Where does Applied Silver, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Applied Silver, Inc. ranks #20,748 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 Applied Silver, Inc. hold?

Applied Silver, Inc. holds 13 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2023, spanning 12 technology areas.

What is Applied Silver, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Applied Silver, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 37.8 out of 100 (top 43% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Applied Silver, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Applied Silver, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +60% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Applied Silver, Inc.'s patents?

Applied Silver, Inc.'s patents average 18.5 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 Applied Silver, 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

Applied Silver, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does Applied Silver, Inc. focus on?

Applied Silver, Inc.'s top technology area is D06M (Treatment, NOT Provided FOR Elsewhere IN Class D06, OF Fibres, Threads, Yarns, Fabrics, Feathers OR Fibrous Goods Made From Such Materials) with 10 patents, ranking #13 of 332 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 12 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 13 granted patents across 12 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2023. 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: D06M (Treatment, NOT Provided FOR Elsewhere IN Class D06, OF Fibres, Threads, Yarns, Fabrics, Feathers OR Fibrous Goods Made From Such Materials).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Applied ranks #20,748 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 13 patents across 12 technology areas.

#20,748
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 43%
by Innovation Score (37.8/100): 18.5
avg claims per patent: +60%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R20748 · US Corporation #20,748 · 13 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 13 grants
MID-PACK #20,748/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Aortech International
CPC-FOCUS D06M · 12 areas
INNOV-THIN 37.8/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.5 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +60% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Aortech International plc (±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 Applied’s 37.8 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 9.1 pts (24%) Velocity 5.3 pts (14%) Breadth 12.2 pts (32%) Claim depth 11.1 pts (29%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Applied Silver · this assignee

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Applied's Innovation Score is 37.8/100 (top 43% 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 Applied?

Each dot is one of Applied’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). Applied’s own 18.5 claims/patent is ABOVE the 16.7 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Applied's grants concentrate

Applied Silver, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 12 CPC subclasses with 76.9% of grants classified under D06M (Treatment, NOT Provided FOR Elsewhere IN Class D06, OF Fibres, Threads, Yarns, Fabrics, Feathers OR Fibrous Goods Made From Such Materials). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Applied sits between Aortech International plc and Apttus Corporation.

Applied's three-year grant acceleration

Applied Silver, Inc. shows 4 grants in 2022–2024 against only 5 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.

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What this shows Applied holds 13 patents at rank #20,772, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Applied

By rank, the assignees closest to #20,772 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in D06M (Treatment)

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

Applied's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

38 Top 43% higher than 57% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2023

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Applied Silver, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	7.7%
2017	1	7.7%
2018	2	15.4%
2019	1	7.7%
2020	3	23.1%
2021	1	7.7%
2022	1	7.7%
2023	3	23.1%

Which technologies does Applied Silver, Inc. patent most?

D06M - Treatment, NOT Provided FOR Elsewhere IN Class D06, OF Fibres, Threads, Yarns, Fabrics, Feathers OR Fibrous Goods Made From Such Materials 10

D06F - Laundering, Drying, Ironing, Pressing OR Folding Textile Articles 10

A61L - Methods OR Apparatus FOR Sterilising Materials OR Objects IN GENERAL; Disinfection, Sterilisation OR Deodorisation OF AIR; Chemical Aspects OF Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical ARTICLES; Materials FOR Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical Articles 8

A01N - Preservation OF Bodies OF Humans OR Animals OR Plants OR Parts Thereof ; Biocides, e.g. AS Disinfectants, AS Pesticides OR AS Herbicides ; Pest Repellants OR ATTRACTANTS; Plant Growth Regulators 7

C02F - Treatment OF Water, Waste Water, Sewage, OR Sludge 5

B05D - Processes FOR Applying Fluent Materials TO Surfaces, IN General 4

D10B - Indexing Scheme Associated With Sublasses OF Section D, Relating TO Textiles 4

B01F - Mixing, e.g. Dissolving, Emulsifying OR Dispersing 3

C11D - Detergent COMPOSITIONS; USE OF Single Substances AS DETERGENTS; Soap OR SOAP-MAKING; Resin SOAPS; Recovery OF Glycerol 3

G05D - Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables 2

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 2

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 1

Top 12 of 12 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

Applied Silver, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Applied Silver, Inc.'s lead technology class is D06M (Treatment, NOT Provided FOR Elsewhere IN Class D06, OF Fibres, Threads, Yarns, Fabrics, Feathers OR Fibrous Goods Made From Such Materials), 76.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore D06M
Ranked #20,748 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Applied Silver, Inc. against Aortech International plc, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 37.8/100 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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