Yardbird Outside, LLC
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 1 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2021–2024. 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: G09F (DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; Labels OR NAME-PLATES; Seals).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Yardbird ranks #44,185 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 1 technology areas.
- #44,185
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- 6th percentile
- by Innovation Score (19.4/100)
- 4.2
- avg claims per patent
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R44185 · US Corporation #44,185 · 6 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-LOW · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-USCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH
- GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
- LOWER-Q #44,185/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Yang and Cohen…
- CPC-NARROW G09F · 1 areas
- INNOV-LOW 19.4/100
- CLAIMS-SPARSE 4.2 claims/avg
- TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
- SPAN-YRS 2021–2024 · 4y
- BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Yang and Cohen Enterprises, 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 Yardbird’s 19.4 Innovation Score adds up
The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around Yardbird
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- Yardbird Outside · this assignee 19
Yardbird Outside · this assignee
19 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Yardbird's Innovation Score is 19.4/100 (6th 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 Yardbird?
Each dot is one of Yardbird’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). Yardbird’s own 4.2 claims/patent is at or below the 9.3 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.
Where Yardbird's grants concentrate
Yardbird Outside, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 1 CPC subclasses with 16.7% of grants classified under G09F (DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; Labels OR NAME-PLATES; Seals). Peak complete grant year is 2021 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2024. By volume, Yardbird sits between Yutaka MFG. Co., Ltd. and Yokogawa Saudi Arabia Company.
Yardbird's three-year grant acceleration
Yardbird Outside, LLC shows 3 grants in 2022–2024 against only 3 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.
Who files at Yardbird's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Yutaka MFG
Yutaka MFG. Co., Ltd.
6 patents
- Yang and Cohen En…
Yang and Cohen Enterprises, Inc.
6 patents
- Yangtze Railroad…
Yangtze Railroad Materials
6 patents
- Yantai Dongxing M…
Yantai Dongxing Magnetic Materials Inc.
6 patents
- Yeiser Research &…
Yeiser Research & Development LLC
6 patents
- Yellow Sea Fisher…
Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences
6 patents
- Yi Zhao (Shenzhen)
Yi Zhao (Shenzhen) Co., Limited
6 patents
- Yokogawa Saudi Ar…
Yokogawa Saudi Arabia Company
6 patents
- Yardbird Outside ◀
Yardbird Outside, LLC
6 patents
What this shows Yardbird holds 6 patents at rank #44,167, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near Yardbird
By rank, the assignees closest to #44,167 in granted patent volume.
- Yutaka MFG. Co., Ltd. #44,163 · 6 patents
- Yang and Cohen Enterprises, Inc. #44,164 · 6 patents
- Yangtze Railroad Materials #44,165 · 6 patents
- Yantai Dongxing Magnetic Materials Inc. #44,166 · 6 patents
- Yeiser Research & Development LLC #44,168 · 6 patents
- Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences #44,169 · 6 patents
- Yi Zhao (Shenzhen) Co., Limited #44,170 · 6 patents
- Yokogawa Saudi Arabia Company #44,171 · 6 patents
Leaders in G09F (Displaying)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Yardbird's primary technology class.
- BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd. 621 in class
- Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha 467 in class
- Japan Display Inc. 305 in class
- LG Display Co., Ltd. 268 in class
- Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. 249 in class
- Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd. 183 in class
- Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd. 152 in class
- Sakai Display Products Corporation 97 in class
Yardbird's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
19 6th percentile higher than 6% of 49,997 US assignees
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US assignees. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Grants by year
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2021–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | 50.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | 33.3% |
| 2024 | 1 | 16.7% |
Which technologies does Yardbird Outside, LLC patent most?
Top 1 of 1 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
Yardbird Outside, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- Yardbird Outside, LLC's lead technology class is G09F (DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; Labels OR NAME-PLATES; Seals), 16.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G09F
- Ranked #44,185 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare Yardbird Outside, LLC against Yutaka MFG. Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 19.4/100 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.
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.