Where does DS Smith Packaging Ltd rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), DS Smith Packaging Ltd ranks #46,301 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 DS Smith Packaging Ltd hold?

DS Smith Packaging Ltd holds 5 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2021, spanning 9 technology areas.

What is DS Smith Packaging Ltd's Innovation Score?

DS Smith Packaging Ltd has an Innovation Score of 25.2 out of 100 (17th 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 DS Smith Packaging Ltd focus on?

DS Smith Packaging Ltd's top technology area is B31B (Making Containers OF Paper, Cardboard OR Material Worked IN A Manner Analogous TO Paper) with 2 patents, ranking #132 of 282 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 9 CPC subclasses total.

Is DS Smith Packaging Ltd's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

DS Smith Packaging Ltd's recent grant velocity is +50% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for DS Smith Packaging Ltd's patents?

DS Smith Packaging Ltd's patents average 14.0 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 DS Smith Packaging 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

DS Smith Packaging Ltd

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 9 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2021. 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: B31B (Making Containers OF Paper, Cardboard OR Material Worked IN A Manner Analogous TO Paper).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, DS ranks #46,301 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 9 technology areas.

#46,301
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 17th percentile
by Innovation Score (25.2/100): 14.0
avg claims per patent: +50%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R46301 · Foreign Corporation #46,301 · 5 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · BOTTOM-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
BOTTOM-DECILE #46,301/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Drifire
CPC-NARROW B31B · 9 areas
INNOV-THIN 25.2/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.0 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +50% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Drifire, 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 DS’s 25.2 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 6.2 pts (25%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 10.6 pts (42%) Claim depth 8.4 pts (33%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
DS Smith Packaging · this assignee

25
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows DS's Innovation Score is 25.2/100 (17th 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 DS?

Each dot is one of DS’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). DS’s own 14.0 claims/patent is at or below the 18.0 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where DS's grants concentrate

DS Smith Packaging Ltd is a focused PatentsView assignee: 9 CPC subclasses with 40% of grants classified under B31B (Making Containers OF Paper, Cardboard OR Material Worked IN A Manner Analogous TO Paper). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, DS sits between Drifire, LLC and Dtip .LLC.

Drifire

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Drilling Innovati…

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Drinkfinger

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Droneseed

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DSA Detection

5
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DSX Holdings

5
Dtip

5
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5

What this shows DS holds 5 patents at rank #46,169, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near DS

By rank, the assignees closest to #46,169 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B31B (Making Containers OF Paper)

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

DS's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

25 17th percentile higher than 17% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2021

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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DS Smith Packaging Ltd patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	1	20.0%
2019	1	20.0%
2020	2	40.0%
2021	1	20.0%

Which technologies does DS Smith Packaging Ltd patent most?

B31B - Making Containers OF Paper, Cardboard OR Material Worked IN A Manner Analogous TO Paper 2

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 2

B65B - Machines, Apparatus OR Devices FOR, OR Methods OF, Packaging Articles OR MATERIALS; Unpacking 1

A47F - Special Furniture, Fittings, OR Accessories FOR Shops, Storehouses, Bars, Restaurants OR THE LIKE; Paying Counters 1

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 1

B65H - Handling Thin OR Filamentary Material, e.g. Sheets, Webs, Cables 1

B31F - Mechanical Working OR Deformation OF Paper, Cardboard OR Material Worked IN A Manner Analogous TO Paper 1

F16B - Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing 1

A47B - TABLES; DESKS; Office FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; General Details OF Furniture 1

Top 9 of 9 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

DS Smith Packaging Ltd's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

DS Smith Packaging Ltd's lead technology class is B31B (Making Containers OF Paper, Cardboard OR Material Worked IN A Manner Analogous TO Paper), 40% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B31B
Ranked #46,301 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare DS Smith Packaging Ltd against Drifire, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 25.2/100 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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