Where does The Gap, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), The Gap, Inc. ranks #14,993 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 The Gap, Inc. hold?

The Gap, Inc. holds 20 US utility patents granted between 2019 and 2025, spanning 10 technology areas.

What is The Gap, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

The Gap, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 37.9 out of 100 (top 42% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does The Gap, Inc. focus on?

The Gap, Inc.'s top technology area is A41C (CORSETS; Brassieres) with 6 patents, ranking #14 of 67 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 10 CPC subclasses total.

Is The Gap, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

The Gap, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +700% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for The Gap, Inc.'s patents?

The Gap, Inc.'s patents average 13.1 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 The Gap, 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

The Gap, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 20 granted patents across 10 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2019–2025. 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: A41C (CORSETS; Brassieres).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, The ranks #14,993 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 20 patents across 10 technology areas.

#14,993
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 42%
by Innovation Score (37.9/100): 13.1
avg claims per patent: +700%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R14993 · US Corporation #14,993 · 20 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 20 grants
MID-PACK #14,993/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Thales Defense &…
CPC-FOCUS A41C · 10 areas
INNOV-THIN 37.9/100
CLAIMS-RICH 13.1 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +700% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Thales Defense & Security, 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 The’s 37.9 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 10.5 pts (28%) Velocity 8.3 pts (22%) Breadth 11.2 pts (30%) Claim depth 7.8 pts (21%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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The Gap · this assignee

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows The's Innovation Score is 37.9/100 (top 42% 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 The?

Each dot is one of The’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). The’s own 13.1 claims/patent is at or below the 14.3 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where The's grants concentrate

The Gap, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 10 CPC subclasses with 30% of grants classified under A41C (CORSETS; Brassieres). Peak complete grant year is 2023 (5 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2022. By volume, The sits between Thales Defense & Security, Inc. and The Tomorrow Companies Inc..

The's three-year grant acceleration

The Gap, Inc. shows 10 grants in 2022–2024 against only 8 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.

Thales Defense &…

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What this shows The holds 20 patents at rank #14,998, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near The

By rank, the assignees closest to #14,998 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A41C (Corsets)

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

The's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

38 Top 42% higher than 58% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2019–2025

Grants by year

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

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The Gap, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2019	2	10.0%
2020	3	15.0%
2021	3	15.0%
2022	1	5.0%
2023	5	25.0%
2024	4	20.0%
2025partial year	2	10.0%

Which technologies does The Gap, Inc. patent most?

A41C - CORSETS; Brassieres 6

A41F - Garment FASTENINGS; Suspenders 5

A41D - OUTERWEAR; Protective GARMENTS; Accessories 3

A41B - SHIRTS; UNDERWEAR; Baby LINEN; Handkerchiefs 2

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 2

G06Q - Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory PURPOSES; Systems OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory Purposes, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

G07G - Registering THE Receipt OF Cash, Valuables, OR Tokens 1

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 1

A44C - Personal Adornments, e.g. JEWELLERY; Coins 1

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 1

Top 10 of 10 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

The Gap, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

The Gap, Inc.'s lead technology class is A41C (CORSETS; Brassieres), 30% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A41C
Ranked #14,993 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare The Gap, Inc. against Thales Defense & Security, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 37.9/100 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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