Overall rank by patents
#30,142
Across all tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 9 granted patents across 2 technology areas, active 2016–2019. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: A47J (KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES).
The verdict
Seattle holds 9 US patents across 2 technology areas, rank #30,142 of 50,000 tracked assignees.
Seattle Espresso Machine Corporation has been granted 9 US utility patents between 2016 and 2019, placing Seattle Espresso Machine Corporation at rank #30,142 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 2 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 15.2 claims per patent with primary concentration in A47J (KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES). As a US Corporation, Seattle Espresso Machine Corporation is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Seattle sits between Scholle Corporation (9 patents, rank #30,138) and Semantic Machines, Inc. (9 patents, rank #30,146) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 22.1/100 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 0 grants, compared with 9 in the 2015–2019 window, a -100% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. 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. Seattle Espresso Machine Corporation's 15.2 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while specialization in 2 subclasses reflects a tightly scoped invention area. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Seattle Espresso Machine Corporation against peers pursuing similar technology classes.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
Scholle Corporation
9 patents
Schrödinger, LLC
9 patents
Scott Archery LLC
9 patents
Searchmetrics GmbH
9 patents
Second Sight Data Discovery, Inc.
9 patents
Securus, Inc.
9 patents
Selex Sistemi Integrati S.p.A.
9 patents
Semantic Machines, Inc.
9 patents
Seattle Espresso Machine Corporation
9 patents
What this shows Seattle holds 9 patents at rank #30,142, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #30,142 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Seattle's primary technology class.
Seattle's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
22 Top 90% higher than 10% of 50,000 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2 | 22.2% |
| 2018 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 2019 | 4 | 44.4% |
Top 2 of 2 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#30,142
Across all tracked assignees
22.1 out of 100
How to use this portfolio
Seattle's 9 grants land it in the top 90% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.
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.
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.