Where does Saab Bofors Dynamics Switzerland Ltd. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Saab Bofors Dynamics Switzerland Ltd. ranks #42,761 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 Saab Bofors Dynamics Switzerland Ltd. hold?

Saab Bofors Dynamics Switzerland Ltd. holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2018 and 2024, spanning 7 technology areas.

What is Saab Bofors Dynamics Switzerland Ltd.'s Innovation Score?

Saab Bofors Dynamics Switzerland Ltd. has an Innovation Score of 32.2 out of 100 (40th 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 Saab Bofors Dynamics Switzerland Ltd. focus on?

Saab Bofors Dynamics Switzerland Ltd.'s top technology area is F42B (Explosive Charges, e.g. FOR Blasting, Fireworks, Ammunition) with 6 patents, ranking #88 of 331 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 7 CPC subclasses total.

Is Saab Bofors Dynamics Switzerland Ltd.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Saab Bofors Dynamics Switzerland Ltd.'s recent grant velocity is +400% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Saab Bofors Dynamics Switzerland Ltd.'s patents?

Saab Bofors Dynamics Switzerland Ltd.'s patents average 19.5 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 Saab Bofors Dynamics Switzerland 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

Saab Bofors Dynamics Switzerland Ltd.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 7 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2018–2024. 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: F42B (Explosive Charges, e.g. FOR Blasting, Fireworks, Ammunition).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Saab ranks #42,761 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 7 technology areas.

#42,761
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 40th percentile
by Innovation Score (32.2/100): 19.5
avg claims per patent: +400%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R42761 · Foreign Corporation #42,761 · 6 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #42,761/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Sabic Innovative…
CPC-NARROW F42B · 7 areas
INNOV-THIN 32.2/100
CLAIMS-RICH 19.5 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +400% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Sabic Innovative Plastics B.V. (±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 Saab’s 32.2 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 6.7 pts (21%) Velocity 4.4 pts (14%) Breadth 9.4 pts (29%) Claim depth 11.7 pts (36%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Saab Bofors… · this assignee

32
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Saab's Innovation Score is 32.2/100 (40th 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 Saab?

Each dot is one of Saab’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). Saab’s own 19.5 claims/patent is ABOVE the 12.5 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Saab's grants concentrate

Saab Bofors Dynamics Switzerland Ltd. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 7 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under F42B (Explosive Charges, e.g. FOR Blasting, Fireworks, Ammunition). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, Saab sits between System Square Inc. and Saeta GmbH & Co. KG.

Saab's three-year grant acceleration

Saab Bofors Dynamics Switzerland Ltd. shows 2 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.

System Square

6
Systemes ET Ident…

6
Systems & Technol…

6
Sanotize Research…

6
Sabic Innovative…

6
Sackett Solutions…

6
Sacramento Munici…

6
Saeta & KG

6
Saab Bofors Dynam… ◀

6

What this shows Saab holds 6 patents at rank #43,067, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Saab

By rank, the assignees closest to #43,067 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F42B (Explosive Charges)

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

Saab's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

32 40th percentile higher than 40% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2018–2024

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2018–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Saab Bofors Dynamics Switzerland Ltd. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2018	1	16.7%
2020	3	50.0%
2023	1	16.7%
2024	1	16.7%

Which technologies does Saab Bofors Dynamics Switzerland Ltd. patent most?

F42B - Explosive Charges, e.g. FOR Blasting, Fireworks, Ammunition 6

F41F - Apparatus FOR Launching Projectiles OR Missiles From Barrels, e.g. Cannons ; Launchers FOR Rockets OR TORPEDOES; Harpoon Guns 1

F41A - Functional Features OR Details Common TO Both Smallarms AND Ordnance, e.g. CANNONS; Mountings FOR Smallarms OR Ordnance 1

F41G - Weapon SIGHTS; Aiming 1

B64G - COSMONAUTICS; Vehicles OR Equipment Therefor 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

F42C - Ammunition Fuzes ; Arming OR Safety Means Therefor 1

Top 7 of 7 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

Saab Bofors Dynamics Switzerland Ltd.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Saab Bofors Dynamics Switzerland Ltd.'s lead technology class is F42B (Explosive Charges, e.g. FOR Blasting, Fireworks, Ammunition), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F42B
Ranked #42,761 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Saab Bofors Dynamics Switzerland Ltd. against System Square Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 32.2/100 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.

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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

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