Where does The Hilliard Corporation rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), The Hilliard Corporation ranks #23,528 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 Hilliard Corporation hold?

The Hilliard Corporation holds 12 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 9 technology areas.

What is The Hilliard Corporation's Innovation Score?

The Hilliard Corporation has an Innovation Score of 44.0 out of 100 (top 27% 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 Hilliard Corporation focus on?

The Hilliard Corporation's top technology area is F16D (Couplings FOR Transmitting ROTATION; CLUTCHES; Brakes) with 8 patents, ranking #175 of 1,090 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 9 CPC subclasses total.

Is The Hilliard Corporation's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

The Hilliard Corporation's recent grant velocity is +20% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for The Hilliard Corporation's patents?

The Hilliard Corporation's patents average 18.6 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 Hilliard Corporation 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 Hilliard Corporation

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 12 granted patents across 9 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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: F16D (Couplings FOR Transmitting ROTATION; CLUTCHES; Brakes).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, The ranks #23,528 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 12 patents across 9 technology areas.

#23,528
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 27%
by Innovation Score (44.0/100): 18.6
avg claims per patent: +20%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R23528 · US Corporation #23,528 · 12 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 12 grants
MID-PACK #23,528/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH The Board of…
CPC-NARROW F16D · 9 areas
INNOV-PAR 44.0/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.6 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-UP +20% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: The Board of Trustees of Illinois State University (±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 44.0 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 8.9 pts (20%) Velocity 13.3 pts (30%) Breadth 10.6 pts (24%) Claim depth 11.1 pts (25%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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The Hilliard · this assignee

44
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What this shows The's Innovation Score is 44.0/100 (top 27% 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 18.6 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.4 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 Hilliard Corporation is a focused PatentsView assignee: 9 CPC subclasses with 66.7% of grants classified under F16D (Couplings FOR Transmitting ROTATION; CLUTCHES; Brakes). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, The sits between The Board of Trustees of Illinois State University and The Pirbright Institute.

The's three-year grant acceleration

The Hilliard Corporation shows 4 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.

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What this shows The holds 12 patents at rank #23,543, 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 #23,543 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F16D (Couplings FOR Transmitting Rotation)

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)

44 Top 27% higher than 73% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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The Hilliard Corporation patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	8.3%
2016	3	25.0%
2018	1	8.3%
2021	2	16.7%
2022	2	16.7%
2024	2	16.7%
2025partial year	1	8.3%

Which technologies does The Hilliard Corporation patent most?

F16D - Couplings FOR Transmitting ROTATION; CLUTCHES; Brakes 8

B60K - Arrangement OR Mounting OF Propulsion Units OR OF Transmissions IN VEHICLES; Arrangement OR Mounting OF Plural Diverse Prime-movers IN VEHICLES; Auxiliary Drives FOR VEHICLES; Instrumentation OR Dashboards FOR VEHICLES; Arrangements IN Connection With Cooling, AIR Intake, GAS Exhaust OR Fuel Supply 7

F16H - Gearing 6

B60Y - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Aspects Cross-cutting Vehicle Technology 3

B62D - Motor VEHICLES; Trailers 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

H01F - MAGNETS; INDUCTANCES; TRANSFORMERS; Selection OF Materials FOR Their Magnetic Properties 1

B24B - Machines, Devices, OR Processes FOR Grinding OR Polishing ; Dressing OR Conditioning OF Abrading SURFACES; Feeding OF Grinding, Polishing, OR Lapping Agents 1

B24D - Tools FOR Grinding, Buffing OR Sharpening 1

Top 9 of 9 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 Hilliard Corporation's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

The Hilliard Corporation's lead technology class is F16D (Couplings FOR Transmitting ROTATION; CLUTCHES; Brakes), 66.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F16D
Ranked #23,528 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare The Hilliard Corporation against The Board of Trustees of Illinois State University, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 44.0/100 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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