Where does Truck Shields, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Truck Shields, LLC ranks #23,575 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 Truck Shields, LLC hold?

Truck Shields, LLC holds 12 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2023, spanning 8 technology areas.

What is Truck Shields, LLC's Innovation Score?

Truck Shields, LLC has an Innovation Score of 33.1 out of 100 (43rd 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 Truck Shields, LLC focus on?

Truck Shields, LLC's top technology area is B25G (Handles FOR Hand Implements) with 4 patents, ranking #26 of 231 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 8 CPC subclasses total.

Is Truck Shields, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Truck Shields, LLC's recent grant velocity is +100% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Truck Shields, LLC's patents?

Truck Shields, LLC's patents average 7.1 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 Truck Shields, LLC 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

Truck Shields, LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 12 granted patents across 8 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2023. 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: B25G (Handles FOR Hand Implements).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Truck ranks #23,575 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 12 patents across 8 technology areas.

#23,575
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 43rd percentile
by Innovation Score (33.1/100): 7.1
avg claims per patent: +100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R23575 · US Corporation #23,575 · 12 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 12 grants
MID-PACK #23,575/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Tracelink
CPC-NARROW B25G · 8 areas
INNOV-THIN 33.1/100
CLAIMS-SPARSE 7.1 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Tracelink, 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 Truck’s 33.1 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 8.9 pts (27%) Velocity 10.0 pts (30%) Breadth 10.0 pts (30%) Claim depth 4.2 pts (13%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Truck Shields · this assignee

33
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Truck's Innovation Score is 33.1/100 (43rd 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 Truck?

Each dot is one of Truck’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). Truck’s own 7.1 claims/patent is at or below the 16.0 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Truck's grants concentrate

Truck Shields, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 8 CPC subclasses with 33.3% of grants classified under B25G (Handles FOR Hand Implements). Peak complete grant year is 2023 (6 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Truck sits between Tracelink, Inc. and Tuxera, Inc..

Truck's three-year grant acceleration

Truck Shields, LLC shows 6 grants in 2022–2024 against only 4 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.

Tracelink

12
Trade Fixtures

12
Transenterix Euro…

12
Transit Scientific

12
True Concepts Med…

12
Turingsense

12
Tusk Therapeutics

12
Tuxera

12
Truck Shields ◀

12

What this shows Truck holds 12 patents at rank #23,570, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Truck

By rank, the assignees closest to #23,570 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B25G (Handles FOR Hand Implements)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in Truck's primary technology class.

Truck's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

33 43rd percentile higher than 43% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2023

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Truck Shields, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	1	8.3%
2018	1	8.3%
2019	2	16.7%
2021	2	16.7%
2023	6	50.0%

Which technologies does Truck Shields, LLC patent most?

B25G - Handles FOR Hand Implements 4

B25B - Tools OR Bench Devices NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, FOR Fastening, Connecting, Disengaging OR Holding 4

F16B - Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing 4

B60D - Vehicle Connections 4

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 4

B60R - Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

B60N - Seats Specially Adapted FOR VEHICLES; Vehicle Passenger Accommodation NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

F41A - Functional Features OR Details Common TO Both Smallarms AND Ordnance, e.g. CANNONS; Mountings FOR Smallarms OR Ordnance 1

Top 8 of 8 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

Truck Shields, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Truck Shields, LLC's lead technology class is B25G (Handles FOR Hand Implements), 33.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B25G
Ranked #23,575 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Truck Shields, LLC against Tracelink, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 33.1/100 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.