Overall rank by patents
#43,602
of 49,997 tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 15 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2021. 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: A62D (Chemical Means FOR Extinguishing Fires OR FOR Combating OR Protecting Against Harmful Chemical AGENTS; Chemical Materials FOR USE IN Breathing Apparatus).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, The ranks #43,602 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 15 technology areas.
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R43602 · US Corporation #43,602 · 6 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL
Nearest grant-volume peer: The Cincinnati Mine Machinery Company (±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.
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
The Government of… · this assignee
31 score
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows The's Innovation Score is 31.4/100 (38th 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.
The Government of the United States, as Respresented by the Secretary of the Army is a focused PatentsView assignee: 15 CPC subclasses with 33.3% of grants classified under A62D (Chemical Means FOR Extinguishing Fires OR FOR Combating OR Protecting Against Harmful Chemical AGENTS; Chemical Materials FOR USE IN Breathing Apparatus). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, The sits between The Cincinnati Mine Machinery Company and The Meyer Company.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
The Cincinnati Mine Machinery Company
6 patents
The Claire Technologies Corporation
6 patents
The Company of Animals Limited
6 patents
The Entertainment Group, LLC
6 patents
The Iams Company
6 patents
The Lindy Bowman Company
6 patents
The Methodist Hospital Research Institute
6 patents
The Meyer Company
6 patents
The Government of the United States, as Respresented by the Secretary of the Army
6 patents
What this shows The holds 6 patents at rank #43,660, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #43,660 in granted patent volume.
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)
31 38th percentile higher than 38% of 49,997 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 16.7% |
| 2017 | 2 | 33.3% |
| 2018 | 1 | 16.7% |
| 2019 | 1 | 16.7% |
| 2021 | 1 | 16.7% |
Top 15 of 15 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#43,602
of 49,997 tracked assignees
31.4 out of 100
What to do with this data
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Figures reflect USPTO PatentsView grant data through May 2026; pending applications not yet granted are not counted.
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