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THE Government OF THE United States OF America AS Represent BY THE Secretary OF THE AIR Force

Q: Where does THE Government OF THE United States OF America AS Represent BY THE Secretary OF THE AIR Force rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), THE Government OF THE United States OF America AS Represent BY THE Secretary OF THE AIR Force ranks #30,380 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 OF America AS Represent BY THE Secretary OF THE AIR Force 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 - 9 granted patents across 17 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2020. 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: C07F (Acyclic, Carbocyclic OR Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium OR Tellurium).

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, THE ranks #30,380 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 9 patents across 17 technology areas.

#30,380
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 35th percentile
by Innovation Score (30.7/100): 13.7
avg claims per patent: -87%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R30380 · US Federal Government #30,380 · 9 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 9 grants
MID-PACK #30,380/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Thales E-security
CPC-FOCUS C07F · 17 areas
INNOV-THIN 30.7/100
CLAIMS-RICH 13.7 claims/avg
TYPE-USGOV US Federal Gov
VEL-DROP -87% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Thales E-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 30.7 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 8.0 pts (26%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 14.6 pts (47%) Claim depth 8.2 pts (27%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows THE's Innovation Score is 30.7/100 (35th 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 13.7 claims/patent is ABOVE the 12.3 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 OF America AS Represent BY THE Secretary OF THE AIR Force is a focused PatentsView assignee: 17 CPC subclasses with 33.3% of grants classified under C07F (Acyclic, Carbocyclic OR Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium OR Tellurium). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, THE sits between Thales E-security, Inc. and THE Lundquist Institute FOR Biomedical Innovation AT Harbor-ucla Medical Center.

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What this shows THE holds 9 patents at rank #30,320, 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 #30,320 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C07F (Acyclic)

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 35th percentile higher than 35% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2020

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 OF America AS Represent BY THE Secretary OF THE AIR Force patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	3	33.3%
2017	1	11.1%
2018	1	11.1%
2019	3	33.3%
2020	1	11.1%

Which technologies does THE Government OF THE United States OF America AS Represent BY THE Secretary OF THE AIR Force patent most?

C07F - Acyclic, Carbocyclic OR Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium OR Tellurium 3

H01S - Devices Using THE Process OF Light Amplification BY Stimulated Emission OF Radiation [LASER] TO Amplify OR Generate LIGHT; Devices Using Stimulated Emission OF Electromagnetic Radiation IN Wave Ranges Other Than Optical 2

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 2

C07C - Acyclic OR Carbocyclic Compounds 1

B01J - Chemical OR Physical Processes, e.g. Catalysis OR Colloid CHEMISTRY; Their Relevant Apparatus 1

H03L - Automatic Control, Starting, Synchronisation OR Stabilisation OF Generators OF Electronic Oscillations OR Pulses 1

G02F - Optical Devices OR Arrangements FOR THE Control OF Light BY Modification OF THE Optical Properties OF THE Media OF THE Elements Involved THEREIN; Non-linear OPTICS; Frequency-changing OF LIGHT; Optical Logic ELEMENTS; Optical ANALOGUE/DIGITAL Converters 1

G04F - Time-interval Measuring 1

C08G - Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than BY Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds 1

C08L - Compositions OF Macromolecular Compounds 1

C09D - Coating Compositions, e.g. Paints, Varnishes OR LACQUERS; Filling PASTES; Chemical Paint OR INK REMOVERS; INKS; Correcting FLUIDS; WOODSTAINS; Pastes OR Solids FOR Colouring OR PRINTING; USE OF Materials Therefor 1

H01R - Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors 1

H01P - WAVEGUIDES; Resonators, Lines, OR Other Devices OF THE Waveguide Type 1

C07K - Peptides 1

H01J - Electric Discharge Tubes OR Discharge Lamps 1

Top 15 of 17 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 OF America AS Represent BY THE Secretary OF THE AIR Force's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

THE Government OF THE United States OF America AS Represent BY THE Secretary OF THE AIR Force's lead technology class is C07F (Acyclic, Carbocyclic OR Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium OR Tellurium), 33.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore C07F
Ranked #30,380 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare THE Government OF THE United States OF America AS Represent BY THE Secretary OF THE AIR Force against Thales E-security, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 30.7/100 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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