Where does Top Knobs USA, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Top Knobs USA, Inc. ranks #11,484 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 Top Knobs USA, Inc. hold?

Top Knobs USA, Inc. holds 27 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2017, spanning 0 technology areas.

What is Top Knobs USA, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Top Knobs USA, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 12.1 out of 100 (2nd 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 Top Knobs USA, Inc. focus on?

Top Knobs USA, Inc. holds grants across 0 technology areas classified under the Cooperative Patent Classification system.

Is Top Knobs USA, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Top Knobs USA, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -100% 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 Top Knobs USA, Inc.'s patents?

Top Knobs USA, Inc.'s patents average 1.0 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 Top Knobs USA, 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

Top Knobs USA, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 27 granted patents across 0 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2017. Grant-trend analysis is cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search; it does not measure application filings, current R&D, or legal strength.

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Top ranks #11,484 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 27 patents across 0 technology areas.

#11,484
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 2nd percentile
by Innovation Score (12.1/100): 1.0
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R11484 · US Corporation #11,484 · 27 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-UNK · INNOV-LOW · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-RICH

GRANTS-SMALL 27 grants
UPPER-Q #11,484/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH The Hillshire Brands
CPC-UNK CPC blank
INNOV-LOW 12.1/100
CLAIMS-SPARSE 1.0 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: The Hillshire Brands Company (±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 Top’s 12.1 Innovation Score adds up

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

Volume 11.5 pts (95%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 0.0 pts (0%) Claim depth 0.6 pts (5%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Chrysanthemum… · near

12
Ronbow · near

12
Top Knobs USA · this assignee

12
Mitre Sports… · near

12
MJB Wood Group · near

12
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Top's Innovation Score is 12.1/100 (2nd 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 Top?

Each dot is one of Top’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). Top’s own 1.0 claims/patent is at or below the 12.7 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Top's grants concentrate

Top Knobs USA, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 0 CPC subclasses . Peak complete grant year is 2016 (11 grants) versus a trough of 5 in 2015. By volume, Top sits between The Hillshire Brands Company and UBE Machinery Corporation, Ltd..

The Hillshire Bra…

27
Therapearl

27
Thermo Electron L…

27
Tokai Optical

27
Trelleborg Sealin…

27
Tung Hing Plastic…

27
Two Six Labs

27
UBE Machinery

27
Top Knobs USA ◀

27

What this shows Top holds 27 patents at rank #11,488, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Top

By rank, the assignees closest to #11,488 in granted patent volume.

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Top, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above).

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (12 here).

Ronbow Corporation 12 Chrysanthemum Breeders Association Research B.V. 12 Mitre Sports International Limited 12 MJB Wood Group, LLC 12

Top's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

12 2nd percentile higher than 2% of 49,997 US assignees

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US assignees. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2017

Grants by year

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

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Top Knobs USA, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	5	18.5%
2016	11	40.7%
2017	11	40.7%

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

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What to do with this data

Top Knobs USA, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Ranked #11,484 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Top Knobs USA, Inc. against The Hillshire Brands Company, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 12.1/100 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.

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

Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.