USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

S&C Electric Company

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 126 granted patents across 33 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: H02H (EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS).

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

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126

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

16.2

Avg claims per patent

+267%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

S&c holds 126 US patents across 33 technology areas, rank #3,024 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#3,024
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 7%
by Innovation Score (55.6/100): 16.2
avg claims per patent: +267%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

S&C Electric Company has been granted 126 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing S&C Electric Company at rank #3,024 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 33 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 16.2 claims per patent with primary concentration in H02H (EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS). As a US Corporation, S&C Electric Company is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, S&c sits between NEC Laboratories America, Inc. (126 patents, rank #3,020) and Tactual Labs Co. (126 patents, rank #3,028) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 55.6/100 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 99 grants, compared with 27 in the 2015–2019 window, a +267% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. 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. S&C Electric Company's 16.2 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 33 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark S&C Electric Company against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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126
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126
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126
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126
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126
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126
Tactual Labs

126
S&C Electric ◀

126

What this shows S&C holds 126 patents at rank #3,024, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near S&C

By rank, the assignees closest to #3,024 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H02H (Emergency Protective Circuit Arrangements)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in S&C's primary technology class.

S&c's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

56 Top 7% higher than 93% 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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S&C Electric Company patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	1.6%
2016	3	2.4%
2017	8	6.3%
2018	4	3.2%
2019	10	7.9%
2020	18	14.3%
2021	14	11.1%
2022	15	11.9%
2023	26	20.6%
2024	15	11.9%
2025	11	8.7%

Which technologies does S&C Electric Company patent most?

H02H - EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS 52

H01H - ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES 46

G01R - MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES 39

H02J - CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY 37

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 32

Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION 24

G05B - CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS 10

H02B - BOARDS, SUBSTATIONS OR SWITCHING ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE SUPPLY OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER 8

Y02B - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS 7

H01R - ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS 6

H01F - MAGNETS; INDUCTANCES; TRANSFORMERS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR MAGNETIC PROPERTIES 6

H02M - APPARATUS FOR CONVERSION BETWEEN AC AND AC, BETWEEN AC AND DC, OR BETWEEN DC AND DC, AND FOR USE WITH MAINS OR SIMILAR POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMS; CONVERSION OF DC OR AC INPUT POWER INTO SURGE OUTPUT POWER; CONTROL OR REGULATION THEREOF 4

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 3

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 3

H01M - PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY 2

Top 15 of 33 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#3,024

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

55.6 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 S&C Electric Company hold?

S&C Electric Company holds 126 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 33 technology areas.

What is S&C Electric Company's Innovation Score?

S&C Electric Company has an Innovation Score of 55.6 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does S&C Electric Company focus on?

S&C Electric Company's top technology area is H02H (EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS) with 52 patents. The company has filed patents in 33 CPC subclasses total.

Is S&C Electric Company's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

S&C Electric Company's recent filing velocity is +267% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for S&C Electric Company's patents?

S&C Electric Company's patents average 16.2 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the S&C Electric Company 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

S&c's 126 grants land it in the top 7% 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 - S&c ranks #3,024 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in H02H - see who else leads that technology area. H02H 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.