Overall rank by patents
#20,532
of 50,000 tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 14 granted patents across 2 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2024. 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: A47L (DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING ; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Thompson ranks #20,532 of 50,000 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 14 patents across 2 technology areas.
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R20532 · US Corporation #20,532 · 14 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL
Nearest grant-volume peer: The University Of Hull (±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
Thompson Brothers & · this assignee
24 score
3D Lighting Innovati… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Thompson's Innovation Score is 24.3/100 (top 86% 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.
Thompson Brothers & Company Llc is a focused PatentsView assignee: 2 CPC subclasses with 42.9% of grants classified under A47L (DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING ; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Thompson sits between The University Of Hull and Translational Drug Development, Llc.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
The University of Hull
14 patents
TheraNova, LLC
14 patents
Thermos K.K.
14 patents
Thirty Three Threads, Inc.
14 patents
Tianma Advanced Display Technology Institute (Xiamen) Co., Ltd.
14 patents
Tie Down, Inc.
14 patents
Touchstream Technologies, Inc.
14 patents
Translational Drug Development, LLC
14 patents
Thompson Brothers & Company LLC
14 patents
What this shows Thompson holds 14 patents at rank #20,548, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #20,548 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Thompson's primary technology class.
Thompson's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
24 Top 86% higher than 14% 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 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 7.1% |
| 2018 | 1 | 7.1% |
| 2019 | 2 | 14.3% |
| 2020 | 2 | 14.3% |
| 2021 | 2 | 14.3% |
| 2022 | 2 | 14.3% |
| 2023 | 2 | 14.3% |
| 2024 | 2 | 14.3% |
Top 2 of 2 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#20,532
of 50,000 tracked assignees
24.3 out of 100
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