Where does Sherrill, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Sherrill, Inc. ranks #25,205 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 Sherrill, Inc. hold?

Sherrill, Inc. holds 11 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2025, spanning 13 technology areas.

What is Sherrill, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Sherrill, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 50.4 out of 100 (top 13% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Sherrill, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Sherrill, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +133% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Sherrill, Inc.'s patents?

Sherrill, Inc.'s patents average 15.1 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 Sherrill, 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Sherrill, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does Sherrill, Inc. focus on?

Sherrill, Inc.'s top technology area is F16B (Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing) with 4 patents, ranking #339 of 2,095 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 13 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 11 granted patents across 13 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2025. 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: F16B (Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Sherrill ranks #25,205 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 11 patents across 13 technology areas.

#25,205
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 13%
by Innovation Score (50.4/100): 15.1
avg claims per patent: +133%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R25205 · US Corporation #25,205 · 11 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 11 grants
MID-PACK #25,205/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Shenzhen Pard…
CPC-FOCUS F16B · 13 areas
INNOV-PAR 50.4/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.1 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +133% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Shenzhen Pard 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 Sherrill’s 50.4 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 8.6 pts (17%) Velocity 20.0 pts (40%) Breadth 12.7 pts (25%) Claim depth 9.1 pts (18%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Sherrill · this assignee

50
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Sherrill's Innovation Score is 50.4/100 (top 13% 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 Sherrill?

Each dot is one of Sherrill’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). Sherrill’s own 15.1 claims/patent is ABOVE the 11.0 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Sherrill's grants concentrate

Sherrill, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 13 CPC subclasses with 36.4% of grants classified under F16B (Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing). Peak complete grant year is 2024 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Sherrill sits between Shenzhen Pard Technology Co., Ltd. and Siemens Medical Instruments Pte. Ltd..

Sherrill's three-year grant acceleration

Sherrill, Inc. shows 6 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.

Shenzhen Pard Tec…

11
Shenzhen Polytech…

11
Shenzhen Visson T…

11
Shenzhen Xiaozhai…

11
Shining Sea Tradi…

11
Shooter Detection…

11
Siemens Healthine…

11
Siemens Medical I…

11
Sherrill ◀

11

What this shows Sherrill holds 11 patents at rank #25,256, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Sherrill

By rank, the assignees closest to #25,256 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F16B (Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements…)

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

Sherrill's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

50 Top 13% higher than 87% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2025

Grants by year

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

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Sherrill, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	1	9.1%
2018	2	18.2%
2021	1	9.1%
2022	1	9.1%
2023	1	9.1%
2024	4	36.4%
2025partial year	1	9.1%

Which technologies does Sherrill, Inc. patent most?

F16B - Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing 4

A63B - Apparatus FOR Physical Training, Gymnastics, Swimming, Climbing, OR FENCING; Ball GAMES; Training Equipment 3

A45F - Travelling OR Camp EQUIPMENT: Sacks OR Packs Carried ON THE Body 3

A62B - Devices, Apparatus OR Methods FOR Life-saving 3

B61H - Brakes OR Other Retarding Devices Specially Adapted FOR Rail VEHICLES; Arrangement OR Disposition Thereof IN Rail Vehicles 2

F16D - Couplings FOR Transmitting ROTATION; CLUTCHES; Brakes 2

F41B - Weapons FOR Projecting Missiles Without USE OF Explosive OR Combustible Propellant CHARGE; Weapons NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

A45C - PURSES; LUGGAGE; Hand Carried Bags 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

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

F16G - Belts, Cables, OR Ropes, Predominantly Used FOR Driving PURPOSES; CHAINS; Fittings Predominantly Used Therefor 1

B25F - Combination OR Multi-purpose Tools NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Details OR Components OF Portable Power-driven Tools NOT Particularly Related TO THE Operations Performed AND NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

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

Top 13 of 13 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

Sherrill, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Sherrill, Inc.'s lead technology class is F16B (Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing), 36.4% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F16B
Ranked #25,205 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Sherrill, Inc. against Shenzhen Pard Technology Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 50.4/100 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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