Salt International Corp.
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 17 granted patents across 2 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2020. 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).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Salt ranks #17,148 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 17 patents across 2 technology areas.
- #17,148
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- 14th percentile
- by Innovation Score (24.4/100)
- 15.7
- avg claims per patent
- -87%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R17148 · Foreign Corporation #17,148 · 17 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-MICRO 17 grants
- MID-PACK #17,148/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Safekey Engineering…
- CPC-NARROW G06F · 2 areas
- INNOV-THIN 24.4/100
- CLAIMS-RICH 15.7 claims/avg
- TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
- VEL-DROP -87% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Safekey Engineering Technology (Zhengzhou), Ltd. (±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 Salt’s 24.4 Innovation Score adds up
The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around Salt
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- Salt International · this assignee 24
Salt International · this assignee
24 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Salt's Innovation Score is 24.4/100 (14th 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 Salt?
Each dot is one of Salt’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). Salt’s own 15.7 claims/patent is ABOVE the 12.5 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.
Where Salt's grants concentrate
Salt International Corp. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 2 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (8 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2020. By volume, Salt sits between Safekey Engineering Technology (Zhengzhou), Ltd. and Schwan-stabilo Cosmetic GMBH & Co. KG.
Who files at Salt's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Safekey Engineeri…
Safekey Engineering Technology (Zhengzhou), Ltd.
17 patents
- Saft America
Saft America
17 patents
- Sagami Chemical R…
Sagami Chemical Research Institute
17 patents
- Saint-gobain Adfo…
Saint-gobain Adfors Canada, Ltd.
17 patents
- Scenera
Scenera Technologies Ltd
17 patents
- Schneider Electri…
Schneider Electric Solar Inverters USA, Inc.
17 patents
- Schunk & KG Spann…
Schunk GmbH &Co. KG Spann-und Greiftechnik
17 patents
- Schwan-stabilo Co…
Schwan-stabilo Cosmetic GMBH & Co. KG
17 patents
- Salt International ◀
Salt International Corp.
17 patents
What this shows Salt holds 17 patents at rank #17,147, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near Salt
By rank, the assignees closest to #17,147 in granted patent volume.
- Safekey Engineering Technology (Zhengzhou), Ltd. #17,143 · 17 patents
- Saft America #17,144 · 17 patents
- Sagami Chemical Research Institute #17,145 · 17 patents
- Saint-gobain Adfors Canada, Ltd. #17,146 · 17 patents
- Scenera Technologies Ltd #17,148 · 17 patents
- Schneider Electric Solar Inverters USA, Inc. #17,149 · 17 patents
- Schunk GmbH &Co. KG Spann-und Greiftechnik #17,150 · 17 patents
- Schwan-stabilo Cosmetic GMBH & Co. KG #17,151 · 17 patents
Leaders in G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Salt's primary technology class.
- International Business Machines Corporation 42,717 in class
- Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 21,497 in class
- Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC 16,951 in class
- Google LLC 13,092 in class
- Intel Corporation 12,803 in class
- Apple Inc. 11,007 in class
- Amazon Technologies, Inc. 10,217 in class
- Dell Products L.P. 7,187 in class
Salt's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
24 14th percentile higher than 14% 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
Grants by year
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | 23.5% |
| 2018 | 3 | 17.6% |
| 2019 | 8 | 47.1% |
| 2020 | 2 | 11.8% |
Which technologies does Salt International Corp. patent most?
Top 2 of 2 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
Salt International Corp.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- Salt International Corp.'s lead technology class is G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G06F
- Ranked #17,148 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare Salt International Corp. against Safekey Engineering Technology (Zhengzhou), Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 24.4/100 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.
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.