Where does VAF Industries, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), VAF Industries, LLC ranks #38,149 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 VAF Industries, LLC hold?

VAF Industries, LLC holds 7 US utility patents granted between 2018 and 2025, spanning 4 technology areas.

What is VAF Industries, LLC's Innovation Score?

VAF Industries, LLC has an Innovation Score of 38.4 out of 100 (top 41% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does VAF Industries, LLC focus on?

VAF Industries, LLC's top technology area is H02G (Installation OF Electric Cables OR Lines, OR OF Combined Optical AND Electric Cables OR Lines) with 2 patents, ranking #355 of 985 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 4 CPC subclasses total.

Is VAF Industries, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

VAF Industries, LLC's recent grant velocity is +300% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for VAF Industries, LLC's patents?

VAF Industries, LLC's patents average 6.9 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 VAF Industries, 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

VAF Industries, LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 4 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2018–2025. 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: H02G (Installation OF Electric Cables OR Lines, OR OF Combined Optical AND Electric Cables OR Lines).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, VAF ranks #38,149 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 4 technology areas.

#38,149
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 41%
by Innovation Score (38.4/100): 6.9
avg claims per patent: +300%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R38149 · US Corporation #38,149 · 7 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 7 grants
LOWER-Q #38,149/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Utilis Israel
CPC-NARROW H02G · 4 areas
INNOV-THIN 38.4/100
CLAIMS-SPARSE 6.9 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +300% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Utilis Israel Ltd. (±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 VAF’s 38.4 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 7.2 pts (19%) Velocity 20.0 pts (52%) Breadth 7.1 pts (18%) Claim depth 4.1 pts (11%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
VAF Industries · this assignee

38
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows VAF's Innovation Score is 38.4/100 (top 41% 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 VAF?

Each dot is one of VAF’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). VAF’s own 6.9 claims/patent is at or below the 15.7 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where VAF's grants concentrate

VAF Industries, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 4 CPC subclasses with 28.6% of grants classified under H02G (Installation OF Electric Cables OR Lines, OR OF Combined Optical AND Electric Cables OR Lines). By volume, VAF sits between Utilis Israel Ltd. and Vanair Manufacturing, Inc..

VAF's three-year grant acceleration

VAF Industries, LLC shows 3 grants in 2022–2024 against only 1 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.

Utilis Israel

7
Utopiacompression

7
V- Flex

7
V Juliano Communi…

7
VAG—Armaturen

7
Valbiotis

7
Valinge Photocata…

7
Vanair Manufactur…

7
VAF Industries ◀

7

What this shows VAF holds 7 patents at rank #38,120, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near VAF

By rank, the assignees closest to #38,120 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H02G (Installation OF Electric Cables OR Lines)

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

VAF's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

38 Top 41% higher than 59% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2018–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2018–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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VAF Industries, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2018	1	14.3%
2021	1	14.3%
2022	1	14.3%
2023	1	14.3%
2024	1	14.3%
2025partial year	2	28.6%

Which technologies does VAF Industries, LLC patent most?

H02G - Installation OF Electric Cables OR Lines, OR OF Combined Optical AND Electric Cables OR Lines 2

E06C - Ladders 2

F16L - PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General 1

A63B - Apparatus FOR Physical Training, Gymnastics, Swimming, Climbing, OR FENCING; Ball GAMES; Training Equipment 1

Top 4 of 4 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

VAF Industries, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

VAF Industries, LLC's lead technology class is H02G (Installation OF Electric Cables OR Lines, OR OF Combined Optical AND Electric Cables OR Lines), 28.6% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H02G
Ranked #38,149 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare VAF Industries, LLC against Utilis Israel Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 38.4/100 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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