Where does Saildrone, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Saildrone, Inc. ranks #37,315 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 Saildrone, Inc. hold?

Saildrone, Inc. holds 7 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2024, spanning 6 technology areas.

What is Saildrone, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Saildrone, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 30.4 out of 100 (34th 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 Saildrone, Inc. focus on?

Saildrone, Inc.'s top technology area is B63B (Ships OR Other Waterborne VESSELS; Equipment FOR Shipping) with 7 patents, ranking #115 of 645 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 6 CPC subclasses total.

Is Saildrone, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Saildrone, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +33% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Saildrone, Inc.'s patents?

Saildrone, Inc.'s patents average 16.9 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 Saildrone, Inc. 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

Saildrone, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 6 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: B63B (Ships OR Other Waterborne VESSELS; Equipment FOR Shipping).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Saildrone ranks #37,315 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 6 technology areas.

#37,315
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 34th percentile
by Innovation Score (30.4/100): 16.9
avg claims per patent: +33%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R37315 · US Corporation #37,315 · 7 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-UP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 7 grants
MID-PACK #37,315/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Safety Tubs
CPC-NARROW B63B · 6 areas
INNOV-THIN 30.4/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.9 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-UP +33% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Safety Tubs Company, 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 Saildrone’s 30.4 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 7.2 pts (24%) Velocity 4.4 pts (14%) Breadth 8.7 pts (29%) Claim depth 10.1 pts (33%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
S G B D · near

30
Saildrone · this assignee

30
Givenchy · near

30
University of the… · near

30
RTX A/S · near

30
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Saildrone's Innovation Score is 30.4/100 (34th 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 Saildrone?

Each dot is one of Saildrone’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). Saildrone’s own 16.9 claims/patent is ABOVE the 15.1 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Saildrone's grants concentrate

Saildrone, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 6 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under B63B (Ships OR Other Waterborne VESSELS; Equipment FOR Shipping). Peak complete grant year is 2021 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Saildrone sits between Safety Tubs Company, LLC. and Sanner GmbH.

Saildrone's three-year grant acceleration

Saildrone, Inc. 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.

Safety Tubs

7
Safie

7
Sage Intacct

7
Sage Software

7
Saint Joseph's Un…

7
Samuel Son & (USA)

7
Sanas ai

7
Sanner

7
Saildrone ◀

7

What this shows Saildrone holds 7 patents at rank #37,544, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Saildrone

By rank, the assignees closest to #37,544 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B63B (Ships OR Other Waterborne Vessels)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Saildrone, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In B63B (Ships OR Other Waterborne Vessels), Saildrone ranks #115 of 645 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (30 here).

University of the Ryukyus 30 Givenchy 30 S.G.B.D. Technologies Ltd. 30 RTX A/S 30

Saildrone's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

30 34th percentile higher than 34% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2024

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Saildrone, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	14.3%
2016	1	14.3%
2019	1	14.3%
2021	2	28.6%
2023	1	14.3%
2024	1	14.3%

Which technologies does Saildrone, Inc. patent most?

B63B - Ships OR Other Waterborne VESSELS; Equipment FOR Shipping 7

B63H - Marine Propulsion OR Steering 7

B63G - Offensive OR Defensive Arrangements ON VESSELS; MINE-LAYING; MINE-SWEEPING; SUBMARINES; Aircraft Carriers 6

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 6

G05D - Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables 6

H02S - Generation OF Electric Power BY Conversion OF Infrared Radiation, Visible Light OR Ultraviolet Light, e.g. Using Photovoltaic [PV] Modules 6

Top 6 of 6 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

Saildrone, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Saildrone, Inc.'s lead technology class is B63B (Ships OR Other Waterborne VESSELS; Equipment FOR Shipping), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B63B
Ranked #37,315 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Saildrone, Inc. against Safety Tubs Company, LLC., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 30.4/100 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

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