Where does WWS Acquisition, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), WWS Acquisition, LLC ranks #27,842 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 WWS Acquisition, LLC hold?

WWS Acquisition, LLC holds 10 US utility patents granted between 2021 and 2023, spanning 6 technology areas.

What is WWS Acquisition, LLC's Innovation Score?

WWS Acquisition, LLC has an Innovation Score of 34.4 out of 100 (47th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is WWS Acquisition, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for WWS Acquisition, LLC.

What does claim depth mean for WWS Acquisition, LLC's patents?

WWS Acquisition, LLC's patents average 12.4 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 WWS Acquisition, 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

WWS Acquisition, LLC

Q: What technology areas does WWS Acquisition, LLC focus on?

WWS Acquisition, LLC's top technology area is E06B (Fixed OR Movable Closures FOR Openings IN Buildings, Vehicles, Fences OR Like Enclosures IN General, e.g. Doors, Windows, Blinds, Gates) with 6 patents, ranking #145 of 637 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 6 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 10 granted patents across 6 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2021–2023. 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: E06B (Fixed OR Movable Closures FOR Openings IN Buildings, Vehicles, Fences OR Like Enclosures IN General, e.g. Doors, Windows, Blinds, Gates).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, WWS ranks #27,842 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 10 patents across 6 technology areas.

#27,842
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 47th percentile
by Innovation Score (34.4/100): 12.4
avg claims per patent

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R27842 · US Corporation #27,842 · 10 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH

GRANTS-MICRO 10 grants
MID-PACK #27,842/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Wavin B V
CPC-NARROW E06B · 6 areas
INNOV-THIN 34.4/100
CLAIMS-RICH 12.4 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
SPAN-YRS 2021–2023 · 3y
BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Wavin B.V. (±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 WWS’s 34.4 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 8.3 pts (24%) Velocity 10.0 pts (29%) Breadth 8.7 pts (25%) Claim depth 7.4 pts (22%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
WWS Acquisition · this assignee

34
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows WWS's Innovation Score is 34.4/100 (47th 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 WWS?

Each dot is one of WWS’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). WWS’s own 12.4 claims/patent is at or below the 16.4 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where WWS's grants concentrate

WWS Acquisition, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 6 CPC subclasses with 60% of grants classified under E06B (Fixed OR Movable Closures FOR Openings IN Buildings, Vehicles, Fences OR Like Enclosures IN General, e.g. Doors, Windows, Blinds, Gates). Peak complete grant year is 2021 (4 grants) versus a trough of 3 in 2022. By volume, WWS sits between Wuhan Institute OF Technology and Werewolf Therapeutics, Inc..

WWS's three-year grant acceleration

WWS Acquisition, LLC shows 6 grants in 2022–2024 against only 4 in 2019–2021. That prior window is too thin for a growth multiple (rename and spin-out assignees look artificially high when the baseline is near zero), so PlainPatent withholds a ranked acceleration claim here.

Wuhan Institute O…

10
Wuhan Lotus Cars

10
Wuhan United Imag…

10
Wuxi Petabyte

10
Wavin B V

10
Wellworx Energy S…

10
Wellbore Integrit…

10
Werewolf Therapeu…

10
WWS Acquisition ◀

10

What this shows WWS holds 10 patents at rank #27,814, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near WWS

By rank, the assignees closest to #27,814 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in E06B (Fixed OR Movable Closures FOR Openings IN Buildings)

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

WWS's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

34 47th percentile higher than 47% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2021–2023

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2021–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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WWS Acquisition, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2021	4	40.0%
2022	3	30.0%
2023	3	30.0%

Which technologies does WWS Acquisition, LLC patent most?

E06B - Fixed OR Movable Closures FOR Openings IN Buildings, Vehicles, Fences OR Like Enclosures IN General, e.g. Doors, Windows, Blinds, Gates 6

E05Y - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses E05d AND E05f, Relating TO Construction Elements, Electric Control, Power Supply, Power Signal OR Transmission, User Interfaces, Mounting OR Coupling, Details, Accessories, Auxiliary Operations NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, Application Thereof 2

E04D - Roof COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; Roof-working Tools 2

E05D - Hinges OR Suspension Devices FOR Doors, Windows OR Wings 1

E05C - Bolts OR Fastening Devices FOR Wings, Specially FOR Doors OR Windows 1

E05B - LOCKS; Accessories THEREFOR; Handcuffs 1

Top 6 of 6 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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WWS Acquisition, LLC's lead technology class is E06B (Fixed OR Movable Closures FOR Openings IN Buildings, Vehicles, Fences OR Like Enclosures IN General, e.g. Doors, Windows, Blinds, Gates), 60% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore E06B
Ranked #27,842 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare WWS Acquisition, LLC against Wuhan Institute OF Technology, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 34.4/100 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

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