USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

SDC U.s. Smilepay SPV

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 52 granted patents across 24 technology areas, active 2020–2024. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: A61C (DENTISTRY; APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR ORAL OR DENTAL HYGIENE).

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

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

19.9

Avg claims per patent

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

SDC holds 52 US patents across 24 technology areas, rank #6,478 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#6,478
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 5%
by Innovation Score (58.0/100): 19.9
avg claims per patent

Portfolio overview

SDC U.s. Smilepay SPV has been granted 52 US utility patents between 2020 and 2024, placing SDC U.s. Smilepay SPV at rank #6,478 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 24 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 19.9 claims per patent with primary concentration in A61C (DENTISTRY; APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR ORAL OR DENTAL HYGIENE). As a US Corporation, SDC U.s. Smilepay SPV is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, SDC sits between Newage Products Inc. (52 patents, rank #6,474) and SHOP VAC Corporation (52 patents, rank #6,482) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 58.0/100 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. Historical data spans 2020 through 2024, with 52 total grants over that period. Velocity comparisons require five years of historical filings to calibrate. 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. SDC U.s. Smilepay SPV's 19.9 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 24 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark SDC U.s. Smilepay SPV against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Newage Products

52
Outbrain

52
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52
Quarsa

52
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52
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52
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52
SHOP VAC

52
SDC U S Smilepay… ◀

52

What this shows SDC holds 52 patents at rank #6,478, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near SDC

By rank, the assignees closest to #6,478 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61C (Dentistry)

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

SDC's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

58 Top 5% higher than 95% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2020–2024

Grants by year

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

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SDC U.s. Smilepay SPV patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2020	4	7.7%
2021	12	23.1%
2022	15	28.8%
2023	7	13.5%
2024	14	26.9%

Which technologies does SDC U.s. Smilepay SPV patent most?

A61C - DENTISTRY; APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR ORAL OR DENTAL HYGIENE 43

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 18

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION 17

G16H - HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA 12

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 6

B29L - INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULAR ARTICLES 6

B29C - SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING 6

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 5

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 5

A61L - METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES 4

A46B - BRUSHES 4

G06N - COMPUTING ARRANGEMENTS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS 3

G08B - SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS 2

H04W - WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS 2

A61N - ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY 2

Top 15 of 24 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#6,478

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

58.0 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 SDC U.s. Smilepay SPV hold?

SDC U.s. Smilepay SPV holds 52 US granted patents filed between 2020 and 2024, spanning 24 technology areas.

What is SDC U.s. Smilepay SPV's Innovation Score?

SDC U.s. Smilepay SPV has an Innovation Score of 58.0 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does SDC U.s. Smilepay SPV focus on?

SDC U.s. Smilepay SPV's top technology area is A61C (DENTISTRY; APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR ORAL OR DENTAL HYGIENE) with 43 patents. The company has filed patents in 24 CPC subclasses total.

Is SDC U.s. Smilepay SPV's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for SDC U.s. Smilepay SPV.

What does claim depth mean for SDC U.s. Smilepay SPV's patents?

SDC U.s. Smilepay SPV's patents average 19.9 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the SDC U.s. Smilepay SPV 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

SDC's 52 grants land it in the top 5% 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 - SDC ranks #6,478 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in A61C - see who else leads that technology area. A61C 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.