Overall rank by patents
#17,148
of 50,000 tracked assignees
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 50,000 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 17 patents across 2 technology areas.
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
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.
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
SALT International · this assignee
24 score
3D Lighting Innovati… · lowest
7 score
What this shows SALT International Corp. stamps GRANTS-MICRO, MID-PACK, PHOTO-FINISH, CPC-NARROW, INNOV-THIN, CLAIMS-RICH, TYPE-FRNCORP, VEL-DROP, BOOK-FULL. Volume places it #17,148 of 50,000; Innovation Score 24.4/100 sits in the top 86% of the PatentsView-derived corpus. Closest grant-volume peer on this plate is Safekey Engineering Technology (zhengzhou), Ltd. (±0 grants).
SALT International Corp. has been granted 17 US utility patents between 2017 and 2020, placing SALT International Corp. at #17,148 of 50,000 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 2 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 15.7 claims per patent with primary concentration in G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING). As a Foreign Corporation, SALT International Corp. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, SALT sits between Safekey Engineering Technology (zhengzhou), Ltd. (17 patents, rank #17,143) and Schwan-stabilo Cosmetic Gmbh & Co. KG (17 patents, rank #17,151) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 24.4/100 blends portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.
Grant cadence records the difference between two grant-year windows. Between 2020 and 2024 the company received 2 grants, compared with 15 in the 2015–2019 window, a -87% shift in five-year grant velocity. Both windows cover five complete grant years; the latest PatentsView year is a partial release and is excluded from this comparison, though it still appears in the yearly table and chart below. Grant timing can lag the related application by years, so this comparison does not establish current R&D spending, strategic intent, or a company’s application activity. The Foreign Corporation classification provides context for the assignee record, not a conclusion about its business strategy.
Claim depth and technology breadth describe this aggregate record. SALT International Corp.'s 15.7 average claims per patent is an average count, not a measure of claim scope, legal strength, enforceability, or design-around risk. The record spans 2 CPC subclasses. Combined with portfolio volume, these figures let readers compare the documented grant records of assignees in similar technology classes.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
SAFEKEY Engineering Technology (Zhengzhou), Ltd.
17 patents
SAFT AMERICA
17 patents
SAGAMI CHEMICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE
17 patents
SAINT-GOBAIN ADFORS CANADA, LTD.
17 patents
SCENERA TECHNOLOGIES LTD
17 patents
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SOLAR INVERTERS USA, INC.
17 patents
SCHUNK GmbH &Co. KG Spann-und Greiftechnik
17 patents
SCHWAN-STABILO COSMETIC GMBH & CO. KG
17 patents
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.
By rank, the assignees closest to #17,147 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in SALT's primary technology class.
SALT's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
24 Top 86% higher than 14% 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 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | 23.5% |
| 2018 | 3 | 17.6% |
| 2019 | 8 | 47.1% |
| 2020 | 2 | 11.8% |
Top 2 of 2 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#17,148
of 50,000 tracked assignees
24.4 out of 100
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