Where does WashSense, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), WashSense, Inc. ranks #33,863 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 WashSense, Inc. hold?

WashSense, Inc. holds 8 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2020, spanning 7 technology areas.

What is WashSense, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

WashSense, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 28.0 out of 100 (26th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is WashSense, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

WashSense, 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 WashSense, Inc.'s patents?

WashSense, Inc.'s patents average 18.4 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 WashSense, 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

WashSense, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does WashSense, Inc. focus on?

WashSense, Inc.'s top technology area is G08B (Signalling OR Calling SYSTEMS; Order TELEGRAPHS; Alarm Systems) with 5 patents. Grants appear in 7 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 8 granted patents across 7 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2020. 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: G08B (Signalling OR Calling SYSTEMS; Order TELEGRAPHS; Alarm Systems).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Washsense ranks #33,863 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 8 patents across 7 technology areas.

#33,863
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 26th percentile
by Innovation Score (28.0/100): 18.4
avg claims per patent: -86%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R33863 · US Corporation #33,863 · 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 #33,863/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Warner Babcock…
CPC-NARROW G08B · 7 areas
INNOV-THIN 28.0/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.4 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -86% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Warner Babcock Institute for Green Chemistry, LLC (±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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
WashSense · this assignee

28
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Washsense's Innovation Score is 28.0/100 (26th 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.

Where Washsense's grants concentrate

WashSense, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 7 CPC subclasses with 62.5% of grants classified under G08B (Signalling OR Calling SYSTEMS; Order TELEGRAPHS; Alarm Systems). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2020. By volume, Washsense sits between Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics and Watson Bowman Acme Corporation.

Wuhan China Star…

8
Wuhan Choice Tech…

8
Wuxi Haidaer Prec…

8
Warner Babcock In…

8
Watch Skins

8
Waterford Institu…

8
Watkins-conti Pro…

8
Watson Bowman Acme

8
Washsense ◀

8

What this shows WashSense holds 8 patents at rank #33,873, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near WashSense

By rank, the assignees closest to #33,873 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G08B (Signalling OR Calling Systems)

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

Washsense's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

28 26th percentile higher than 26% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2020

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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WashSense, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	3	37.5%
2017	2	25.0%
2018	2	25.0%
2020	1	12.5%

Which technologies does WashSense, Inc. patent most?

G08B - Signalling OR Calling SYSTEMS; Order TELEGRAPHS; Alarm Systems 5

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 5

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 5

H04B - Transmission 5

G06K - Graphical Data Reading ; Presentation OF DATA; Record CARRIERS; Handling Record Carriers 3

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 2

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

Top 7 of 7 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#33,863

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

28.0 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

WashSense, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

WashSense, Inc.'s lead technology class is G08B (Signalling OR Calling SYSTEMS; Order TELEGRAPHS; Alarm Systems), 62.5% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G08B
Ranked #33,863 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare WashSense, Inc. against Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 28.0/100 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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