Where does Wolverine World Wide, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Wolverine World Wide, Inc. ranks #25,555 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 Wolverine World Wide, Inc. hold?

Wolverine World Wide, Inc. holds 11 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2016, spanning 3 technology areas.

What is Wolverine World Wide, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Wolverine World Wide, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 16.6 out of 100 (4th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Wolverine World Wide, Inc. focus on?

Wolverine World Wide, Inc.'s top technology area is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification) with 1 patents, ranking #5,738 of 7,127 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 3 CPC subclasses total.

Is Wolverine World Wide, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Wolverine World Wide, Inc.'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 Wolverine World Wide, Inc.'s patents?

Wolverine World Wide, Inc.'s patents average 3.2 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 Wolverine World Wide, 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

Wolverine World Wide, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 11 granted patents across 3 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2016. 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: A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Wolverine ranks #25,555 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 11 patents across 3 technology areas.

#25,555
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 4th percentile
by Innovation Score (16.6/100): 3.2
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R25555 · US Corporation #25,555 · 11 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 11 grants
MID-PACK #25,555/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH White Eagle Sonic
CPC-NARROW A61B · 3 areas
INNOV-LOW 16.6/100
CLAIMS-SPARSE 3.2 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: White Eagle Sonic Technologies, 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 Wolverine’s 16.6 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 8.6 pts (52%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 6.1 pts (37%) Claim depth 1.9 pts (11%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Wolverine World Wide · this assignee

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Wolverine's Innovation Score is 16.6/100 (4th 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 Wolverine?

Each dot is one of Wolverine’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). Wolverine’s own 3.2 claims/patent is at or below the 13.3 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Wolverine's grants concentrate

Wolverine World Wide, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 3 CPC subclasses with 9.1% of grants classified under A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (8 grants) versus a trough of 3 in 2015. By volume, Wolverine sits between White Eagle Sonic Technologies, Inc. and World Class Technology Corporation.

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Wisconsin Film &…

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Wolong Electric G…

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What this shows Wolverine holds 11 patents at rank #25,543, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Wolverine

By rank, the assignees closest to #25,543 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61B (Diagnosis)

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

Wolverine's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

17 4th percentile higher than 4% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2016

Grants by year

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

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Wolverine World Wide, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	3	27.3%
2016	8	72.7%

Which technologies does Wolverine World Wide, Inc. patent most?

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 1

G01B - Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours 1

A43D - Machines, Tools, Equipment OR Methods FOR Manufacturing OR Repairing Footwear 1

Top 3 of 3 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

Wolverine World Wide, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Wolverine World Wide, Inc.'s lead technology class is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification), 9.1% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61B
Ranked #25,555 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Wolverine World Wide, Inc. against White Eagle Sonic Technologies, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 16.6/100 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

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.