Overall rank by patents
#20,519
of 50,000 tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 14 granted patents across 0 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2018–2021. Grant-trend analysis is cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search; it does not measure application filings, current R&D, or legal strength.
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, THE ranks #20,519 of 50,000 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 14 patents across 0 technology areas.
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R20519 · US Corporation #20,519 · 14 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-UNK · INNOV-LOW · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-RICH
Nearest grant-volume peer: TEVA Pharmaceuticals Australia PTY Ltd (±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 Metal WARE · this assignee
10 score
3D Lighting Innovati… · lowest
7 score
What this shows THE's Innovation Score is 9.9/100 (top 99% 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 Metal WARE Corporation is a focused PatentsView assignee: 0 CPC subclasses . Peak complete grant year is 2019 (6 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2021. By volume, THE sits between TEVA Pharmaceuticals Australia PTY Ltd and THX Ltd..
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD
14 patents
TEXA S.P.A.
14 patents
THE BOOTS COMPANY PLC
14 patents
THE LYCRA COMPANY LLC
14 patents
THE SWEET LIVING GROUP, LLC
14 patents
THOMSON INDUSTRIES, INC.
14 patents
THORNHILL SCIENTIFIC INC.
14 patents
THX Ltd.
14 patents
THE METAL WARE CORPORATION
14 patents
What this shows THE holds 14 patents at rank #20,501, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #20,501 in granted patent volume.
THE's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
10 Top 99% higher than 1% 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 2018–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 4 | 28.6% |
| 2019 | 6 | 42.9% |
| 2020 | 3 | 21.4% |
| 2021 | 1 | 7.1% |
Overall rank by patents
#20,519
of 50,000 tracked assignees
9.9 out of 100
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