Where does Sherpa Enterprises, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Sherpa Enterprises, LLC ranks #43,057 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 Sherpa Enterprises, LLC hold?

Sherpa Enterprises, LLC holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2020 and 2025, spanning 8 technology areas.

What is Sherpa Enterprises, LLC's Innovation Score?

Sherpa Enterprises, LLC has an Innovation Score of 37.0 out of 100 (top 45% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Sherpa Enterprises, LLC focus on?

Sherpa Enterprises, LLC's top technology area is F41G (Weapon SIGHTS; Aiming) with 2 patents, ranking #174 of 307 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 8 CPC subclasses total.

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

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for Sherpa Enterprises, LLC.

What does claim depth mean for Sherpa Enterprises, LLC's patents?

Sherpa Enterprises, LLC's patents average 17.2 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 Sherpa Enterprises, 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

Sherpa Enterprises, LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 8 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2020–2025. 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: F41G (Weapon SIGHTS; Aiming).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Sherpa ranks #43,057 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 8 technology areas.

#43,057
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 45%
by Innovation Score (37.0/100): 17.2
avg claims per patent

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R43057 · US Corporation #43,057 · 6 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #43,057/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Shenzhen kensonic…
CPC-NARROW F41G · 8 areas
INNOV-THIN 37.0/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.2 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
SPAN-YRS 2020–2025 · 6y
BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Shenzhen kensonic Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. (±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 Sherpa’s 37.0 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 6.7 pts (18%) Velocity 10.0 pts (27%) Breadth 10.0 pts (27%) Claim depth 10.3 pts (28%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Sherpa Enterprises · this assignee

37
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Sherpa's Innovation Score is 37.0/100 (top 45% 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 Sherpa?

Each dot is one of Sherpa’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). Sherpa’s own 17.2 claims/patent is ABOVE the 5.5 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Sherpa's grants concentrate

Sherpa Enterprises, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 8 CPC subclasses with 33.3% of grants classified under F41G (Weapon SIGHTS; Aiming). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2022. By volume, Sherpa sits between Shenzhen Zhiling Technology Co., Ltd and Shoot the Moon Products, II, LLC.

Sherpa's three-year grant acceleration

Sherpa Enterprises, LLC 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.

Shenzhen Zhiling…

6
Shenzhen Zhouwu T…

6
Shenzhen Zuokou T…

6
Shenzhen kensonic…

6
Sherritt Internat…

6
Shimadzu Research…

6
Shin-etsu Enginee…

6
Shoot the Moon Pr…

6
Sherpa Enterprises ◀

6

What this shows Sherpa holds 6 patents at rank #43,223, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Sherpa

By rank, the assignees closest to #43,223 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F41G (Weapon Sights)

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

Sherpa's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

37 Top 45% higher than 55% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2020–2025

Grants by year

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

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Sherpa Enterprises, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2020	2	33.3%
2022	1	16.7%
2024	2	33.3%
2025partial year	1	16.7%

Which technologies does Sherpa Enterprises, LLC patent most?

F41G - Weapon SIGHTS; Aiming 2

B26B - Hand-held Cutting Tools NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

F21K - Non-electric Light Sources Using LUMINESCENCE; Light Sources Using ELECTROCHEMILUMINESCENCE; Light Sources Using Charges OF Combustible MATERIAL; Light Sources Using Semiconductor Devices AS Light-generating ELEMENTS; Light Sources NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

F41A - Functional Features OR Details Common TO Both Smallarms AND Ordnance, e.g. CANNONS; Mountings FOR Smallarms OR Ordnance 1

F21V - Functional Features OR Details OF Lighting Devices OR Systems THEREOF; Structural Combinations OF Lighting Devices With Other Articles, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

F21L - Lighting Devices OR Systems Thereof, Being Portable OR Specially Adapted FOR Transportation 1

F41C - Smallarms, e.g. Pistols, Rifles ; Accessories Therefor 1

A44B - Buttons, Pins, Buckles, Slide Fasteners, OR THE Like 1

Top 8 of 8 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

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

Sherpa Enterprises, LLC's lead technology class is F41G (Weapon SIGHTS; Aiming), 33.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F41G
Ranked #43,057 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Sherpa Enterprises, LLC against Shenzhen Zhiling Technology Co., Ltd, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 37.0/100 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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