USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Wilcox Industries Corp.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 72 granted patents across 42 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: F41G (WEAPON SIGHTS; AIMING).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

20.5

Avg claims per patent

+32%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Wilcox holds 72 US patents across 42 technology areas, rank #4,854 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#4,854
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 7%
by Innovation Score (55.3/100): 20.5
avg claims per patent: +32%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Wilcox Industries Corp. has been granted 72 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Wilcox Industries Corp. at rank #4,854 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 42 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 20.5 claims per patent with primary concentration in F41G (WEAPON SIGHTS; AIMING). As a US Corporation, Wilcox Industries Corp. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Wilcox sits between Unity IPR Aps (72 patents, rank #4,850) and AS IP Holdco, Llc (71 patents, rank #4,858) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 55.3/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 41 grants, compared with 31 in the 2015–2019 window, a +32% shift in five-year velocity. Steady filing volume suggests sustained innovation without dramatic pivots. The US Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.

Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. Wilcox Industries Corp.'s 20.5 average claims per patent reflects complex, broadly scoped inventions that are difficult for competitors to design around, while a multi-domain presence across 42 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Wilcox Industries Corp. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows Wilcox holds 72 patents at rank #4,854, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Wilcox

By rank, the assignees closest to #4,854 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F41G (Weapon Sights)

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

Wilcox's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

55 Top 7% higher than 93% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

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

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Wilcox Industries Corp. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	8	11.1%
2016	2	2.8%
2017	9	12.5%
2018	9	12.5%
2019	3	4.2%
2020	7	9.7%
2021	9	12.5%
2022	4	5.6%
2023	5	6.9%
2024	6	8.3%
2025	10	13.9%

Which technologies does Wilcox Industries Corp. patent most?

F41G - WEAPON SIGHTS; AIMING 33

A42B - HATS; HEAD COVERINGS 22

F41A - FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE 15

G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS 12

F41C - SMALLARMS, e.g. PISTOLS, RIFLES ; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR 10

F41H - ARMOUR; ARMOURED TURRETS; ARMOURED OR ARMED VEHICLES; MEANS OF ATTACK OR DEFENCE, e.g. CAMOUFLAGE, IN GENERAL 6

F42B - EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION 5

G01S - RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES 4

F41F - APPARATUS FOR LAUNCHING PROJECTILES OR MISSILES FROM BARRELS, e.g. CANNONS ; LAUNCHERS FOR ROCKETS OR TORPEDOES; HARPOON GUNS 3

A62B - DEVICES, APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR LIFE-SAVING 3

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 3

H01R - ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS 3

B27B - SAWS FOR WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIAL; COMPONENTS OR ACCESSORIES THEREFOR 2

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 2

G03B - APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR 2

Top 15 of 42 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Complex

Velocity Growing

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#4,854

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

55.3 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does Wilcox Industries Corp. hold?

Wilcox Industries Corp. holds 72 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 42 technology areas.

What is Wilcox Industries Corp.'s Innovation Score?

Wilcox Industries Corp. has an Innovation Score of 55.3 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Wilcox Industries Corp. focus on?

Wilcox Industries Corp.'s top technology area is F41G (WEAPON SIGHTS; AIMING) with 33 patents. The company has filed patents in 42 CPC subclasses total.

Is Wilcox Industries Corp.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Wilcox Industries Corp.'s recent filing velocity is +32% compared to the prior five-year period. The company is maintaining or growing its patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Wilcox Industries Corp.'s patents?

Wilcox Industries Corp.'s patents average 20.5 claims each. This indicates complex, broadly scoped patents that are harder for competitors to design around.

How is the Wilcox Industries Corp. 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.

How to use this portfolio

Wilcox's 72 grants land it in the top 7% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - Wilcox ranks #4,854 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in F41G - see who else leads that technology area. F41G leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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 byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.