60%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R37238 · US Corporation #37,238 · 7 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 7 grants
MID-PACK #37,238/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Retivue
CPC-NARROW F04B · 7 areas
INNOV-THIN 27.5/100
CLAIMS-RICH 12.7 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -60% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Retivue LLC (±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 RF’s 27.5 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 3.3 pts (12%) Breadth 9.4 pts (34%) Claim depth 7.6 pts (28%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
RF Group · this assignee

28
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows RF's Innovation Score is 27.5/100 (24th 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 RF?

Each dot is one of RF’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). RF’s own 12.7 claims/patent is at or below the 15.1 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where RF's grants concentrate

RF Group LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 7 CPC subclasses with 57.1% of grants classified under F04B (Positive-displacement Machines FOR LIQUIDS; Pumps). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, RF sits between Retivue LLC and Rhombus Energy Solutions, Inc..

RF's three-year grant acceleration

RF Group LLC shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 2 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.

Retivue

7
Retrophin

7
Retrospine PTY

7
RF Digital

7
RFA Brands

7
Rfcyber

7
RGB Spectrum

7
Rhombus Energy So…

7
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7

What this shows RF holds 7 patents at rank #37,170, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near RF

By rank, the assignees closest to #37,170 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F04B (Positive-displacement Machines FOR Liquids)

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

RF's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

28 24th percentile higher than 24% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2024

Grants by year

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

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RF Group LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	1	14.3%
2018	3	42.9%
2019	1	14.3%
2021	1	14.3%
2024	1	14.3%

Which technologies does RF Group LLC patent most?

F04B - Positive-displacement Machines FOR LIQUIDS; Pumps 4

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 4

F04D - Non-positive-displacement Pumps 4

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 2

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 2

A47L - Domestic Washing OR Cleaning ; Suction Cleaners IN General 1

G03B - Apparatus OR Arrangements FOR Taking Photographs OR FOR Projecting OR Viewing THEM; Apparatus OR Arrangements Employing Analogous Techniques Using Waves Other Than Optical WAVES; Accessories Therefor 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

RF Group LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

RF Group LLC's lead technology class is F04B (Positive-displacement Machines FOR LIQUIDS; Pumps), 57.1% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F04B
Ranked #37,238 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare RF Group LLC against Retivue LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 27.5/100 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.