Overall rank by patents
#20,517
of 50,000 tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 14 granted patents across 21 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2020–2023. 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: C08G (MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED OTHERWISE THAN BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVING UNSATURATED CARBON-TO-CARBON BONDS).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, THE ranks #20,517 of 50,000 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 14 patents across 21 technology areas.
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R20517 · US Corporation #20,517 · 14 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH
Nearest grant-volume peer: TESO LT, UAB (±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 Lycra · this assignee
47 score
3D Lighting Innovati… · lowest
7 score
What this shows THE's Innovation Score is 46.8/100 (top 20% 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 Lycra Company Llc is a focused PatentsView assignee: 21 CPC subclasses with 50% of grants classified under C08G (MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED OTHERWISE THAN BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVING UNSATURATED CARBON-TO-CARBON BONDS). Peak complete grant year is 2022 (6 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2020. By volume, THE sits between TESO LT, UAB and Thornhill Scientific Inc..
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
TESO LT, UAB
14 patents
TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD
14 patents
TEXA S.P.A.
14 patents
THE BOOTS COMPANY PLC
14 patents
THE METAL WARE CORPORATION
14 patents
THE SWEET LIVING GROUP, LLC
14 patents
THOMSON INDUSTRIES, INC.
14 patents
THORNHILL SCIENTIFIC INC.
14 patents
THE LYCRA COMPANY LLC
14 patents
What this shows THE holds 14 patents at rank #20,500, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #20,500 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)
47 Top 20% higher than 80% of 50,000 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2020–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 14.3% |
| 2021 | 3 | 21.4% |
| 2022 | 6 | 42.9% |
| 2023 | 3 | 21.4% |
Top 15 of 21 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#20,517
of 50,000 tracked assignees
46.8 out of 100
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