Safeway Safety Step, LLC
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 13 granted patents across 3 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2024. 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: A47K (Sanitary Equipment NOT Otherwise Provided FOR ; Toilet Accessories).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Safeway ranks #21,717 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 13 patents across 3 technology areas.
- #21,717
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- Top 24%
- by Innovation Score (45.2/100)
- 16.6
- avg claims per patent
- -14%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R21717 · US Corporation #21,717 · 13 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-MICRO 13 grants
- MID-PACK #21,717/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Safe Flight Instrument
- CPC-NARROW A47K · 3 areas
- INNOV-PAR 45.2/100
- CLAIMS-RICH 16.6 claims/avg
- TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
- VEL-DOWN -14% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Safe Flight Instrument, 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 Safeway’s 45.2 Innovation Score adds up
The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around Safeway
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- Safeway Safety Step · this assignee
Safeway Safety Step · this assignee
45 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Safeway's Innovation Score is 45.2/100 (top 24% 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 Safeway?
Each dot is one of Safeway’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). Safeway’s own 16.6 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.3 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.
Where Safeway's grants concentrate
Safeway Safety Step, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 3 CPC subclasses with 84.6% of grants classified under A47K (Sanitary Equipment NOT Otherwise Provided FOR ; Toilet Accessories). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Safeway sits between Symphony Communication Services Holdings LLC and SarTec Corporation.
Safeway's three-year grant acceleration
Safeway Safety Step, LLC shows 5 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.
Who files at Safeway's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Symphony Communic…
Symphony Communication Services Holdings LLC
13 patents
- Synergy Sports Te…
Synergy Sports Technology, LLC
13 patents
- Safe Flight Instr…
Safe Flight Instrument, LLC
13 patents
- Safe Life Defense…
Safe Life Defense, L.L.C.
13 patents
- Sanderling Manage…
Sanderling Management Limited
13 patents
- Sandgroup Interna…
Sandgroup International Ltd.
13 patents
- Sandvik SRP AB
Sandvik SRP AB
13 patents
- Sartec
SarTec Corporation
13 patents
- Safeway Safety St… ◀
Safeway Safety Step, LLC
13 patents
What this shows Safeway holds 13 patents at rank #21,784, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near Safeway
By rank, the assignees closest to #21,784 in granted patent volume.
- Symphony Communication Services Holdings LLC #21,780 · 13 patents
- Synergy Sports Technology, LLC #21,781 · 13 patents
- Safe Flight Instrument, LLC #21,782 · 13 patents
- Safe Life Defense, L.L.C. #21,783 · 13 patents
- Sanderling Management Limited #21,785 · 13 patents
- Sandgroup International Ltd. #21,786 · 13 patents
- Sandvik SRP AB #21,787 · 13 patents
- SarTec Corporation #21,788 · 13 patents
Leaders in A47K (Sanitary Equipment)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Safeway's primary technology class.
Safeway's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
45 Top 24% higher than 76% of 49,997 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Grants by year
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 7.7% |
| 2016 | 1 | 7.7% |
| 2017 | 4 | 30.8% |
| 2018 | 1 | 7.7% |
| 2020 | 1 | 7.7% |
| 2022 | 2 | 15.4% |
| 2023 | 1 | 7.7% |
| 2024 | 2 | 15.4% |
Which technologies does Safeway Safety Step, LLC patent most?
Top 3 of 3 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
Safeway Safety Step, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- Safeway Safety Step, LLC's lead technology class is A47K (Sanitary Equipment NOT Otherwise Provided FOR ; Toilet Accessories), 84.6% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A47K
- Ranked #21,717 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare Safeway Safety Step, LLC against Symphony Communication Services Holdings LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 45.2/100 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.
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.