Where does UNL Holdings LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), UNL Holdings LLC ranks #5,642 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 UNL Holdings LLC hold?

UNL Holdings LLC holds 61 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2024, spanning 11 technology areas.

What is UNL Holdings LLC's Innovation Score?

UNL Holdings LLC has an Innovation Score of 37.2 out of 100 (top 44% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is UNL Holdings LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

UNL Holdings LLC's recent grant velocity is +3% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for UNL Holdings LLC's patents?

UNL Holdings LLC's patents average 17.1 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 UNL Holdings 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

UNL Holdings LLC

Q: What technology areas does UNL Holdings LLC focus on?

UNL Holdings LLC's top technology area is A61M (Devices FOR Introducing Media Into, OR Onto, THE Body ; Devices FOR Transducing Body Media OR FOR Taking Media From THE Body ; Devices FOR Producing OR Ending Sleep OR Stupor) with 58 patents, ranking #128 of 3,490 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 11 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 61 granted patents across 11 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: A61M (Devices FOR Introducing Media Into, OR Onto, THE Body ; Devices FOR Transducing Body Media OR FOR Taking Media From THE Body ; Devices FOR Producing OR Ending Sleep OR Stupor).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, UNL ranks #5,642 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 61 patents across 11 technology areas.

#5,642
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 44%
by Innovation Score (37.2/100): 17.1
avg claims per patent: +3%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R5642 · US Corporation #5,642 · 61 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-FLAT · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 61 grants
UPPER-Q #5,642/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH The Industry &…
CPC-FOCUS A61M · 11 areas
INNOV-THIN 37.2/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.1 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-FLAT +3% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: The Industry & Academic Cooperation in Chungnam National University (IAC) (±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 UNL’s 37.2 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 14.3 pts (38%) Velocity 1.0 pts (3%) Breadth 11.7 pts (31%) Claim depth 10.2 pts (27%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
ATT Southern · near

37
Evolution Malta · near

37
J R Simplot · near

37
NavVis · near

37
UNL Holdings · this assignee

37
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows UNL's Innovation Score is 37.2/100 (top 44% 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 UNL?

Each dot is one of UNL’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). UNL’s own 17.1 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.1 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where UNL's grants concentrate

UNL Holdings LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 11 CPC subclasses with 95.1% of grants classified under A61M (Devices FOR Introducing Media Into, OR Onto, THE Body ; Devices FOR Transducing Body Media OR FOR Taking Media From THE Body ; Devices FOR Producing OR Ending Sleep OR Stupor). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (17 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2024. By volume, UNL sits between Trumpf Maschinen Austria GmbH & Co. KG and Weber Maschinenbau GmbH Breidenbach.

UNL's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, UNL Holdings LLC moved from 42 to 6 grants (0.14x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). See the growth leaderboard.

Trumpf Maschinen…

61
The Industry & Ac…

61
Tyfone

61
Umicore Korea

61
University of Mac…

61
Valens Semiconduc…

61
Vetco Gray Scandi…

61
Weber Maschinenba…

61
UNL Holdings ◀

61

What this shows UNL holds 61 patents at rank #5,639, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near UNL

By rank, the assignees closest to #5,639 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61M (Devices FOR Introducing Media Into)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for UNL, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A61M (Devices FOR Introducing Media Into), UNL ranks #128 of 3,490 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (37 here).

J.R. Simplot Company 37 ATT Southern Inc. 37 Evolution Malta Limited 37 NavVis GmbH 37

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (17.1 here).

Integrity Implants Inc. 17.1 avg Minerva Surgical, Inc. 17.1 avg The Board of Trustees of The University of Alabama 17.1 avg Valeo Vision 17.1 avg

UNL's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

37 Top 44% higher than 56% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2024

Grants by year

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

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UNL Holdings LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	5	8.2%
2018	8	13.1%
2019	17	27.9%
2020	9	14.8%
2021	16	26.2%
2022	4	6.6%
2024	2	3.3%

Which technologies does UNL Holdings LLC patent most?

A61M - Devices FOR Introducing Media Into, OR Onto, THE Body ; Devices FOR Transducing Body Media OR FOR Taking Media From THE Body ; Devices FOR Producing OR Ending Sleep OR Stupor 58

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 18

B01F - Mixing, e.g. Dissolving, Emulsifying OR Dispersing 3

A61J - Containers Specially Adapted FOR Medical OR Pharmaceutical PURPOSES; Devices OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Bringing Pharmaceutical Products Into Particular Physical OR Administering FORMS; Devices FOR Administering Food OR Medicines ORALLY; Baby COMFORTERS; Devices FOR Receiving Spittle 3

B32B - Layered Products, i.e. Products Built-up OF Strata OF Flat OR Non-flat, e.g. Cellular OR Honeycomb, Form 2

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 1

F04C - Rotary-piston, OR Oscillating-piston, Positive-displacement Machines FOR Liquids ; Rotary-piston, OR Oscillating-piston, Positive-displacement Pumps 1

A61L - Methods OR Apparatus FOR Sterilising Materials OR Objects IN GENERAL; Disinfection, Sterilisation OR Deodorisation OF AIR; Chemical Aspects OF Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical ARTICLES; Materials FOR Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical Articles 1

B05B - Spraying APPARATUS; Atomising APPARATUS; Nozzles 1

G16H - Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data 1

A61F - Filters Implantable Into Blood VESSELS; PROSTHESES; Devices Providing Patency TO, OR Preventing Collapsing OF, Tubular Structures OF THE Body, e.g. STENTS; Orthopaedic, Nursing OR Contraceptive DEVICES; FOMENTATION; Treatment OR Protection OF Eyes OR EARS; Bandages, Dressings OR Absorbent PADS; Firs 1

Top 11 of 11 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

UNL Holdings LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

UNL Holdings LLC's lead technology class is A61M (Devices FOR Introducing Media Into, OR Onto, THE Body ; Devices FOR Transducing Body Media OR FOR Taking Media From THE Body ; Devices FOR Producing OR Ending Sleep OR Stupor), 95.1% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61M
Ranked #5,642 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare UNL Holdings LLC against Trumpf Maschinen Austria GmbH & Co. KG, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 37.2/100 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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