Where does SeedMaster Manufacturing, Ltd. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), SeedMaster Manufacturing, Ltd. ranks #20,383 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 SeedMaster Manufacturing, Ltd. hold?

SeedMaster Manufacturing, Ltd. holds 14 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2024, spanning 12 technology areas.

What is SeedMaster Manufacturing, Ltd.'s Innovation Score?

SeedMaster Manufacturing, Ltd. has an Innovation Score of 43.0 out of 100 (top 29% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does SeedMaster Manufacturing, Ltd. focus on?

SeedMaster Manufacturing, Ltd.'s top technology area is A01C (PLANTING; SOWING; Fertilising) with 8 patents, ranking #52 of 276 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 12 CPC subclasses total.

Is SeedMaster Manufacturing, Ltd.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

SeedMaster Manufacturing, Ltd.'s recent grant velocity is -44% 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 SeedMaster Manufacturing, Ltd.'s patents?

SeedMaster Manufacturing, Ltd.'s patents average 18.9 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 SeedMaster Manufacturing, Ltd. 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 Foreign Corporation

SeedMaster Manufacturing, Ltd.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 14 granted patents across 12 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2024. 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: A01C (PLANTING; SOWING; Fertilising).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Seedmaster ranks #20,383 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 14 patents across 12 technology areas.

#20,383
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 29%
by Innovation Score (43.0/100): 18.9
avg claims per patent: -44%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R20383 · Foreign Corporation #20,383 · 14 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 14 grants
MID-PACK #20,383/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Schwartz
CPC-FOCUS A01C · 12 areas
INNOV-PAR 43.0/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.9 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -44% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Schwartz GmbH (±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 Seedmaster’s 43.0 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 9.4 pts (22%) Velocity 10.0 pts (23%) Breadth 12.2 pts (28%) Claim depth 11.4 pts (27%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Seedmaster's Innovation Score is 43.0/100 (top 29% 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 Seedmaster?

Each dot is one of Seedmaster’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). Seedmaster’s own 18.9 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.5 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Seedmaster's grants concentrate

SeedMaster Manufacturing, Ltd. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 12 CPC subclasses with 57.1% of grants classified under A01C (PLANTING; SOWING; Fertilising). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Seedmaster sits between Schwartz GmbH and Shanghai Chuangshi Medical Technology (Group) Co., Ltd..

Seedmaster's three-year grant acceleration

SeedMaster Manufacturing, Ltd. shows 3 grants in 2022–2024 against only 2 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.

Schwartz

14
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14
Securboration

14
Securitag Assembl…

14
Seismos

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Senaya

14
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Shanghai Chuangsh…

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Seedmaster Manufa… ◀

14

What this shows SeedMaster holds 14 patents at rank #20,430, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near SeedMaster

By rank, the assignees closest to #20,430 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A01C (Planting)

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

Seedmaster's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

43 Top 29% higher than 71% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2024

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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SeedMaster Manufacturing, Ltd. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	7.1%
2017	4	28.6%
2018	4	28.6%
2020	2	14.3%
2022	1	7.1%
2024	2	14.3%

Which technologies does SeedMaster Manufacturing, Ltd. patent most?

A01C - PLANTING; SOWING; Fertilising 8

A01B - Soil Working IN Agriculture OR FORESTRY; Parts, Details, OR Accessories OF Agricultural Machines OR Implements, IN General 6

Y02P - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN THE Production OR Processing OF Goods 5

B65G - Transport OR Storage Devices, e.g. Conveyors FOR Loading OR Tipping, Shop Conveyor Systems OR Pneumatic Tube Conveyors 4

B60P - Vehicles Adapted FOR Load Transportation OR TO Transport, TO Carry, OR TO Comprise Special Loads OR Objects 2

B62D - Motor VEHICLES; Trailers 2

B60D - Vehicle Connections 2

A01G - HORTICULTURE; Cultivation OF Vegetables, Flowers, Rice, Fruit, Vines, Hops OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; Watering 1

G05D - Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables 1

G01G - Weighing 1

B65D - Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials, e.g. Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding CONTAINERS; Accessories, Closures, OR Fittings THEREFOR; Packaging ELEMENTS; Packages 1

G01F - Measuring Volume, Volume Flow, Mass Flow OR Liquid LEVEL; Metering BY Volume 1

Top 12 of 12 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

SeedMaster Manufacturing, Ltd.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

SeedMaster Manufacturing, Ltd.'s lead technology class is A01C (PLANTING; SOWING; Fertilising), 57.1% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A01C
Ranked #20,383 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare SeedMaster Manufacturing, Ltd. against Schwartz GmbH, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 43.0/100 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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