The Secretary of State for Defence
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 54 granted patents across 77 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: F42B (Explosive Charges, e.g. FOR Blasting, Fireworks, Ammunition).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, The ranks #6,291 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 54 patents across 77 technology areas.
- #6,291
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- Top 1%
- by Innovation Score (69.0/100)
- 16.9
- avg claims per patent
- +43%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R6291 · Foreign Government #6,291 · 54 grants
GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-STRONG · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNGOV · VEL-UP · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-SMALL 54 grants
- UPPER-Q #6,291/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Takara Bio USA
- CPC-WIDE F42B · 77 areas
- INNOV-STRONG 69.0/100
- CLAIMS-RICH 16.9 claims/avg
- TYPE-FRNGOV Foreign Gov
- VEL-UP +43% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Takara Bio USA, 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 69.0 Innovation Score adds up
The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around The
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- Amgen · near
Amgen · near
69 score
- Cirrus Logic · near
Cirrus Logic · near
69 score
- Shell USA · near
Shell USA · near
69 score
- TDK · near
TDK · near
69 score
- The Secretary of… · this assignee
The Secretary of… · this assignee
69 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows The's Innovation Score is 69.0/100 (top 1% 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 16.9 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.9 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.
How The's grant cadence moved
Between 2020–2024, The Secretary of State for Defence received 30 grants versus 21 in 2015–2019 (+43% equal-window velocity, above median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2015 at 9 grants and bottomed in 2016 at 3. Lead class F42B accounts for 22.2% of the portfolio across 77 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Takara Bio USA, Inc. (#6,290) and Weir Minerals Australia Ltd. (#6,298).
The's three-year grant acceleration
The Secretary of State for Defence shows 23 grants in 2022–2024 against only 7 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.
Who files at The's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Takara Bio USA
Takara Bio USA, Inc.
54 patents
- Tecpharma Licensi…
TecPharma Licensing AG
54 patents
- Technology Partne…
Technology Partners LLC
54 patents
- Tekni-plex
Tekni-Plex, Inc.
54 patents
- Thor Tech
Thor Tech, Inc.
54 patents
- Upwing Energy
Upwing Energy, Inc.
54 patents
- Venus Medtech (Ha…
Venus Medtech (HANGZHOU), Inc.
54 patents
- Weir Minerals Aus…
Weir Minerals Australia Ltd.
54 patents
- The Secretary of… ◀
The Secretary of State for Defence
54 patents
What this shows The holds 54 patents at rank #6,294, 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 #6,294 in granted patent volume.
- Takara Bio USA, Inc. #6,290 · 54 patents
- TecPharma Licensing AG #6,291 · 54 patents
- Technology Partners LLC #6,292 · 54 patents
- Tekni-Plex, Inc. #6,293 · 54 patents
- Thor Tech, Inc. #6,295 · 54 patents
- Upwing Energy, Inc. #6,296 · 54 patents
- Venus Medtech (HANGZHOU), Inc. #6,297 · 54 patents
- Weir Minerals Australia Ltd. #6,298 · 54 patents
Leaders in F42B (Explosive Charges)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in The's primary technology class.
- Raytheon Company 166 in class
- The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army 165 in class
- True Velocity IP Holdings, Inc. 146 in class
- United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force 144 in class
- Vista Outdoor Operations LLC 66 in class
- BAE Systems PLC 50 in class
- BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc. 47 in class
- Orbital Research Inc. 43 in class
Assignees with similar portfolio profiles
Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for The, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In F42B (Explosive Charges), The ranks #41 of 331 assignees by patent count in that subclass.
Similar innovation score
Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (69 here).
Similar claim depth
Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (16.9 here).
The's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
69 Top 1% higher than 99% of 49,997 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Grants by year
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 9 | 16.7% |
| 2016 | 3 | 5.6% |
| 2017 | 6 | 11.1% |
| 2018 | 3 | 5.6% |
| 2020 | 4 | 7.4% |
| 2021 | 3 | 5.6% |
| 2022 | 6 | 11.1% |
| 2023 | 8 | 14.8% |
| 2024 | 9 | 16.7% |
| 2025partial year | 3 | 5.6% |
Which technologies does The Secretary of State for Defence patent most?
Top 15 of 77 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
The Secretary of State for Defence's patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- The Secretary of State for Defence's lead technology class is F42B (Explosive Charges, e.g. FOR Blasting, Fireworks, Ammunition), 22.2% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F42B
- Ranked #6,291 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare The Secretary of State for Defence against Takara Bio USA, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 69.0/100 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.
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