Where does Wilkins IP, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Wilkins IP, LLC ranks #15,760 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 Wilkins IP, LLC hold?

Wilkins IP, LLC holds 19 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2019, spanning 14 technology areas.

What is Wilkins IP, LLC's Innovation Score?

Wilkins IP, LLC has an Innovation Score of 36.9 out of 100 (top 45% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Wilkins IP, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Wilkins IP, LLC's recent grant velocity is -100% 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 Wilkins IP, LLC's patents?

Wilkins IP, LLC's patents average 22.2 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 Wilkins IP, 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

Wilkins IP, LLC

Q: What technology areas does Wilkins IP, LLC focus on?

Wilkins IP, LLC's top technology area is F16C (SHAFTS; Flexible SHAFTS; Elements OR Crankshaft MECHANISMS; Rotary Bodies Other Than Gearing ELEMENTS; Bearings) with 4 patents, ranking #293 of 1,334 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 14 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 19 granted patents across 14 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2019. 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: F16C (SHAFTS; Flexible SHAFTS; Elements OR Crankshaft MECHANISMS; Rotary Bodies Other Than Gearing ELEMENTS; Bearings).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Wilkins ranks #15,760 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 19 patents across 14 technology areas.

#15,760
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 45%
by Innovation Score (36.9/100): 22.2
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R15760 · US Corporation #15,760 · 19 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 19 grants
MID-PACK #15,760/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Waldeck Technology
CPC-FOCUS F16C · 14 areas
INNOV-THIN 36.9/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 22.2 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Waldeck Technology, 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.

How Wilkins’s 36.9 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 10.3 pts (28%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 13.2 pts (36%) Claim depth 13.3 pts (36%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Dexin · near

37
FN Herstal · near

37
Leica Microsystems… · near

37
Wilkins IP · this assignee

37
Borgwarner Sweden AB · near

37
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Wilkins's Innovation Score is 36.9/100 (top 45% 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 Wilkins?

Each dot is one of Wilkins’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). Wilkins’s own 22.2 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.2 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Wilkins's grants concentrate

Wilkins IP, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 14 CPC subclasses with 21.1% of grants classified under F16C (SHAFTS; Flexible SHAFTS; Elements OR Crankshaft MECHANISMS; Rotary Bodies Other Than Gearing ELEMENTS; Bearings). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (7 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Wilkins sits between Wuxi Little Swan Co., Ltd. and Xiamen Ghgm Industrial Trade Co., Ltd.

Wuxi Little Swan

19
Waldeck Technology

19
Warming Trends

19
Waukesha Bearings

19
Wobbleworks

19
Workover Solutions

19
Xeikon Manufactur…

19
Xiamen Ghgm Indus…

19
Wilkins IP ◀

19

What this shows Wilkins holds 19 patents at rank #15,757, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Wilkins

By rank, the assignees closest to #15,757 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F16C (Shafts)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Wilkins, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In F16C (Shafts), Wilkins ranks #293 of 1,334 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (37 here).

Leica Microsystems Ltd., Shanghai 37 FN Herstal S.A. 37 Dexin Electronic Ltd. 37 Borgwarner Sweden AB 37

Wilkins's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

37 Top 45% higher than 55% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2019

Grants by year

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

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Wilkins IP, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	5	26.3%
2016	7	36.8%
2017	1	5.3%
2018	3	15.8%
2019	3	15.8%

Which technologies does Wilkins IP, LLC patent most?

F16C - SHAFTS; Flexible SHAFTS; Elements OR Crankshaft MECHANISMS; Rotary Bodies Other Than Gearing ELEMENTS; Bearings 4

Y02T - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation 3

F02B - Internal-combustion Piston ENGINES; Combustion Engines IN General 3

A63B - Apparatus FOR Physical Training, Gymnastics, Swimming, Climbing, OR FENCING; Ball GAMES; Training Equipment 2

B66D - CAPSTANS; WINCHES; Tackles, e.g. Pulley BLOCKS; Hoists 2

F16H - Gearing 2

B60L - Propulsion OF Electrically-propelled Vehicles ; Supplying Electric Power FOR Auxiliary Equipment OF Electrically-propelled Vehicles ; Electrodynamic Brake Systems FOR Vehicles IN General ; Magnetic Suspension OR Levitation FOR VEHICLES; Monitoring Operating Variables OF Electrically-propelled Vehicl 2

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 2

F04C - Rotary-piston, OR Oscillating-piston, Positive-displacement Machines FOR Liquids ; Rotary-piston, OR Oscillating-piston, Positive-displacement Pumps 1

F16J - Pistons ; CYLINDERS; Sealings 1

F04D - Non-positive-displacement Pumps 1

F01B - Machines OR Engines, IN General OR OF Positive-displacement Type, e.g. Steam Engines 1

A61H - Physical Therapy Apparatus, e.g. Devices FOR Locating OR Stimulating Reflex Points IN THE BODY; Artificial RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; Bathing Devices FOR Special Therapeutic OR Hygienic Purposes OR Specific Parts OF THE Body 1

B08B - Cleaning IN GENERAL; Prevention OF Fouling IN General 1

Top 14 of 14 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

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Wilkins IP, LLC's lead technology class is F16C (SHAFTS; Flexible SHAFTS; Elements OR Crankshaft MECHANISMS; Rotary Bodies Other Than Gearing ELEMENTS; Bearings), 21.1% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F16C
Ranked #15,760 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Wilkins IP, LLC against Wuxi Little Swan Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 36.9/100 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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