Where does THE Hillman Group, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), THE Hillman Group, Inc. ranks #3,029 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 Hillman Group, Inc. hold?

THE Hillman Group, Inc. holds 126 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 48 technology areas.

What is THE Hillman Group, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

THE Hillman Group, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 56.5 out of 100 (top 6% 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 Hillman Group, Inc. focus on?

THE Hillman Group, Inc.'s top technology area is B23C (Milling) with 42 patents. Grants appear in 48 CPC subclasses total.

Is THE Hillman Group, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

THE Hillman Group, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -11% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). Grant activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for THE Hillman Group, Inc.'s patents?

THE Hillman Group, Inc.'s patents average 15.8 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 Hillman Group, 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 Hillman Group, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 126 granted patents across 48 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: B23C (Milling).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, THE ranks #3,029 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 126 patents across 48 technology areas.

#3,029
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 6%
by Innovation Score (56.5/100): 15.8
avg claims per patent: -11%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R3029 · US Corporation #3,029 · 126 grants

GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MID 126 grants
TOP-DECILE #3,029/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Pinterest
CPC-WIDE B23C · 48 areas
INNOV-PAR 56.5/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.8 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DOWN -11% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Pinterest, 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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Chengdu Monolithic… · near

57
THE Hillman Group · this assignee

57
Vitro Flat Glass · near

57
Cepheid · near

57
State Grid of China · near

57
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows THE's Innovation Score is 56.5/100 (top 6% 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.

Where THE's grants concentrate

THE Hillman Group, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 48 CPC subclasses with 33.3% of grants classified under B23C (Milling). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (22 grants) versus a trough of 5 in 2015. By volume, THE sits between Pinterest, Inc. and Zuiko Corporation.

THE's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, THE Hillman Group, Inc. moved from 38 to 33 grants (0.87x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). Among 3,296 tracked assignees with ≥100 grants and ≥20 prior-period grants, that multiple ranks #1,606. See the growth leaderboard.

Pinterest

126
S&C Electric

126
SUN Pharmaceutica…

126
Sogang University…

126
Tactual Labs

126
Wiz

126
Zobele Holding SPA

126
Zuiko

126
THE Hillman Group ◀

126

What this shows THE holds 126 patents at rank #3,027, 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 #3,027 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B23C (Milling)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for THE, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above).

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (57 here).

Vitro Flat Glass LLC 57 Cepheid 57 State Grid Corporation of China 57 Chengdu Monolithic Power Systems Co., Ltd. 57

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (15.8 here).

MOR Research Applications Ltd. 15.8 avg Abbott Laboratories 15.8 avg Hytto PTE. Ltd. 15.8 avg ABB Schweiz AG 15.8 avg

THE's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

57 Top 6% higher than 94% 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 Hillman Group, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	5	4.0%
2016	7	5.6%
2017	14	11.1%
2018	22	17.5%
2019	15	11.9%
2020	18	14.3%
2021	5	4.0%
2022	8	6.3%
2023	13	10.3%
2024	12	9.5%
2025partial year	7	5.6%

Which technologies does THE Hillman Group, Inc. patent most?

B23C - Milling 42

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 38

G07F - Coin-freed OR Like Apparatus 33

F16B - Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing 31

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 23

G06V - Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding 15

E05B - LOCKS; Accessories THEREFOR; Handcuffs 15

B23Q - Details, Components, OR Accessories FOR Machine Tools, e.g. Arrangements FOR Copying OR Controlling ; Machine Tools IN General Characterised BY THE Construction OF Particular Details OR COMPONENTS; Combinations OR Associations OF Metal-working Machines, NOT Directed TO A Particular Result 14

B23P - Metal-working NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Combined OPERATIONS; Universal Machine Tools 14

A47G - Household OR Table Equipment 13

G06K - Graphical Data Reading ; Presentation OF DATA; Record CARRIERS; Handling Record Carriers 12

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 10

G05B - Control OR Regulating Systems IN GENERAL; Functional Elements OF Such SYSTEMS; Monitoring OR Testing Arrangements FOR Such Systems OR Elements 10

F16M - Frames, Casings OR Beds OF Engines, Machines OR Apparatus, NOT Specific TO Engines, Machines OR Apparatus Provided FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; Supports 10

B41F - Printing Machines OR Presses 10

Top 15 of 48 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#3,029

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

56.5 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

THE Hillman Group, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

THE Hillman Group, Inc.'s lead technology class is B23C (Milling), 33.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B23C
Ranked #3,029 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare THE Hillman Group, Inc. against Pinterest, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 56.5/100 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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