The United States of America, represented by the Secretary of the Navy
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 22 granted patents across 32 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2020–2025. 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 #13,729 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 22 patents across 32 technology areas.
- #13,729
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- Top 5%
- by Innovation Score (58.1/100)
- 12.1
- avg claims per patent
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R13729 · US Federal Government #13,729 · 22 grants
GRANTS-SMALL · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USGOV · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH
- GRANTS-SMALL 22 grants
- MID-PACK #13,729/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Tech4Imaging
- CPC-FOCUS F42B · 32 areas
- INNOV-PAR 58.1/100
- CLAIMS-RICH 12.1 claims/avg
- TYPE-USGOV US Federal Gov
- SPAN-YRS 2020–2025 · 6y
- BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Tech4Imaging LLC (±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 58.1 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
- Five AI · near
Five AI · near
58 score
- Nanjing Agricultural… · near
Nanjing Agricultural… · near
58 score
- Avary Holding… · near
Avary Holding… · near
58 score
- Qatar University · near
Qatar University · near
58 score
- The United States… · this assignee
The United States… · this assignee
58 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows The's Innovation Score is 58.1/100 (top 5% 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 12.1 claims/patent is at or below the 15.1 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.
Where The's grants concentrate
The United States of America, represented by the Secretary of the Navy is a focused PatentsView assignee: 32 CPC subclasses with 18.2% of grants classified under F42B (Explosive Charges, e.g. FOR Blasting, Fireworks, Ammunition). Peak complete grant year is 2024 (13 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2020. By volume, The sits between Tech4Imaging LLC and Tindall Corporation.
The's three-year grant acceleration
The United States of America, represented by the Secretary of the Navy shows 15 grants in 2022–2024 against only 1 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 ◀
- Tech4imaging
Tech4Imaging LLC
22 patents
- Teliasonera AB
TeliaSonera AB
22 patents
- The Government of…
The Government of the United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Deptartment of Health and Human Services
22 patents
- The Government of…
The Government of the United States, as represented by the Director, National Security Agency
22 patents
- The Yankee Candle
The Yankee Candle Company, Inc.
22 patents
- Thomas Magnete
Thomas Magnete GmbH
22 patents
- Tidalscale
TidalScale, Inc.
22 patents
- Tindall
Tindall Corporation
22 patents
- The United States… ◀
The United States of America, represented by the Secretary of the Navy
22 patents
What this shows The holds 22 patents at rank #13,742, 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 #13,742 in granted patent volume.
- Tech4Imaging LLC #13,738 · 22 patents
- TeliaSonera AB #13,739 · 22 patents
- The Government of the United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Deptartment of Health and Human Services #13,740 · 22 patents
- The Government of the United States, as represented by the Director, National Security Agency #13,741 · 22 patents
- The Yankee Candle Company, Inc. #13,743 · 22 patents
- Thomas Magnete GmbH #13,744 · 22 patents
- TidalScale, Inc. #13,745 · 22 patents
- Tindall Corporation #13,746 · 22 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 #123 of 331 assignees by patent count in that subclass.
Similar innovation score
Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (58 here).
The's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
58 Top 5% higher than 95% 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 2020–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 4.5% |
| 2023 | 2 | 9.1% |
| 2024 | 13 | 59.1% |
| 2025partial year | 6 | 27.3% |
Which technologies does The United States of America, represented by the Secretary of the Navy patent most?
Top 15 of 32 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
The United States of America, represented by the Secretary of the Navy's patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- The United States of America, represented by the Secretary of the Navy's lead technology class is F42B (Explosive Charges, e.g. FOR Blasting, Fireworks, Ammunition), 18.2% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F42B
- Ranked #13,729 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare The United States of America, represented by the Secretary of the Navy against Tech4Imaging LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 58.1/100 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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