Where does Schluter Systems L.P. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Schluter Systems L.P. ranks #5,712 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 Schluter Systems L.P. hold?

Schluter Systems L.P. holds 60 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 27 technology areas.

What is Schluter Systems L.P.'s Innovation Score?

Schluter Systems L.P. has an Innovation Score of 45.0 out of 100 (top 24% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Schluter Systems L.P. focus on?

Schluter Systems L.P.'s top technology area is E04F (Finishing Work ON Buildings, e.g. Stairs, Floors) with 24 patents, ranking #17 of 584 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 27 CPC subclasses total.

Is Schluter Systems L.P.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Schluter Systems L.P.'s recent grant velocity is +20% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Schluter Systems L.P.'s patents?

Schluter Systems L.P.'s patents average 10.8 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 Schluter Systems L.P. 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

Schluter Systems L.P.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 60 granted patents across 27 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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: E04F (Finishing Work ON Buildings, e.g. Stairs, Floors).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Schluter ranks #5,712 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 60 patents across 27 technology areas.

#5,712
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 24%
by Innovation Score (45.0/100): 10.8
avg claims per patent: +20%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R5712 · US Corporation #5,712 · 60 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-UP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 60 grants
UPPER-Q #5,712/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Rosco
CPC-FOCUS E04F · 27 areas
INNOV-PAR 45.0/100
CLAIMS-PAR 10.8 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-UP +20% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Rosco, Inc. (±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 Schluter’s 45.0 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 14.2 pts (31%) Velocity 6.0 pts (13%) Breadth 18.4 pts (41%) Claim depth 6.5 pts (14%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Alpha and Omega… · near

45
China Medical… · near

45
Provenance Asset Group · near

45
Schluter Systems · this assignee

45
Shire Human Genetic… · near

45
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Schluter's Innovation Score is 45.0/100 (top 24% 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 Schluter?

Each dot is one of Schluter’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). Schluter’s own 10.8 claims/patent is at or below the 13.8 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Schluter's grants concentrate

Schluter Systems L.P. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 27 CPC subclasses with 40% of grants classified under E04F (Finishing Work ON Buildings, e.g. Stairs, Floors). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (8 grants) versus a trough of 3 in 2017. By volume, Schluter sits between Rosco, Inc. and Teac Corporation.

Schluter's three-year grant acceleration

Schluter Systems L.P. shows 17 grants in 2022–2024 against only 19 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.

Rosco

60
Rovi

60
Shenzhen Institut…

60
Starship OÜ

60
Seeya Optronics

60
Spanx

60
Switchlab (Shangh…

60
Teac

60
Schluter Systems ◀

60

What this shows Schluter holds 60 patents at rank #5,712, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Schluter

By rank, the assignees closest to #5,712 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in E04F (Finishing Work ON Buildings)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Schluter, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In E04F (Finishing Work ON Buildings), Schluter ranks #17 of 584 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (45 here).

Provenance Asset Group LLC 45 China Medical University 45 Shire Human Genetic Therapies, Inc. 45 Alpha and Omega Semiconductor (Cayman) Ltd. 45

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (10.8 here).

mophie inc. 10.8 avg Arlo Technologies, Inc. 10.8 avg CTS Corporation 10.8 avg Eneos Corporation 10.8 avg

Schluter's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

45 Top 24% higher than 76% of 49,997 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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Schluter Systems L.P. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	4	6.7%
2016	4	6.7%
2017	3	5.0%
2018	8	13.3%
2019	6	10.0%
2020	8	13.3%
2021	5	8.3%
2022	4	6.7%
2023	7	11.7%
2024	6	10.0%
2025partial year	5	8.3%

Which technologies does Schluter Systems L.P. patent most?

E04F - Finishing Work ON Buildings, e.g. Stairs, Floors 24

F21V - Functional Features OR Details OF Lighting Devices OR Systems THEREOF; Structural Combinations OF Lighting Devices With Other Articles, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 9

F21Y - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses F21k, F21l, F21s and F21v, Relating TO THE Form OR THE Kind OF THE Light Sources OR OF THE Colour OF THE Light Emitted 8

E03F - SEWERS; Cesspools 8

E04B - General Building CONSTRUCTIONS; Walls, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; Insulation OR Other Protection OF Buildings 8

F21S - Non-portable Lighting DEVICES; Systems THEREOF; Vehicle Lighting Devices Specially Adapted FOR Vehicle Exteriors 7

A47K - Sanitary Equipment NOT Otherwise Provided FOR ; Toilet Accessories 5

E04C - Structural ELEMENTS; Building Materials 5

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 5

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 4

F24D - Domestic- OR Space-heating Systems, e.g. Central Heating SYSTEMS; Domestic Hot-water Supply SYSTEMS; Elements OR Components Therefor 4

B32B - Layered Products, i.e. Products Built-up OF Strata OF Flat OR Non-flat, e.g. Cellular OR Honeycomb, Form 3

E04G - SCAFFOLDING; FORMS; SHUTTERING; Building Implements OR Aids, OR Their USE; Handling Building Materials ON THE SITE; Repairing, Breaking-up OR Other Work ON Existing Buildings 3

F21K - Non-electric Light Sources Using LUMINESCENCE; Light Sources Using ELECTROCHEMILUMINESCENCE; Light Sources Using Charges OF Combustible MATERIAL; Light Sources Using Semiconductor Devices AS Light-generating ELEMENTS; Light Sources NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 3

F21W - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses F21k, F21l, F21s and F21v, Relating TO Uses OR Applications OF Lighting Devices OR Systems 2

Top 15 of 27 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

Schluter Systems L.P.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Schluter Systems L.P.'s lead technology class is E04F (Finishing Work ON Buildings, e.g. Stairs, Floors), 40% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore E04F
Ranked #5,712 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Schluter Systems L.P. against Rosco, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 45.0/100 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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