Shadow Systems LLC
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 13 granted patents across 3 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2021–2025. 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: F41A (Functional Features OR Details Common TO Both Smallarms AND Ordnance, e.g. CANNONS; Mountings FOR Smallarms OR Ordnance).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Shadow ranks #21,745 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 13 patents across 3 technology areas.
- #21,745
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- Top 27%
- by Innovation Score (44.0/100)
- 14.5
- avg claims per patent
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R21745 · US Corporation #21,745 · 13 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH
- GRANTS-MICRO 13 grants
- MID-PACK #21,745/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Sergeant's Pet Care…
- CPC-NARROW F41A · 3 areas
- INNOV-PAR 44.0/100
- CLAIMS-RICH 14.5 claims/avg
- TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
- SPAN-YRS 2021–2025 · 5y
- BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Sergeant's Pet Care Products, LLC (±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 Shadow’s 44.0 Innovation Score adds up
The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around Shadow
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- Shadow Systems · this assignee
Shadow Systems · this assignee
44 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Shadow's Innovation Score is 44.0/100 (top 27% 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 Shadow?
Each dot is one of Shadow’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). Shadow’s own 14.5 claims/patent is at or below the 14.6 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.
Where Shadow's grants concentrate
Shadow Systems LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 3 CPC subclasses with 61.5% of grants classified under F41A (Functional Features OR Details Common TO Both Smallarms AND Ordnance, e.g. CANNONS; Mountings FOR Smallarms OR Ordnance). Peak complete grant year is 2022 (5 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2021. By volume, Shadow sits between Sergeant's Pet Care Products, LLC and Shenzhen Baseus Technology Co., Ltd.
Shadow's three-year grant acceleration
Shadow Systems LLC shows 10 grants in 2022–2024 against only 1 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.
Who files at Shadow's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Sergeant's Pet Ca…
Sergeant's Pet Care Products, LLC
13 patents
- Server Products
Server Products, Inc.
13 patents
- Service Ideas
Service Ideas, Inc.
13 patents
- Shadiant
Shadiant, LLC
13 patents
- Shanghai Fochon P…
Shanghai Fochon Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
13 patents
- Shanghai National…
Shanghai National Engineering Research Center of Digital Television Co., Ltd.
13 patents
- Shenzhen Anymore…
Shenzhen Anymore Technology Limited.
13 patents
- Shenzhen Baseus T…
Shenzhen Baseus Technology Co., Ltd
13 patents
- Shadow Systems ◀
Shadow Systems LLC
13 patents
What this shows Shadow holds 13 patents at rank #21,805, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near Shadow
By rank, the assignees closest to #21,805 in granted patent volume.
- Sergeant's Pet Care Products, LLC #21,801 · 13 patents
- Server Products, Inc. #21,802 · 13 patents
- Service Ideas, Inc. #21,803 · 13 patents
- Shadiant, LLC #21,804 · 13 patents
- Shanghai Fochon Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. #21,806 · 13 patents
- Shanghai National Engineering Research Center of Digital Television Co., Ltd. #21,807 · 13 patents
- Shenzhen Anymore Technology Limited. #21,808 · 13 patents
- Shenzhen Baseus Technology Co., Ltd #21,809 · 13 patents
Leaders in F41A (Functional Features OR Details Common TO Both Smallarms A…)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Shadow's primary technology class.
- Smith & Wesson Inc. 86 in class
- SIG Sauer Inc. 80 in class
- Magpul Industries Corp. 79 in class
- WHG Properties, LLC 75 in class
- The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army 70 in class
- Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. 58 in class
- Lwrc International LLC 49 in class
- Vista Outdoor Operations LLC 46 in class
Shadow's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
44 Top 27% higher than 73% of 49,997 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Grants by year
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2021–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 7.7% |
| 2022 | 5 | 38.5% |
| 2023 | 2 | 15.4% |
| 2024 | 3 | 23.1% |
| 2025partial year | 2 | 15.4% |
Which technologies does Shadow Systems LLC patent most?
Top 3 of 3 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
Shadow Systems LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- Shadow Systems LLC's lead technology class is F41A (Functional Features OR Details Common TO Both Smallarms AND Ordnance, e.g. CANNONS; Mountings FOR Smallarms OR Ordnance), 61.5% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F41A
- Ranked #21,745 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare Shadow Systems LLC against Sergeant's Pet Care Products, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 44.0/100 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.
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.