Where does San-ei GEN F.F.I., Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), San-ei GEN F.F.I., Inc. ranks #14,909 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 San-ei GEN F.F.I., Inc. hold?

San-ei GEN F.F.I., Inc. holds 20 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 20 technology areas.

What is San-ei GEN F.F.I., Inc.'s Innovation Score?

San-ei GEN F.F.I., Inc. has an Innovation Score of 34.2 out of 100 (47th 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 San-ei GEN F.F.I., Inc. focus on?

San-ei GEN F.F.I., Inc.'s top technology area is A23L (Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic Beverages, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Preparation OR Treatment Thereof) with 18 patents, ranking #76 of 1,325 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 20 CPC subclasses total.

Is San-ei GEN F.F.I., Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

San-ei GEN F.F.I., Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +160% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for San-ei GEN F.F.I., Inc.'s patents?

San-ei GEN F.F.I., Inc.'s patents average 7.5 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 San-ei GEN F.F.I., 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 Foreign Corporation

San-ei GEN F.F.I., Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 20 granted patents across 20 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: A23L (Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic Beverages, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Preparation OR Treatment Thereof).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, San-ei ranks #14,909 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 20 patents across 20 technology areas.

#14,909
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 47th percentile
by Innovation Score (34.2/100): 7.5
avg claims per patent: +160%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R14909 · Foreign Corporation #14,909 · 20 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 20 grants
MID-PACK #14,909/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Samhwa Capacitor
CPC-FOCUS A23L · 20 areas
INNOV-THIN 34.2/100
CLAIMS-SPARSE 7.5 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +160% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Samhwa Capacitor Co., 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 San-ei’s 34.2 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 10.5 pts (31%) Velocity 3.3 pts (10%) Breadth 15.8 pts (46%) Claim depth 4.5 pts (13%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
San-ei GEN F F I · this assignee

34
3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows San-ei's Innovation Score is 34.2/100 (47th 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 San-ei?

Each dot is one of San-ei’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). San-ei’s own 7.5 claims/patent is at or below the 10.5 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where San-ei's grants concentrate

San-ei GEN F.F.I., Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 20 CPC subclasses with 90% of grants classified under A23L (Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic Beverages, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Preparation OR Treatment Thereof). Peak complete grant year is 2021 (5 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, San-ei sits between S.A.S Jean Cassegrain and SDI Corporation.

San-ei's three-year grant acceleration

San-ei GEN F.F.I., Inc. shows 5 grants in 2022–2024 against only 10 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.

S Jean Cassegrain

20
S C R (Engineers)

20
S J Electro Syste…

20
Samhwa Capacitor

20
Sankyo Seisakusho

20
Sanvean

20
Savoye

20
SDI

20
San-ei GEN F F I ◀

20

What this shows San-ei holds 20 patents at rank #14,907, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near San-ei

By rank, the assignees closest to #14,907 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A23L (Foods)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in San-ei's primary technology class.

San-ei's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

34 47th percentile higher than 47% 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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San-ei GEN F.F.I., Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	5.0%
2016	1	5.0%
2018	1	5.0%
2019	2	10.0%
2020	3	15.0%
2021	5	25.0%
2022	3	15.0%
2023	2	10.0%
2025partial year	2	10.0%

Which technologies does San-ei GEN F.F.I., Inc. patent most?

A23L - Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic Beverages, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Preparation OR Treatment Thereof 18

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 9

A23V - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic Beverages AND Lactic OR Propionic Acid Bacteria Used IN Foodstuffs OR Food Preparation 8

C09B - Organic Dyes OR Closely-related Compounds FOR Producing Dyes ; , e.g. PIGMENTS; MORDANTS; Lakes 5

A23D - Edible Oils OR Fats, e.g. Margarines, Shortenings OR Cooking Oils 4

A61Q - Specific USE OF Cosmetics OR Similar Toiletry Preparations 4

C08B - POLYSACCHARIDES; Derivatives Thereof 3

C08L - Compositions OF Macromolecular Compounds 3

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 3

A23C - Dairy Products, e.g. Milk, Butter OR CHEESE; Milk OR Cheese SUBSTITUTES; Making OR Treatment Thereof 2

A23K - Fodder 1

A23F - COFFEE; TEA; Their SUBSTITUTES; Manufacture, Preparation, OR Infusion Thereof 1

A23G - COCOA; Cocoa Products, e.g. CHOCOLATE; Substitutes FOR Cocoa OR Cocoa PRODUCTS; CONFECTIONERY; Chewing GUM; ICE-CREAM; Preparation Thereof 1

C08K - Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients 1

C08J - WORKING-UP; General Processes OF COMPOUNDING; After-treatment NOT Covered BY Subclasses C08b, C08c, C08f, C08g or C08h 1

Top 15 of 20 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

San-ei GEN F.F.I., Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

San-ei GEN F.F.I., Inc.'s lead technology class is A23L (Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic Beverages, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Preparation OR Treatment Thereof), 90% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A23L
Ranked #14,909 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare San-ei GEN F.F.I., Inc. against S.A.S Jean Cassegrain, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 34.2/100 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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