Where does Shield Restraint Systems, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Shield Restraint Systems, Inc. ranks #16,361 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 Shield Restraint Systems, Inc. hold?

Shield Restraint Systems, Inc. holds 18 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2022, spanning 7 technology areas.

What is Shield Restraint Systems, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Shield Restraint Systems, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 32.7 out of 100 (42nd percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Shield Restraint Systems, Inc. focus on?

Shield Restraint Systems, Inc.'s top technology area is B60R (Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR) with 14 patents, ranking #277 of 1,969 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 7 CPC subclasses total.

Is Shield Restraint Systems, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Shield Restraint Systems, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -62% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). Grant activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Shield Restraint Systems, Inc.'s patents?

Shield Restraint Systems, Inc.'s patents average 17.5 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 Shield Restraint Systems, 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

Shield Restraint Systems, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 18 granted patents across 7 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2022. 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: B60R (Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Shield ranks #16,361 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 18 patents across 7 technology areas.

#16,361
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 42nd percentile
by Innovation Score (32.7/100): 17.5
avg claims per patent: -62%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R16361 · US Corporation #16,361 · 18 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 18 grants
MID-PACK #16,361/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Shenzhen Hesung…
CPC-NARROW B60R · 7 areas
INNOV-THIN 32.7/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.5 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -62% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Shenzhen Hesung Innovation 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 Shield’s 32.7 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 10.2 pts (31%) Velocity 2.7 pts (8%) Breadth 9.4 pts (29%) Claim depth 10.5 pts (32%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Shield Restraint… · this assignee

33
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Shield's Innovation Score is 32.7/100 (42nd percentile 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 Shield?

Each dot is one of Shield’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). Shield’s own 17.5 claims/patent is ABOVE the 8.2 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Shield's grants concentrate

Shield Restraint Systems, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 7 CPC subclasses with 77.8% of grants classified under B60R (Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (7 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Shield sits between Shenzhen Hesung Innovation Technology Co., Ltd. and SingleStore, Inc..

Shield's three-year grant acceleration

Shield Restraint Systems, Inc. shows 2 grants in 2022–2024 against only 5 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 Hesung I…

18
Shenzhen Huijing…

18
Shenzhen Sunlord

18
Shenzhen Yile Dyn…

18
Sightline Payments

18
Silicon Light Mac…

18
Silicon Motion Te…

18
Singlestore

18
Shield Restraint… ◀

18

What this shows Shield holds 18 patents at rank #16,377, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Shield

By rank, the assignees closest to #16,377 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B60R (Vehicles)

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

Shield's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

33 42nd percentile higher than 42% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2022

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Shield Restraint Systems, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	5.6%
2016	2	11.1%
2017	7	38.9%
2018	1	5.6%
2019	2	11.1%
2020	1	5.6%
2021	2	11.1%
2022	2	11.1%

Which technologies does Shield Restraint Systems, Inc. patent most?

B60R - Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 14

A44B - Buttons, Pins, Buckles, Slide Fasteners, OR THE Like 8

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 5

B60N - Seats Specially Adapted FOR VEHICLES; Vehicle Passenger Accommodation NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 3

B60J - Windows, Windscreens, Non-fixed Roofs, Doors, OR Similar Devices FOR VEHICLES; Removable External Protective Coverings Specially Adapted FOR Vehicles 2

E05B - LOCKS; Accessories THEREFOR; Handcuffs 2

A44D - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Buttons, Pins, Buckles OR Slide Fasteners, AND TO Jewellery, Bracelets OR Other Personal Adornments 1

Top 7 of 7 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

Shield Restraint Systems, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Shield Restraint Systems, Inc.'s lead technology class is B60R (Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR), 77.8% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B60R
Ranked #16,361 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Shield Restraint Systems, Inc. against Shenzhen Hesung Innovation Technology Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 32.7/100 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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