Where does Shadecraft, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Shadecraft, LLC ranks #14,924 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 Shadecraft, LLC hold?

Shadecraft, LLC holds 20 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2021, spanning 40 technology areas.

What is Shadecraft, LLC's Innovation Score?

Shadecraft, LLC has an Innovation Score of 42.3 out of 100 (top 31% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Shadecraft, LLC focus on?

Shadecraft, LLC's top technology area is A45B (Walking Sticks ; UMBRELLAS; Ladies' OR Like Fans) with 16 patents, ranking #2 of 64 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 40 CPC subclasses total.

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

Shadecraft, LLC's recent grant velocity is +22% 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 Shadecraft, LLC's patents?

Shadecraft, LLC's patents average 15.7 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 Shadecraft, 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

Shadecraft, LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 20 granted patents across 40 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2021. 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: A45B (Walking Sticks ; UMBRELLAS; Ladies' OR Like Fans).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Shadecraft ranks #14,924 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 20 patents across 40 technology areas.

#14,924
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 31%
by Innovation Score (42.3/100): 15.7
avg claims per patent: +22%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R14924 · US Corporation #14,924 · 20 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-UP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 20 grants
MID-PACK #14,924/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Saris Cycling Group
CPC-WIDE A45B · 40 areas
INNOV-PAR 42.3/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.7 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-UP +22% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Saris Cycling Group, 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 Shadecraft’s 42.3 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 10.5 pts (25%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 22.4 pts (53%) Claim depth 9.4 pts (22%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Shadecraft · this assignee

42
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Shadecraft's Innovation Score is 42.3/100 (top 31% 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 Shadecraft?

Each dot is one of Shadecraft’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). Shadecraft’s own 15.7 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.3 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Shadecraft's grants concentrate

Shadecraft, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 40 CPC subclasses with 80% of grants classified under A45B (Walking Sticks ; UMBRELLAS; Ladies' OR Like Fans). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (10 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2019. By volume, Shadecraft sits between Saris Cycling Group, Inc. and Signpath Pharma Inc..

Saris Cycling Gro…

20
Satellite Trackin…

20
Securityprofiling

20
Sellmark

20
Shanghai Sansi Te…

20
Shenzhen Hongding…

20
Shindig

20
Signpath Pharma

20
Shadecraft ◀

20

What this shows Shadecraft holds 20 patents at rank #14,949, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Shadecraft

By rank, the assignees closest to #14,949 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A45B (Walking Sticks)

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

Shadecraft's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

42 Top 31% higher than 69% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2021

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Shadecraft, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	2	10.0%
2018	6	30.0%
2019	1	5.0%
2020	10	50.0%
2021	1	5.0%

Which technologies does Shadecraft, LLC patent most?

A45B - Walking Sticks ; UMBRELLAS; Ladies' OR Like Fans 16

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 11

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 10

E04H - Buildings OR Like Structures FOR Particular PURPOSES; Swimming OR Splash Baths OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; Tents OR Canopies, IN General 10

H02S - Generation OF Electric Power BY Conversion OF Infrared Radiation, Visible Light OR Ultraviolet Light, e.g. Using Photovoltaic [PV] Modules 9

G05B - Control OR Regulating Systems IN GENERAL; Functional Elements OF Such SYSTEMS; Monitoring OR Testing Arrangements FOR Such Systems OR Elements 8

H02J - Circuit Arrangements OR Systems FOR Supplying OR Distributing Electric POWER; Systems FOR Storing Electric Energy 8

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 7

F21V - Functional Features OR Details OF Lighting Devices OR Systems THEREOF; Structural Combinations OF Lighting Devices With Other Articles, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 5

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 5

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 4

G10L - Speech Analysis Techniques OR Speech SYNTHESIS; Speech RECOGNITION; Speech OR Voice Processing TECHNIQUES; Speech OR Audio Coding OR Decoding 4

Y02B - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Buildings, e.g. Housing, House Appliances OR Related End-user Applications 4

G08B - Signalling OR Calling SYSTEMS; Order TELEGRAPHS; Alarm Systems 4

B63B - Ships OR Other Waterborne VESSELS; Equipment FOR Shipping 3

Top 15 of 40 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

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

Shadecraft, LLC's lead technology class is A45B (Walking Sticks ; UMBRELLAS; Ladies' OR Like Fans), 80% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A45B
Ranked #14,924 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Shadecraft, LLC against Saris Cycling Group, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 42.3/100 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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