Where does David S. Smith America, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), David S. Smith America, Inc. ranks #34,949 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 David S. Smith America, Inc. hold?

David S. Smith America, Inc. holds 7 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2020, spanning 3 technology areas.

What is David S. Smith America, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

David S. Smith America, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 19.1 out of 100 (6th 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 David S. Smith America, Inc. focus on?

David S. Smith America, Inc.'s top technology area is B67D (Dispensing, Delivering OR Transferring Liquids, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR) with 3 patents, ranking #172 of 469 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 3 CPC subclasses total.

Is David S. Smith America, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

David S. Smith America, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -83% 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 David S. Smith America, Inc.'s patents?

David S. Smith America, Inc.'s patents average 9.7 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 David S. Smith America, 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

David S. Smith America, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 3 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2020. 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: B67D (Dispensing, Delivering OR Transferring Liquids, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, David ranks #34,949 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 3 technology areas.

#34,949
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 6th percentile
by Innovation Score (19.1/100): 9.7
avg claims per patent: -83%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R34949 · US Corporation #34,949 · 7 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 7 grants
MID-PACK #34,949/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Danko Manufacturing
CPC-NARROW B67D · 3 areas
INNOV-LOW 19.1/100
CLAIMS-PAR 9.7 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -83% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Danko Manufacturing 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 David’s 19.1 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 7.2 pts (38%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 6.1 pts (32%) Claim depth 5.8 pts (30%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
David S Smith America · this assignee

19
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows David's Innovation Score is 19.1/100 (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 David?

Each dot is one of David’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). David’s own 9.7 claims/patent is at or below the 15.7 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where David's grants concentrate

David S. Smith America, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 3 CPC subclasses with 42.9% of grants classified under B67D (Dispensing, Delivering OR Transferring Liquids, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, David sits between Danko Manufacturing LLC and De Luca Oven Technologies, LLC.

Danko Manufacturi…

7
Dashlane SAS

7
Datron World Comm…

7
Dauntless Labs

7
Davinci Italia/US…

7
Davro Design

7
Dayou Winia

7
De Luca Oven

7
David S Smith Ame… ◀

7

What this shows David holds 7 patents at rank #35,007, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near David

By rank, the assignees closest to #35,007 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B67D (Dispensing)

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

David'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

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2020

Grants by year

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

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David S. Smith America, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	3	42.9%
2018	1	14.3%
2019	2	28.6%
2020	1	14.3%

Which technologies does David S. Smith America, Inc. patent most?

B67D - Dispensing, Delivering OR Transferring Liquids, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 3

B65D - Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials, e.g. Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding CONTAINERS; Accessories, Closures, OR Fittings THEREFOR; Packaging ELEMENTS; Packages 3

G01F - Measuring Volume, Volume Flow, Mass Flow OR Liquid LEVEL; Metering BY Volume 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

David S. Smith America, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

David S. Smith America, Inc.'s lead technology class is B67D (Dispensing, Delivering OR Transferring Liquids, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR), 42.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B67D
Ranked #34,949 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare David S. Smith America, Inc. against Danko Manufacturing LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 19.1/100 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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