Where does Vanguard Identification Systems, Inc rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Vanguard Identification Systems, Inc ranks #33,780 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 Vanguard Identification Systems, Inc hold?

Vanguard Identification Systems, Inc holds 8 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2022, spanning 5 technology areas.

What is Vanguard Identification Systems, Inc's Innovation Score?

Vanguard Identification Systems, Inc has an Innovation Score of 26.4 out of 100 (20th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Vanguard Identification Systems, Inc's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Vanguard Identification Systems, Inc's recent grant velocity is -86% 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 Vanguard Identification Systems, Inc's patents?

Vanguard Identification Systems, Inc's patents average 12.6 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 Vanguard Identification Systems, 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

Vanguard Identification Systems, Inc

Q: What technology areas does Vanguard Identification Systems, Inc focus on?

Vanguard Identification Systems, Inc's top technology area is G06K (Graphical Data Reading ; Presentation OF DATA; Record CARRIERS; Handling Record Carriers) with 4 patents, ranking #527 of 1,953 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 5 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 8 granted patents across 5 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2022. 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: G06K (Graphical Data Reading ; Presentation OF DATA; Record CARRIERS; Handling Record Carriers).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Vanguard ranks #33,780 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 8 patents across 5 technology areas.

#33,780
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 20th percentile
by Innovation Score (26.4/100): 12.6
avg claims per patent: -86%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R33780 · US Corporation #33,780 · 8 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 8 grants
MID-PACK #33,780/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Vakzine Projekt…
CPC-NARROW G06K · 5 areas
INNOV-THIN 26.4/100
CLAIMS-RICH 12.6 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -86% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Vakzine Projekt Management GMBH (±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 Vanguard’s 26.4 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 7.6 pts (29%) Velocity 3.3 pts (13%) Breadth 7.9 pts (30%) Claim depth 7.6 pts (29%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Vanguard's Innovation Score is 26.4/100 (20th 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 Vanguard?

Each dot is one of Vanguard’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). Vanguard’s own 12.6 claims/patent is at or below the 13.8 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Vanguard's grants concentrate

Vanguard Identification Systems, Inc is a focused PatentsView assignee: 5 CPC subclasses with 50% of grants classified under G06K (Graphical Data Reading ; Presentation OF DATA; Record CARRIERS; Handling Record Carriers). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Vanguard sits between Vakzine Projekt Management GMBH and Veir, Inc..

Vanguard's three-year grant acceleration

Vanguard Identification Systems, Inc shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 2 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.

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Vantage Robotics

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What this shows Vanguard holds 8 patents at rank #33,760, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Vanguard

By rank, the assignees closest to #33,760 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06K (Graphical Data Reading)

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

Vanguard's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

26 20th percentile higher than 20% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2022

Grants by year

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

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Vanguard Identification Systems, Inc patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	25.0%
2016	1	12.5%
2018	2	25.0%
2019	2	25.0%
2022	1	12.5%

Which technologies does Vanguard Identification Systems, Inc patent most?

G06K - Graphical Data Reading ; Presentation OF DATA; Record CARRIERS; Handling Record Carriers 4

A45C - PURSES; LUGGAGE; Hand Carried Bags 2

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 2

G08C - Transmission Systems FOR Measured Values, Control OR Similar Signals 1

B32B - Layered Products, i.e. Products Built-up OF Strata OF Flat OR Non-flat, e.g. Cellular OR Honeycomb, Form 1

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

Vanguard Identification Systems, Inc's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Vanguard Identification Systems, Inc's lead technology class is G06K (Graphical Data Reading ; Presentation OF DATA; Record CARRIERS; Handling Record Carriers), 50% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G06K
Ranked #33,780 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Vanguard Identification Systems, Inc against Vakzine Projekt Management GMBH, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 26.4/100 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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