Where does Detnet South Africa (PTY) Ltd rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Detnet South Africa (PTY) Ltd ranks #5,355 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 Detnet South Africa (PTY) Ltd hold?

Detnet South Africa (PTY) Ltd holds 64 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 22 technology areas.

What is Detnet South Africa (PTY) Ltd's Innovation Score?

Detnet South Africa (PTY) Ltd has an Innovation Score of 42.3 out of 100 (top 31% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Detnet South Africa (PTY) Ltd focus on?

Detnet South Africa (PTY) Ltd's top technology area is F42D (Blasting) with 53 patents. Grants appear in 22 CPC subclasses total.

Is Detnet South Africa (PTY) Ltd's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Detnet South Africa (PTY) Ltd's recent grant velocity is +42% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Detnet South Africa (PTY) Ltd's patents?

Detnet South Africa (PTY) Ltd's patents average 8.2 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 Detnet South Africa (PTY) Ltd 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 Foreign Corporation

Detnet South Africa (PTY) Ltd

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 64 granted patents across 22 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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: F42D (Blasting).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Detnet ranks #5,355 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 64 patents across 22 technology areas.

#5,355
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 31%
by Innovation Score (42.3/100): 8.2
avg claims per patent: +42%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R5355 · Foreign Corporation #5,355 · 64 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-UP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 64 grants
UPPER-Q #5,355/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Canopy Growth
CPC-FOCUS F42D · 22 areas
INNOV-PAR 42.3/100
CLAIMS-PAR 8.2 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-UP +42% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Canopy Growth Corporation (±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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Detnet South Africa… · this assignee

42
Fractal Antenna… · near

42
Medibotics · near

42
Robert Bosch… · near

42
Sangamo Biosciences · near

42
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Detnet's Innovation Score is 42.3/100 (top 31% 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.

Where Detnet's grants concentrate

Detnet South Africa (PTY) Ltd is a focused PatentsView assignee: 22 CPC subclasses with 82.8% of grants classified under F42D (Blasting). Peak complete grant year is 2021 (10 grants) versus a trough of 3 in 2016. By volume, Detnet sits between Canopy Growth Corporation and Felica Networks, Inc..

Detnet's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Detnet South Africa (PTY) Ltd moved from 20 to 19 grants (0.95x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). See the growth leaderboard.

Canopy Growth

64
Capsugel Belgium

64
Continental Auton…

64
D2S

64
Dowa Metaltech

64
Danco

64
Fast IP

64
Felica Networks

64
Detnet South Afri… ◀

64

What this shows Detnet holds 64 patents at rank #5,354, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Detnet

By rank, the assignees closest to #5,354 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F42D (Blasting)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Detnet, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above).

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (42 here).

Robert Bosch Automotive Steering LLC 42 Sangamo Biosciences, Inc. 42 Fractal Antenna Systems, Inc. 42 Medibotics LLC 42

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (8.2 here).

Pouch Pac Innovations, LLC 8.2 avg NOF Corporation 8.2 avg Dowa Electronics Materials Co., Ltd. 8.2 avg Inje University Industry-academic Cooperation Foundation 8.2 avg

Detnet's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

42 Top 31% higher than 69% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

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

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Detnet South Africa (PTY) Ltd patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	7	10.9%
2016	3	4.7%
2017	6	9.4%
2018	3	4.7%
2019	5	7.8%
2020	5	7.8%
2021	10	15.6%
2022	5	7.8%
2023	6	9.4%
2024	8	12.5%
2025partial year	6	9.4%

Which technologies does Detnet South Africa (PTY) Ltd patent most?

F42D - Blasting 53

F42C - Ammunition Fuzes ; Arming OR Safety Means Therefor 20

F42B - Explosive Charges, e.g. FOR Blasting, Fireworks, Ammunition 13

G04F - Time-interval Measuring 4

C06C - Detonating OR Priming DEVICES; Fuses ; Chemical LIGHTERS; Pyrophoric Compositions 3

H01B - CABLES; CONDUCTORS; INSULATORS; Selection OF Materials FOR Their Conductive, Insulating OR Dielectric Properties 2

B65H - Handling Thin OR Filamentary Material, e.g. Sheets, Webs, Cables 2

H03K - Pulse Technique 1

H01R - Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors 1

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 1

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 1

G08B - Signalling OR Calling SYSTEMS; Order TELEGRAPHS; Alarm Systems 1

G05B - Control OR Regulating Systems IN GENERAL; Functional Elements OF Such SYSTEMS; Monitoring OR Testing Arrangements FOR Such Systems OR Elements 1

B25J - MANIPULATORS; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices 1

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 1

Top 15 of 22 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#5,355

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

42.3 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

Detnet South Africa (PTY) Ltd's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Detnet South Africa (PTY) Ltd's lead technology class is F42D (Blasting), 82.8% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F42D
Ranked #5,355 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Detnet South Africa (PTY) Ltd against Canopy Growth Corporation, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 42.3/100 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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