Where does Sanyo Machine Works, Ltd. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Sanyo Machine Works, Ltd. ranks #30,016 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 Sanyo Machine Works, Ltd. hold?

Sanyo Machine Works, Ltd. holds 9 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2024, spanning 16 technology areas.

What is Sanyo Machine Works, Ltd.'s Innovation Score?

Sanyo Machine Works, Ltd. has an Innovation Score of 34.8 out of 100 (49th 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 Sanyo Machine Works, Ltd. focus on?

Sanyo Machine Works, Ltd.'s top technology area is B23P (Metal-working NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Combined OPERATIONS; Universal Machine Tools) with 5 patents, ranking #118 of 1,028 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 16 CPC subclasses total.

Is Sanyo Machine Works, Ltd.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Sanyo Machine Works, Ltd.'s recent grant velocity is -20% 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 Sanyo Machine Works, Ltd.'s patents?

Sanyo Machine Works, Ltd.'s patents average 10.0 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 Sanyo Machine Works, Ltd. 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

Sanyo Machine Works, Ltd.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 9 granted patents across 16 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2024. 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: B23P (Metal-working NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Combined OPERATIONS; Universal Machine Tools).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Sanyo ranks #30,016 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 9 patents across 16 technology areas.

#30,016
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 49th percentile
by Innovation Score (34.8/100): 10.0
avg claims per patent: -20%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R30016 · Foreign Corporation #30,016 · 9 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 9 grants
MID-PACK #30,016/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Samsung Engineering
CPC-FOCUS B23P · 16 areas
INNOV-THIN 34.8/100
CLAIMS-PAR 10.0 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DOWN -20% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Samsung Engineering 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 Sanyo’s 34.8 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 8.0 pts (23%) Velocity 6.7 pts (19%) Breadth 14.1 pts (41%) Claim depth 6.0 pts (17%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Sanyo Machine Works · this assignee

35
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Sanyo's Innovation Score is 34.8/100 (49th 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 Sanyo?

Each dot is one of Sanyo’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). Sanyo’s own 10.0 claims/patent is at or below the 13.1 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Sanyo's grants concentrate

Sanyo Machine Works, Ltd. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 16 CPC subclasses with 55.6% of grants classified under B23P (Metal-working NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Combined OPERATIONS; Universal Machine Tools). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Sanyo sits between Samsung Engineering Co., Ltd. and SC2N.

Sanyo's three-year grant acceleration

Sanyo Machine Works, Ltd. shows 2 grants in 2022–2024 against only 2 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.

Samsung Engineeri…

9
Samsung Research…

9
Samtech

9
Sanochemia Pharma…

9
Sasib S P A

9
Saverone 2014

9
SB Technology

9
SC2N

9
Sanyo Machine Wor… ◀

9

What this shows Sanyo holds 9 patents at rank #29,978, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Sanyo

By rank, the assignees closest to #29,978 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B23P (Metal-working)

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

Sanyo's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

35 49th percentile higher than 49% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2024

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Sanyo Machine Works, Ltd. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	3	33.3%
2016	1	11.1%
2018	1	11.1%
2020	1	11.1%
2021	1	11.1%
2022	1	11.1%
2024	1	11.1%

Which technologies does Sanyo Machine Works, Ltd. patent most?

B23P - Metal-working NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Combined OPERATIONS; Universal Machine Tools 5

B25B - Tools OR Bench Devices NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, FOR Fastening, Connecting, Disengaging OR Holding 3

F04B - Positive-displacement Machines FOR LIQUIDS; Pumps 2

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 2

G05B - Control OR Regulating Systems IN GENERAL; Functional Elements OF Such SYSTEMS; Monitoring OR Testing Arrangements FOR Such Systems OR Elements 2

G01B - Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours 2

G01L - Measuring Force, Stress, Torque, Work, Mechanical Power, Mechanical Efficiency, OR Fluid Pressure 1

B43K - Implements FOR Writing OR Drawing 1

Y02P - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN THE Production OR Processing OF Goods 1

F01L - Cyclically Operating Valves FOR Machines OR Engines 1

G01D - Measuring NOT Specially Adapted FOR A Specific VARIABLE; Arrangements FOR Measuring TWO OR More Variables NOT Covered IN A Single Other SUBCLASS; Tariff Metering APPARATUS; Measuring OR Testing NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

B25F - Combination OR Multi-purpose Tools NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Details OR Components OF Portable Power-driven Tools NOT Particularly Related TO THE Operations Performed AND NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

G01G - Weighing 1

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

G01C - Measuring Distances, Levels OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; Gyroscopic INSTRUMENTS; Photogrammetry OR Videogrammetry 1

Top 15 of 16 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

Sanyo Machine Works, Ltd.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Sanyo Machine Works, Ltd.'s lead technology class is B23P (Metal-working NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Combined OPERATIONS; Universal Machine Tools), 55.6% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B23P
Ranked #30,016 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Sanyo Machine Works, Ltd. against Samsung Engineering Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 34.8/100 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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