USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Sanden Retail Systems Corporation

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 8 granted patents across 9 technology areas, active 2020–2024. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: A47J (KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

7.0

Avg claims per patent

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Sanden holds 8 US patents across 9 technology areas, rank #33,128 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#33,128
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 55%
by Innovation Score (33.5/100): 7.0
avg claims per patent

Portfolio overview

Sanden Retail Systems Corporation has been granted 8 US utility patents between 2020 and 2024, placing Sanden Retail Systems Corporation at rank #33,128 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 9 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 7.0 claims per patent with primary concentration in A47J (KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES). As a Foreign Corporation, Sanden Retail Systems Corporation is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Sanden sits between Safway Services, Llc (8 patents, rank #33,124) and SAS, Inc. (8 patents, rank #33,132) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 33.5/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Historical data spans 2020 through 2024, with 8 total grants over that period. Velocity comparisons require five years of historical filings to calibrate. The Foreign Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.

Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. Sanden Retail Systems Corporation's 7.0 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while concentration in 9 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Sanden Retail Systems Corporation against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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8
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8
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8

What this shows Sanden holds 8 patents at rank #33,128, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Sanden

By rank, the assignees closest to #33,128 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A47J (Kitchen Equipment)

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

Sanden's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

34 Top 55% higher than 45% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2020–2024

Grants by year

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

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Sanden Retail Systems Corporation patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2020	1	12.5%
2021	2	25.0%
2022	3	37.5%
2023	1	12.5%
2024	1	12.5%

Which technologies does Sanden Retail Systems Corporation patent most?

A47J - KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES 4

G07F - COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS 4

B67D - DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 2

B65G - TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS 2

B01F - MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING 1

A23C - DAIRY PRODUCTS, e.g. MILK, BUTTER OR CHEESE; MILK OR CHEESE SUBSTITUTES; MAKING OR TREATMENT THEREOF 1

F16H - GEARING 1

G06Q - INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 1

G01F - MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME 1

Top 9 of 9 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Focused

Claim Depth Simple

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#33,128

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

33.5 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does Sanden Retail Systems Corporation hold?

Sanden Retail Systems Corporation holds 8 US granted patents filed between 2020 and 2024, spanning 9 technology areas.

What is Sanden Retail Systems Corporation's Innovation Score?

Sanden Retail Systems Corporation has an Innovation Score of 33.5 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Sanden Retail Systems Corporation focus on?

Sanden Retail Systems Corporation's top technology area is A47J (KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES) with 4 patents. The company has filed patents in 9 CPC subclasses total.

Is Sanden Retail Systems Corporation's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for Sanden Retail Systems Corporation.

What does claim depth mean for Sanden Retail Systems Corporation's patents?

Sanden Retail Systems Corporation's patents average 7.0 claims each. This is relatively simple claim structure, typical for focused inventions.

How is the Sanden Retail Systems Corporation 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.

How to use this portfolio

Sanden's 8 grants land it in the top 55% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - Sanden ranks #33,128 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in A47J - see who else leads that technology area. A47J leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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 byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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.