Overall rank by patents
#20,356
of 50,000 tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 14 granted patents across 22 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2021–2025. 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: B64D (EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Safran ranks #20,356 of 50,000 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 14 patents across 22 technology areas.
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R20356 · US Corporation #20,356 · 14 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH
Nearest grant-volume peer: Safeai, Inc. (±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.
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
Safran Passenger Inn… · this assignee
50 score
3D Lighting Innovati… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Safran's Innovation Score is 49.5/100 (top 14% 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.
Safran Passenger Innovations, Llc is a focused PatentsView assignee: 22 CPC subclasses with 42.9% of grants classified under B64D (EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT). Peak complete grant year is 2021 (4 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2023. By volume, Safran sits between System S.p.a. and Sami-sabinsa Group Limited.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
SYSTEM S.P.A.
14 patents
SafeAI, Inc.
14 patents
SafeTraces, Inc.
14 patents
SafeWorks, LLC
14 patents
Saguna Networks Ltd.
14 patents
Saltel Industries
14 patents
SamanTree Medical SA
14 patents
Sami-Sabinsa Group Limited
14 patents
Safran Passenger Innovations, LLC
14 patents
What this shows Safran holds 14 patents at rank #20,414, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #20,414 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Safran's primary technology class.
Safran's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
50 Top 14% higher than 86% of 50,000 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2021–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | 28.6% |
| 2022 | 3 | 21.4% |
| 2023 | 2 | 14.3% |
| 2024 | 4 | 28.6% |
| 2025partial year | 1 | 7.1% |
Top 15 of 22 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#20,356
of 50,000 tracked assignees
49.5 out of 100
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