Where does SAS, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), SAS, Inc. ranks #33,156 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 SAS, Inc. hold?

SAS, Inc. holds 8 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2023, spanning 11 technology areas.

What is SAS, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

SAS, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 34.5 out of 100 (48th 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 SAS, Inc. focus on?

SAS, Inc.'s top technology area is G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing) with 4 patents, ranking #7,209 of 13,878 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 11 CPC subclasses total.

Is SAS, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

SAS, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -86% 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 SAS, Inc.'s patents?

SAS, Inc.'s patents average 14.1 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 SAS, 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

SAS, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 8 granted patents across 11 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2023. 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: G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, SAS ranks #33,156 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 8 patents across 11 technology areas.

#33,156
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 48th percentile
by Innovation Score (34.5/100): 14.1
avg claims per patent: -86%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R33156 · US Corporation #33,156 · 8 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 8 grants
MID-PACK #33,156/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Sanden Retail Systems
CPC-FOCUS G06F · 11 areas
INNOV-THIN 34.5/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.1 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -86% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Sanden Retail Systems Corporation (±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 SAS’s 34.5 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 7.6 pts (22%) Velocity 6.7 pts (19%) Breadth 11.7 pts (34%) Claim depth 8.5 pts (25%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
SAS · this assignee

34
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows SAS's Innovation Score is 34.5/100 (48th 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 SAS?

Each dot is one of SAS’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). SAS’s own 14.1 claims/patent is at or below the 16.0 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where SAS's grants concentrate

SAS, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 11 CPC subclasses with 50% of grants classified under G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (5 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, SAS sits between Sanden Retail Systems Corporation and Savsu Technologies LLC.

SAS's three-year grant acceleration

SAS, Inc. shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 0 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.

Sanden Retail Sys…

8
Sanofi Pasteur Va…

8
Sanyo Foods

8
Sappi Netherlands…

8
Satmap Internatio…

8
Savari

8
Savid Therapeutics

8
Savsu

8
SAS ◀

8

What this shows SAS holds 8 patents at rank #33,132, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near SAS

By rank, the assignees closest to #33,132 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing)

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

SAS's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

34 48th percentile higher than 48% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2023

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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SAS, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	5	62.5%
2017	1	12.5%
2018	1	12.5%
2023	1	12.5%

Which technologies does SAS, Inc. patent most?

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 4

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 4

C09K - Materials FOR Miscellaneous Applications, NOT Provided FOR Elsewhere 2

C08G - Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than BY Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds 2

G05B - Control OR Regulating Systems IN GENERAL; Functional Elements OF Such SYSTEMS; Monitoring OR Testing Arrangements FOR Such Systems OR Elements 1

A62D - Chemical Means FOR Extinguishing Fires OR FOR Combating OR Protecting Against Harmful Chemical AGENTS; Chemical Materials FOR USE IN Breathing Apparatus 1

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

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

E04B - General Building CONSTRUCTIONS; Walls, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; Insulation OR Other Protection OF Buildings 1

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

Top 11 of 11 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

View all rankings → How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

SAS, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

SAS, Inc.'s lead technology class is G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing), 50% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G06F
Ranked #33,156 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare SAS, Inc. against Sanden Retail Systems Corporation, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 34.5/100 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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