Where does Viconic Defense Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Viconic Defense Inc. ranks #43,943 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 Viconic Defense Inc. hold?

Viconic Defense Inc. holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2020, spanning 12 technology areas.

What is Viconic Defense Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Viconic Defense Inc. has an Innovation Score of 25.7 out of 100 (18th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Viconic Defense Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Viconic Defense Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -80% 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 Viconic Defense Inc.'s patents?

Viconic Defense Inc.'s patents average 11.2 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 Viconic Defense 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

Viconic Defense Inc.

Q: What technology areas does Viconic Defense Inc. focus on?

Viconic Defense Inc.'s top technology area is F41H (ARMOUR; Armoured TURRETS; Armoured OR Armed VEHICLES; Means OF Attack OR Defence, e.g. Camouflage, IN General) with 4 patents, ranking #75 of 291 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 12 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 12 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2020. 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: F41H (ARMOUR; Armoured TURRETS; Armoured OR Armed VEHICLES; Means OF Attack OR Defence, e.g. Camouflage, IN General).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Viconic ranks #43,943 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 12 technology areas.

#43,943
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 18th percentile
by Innovation Score (25.7/100): 11.2
avg claims per patent: -80%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R43943 · US Corporation #43,943 · 6 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #43,943/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Vexilar
CPC-FOCUS F41H · 12 areas
INNOV-THIN 25.7/100
CLAIMS-PAR 11.2 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -80% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Vexilar, 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 Viconic’s 25.7 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 6.7 pts (26%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 12.2 pts (48%) Claim depth 6.7 pts (26%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Viconic Defense · this assignee

26
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Viconic's Innovation Score is 25.7/100 (18th 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 Viconic?

Each dot is one of Viconic’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). Viconic’s own 11.2 claims/patent is at or below the 17.5 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Viconic's grants concentrate

Viconic Defense Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 12 CPC subclasses with 66.7% of grants classified under F41H (ARMOUR; Armoured TURRETS; Armoured OR Armed VEHICLES; Means OF Attack OR Defence, e.g. Camouflage, IN General). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Viconic sits between Vexilar, Inc. and Vilmorin-mikado USA, Inc..

Vexilar

6
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6
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6
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6
Victorinox

6
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6
Videoshare

6
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6
Viconic Defense ◀

6

What this shows Viconic holds 6 patents at rank #43,881, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Viconic

By rank, the assignees closest to #43,881 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F41H (Armour)

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

Viconic's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

26 18th percentile higher than 18% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2020

Grants by year

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

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Viconic Defense Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	16.7%
2016	2	33.3%
2017	1	16.7%
2019	1	16.7%
2020	1	16.7%

Which technologies does Viconic Defense Inc. patent most?

F41H - ARMOUR; Armoured TURRETS; Armoured OR Armed VEHICLES; Means OF Attack OR Defence, e.g. Camouflage, IN General 4

E04F - Finishing Work ON Buildings, e.g. Stairs, Floors 3

E01C - Construction OF, OR Surfaces FOR, Roads, Sports Grounds, OR THE LIKE; Machines OR Auxiliary Tools FOR Construction OR Repair 3

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

F16F - SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; Means FOR Damping Vibration 2

E04C - Structural ELEMENTS; Building Materials 2

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

F42D - Blasting 2

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

E04B - General Building CONSTRUCTIONS; Walls, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; Insulation OR Other Protection OF Buildings 2

A42B - HATS; Head Coverings 1

A41D - OUTERWEAR; Protective GARMENTS; Accessories 1

Top 12 of 12 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

Viconic Defense Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Viconic Defense Inc.'s lead technology class is F41H (ARMOUR; Armoured TURRETS; Armoured OR Armed VEHICLES; Means OF Attack OR Defence, e.g. Camouflage, IN General), 66.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F41H
Ranked #43,943 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Viconic Defense Inc. against Vexilar, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 25.7/100 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.

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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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