Where does Samson Rope Technologies, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Samson Rope Technologies, Inc. ranks #25,126 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 Samson Rope Technologies, Inc. hold?

Samson Rope Technologies, Inc. holds 11 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 9 technology areas.

What is Samson Rope Technologies, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Samson Rope Technologies, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 31.1 out of 100 (36th 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 Samson Rope Technologies, Inc. focus on?

Samson Rope Technologies, Inc.'s top technology area is D07B (Ropes OR Cables IN General) with 8 patents. Grants appear in 9 CPC subclasses total.

Is Samson Rope Technologies, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Samson Rope Technologies, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -89% 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 Samson Rope Technologies, Inc.'s patents?

Samson Rope Technologies, Inc.'s patents average 19.8 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 Samson Rope Technologies, 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

Samson Rope Technologies, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 11 granted patents across 9 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: D07B (Ropes OR Cables IN General).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Samson ranks #25,126 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 11 patents across 9 technology areas.

#25,126
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 36th percentile
by Innovation Score (31.1/100): 19.8
avg claims per patent: -89%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R25126 · US Corporation #25,126 · 11 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 11 grants
MID-PACK #25,126/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Safeguard Biosystems…
CPC-NARROW D07B · 9 areas
INNOV-THIN 31.1/100
CLAIMS-RICH 19.8 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -89% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Safeguard Biosystems Holdings 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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Samson Rope · this assignee

31
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Samson's Innovation Score is 31.1/100 (36th 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.

Where Samson's grants concentrate

Samson Rope Technologies, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 9 CPC subclasses with 72.7% of grants classified under D07B (Ropes OR Cables IN General). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Samson sits between Safeguard Biosystems Holdings Ltd. and Sanrio Company, Ltd..

Safeguard Biosyst…

11
Safran Vectronix

11
Saint-gobain Abra…

11
Salvus

11
Samsung C & T

11
Samsung Heavy Ind…

11
Sana Health

11
Sanrio

11
Samson Rope ◀

11

What this shows Samson holds 11 patents at rank #25,106, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Samson

By rank, the assignees closest to #25,106 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in D07B (Ropes OR Cables IN General)

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

Samson's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

31 36th percentile higher than 36% of 49,997 US assignees

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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.

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Samson Rope Technologies, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	18.2%
2016	3	27.3%
2017	1	9.1%
2018	1	9.1%
2019	2	18.2%
2020	1	9.1%
2025partial year	1	9.1%

Which technologies does Samson Rope Technologies, Inc. patent most?

D07B - Ropes OR Cables IN General 8

B66C - CRANES; Load-engaging Elements OR Devices FOR Cranes, Capstans, Winches, OR Tackles 3

D02G - Crimping OR Curling Fibres, Filaments, Threads, OR YARNS; Yarns OR Threads 3

B63B - Ships OR Other Waterborne VESSELS; Equipment FOR Shipping 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 1

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

B21L - Making Metal Chains 1

F16G - Belts, Cables, OR Ropes, Predominantly Used FOR Driving PURPOSES; CHAINS; Fittings Predominantly Used Therefor 1

Top 9 of 9 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#25,126

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

31.1 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

Samson Rope Technologies, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Samson Rope Technologies, Inc.'s lead technology class is D07B (Ropes OR Cables IN General), 72.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore D07B
Ranked #25,126 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Samson Rope Technologies, Inc. against Safeguard Biosystems Holdings Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 31.1/100 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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