USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Sapporo Holdings Limited

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 9 granted patents across 10 technology areas, active 2018–2023. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: A23L (FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PREPARATION OR TREATMENT THEREOF).

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

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

14.0

Avg claims per patent

-50%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Sapporo holds 9 US patents across 10 technology areas, rank #30,133 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#30,133
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 71%
by Innovation Score (28.9/100): 14.0
avg claims per patent: -50%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Sapporo Holdings Limited has been granted 9 US utility patents between 2018 and 2023, placing Sapporo Holdings Limited at rank #30,133 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 10 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 14.0 claims per patent with primary concentration in A23L (FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PREPARATION OR TREATMENT THEREOF). As a Foreign Corporation, Sapporo Holdings Limited is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Sapporo sits between Saltex Oy (9 patents, rank #30,129) and Schofield Technologies, Inc. (9 patents, rank #30,137) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 28.9/100 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. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 3 grants, compared with 6 in the 2015–2019 window, a -50% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. 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. Sapporo Holdings Limited's 14.0 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while concentration in 10 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Sapporo Holdings Limited against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Saltex Oy

9
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9
Santa Anna Tech

9
Sapphire Energy

9
Savroc

9
Scanogen

9
Schiller Grounds…

9
Schofield

9
Sapporo Holdings ◀

9

What this shows Sapporo holds 9 patents at rank #30,133, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Sapporo

By rank, the assignees closest to #30,133 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A23L (Foods)

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

Sapporo's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

29 Top 71% higher than 29% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2018–2023

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2018–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Sapporo Holdings Limited patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2018	3	33.3%
2019	3	33.3%
2020	2	22.2%
2023	1	11.1%

Which technologies does Sapporo Holdings Limited patent most?

A23L - FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PREPARATION OR TREATMENT THEREOF 6

A23V - INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND LACTIC OR PROPIONIC ACID BACTERIA USED IN FOODSTUFFS OR FOOD PREPARATION 6

A61K - PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES 4

A61P - SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS OR MEDICINAL PREPARATIONS 4

A23C - DAIRY PRODUCTS, e.g. MILK, BUTTER OR CHEESE; MILK OR CHEESE SUBSTITUTES; MAKING OR TREATMENT THEREOF 2

B67D - DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 1

C12P - FERMENTATION OR ENZYME-USING PROCESSES TO SYNTHESISE A DESIRED CHEMICAL COMPOUND OR COMPOSITION OR TO SEPARATE OPTICAL ISOMERS FROM A RACEMIC MIXTURE 1

C12R - INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES C12C - C12Q, RELATING TO MICROORGANISMS 1

C12N - MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF; PROPAGATING, PRESERVING, OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; CULTURE MEDIA 1

C12C - BEER; PREPARATION OF BEER BY FERMENTATION ; PREPARATION OF MALT FOR MAKING BEER; PREPARATION OF HOPS FOR MAKING BEER 1

Top 10 of 10 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Focused

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#30,133

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

28.9 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 Sapporo Holdings Limited hold?

Sapporo Holdings Limited holds 9 US granted patents filed between 2018 and 2023, spanning 10 technology areas.

What is Sapporo Holdings Limited's Innovation Score?

Sapporo Holdings Limited has an Innovation Score of 28.9 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Sapporo Holdings Limited focus on?

Sapporo Holdings Limited's top technology area is A23L (FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PREPARATION OR TREATMENT THEREOF) with 6 patents. The company has filed patents in 10 CPC subclasses total.

Is Sapporo Holdings Limited's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Sapporo Holdings Limited's recent filing velocity is -50% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Sapporo Holdings Limited's patents?

Sapporo Holdings Limited's patents average 14.0 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Sapporo Holdings Limited 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

Sapporo's 9 grants land it in the top 71% 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 - Sapporo ranks #30,133 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in A23L - see who else leads that technology area. A23L 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.