Where does SAFT rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), SAFT ranks #7,469 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 SAFT hold?

SAFT holds 44 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 27 technology areas.

What is SAFT's Innovation Score?

SAFT has an Innovation Score of 47.0 out of 100 (top 19% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does SAFT focus on?

SAFT's top technology area is Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution) with 36 patents, ranking #422 of 5,963 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 27 CPC subclasses total.

Is SAFT's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

SAFT's recent grant velocity is -24% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). Grant activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for SAFT's patents?

SAFT's patents average 16.7 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 SAFT 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

SAFT

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 44 granted patents across 27 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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: Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, SAFT ranks #7,469 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 44 patents across 27 technology areas.

#7,469
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 19%
by Innovation Score (47.0/100): 16.7
avg claims per patent: -24%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R7469 · Foreign Corporation #7,469 · 44 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 44 grants
UPPER-Q #7,469/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Regulus Therapeutics
CPC-FOCUS Y02E · 27 areas
INNOV-PAR 47.0/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.7 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DOWN -24% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Regulus Therapeutics 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.

How SAFT’s 47.0 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 13.1 pts (28%) Velocity 5.5 pts (12%) Breadth 18.4 pts (39%) Claim depth 10.0 pts (21%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Dai-ichi Kogyo Seiyaku · near

47
Ikorongo Technology · near

47
SAFT · this assignee

47
Sumo Logic · near

47
Trek Bicycle · near

47
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows SAFT's Innovation Score is 47.0/100 (top 19% 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 SAFT?

Each dot is one of SAFT’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). SAFT’s own 16.7 claims/patent is ABOVE the 12.8 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where SAFT's grants concentrate

SAFT is a focused PatentsView assignee: 27 CPC subclasses with 81.8% of grants classified under Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (8 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, SAFT sits between Regulus Therapeutics Inc. and Shenzhen Uvled Optical Technology Co., Ltd..

SAFT's three-year grant acceleration

SAFT shows 9 grants in 2022–2024 against only 11 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.

Regulus Therapeut…

44
Reliant Immune Di…

44
Roehm

44
Rondo Energy

44
Senju Pharmaceuti…

44
SFS Intec Holding

44
Shenzhen Sensetim…

44
Shenzhen Uvled Op…

44
SAFT ◀

44

What this shows SAFT holds 44 patents at rank #7,469, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near SAFT

By rank, the assignees closest to #7,469 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for SAFT, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions), SAFT ranks #422 of 5,963 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (47 here).

Sumo Logic, Inc. 47 Trek Bicycle Corporation 47 Ikorongo Technology, LLC 47 Dai-ichi Kogyo Seiyaku Co., Ltd. 47

SAFT's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

47 Top 19% higher than 81% of 49,997 US assignees

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US assignees. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 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

SAFT patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	3	6.8%
2016	8	18.2%
2017	5	11.4%
2018	1	2.3%
2019	4	9.1%
2020	3	6.8%
2021	4	9.1%
2022	3	6.8%
2023	6	13.6%
2025partial year	7	15.9%

Which technologies does SAFT patent most?

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 36

H01M - Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy 32

Y02P - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN THE Production OR Processing OF Goods 11

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 10

H02J - Circuit Arrangements OR Systems FOR Supplying OR Distributing Electric POWER; Systems FOR Storing Electric Energy 10

C01P - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Structural AND Physical Aspects OF Solid Inorganic Compounds 4

Y02T - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation 4

C01G - Compounds Containing Metals NOT Covered BY Subclasses C01d OR C01f 3

H02M - Apparatus FOR Conversion Between AC AND AC, Between AC AND DC, OR Between DC AND DC, AND FOR USE With Mains OR Similar Power Supply SYSTEMS; Conversion OF DC OR AC Input Power Into Surge Output POWER; Control OR Regulation Thereof 3

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 2

F16B - Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing 2

H01G - CAPACITORS; Capacitors, Rectifiers, Detectors, Switching Devices, Light-sensitive OR Temperature-sensitive Devices OF THE Electrolytic Type 2

H01B - CABLES; CONDUCTORS; INSULATORS; Selection OF Materials FOR Their Conductive, Insulating OR Dielectric Properties 1

B60L - Propulsion OF Electrically-propelled Vehicles ; Supplying Electric Power FOR Auxiliary Equipment OF Electrically-propelled Vehicles ; Electrodynamic Brake Systems FOR Vehicles IN General ; Magnetic Suspension OR Levitation FOR VEHICLES; Monitoring Operating Variables OF Electrically-propelled Vehicl 1

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 1

Top 15 of 27 technology areas

More on this record

Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

View all rankings → How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

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

SAFT's lead technology class is Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution), 81.8% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore Y02E
Ranked #7,469 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare SAFT against Regulus Therapeutics Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 47.0/100 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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