USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

SICK Ag

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 326 granted patents across 90 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G01S (RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRA).

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

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326

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

14.4

Avg claims per patent

+19%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

SICK holds 326 US patents across 90 technology areas, rank #1,300 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,300
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 3%
by Innovation Score (61.6/100): 14.4
avg claims per patent: +19%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

SICK Ag has been granted 326 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing SICK Ag at rank #1,300 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 90 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 14.4 claims per patent with primary concentration in G01S (RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRA). As a Foreign Corporation, SICK Ag is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, SICK sits between Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. (326 patents, rank #1,296) and Continental Reifen Deutschland Gmbh (325 patents, rank #1,304) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 61.6/100 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. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 177 grants, compared with 149 in the 2015–2019 window, a +19% shift in five-year velocity. Steady filing volume suggests sustained innovation without dramatic pivots. 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. SICK Ag's 14.4 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 90 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark SICK Ag against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows SICK holds 326 patents at rank #1,300, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near SICK

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,300 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01S (Radio Direction-finding)

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

SICK's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

62 Top 3% higher than 97% of 50,000 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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SICK Ag patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	27	8.3%
2016	29	8.9%
2017	33	10.1%
2018	33	10.1%
2019	27	8.3%
2020	31	9.5%
2021	27	8.3%
2022	39	12.0%
2023	32	9.8%
2024	30	9.2%
2025	18	5.5%

Which technologies does SICK Ag patent most?

G01S - RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES 114

G06K - GRAPHICAL DATA READING ; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS 67

G01V - GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS; TAGS 48

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 43

G05B - CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS 38

F16P - SAFETY DEVICES IN GENERAL; ; SAFETY DEVICES FOR PRESSES 33

G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS 33

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 30

G01B - MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS 30

G01J - MEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT, POLARISATION, PHASE OR PULSE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRARED, VISIBLE OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; RADIATION PYROMETRY 29

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 28

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 22

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 21

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 20

G05D - SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES 13

Top 15 of 90 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Growing

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,300

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

61.6 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 SICK Ag hold?

SICK Ag holds 326 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 90 technology areas.

What is SICK Ag's Innovation Score?

SICK Ag has an Innovation Score of 61.6 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does SICK Ag focus on?

SICK Ag's top technology area is G01S (RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES) with 114 patents. The company has filed patents in 90 CPC subclasses total.

Is SICK Ag's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

SICK Ag's recent filing velocity is +19% compared to the prior five-year period. The company is maintaining or growing its patent output.

What does claim depth mean for SICK Ag's patents?

SICK Ag's patents average 14.4 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the SICK Ag 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

SICK's 326 grants land it in the top 3% 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 - SICK ranks #1,300 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in G01S - see who else leads that technology area. G01S 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.