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The Government of the United States, as Respresented by the Secretary of the Army

Q: Where does The Government of the United States, as Respresented by the Secretary of the Army rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), The Government of the United States, as Respresented by the Secretary of the Army ranks #43,602 of 49,997 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.

Q: How is the The Government of the United States, as Respresented by the Secretary of the Army 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 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).

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

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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.

#43,602
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 38th percentile
by Innovation Score (31.4/100): 18.3
avg claims per patent: -80%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

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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

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #43,602/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH The Cincinnati Mine…
CPC-FOCUS A62D · 15 areas
INNOV-THIN 31.4/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.3 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -80% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

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.

How The’s 31.4 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 (21%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 13.7 pts (44%) Claim depth 11.0 pts (35%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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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.

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 18.3 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.0 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where The's grants concentrate

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.

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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.

Companies ranked near The

By rank, the assignees closest to #43,660 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A62D (Chemical Means FOR Extinguishing Fires OR FOR Combating O…)

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

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2021

Grants by year

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

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The Government of the United States, as Respresented by the Secretary of the Army patent grants by year, 2015–2025
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%

Which technologies does The Government of the United States, as Respresented by the Secretary of the Army patent most?

A62D - Chemical Means FOR Extinguishing Fires OR FOR Combating OR Protecting Against Harmful Chemical AGENTS; Chemical Materials FOR USE IN Breathing Apparatus 2

B01J - Chemical OR Physical Processes, e.g. Catalysis OR Colloid CHEMISTRY; Their Relevant Apparatus 2

B01D - Separation 2

F24F - AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR Currents FOR Screening 1

Y02B - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Buildings, e.g. Housing, House Appliances OR Related End-user Applications 1

A61L - Methods OR Apparatus FOR Sterilising Materials OR Objects IN GENERAL; Disinfection, Sterilisation OR Deodorisation OF AIR; Chemical Aspects OF Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical ARTICLES; Materials FOR Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical Articles 1

A01N - Preservation OF Bodies OF Humans OR Animals OR Plants OR Parts Thereof ; Biocides, e.g. AS Disinfectants, AS Pesticides OR AS Herbicides ; Pest Repellants OR ATTRACTANTS; Plant Growth Regulators 1

C01P - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Structural AND Physical Aspects OF Solid Inorganic Compounds 1

C01G - Compounds Containing Metals NOT Covered BY Subclasses C01d OR C01f 1

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 1

Y02P - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN THE Production OR Processing OF Goods 1

B26D - CUTTING; Details Common TO Machines FOR Perforating, Punching, Cutting-out, Stamping-out OR Severing 1

B26F - PERFORATING; PUNCHING; CUTTING-OUT; STAMPING-OUT; Severing BY Means Other Than Cutting 1

B64D - Equipment FOR Fitting IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; Flight SUITS; PARACHUTES; Arrangement OR Mounting OF Power Plants OR Propulsion Transmissions IN Aircraft 1

A62B - Devices, Apparatus OR Methods FOR Life-saving 1

Top 15 of 15 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 Government of the United States, as Respresented by the Secretary of the Army's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

The Government of the United States, as Respresented by the Secretary of the Army's lead technology class is A62D (Chemical Means FOR Extinguishing Fires OR FOR Combating OR Protecting Against Harmful Chemical AGENTS; Chemical Materials FOR USE IN Breathing Apparatus), 33.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A62D
Ranked #43,602 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare The Government of the United States, as Respresented by the Secretary of the Army against The Cincinnati Mine Machinery Company, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 31.4/100 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

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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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