USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Sherpa Space Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 20 technology areas, active 2020–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: A01G (HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

12.7

Avg claims per patent

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Sherpa holds 7 US patents across 20 technology areas, rank #37,409 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#37,409
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 13%
by Innovation Score (50.6/100): 12.7
avg claims per patent

Portfolio overview

Sherpa Space Inc. has been granted 7 US utility patents between 2020 and 2025, placing Sherpa Space Inc. at rank #37,409 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 20 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 12.7 claims per patent with primary concentration in A01G (HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING). As a Foreign Corporation, Sherpa Space Inc. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Sherpa sits between Shenzhen Yongfengwang Technology Limited (7 patents, rank #37,405) and SHT Smart High-tech AB (7 patents, rank #37,413) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 50.6/100 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. Historical data spans 2020 through 2025, with 7 total grants over that period. Velocity comparisons require five years of historical filings to calibrate. The Foreign 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. Sherpa Space Inc.'s 12.7 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 20 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Sherpa Space Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Shenzhen Yongfeng…

7
Shenzhen YUTO Pac…

7
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7
Shenzhenz T Digit…

7
SHIN HUNG YIH Tec…

7
Shinydocs

7
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7
SHT Smart High-te…

7
Sherpa Space ◀

7

What this shows Sherpa holds 7 patents at rank #37,409, 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 #37,409 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A01G (Horticulture)

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, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)

51 Top 13% higher than 87% of 50,000 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 Space Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2020	1	14.3%
2023	2	28.6%
2024	2	28.6%
2025	2	28.6%

Which technologies does Sherpa Space Inc. patent most?

A01G - HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING 4

Y02A - TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE 3

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 3

A01B - SOIL WORKING IN AGRICULTURE OR FORESTRY; PARTS, DETAILS, OR ACCESSORIES OF AGRICULTURAL MACHINES OR IMPLEMENTS, IN GENERAL 2

G06Q - INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 2

A01M - CATCHING, TRAPPING OR SCARING OF ANIMALS ; APPARATUS FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF NOXIOUS ANIMALS OR NOXIOUS PLANTS 2

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 2

G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS 1

G01W - METEOROLOGY 1

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 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

A01C - PLANTING; SOWING; FERTILISING 1

G01J - MEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT, POLARISATION, PHASE OR PULSE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRARED, VISIBLE OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; RADIATION PYROMETRY 1

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 1

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 1

Top 15 of 20 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#37,409

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

50.6 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does Sherpa Space Inc. hold?

Sherpa Space Inc. holds 7 US granted patents filed between 2020 and 2025, spanning 20 technology areas.

What is Sherpa Space Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Sherpa Space Inc. has an Innovation Score of 50.6 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Sherpa Space Inc. focus on?

Sherpa Space Inc.'s top technology area is A01G (HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING) with 4 patents. The company has filed patents in 20 CPC subclasses total.

Is Sherpa Space Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for Sherpa Space Inc..

What does claim depth mean for Sherpa Space Inc.'s patents?

Sherpa Space Inc.'s patents average 12.7 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Sherpa Space Inc. 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.

How to use this portfolio

Sherpa's 7 grants land it in the top 13% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - Sherpa ranks #37,409 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in A01G - see who else leads that technology area. A01G leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

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.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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 byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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.