Where does SAE International rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), SAE International ranks #33,136 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 SAE International hold?

SAE International holds 8 US utility patents granted between 2020 and 2025, spanning 3 technology areas.

What is SAE International's Innovation Score?

SAE International has an Innovation Score of 41.4 out of 100 (top 33% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does SAE International focus on?

SAE International's top technology area is G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing) with 5 patents, ranking #6,197 of 13,878 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 3 CPC subclasses total.

Is SAE International's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for SAE International.

What does claim depth mean for SAE International's patents?

SAE International's patents average 12.9 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 SAE International 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

SAE International

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 8 granted patents across 3 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2020–2025. 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: G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, SAE ranks #33,136 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 8 patents across 3 technology areas.

#33,136
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 33%
by Innovation Score (41.4/100): 12.9
avg claims per patent

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R33136 · US Corporation #33,136 · 8 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH

GRANTS-MICRO 8 grants
MID-PACK #33,136/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH S-1
CPC-NARROW G06F · 3 areas
INNOV-PAR 41.4/100
CLAIMS-RICH 12.9 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
SPAN-YRS 2020–2025 · 6y
BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: S-1 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.

How SAE’s 41.4 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 7.6 pts (18%) Velocity 20.0 pts (48%) Breadth 6.1 pts (15%) Claim depth 7.7 pts (19%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
SAE International · this assignee

41
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows SAE's Innovation Score is 41.4/100 (top 33% 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 SAE?

Each dot is one of SAE’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). SAE’s own 12.9 claims/patent is at or below the 13.3 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where SAE's grants concentrate

SAE International is a focused PatentsView assignee: 3 CPC subclasses with 62.5% of grants classified under G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing). Peak complete grant year is 2024 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2020. By volume, SAE sits between S-1 Corporation and Safran Data Systems.

SAE's three-year grant acceleration

SAE International shows 6 grants in 2022–2024 against only 1 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.

S-1

8
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Exel Industries

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8

What this shows SAE holds 8 patents at rank #33,119, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near SAE

By rank, the assignees closest to #33,119 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing)

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

SAE's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

41 Top 33% higher than 67% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2020–2025

Grants by year

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

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SAE International patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2020	1	12.5%
2022	2	25.0%
2023	1	12.5%
2024	3	37.5%
2025partial year	1	12.5%

Which technologies does SAE International patent most?

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 5

G06N - Computing Arrangements Based ON Specific Computational Models 2

G06Q - Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory PURPOSES; Systems OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory Purposes, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

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

SAE International's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

SAE International's lead technology class is G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing), 62.5% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G06F
Ranked #33,136 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare SAE International against S-1 Corporation, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 41.4/100 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

Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.