USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

SAS Institute, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 604 granted patents across 40 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING).

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

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604

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

30.3

Avg claims per patent

+8%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

SAS holds 604 US patents across 40 technology areas, rank #760 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#760
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 2%
by Innovation Score (63.1/100): 30.3
avg claims per patent: +8%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

SAS Institute, Inc. has been granted 604 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing SAS Institute, Inc. at rank #760 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 40 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 30.3 claims per patent with primary concentration in G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING). As a US Corporation, SAS Institute, Inc. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, SAS sits between Sysmex Corporation (606 patents, rank #756) and Sunpower Corporation (601 patents, rank #764) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 63.1/100 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 314 grants, compared with 290 in the 2015–2019 window, a +8% shift in five-year velocity. Steady filing volume suggests sustained innovation without dramatic pivots. The US 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. SAS Institute, Inc.'s 30.3 average claims per patent reflects complex, broadly scoped inventions that are difficult for competitors to design around, while a multi-domain presence across 40 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark SAS Institute, Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Sysmex

606
Carl Zeiss Micros…

605
Parker-hannifin

605
Abb Vie

604
SAS Institute ◀

604
DIC

602
Maxlinear

602
Ethicon Endo-surg…

601
Sunpower

601

What this shows SAS holds 604 patents at rank #760, 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 #760 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, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)

63 Top 2% higher than 98% of 50,000 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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SAS Institute, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	32	5.3%
2016	47	7.8%
2017	72	11.9%
2018	58	9.6%
2019	81	13.4%
2020	60	9.9%
2021	79	13.1%
2022	49	8.1%
2023	39	6.5%
2024	31	5.1%
2025	56	9.3%

Which technologies does SAS Institute, Inc. patent most?

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 480

G06N - COMPUTING ARRANGEMENTS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS 276

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 114

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 50

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 46

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 44

G10L - SPEECH ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES OR SPEECH SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING TECHNIQUES; SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING 16

G05B - CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS 14

G16H - HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA 9

Y02D - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES [ICT], I.E. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AIMING AT THE REDUCTION OF THEIR OWN ENERGY USE 9

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 5

G16Z - INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR SPECIFIC APPLICATION FIELDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 5

G01M - TESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES OR STRUCTURES; TESTING OF STRUCTURES OR APPARATUS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 5

H02J - CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY 4

Y04S - SYSTEMS INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO POWER NETWORK OPERATION, COMMUNICATION OR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR IMPROVING THE ELECTRICAL POWER GENERATION, TRANSMISSION, DISTRIBUTION, MANAGEMENT OR USAGE, i.e. SMART GRIDS 4

Top 15 of 40 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Complex

Velocity Growing

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#760

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

63.1 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 SAS Institute, Inc. hold?

SAS Institute, Inc. holds 604 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 40 technology areas.

What is SAS Institute, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

SAS Institute, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 63.1 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does SAS Institute, Inc. focus on?

SAS Institute, Inc.'s top technology area is G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING) with 480 patents. The company has filed patents in 40 CPC subclasses total.

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

SAS Institute, Inc.'s recent filing velocity is +8% compared to the prior five-year period. The company is maintaining or growing its patent output.

What does claim depth mean for SAS Institute, Inc.'s patents?

SAS Institute, Inc.'s patents average 30.3 claims each. This indicates complex, broadly scoped patents that are harder for competitors to design around.

How is the SAS Institute, 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.

How to use this portfolio

SAS's 604 grants land it in the top 2% 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 - SAS ranks #760 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in G06F - see who else leads that technology area. G06F 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.