Where does Tools/400 Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Tools/400 Inc. ranks #43,703 of 49,997 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.

How many patents does Tools/400 Inc. hold?

Tools/400 Inc. holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2021, spanning 5 technology areas.

What is Tools/400 Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Tools/400 Inc. has an Innovation Score of 26.6 out of 100 (21st percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Tools/400 Inc. focus on?

Tools/400 Inc.'s top technology area is G08B (Signalling OR Calling SYSTEMS; Order TELEGRAPHS; Alarm Systems) with 6 patents, ranking #349 of 2,091 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 5 CPC subclasses total.

Is Tools/400 Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Tools/400 Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -80% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). Grant activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Tools/400 Inc.'s patents?

Tools/400 Inc.'s patents average 20.0 claims each. This is an aggregate descriptive count from the grant record; it does not establish claim scope, legal strength, enforceability, or design-around risk.

How is the Tools/400 Inc. patent data sourced?

All patent data comes from USPTO PatentsView, a public research dataset maintained by the United States Patent and Trademark Office covering US granted utility patents from 2015 to 2025.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Tools/400 Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 5 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2021. 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: G08B (Signalling OR Calling SYSTEMS; Order TELEGRAPHS; Alarm Systems).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Tools/400 ranks #43,703 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 5 technology areas.

#43,703
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 21st percentile
by Innovation Score (26.6/100): 20.0
avg claims per patent: -80%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R43703 · US Corporation #43,703 · 6 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #43,703/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Tomar
CPC-NARROW G08B · 5 areas
INNOV-THIN 26.6/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 20.0 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -80% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Tomar Electronics, 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 Tools/400’s 26.6 Innovation Score adds up

The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.

Volume 6.7 pts (25%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 7.9 pts (30%) Claim depth 12.0 pts (45%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Amcor Flexibles · near

27
Luziferlamps S L · near

27
Rakuten USA · near

27
Syngene International · near

27
Tools/400 · this assignee

27
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Tools/400's Innovation Score is 26.6/100 (21st percentile 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 Tools/400?

Each dot is one of Tools/400’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). Tools/400’s own 20.0 claims/patent is ABOVE the 12.7 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

Tools/400 vs its 8 nearest volume peers: granted patents vs average claims per patent. Source: USPTO PatentsView.

Where Tools/400's grants concentrate

Tools/400 Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 5 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under G08B (Signalling OR Calling SYSTEMS; Order TELEGRAPHS; Alarm Systems). By volume, Tools/400 sits between TomTom Development Germany GmbH and Toptec Co., Ltd..

Tomtom Developmen…

6
Tomar

6
Tomzi Internation…

6
Tong Yah Technolo…

6
Top Brands Tire &…

6
Topanga USA

6
Topotarget UK

6
Toptec

6
Tools/400 ◀

6

What this shows Tools/400 holds 6 patents at rank #43,714, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Tools/400

By rank, the assignees closest to #43,714 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G08B (Signalling OR Calling Systems)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in Tools/400's primary technology class.

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Tools/400, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In G08B (Signalling OR Calling Systems), Tools/400 ranks #349 of 2,091 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (27 here).

Rakuten USA, Inc. 27 Syngene International Limited 27 Luziferlamps, S.L. 27 Amcor Flexibles, Inc. 27

Tools/400's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)

27 21st percentile higher than 21% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2021

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Tools/400 Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	16.7%
2016	1	16.7%
2017	1	16.7%
2018	1	16.7%
2019	1	16.7%
2021	1	16.7%

Which technologies does Tools/400 Inc. patent most?

G08B - Signalling OR Calling SYSTEMS; Order TELEGRAPHS; Alarm Systems 6

B60R - Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 6

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 6

H04M - Telephonic Communication 6

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 2

Top 5 of 5 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

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What to do with this data

Tools/400 Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Tools/400 Inc.'s lead technology class is G08B (Signalling OR Calling SYSTEMS; Order TELEGRAPHS; Alarm Systems), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G08B
Ranked #43,703 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Tools/400 Inc. against TomTom Development Germany GmbH, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 26.6/100 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.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent

Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the USPTO PatentsView database. Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sources used on this page

USPTO PatentsView - the disambiguated bulk patent-grant, assignee, and CPC data this page's figures are derived from. patentsview.org
Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) - the joint USPTO/EPO classification scheme used to group patents by technology area. cooperativepatentclassification.org
USPTO Patent Public Search - the official interface to verify the status of any individual patent. ppubs.uspto.gov

Compiled by PlainPatent , US Patent Intelligence Editorial Process · May 15, 2026

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