Where does SD3, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), SD3, LLC ranks #37,378 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 SD3, LLC hold?

SD3, LLC holds 7 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2017, spanning 11 technology areas.

What is SD3, LLC's Innovation Score?

SD3, LLC has an Innovation Score of 28.0 out of 100 (26th 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 SD3, LLC focus on?

SD3, LLC's top technology area is Y10T (Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification) with 7 patents, ranking #1,744 of 9,657 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 11 CPC subclasses total.

Is SD3, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

SD3, LLC's recent grant velocity is -100% 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 SD3, LLC's patents?

SD3, LLC's patents average 15.1 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 SD3, LLC 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

SD3, LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 11 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2017. 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: Y10T (Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, SD3 ranks #37,378 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 11 technology areas.

#37,378
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 26th percentile
by Innovation Score (28.0/100): 15.1
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R37378 · US Corporation #37,378 · 7 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 7 grants
MID-PACK #37,378/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Scientech
CPC-FOCUS Y10T · 11 areas
INNOV-THIN 28.0/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.1 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Scientech 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 SD3’s 28.0 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 7.2 pts (26%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 11.7 pts (42%) Claim depth 9.1 pts (33%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
SD3 · this assignee

28
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows SD3's Innovation Score is 28.0/100 (26th 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 SD3?

Each dot is one of SD3’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). SD3’s own 15.1 claims/patent is at or below the 17.9 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

SD3 vs its 8 nearest volume peers: granted patents vs average claims per patent. Source: USPTO PatentsView.

Where SD3's grants concentrate

SD3, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 11 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under Y10T (Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (5 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, SD3 sits between Scientech Corporation and Second Bridge Inc..

Scientech

7
Scipher Medicine

7
Scodix

7
Scramoge Technolo…

7
SDC

7
SDL

7
Sebastos

7
Second Bridge

7
SD3 ◀

7

What this shows SD3 holds 7 patents at rank #37,326, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near SD3

By rank, the assignees closest to #37,326 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in Y10T (Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in SD3's primary technology class.

SD3's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

28 26th percentile higher than 26% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2017

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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SD3, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	14.3%
2016	1	14.3%
2017	5	71.4%

Which technologies does SD3, LLC patent most?

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 7

B23D - PLANING; SLOTTING; SHEARING; BROACHING; SAWING; FILING; SCRAPING; Like Operations FOR Working Metal BY Removing Material, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 6

B27G - Accessory Machines OR Apparatus FOR Working Wood OR Similar MATERIALS; Tools FOR Working Wood OR Similar Materials ; Safety Devices FOR Wood Working Machines OR Tools 5

B27B - Saws FOR Wood OR Similar MATERIAL; Components OR Accessories Therefor 5

F16P - Safety Devices IN GENERAL; ; Safety Devices FOR Presses 3

Y10S - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former Uspc Cross-reference ART Collections [XRACs] AND Digests 3

G05B - Control OR Regulating Systems IN GENERAL; Functional Elements OF Such SYSTEMS; Monitoring OR Testing Arrangements FOR Such Systems OR Elements 2

B26D - CUTTING; Details Common TO Machines FOR Perforating, Punching, Cutting-out, Stamping-out OR Severing 2

F16D - Couplings FOR Transmitting ROTATION; CLUTCHES; Brakes 1

B23Q - Details, Components, OR Accessories FOR Machine Tools, e.g. Arrangements FOR Copying OR Controlling ; Machine Tools IN General Characterised BY THE Construction OF Particular Details OR COMPONENTS; Combinations OR Associations OF Metal-working Machines, NOT Directed TO A Particular Result 1

Y02P - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN THE Production OR Processing OF Goods 1

Top 11 of 11 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

SD3, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

SD3, LLC's lead technology class is Y10T (Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore Y10T
Ranked #37,378 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare SD3, LLC against Scientech Corporation, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 28.0/100 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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