Where does Shoals Technologies Group, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Shoals Technologies Group, LLC ranks #9,376 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 Shoals Technologies Group, LLC hold?

Shoals Technologies Group, LLC holds 34 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 20 technology areas.

What is Shoals Technologies Group, LLC's Innovation Score?

Shoals Technologies Group, LLC has an Innovation Score of 49.1 out of 100 (top 15% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Shoals Technologies Group, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Shoals Technologies Group, LLC's recent grant velocity is +120% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Shoals Technologies Group, LLC's patents?

Shoals Technologies Group, LLC's patents average 11.5 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 Shoals Technologies Group, 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

Shoals Technologies Group, LLC

Q: What technology areas does Shoals Technologies Group, LLC focus on?

Shoals Technologies Group, LLC's top technology area is H02S (Generation OF Electric Power BY Conversion OF Infrared Radiation, Visible Light OR Ultraviolet Light, e.g. Using Photovoltaic [PV] Modules) with 16 patents, ranking #35 of 535 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 20 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 34 granted patents across 20 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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: H02S (Generation OF Electric Power BY Conversion OF Infrared Radiation, Visible Light OR Ultraviolet Light, e.g. Using Photovoltaic [PV] Modules).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Shoals ranks #9,376 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 34 patents across 20 technology areas.

#9,376
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 15%
by Innovation Score (49.1/100): 11.5
avg claims per patent: +120%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R9376 · US Corporation #9,376 · 34 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 34 grants
UPPER-Q #9,376/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Seed Health
CPC-FOCUS H02S · 20 areas
INNOV-PAR 49.1/100
CLAIMS-PAR 11.5 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +120% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Seed Health, Inc. (±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 Shoals’s 49.1 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 12.3 pts (25%) Velocity 14.2 pts (29%) Breadth 15.8 pts (32%) Claim depth 6.9 pts (14%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Oxford Instruments… · near

49
Hitachi Maxell · near

49
Icon Technology · near

49
Shoals Group · this assignee

49
SymphonyAI Sensa · near

49
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Shoals's Innovation Score is 49.1/100 (top 15% 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 Shoals?

Each dot is one of Shoals’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). Shoals’s own 11.5 claims/patent is at or below the 16.4 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Shoals's grants concentrate

Shoals Technologies Group, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 20 CPC subclasses with 47.1% of grants classified under H02S (Generation OF Electric Power BY Conversion OF Infrared Radiation, Visible Light OR Ultraviolet Light, e.g. Using Photovoltaic [PV] Modules). Peak complete grant year is 2024 (9 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, Shoals sits between Seed Health, Inc. and Tecres S.P.A..

Shoals's three-year grant acceleration

Shoals Technologies Group, LLC shows 17 grants in 2022–2024 against only 8 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.

Seed Health

34
Selig Sealing Pro…

34
Shenzhen Nearbyex…

34
Shenzhen OUR New…

34
Solexel

34
Take-two Interact…

34
Taptext

34
Tecres S P A

34
Shoals Group ◀

34

What this shows Shoals holds 34 patents at rank #9,383, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Shoals

By rank, the assignees closest to #9,383 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H02S (Generation OF Electric Power BY Conversion OF Infrared Ra…)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Shoals, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In H02S (Generation OF Electric Power BY Conversion OF Infrared Ra…), Shoals ranks #35 of 535 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (49 here).

Icon Technology, Inc. 49 Hitachi Maxell, Ltd. 49 SymphonyAI Sensa LLC 49 Oxford Instruments Nanotechnology Tools Limited 49

Shoals's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

49 Top 15% higher than 85% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

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

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Shoals Technologies Group, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	3	8.8%
2017	3	8.8%
2018	1	2.9%
2019	3	8.8%
2020	3	8.8%
2021	2	5.9%
2023	8	23.5%
2024	9	26.5%
2025partial year	2	5.9%

Which technologies does Shoals Technologies Group, LLC patent most?

H02S - Generation OF Electric Power BY Conversion OF Infrared Radiation, Visible Light OR Ultraviolet Light, e.g. Using Photovoltaic [PV] Modules 16

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 15

H02G - Installation OF Electric Cables OR Lines, OR OF Combined Optical AND Electric Cables OR Lines 14

H01R - Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors 8

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 7

H01H - Electric SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; Emergency Protective Devices 6

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 5

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 3

H10F - Inorganic Semiconductor Devices Sensitive TO Infrared Radiation, Light, Electromagnetic Radiation OF Shorter Wavelength OR Corpuscular Radiation 3

F16L - PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General 3

H01B - CABLES; CONDUCTORS; INSULATORS; Selection OF Materials FOR Their Conductive, Insulating OR Dielectric Properties 2

Y04S - Systems Integrating Technologies Related TO Power Network Operation, Communication OR Information Technologies FOR Improving THE Electrical Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution, Management OR Usage, i.e. Smart Grids 1

H01L - Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10 1

G01D - Measuring NOT Specially Adapted FOR A Specific VARIABLE; Arrangements FOR Measuring TWO OR More Variables NOT Covered IN A Single Other SUBCLASS; Tariff Metering APPARATUS; Measuring OR Testing NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

Y02B - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Buildings, e.g. Housing, House Appliances OR Related End-user Applications 1

Top 15 of 20 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

Shoals Technologies Group, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Shoals Technologies Group, LLC's lead technology class is H02S (Generation OF Electric Power BY Conversion OF Infrared Radiation, Visible Light OR Ultraviolet Light, e.g. Using Photovoltaic [PV] Modules), 47.1% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H02S
Ranked #9,376 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Shoals Technologies Group, LLC against Seed Health, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 49.1/100 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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