Where does Sierra Pacific Industries rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Sierra Pacific Industries ranks #37,530 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 Sierra Pacific Industries hold?

Sierra Pacific Industries holds 7 US utility patents granted between 2018 and 2021, spanning 6 technology areas.

What is Sierra Pacific Industries's Innovation Score?

Sierra Pacific Industries has an Innovation Score of 24.8 out of 100 (16th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Sierra Pacific Industries's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Sierra Pacific Industries's recent grant velocity is +33% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Sierra Pacific Industries's patents?

Sierra Pacific Industries's patents average 15.0 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 Sierra Pacific Industries 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

Sierra Pacific Industries

Q: What technology areas does Sierra Pacific Industries focus on?

Sierra Pacific Industries's top technology area is E06B (Fixed OR Movable Closures FOR Openings IN Buildings, Vehicles, Fences OR Like Enclosures IN General, e.g. Doors, Windows, Blinds, Gates) with 5 patents, ranking #167 of 637 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 6 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 6 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2018–2021. 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: E06B (Fixed OR Movable Closures FOR Openings IN Buildings, Vehicles, Fences OR Like Enclosures IN General, e.g. Doors, Windows, Blinds, Gates).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Sierra ranks #37,530 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 6 technology areas.

#37,530
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 16th percentile
by Innovation Score (24.8/100): 15.0
avg claims per patent: +33%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R37530 · US Corporation #37,530 · 7 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-UP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 7 grants
LOWER-Q #37,530/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Shuert Technology
CPC-NARROW E06B · 6 areas
INNOV-THIN 24.8/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.0 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-UP +33% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Shuert Technology, LLC (±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 Sierra’s 24.8 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 7.2 pts (29%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 8.7 pts (35%) Claim depth 9.0 pts (36%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Sierra Pacific… · this assignee

25
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Sierra's Innovation Score is 24.8/100 (16th 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 Sierra?

Each dot is one of Sierra’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). Sierra’s own 15.0 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.0 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Sierra's grants concentrate

Sierra Pacific Industries is a focused PatentsView assignee: 6 CPC subclasses with 71.4% of grants classified under E06B (Fixed OR Movable Closures FOR Openings IN Buildings, Vehicles, Fences OR Like Enclosures IN General, e.g. Doors, Windows, Blinds, Gates). Peak complete grant year is 2021 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, Sierra sits between Shuert Technology, LLC and Silgan Dispensing Systems Le Treport S.A.S..

Shuert Technology

7
Simpore

7
Siematic Möbelwer…

7
Siemens Mobility…

7
Signal Solutions

7
Signalrx Pharmace…

7
Signifier Medical

7
Silgan Dispensing…

7
Sierra Pacific In… ◀

7

What this shows Sierra holds 7 patents at rank #37,629, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Sierra

By rank, the assignees closest to #37,629 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in E06B (Fixed OR Movable Closures FOR Openings IN Buildings)

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

Sierra's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

25 16th percentile higher than 16% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2018–2021

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2018–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Sierra Pacific Industries patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2018	1	14.3%
2019	2	28.6%
2020	1	14.3%
2021	3	42.9%

Which technologies does Sierra Pacific Industries patent most?

E06B - Fixed OR Movable Closures FOR Openings IN Buildings, Vehicles, Fences OR Like Enclosures IN General, e.g. Doors, Windows, Blinds, Gates 5

E05Y - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses E05d AND E05f, Relating TO Construction Elements, Electric Control, Power Supply, Power Signal OR Transmission, User Interfaces, Mounting OR Coupling, Details, Accessories, Auxiliary Operations NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, Application Thereof 1

E05D - Hinges OR Suspension Devices FOR Doors, Windows OR Wings 1

E05C - Bolts OR Fastening Devices FOR Wings, Specially FOR Doors OR Windows 1

E05B - LOCKS; Accessories THEREFOR; Handcuffs 1

B65G - Transport OR Storage Devices, e.g. Conveyors FOR Loading OR Tipping, Shop Conveyor Systems OR Pneumatic Tube Conveyors 1

Top 6 of 6 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

Sierra Pacific Industries's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Sierra Pacific Industries's lead technology class is E06B (Fixed OR Movable Closures FOR Openings IN Buildings, Vehicles, Fences OR Like Enclosures IN General, e.g. Doors, Windows, Blinds, Gates), 71.4% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore E06B
Ranked #37,530 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Sierra Pacific Industries against Shuert Technology, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 24.8/100 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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