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

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Simbol, Inc. ranks #25,227 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 Simbol, Inc. hold?

Simbol, Inc. holds 11 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2017, spanning 18 technology areas.

What is Simbol, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Simbol, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 33.6 out of 100 (45th 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 Simbol, Inc. focus on?

Simbol, Inc.'s top technology area is C22B (Production AND Refining OF Metals ; Pretreatment OF RAW Materials) with 11 patents, ranking #32 of 335 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 18 CPC subclasses total.

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

Simbol, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -100% 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 Simbol, Inc.'s patents?

Simbol, Inc.'s patents average 16.7 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 Simbol, 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

Simbol, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 11 granted patents across 18 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2017. 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: C22B (Production AND Refining OF Metals ; Pretreatment OF RAW Materials).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Simbol ranks #25,227 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 11 patents across 18 technology areas.

#25,227
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 45th percentile
by Innovation Score (33.6/100): 16.7
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R25227 · US Corporation #25,227 · 11 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 11 grants
MID-PACK #25,227/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Signet Health
CPC-FOCUS C22B · 18 areas
INNOV-THIN 33.6/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.7 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Signet Health Corporation (±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 Simbol’s 33.6 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 (26%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 15.0 pts (45%) Claim depth 10.0 pts (30%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Simbol · this assignee

34
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Simbol's Innovation Score is 33.6/100 (45th 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 Simbol?

Each dot is one of Simbol’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). Simbol’s own 16.7 claims/patent is at or below the 17.6 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Simbol's grants concentrate

Simbol, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 18 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under C22B (Production AND Refining OF Metals ; Pretreatment OF RAW Materials). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (6 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2016. By volume, Simbol sits between Signet Health Corporation and Slash Next, Inc..

Signet Health

11
Signiant

11
Silicor Materials

11
Silverside Detect…

11
Sintetica

11
Skedco

11
Skeyeon

11
Slash Next

11
Simbol ◀

11

What this shows Simbol holds 11 patents at rank #25,266, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Simbol

By rank, the assignees closest to #25,266 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C22B (Production AND Refining OF Metals)

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

Simbol's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

34 45th percentile higher than 45% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2017

Grants by year

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

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Simbol, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	6	54.5%
2016	2	18.2%
2017	3	27.3%

Which technologies does Simbol, Inc. patent most?

C22B - Production AND Refining OF Metals ; Pretreatment OF RAW Materials 11

C01D - Compounds OF Alkali Metals, i.e. Lithium, Sodium, Potassium, Rubidium, Caesium, OR Francium 5

C01P - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Structural AND Physical Aspects OF Solid Inorganic Compounds 4

C02F - Treatment OF Water, Waste Water, Sewage, OR Sludge 3

Y02P - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN THE Production OR Processing OF Goods 3

C25B - Electrolytic OR Electrophoretic Processes FOR THE Production OF Compounds OR NON-METALS; Apparatus Therefor 3

C25C - Processes FOR THE Electrolytic Production, Recovery OR Refining OF METALS; Apparatus Therefor 3

B01D - Separation 3

C09K - Materials FOR Miscellaneous Applications, NOT Provided FOR Elsewhere 2

Y02W - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Wastewater Treatment OR Waste Management 2

C01B - Non-metallic ELEMENTS; Compounds THEREOF; ; Metalloids OR Compounds Thereof NOT Covered BY Subclass C01c 2

B01J - Chemical OR Physical Processes, e.g. Catalysis OR Colloid CHEMISTRY; Their Relevant Apparatus 2

E21B - Earth OR Rock DRILLING; Obtaining OIL, GAS, Water, Soluble OR Meltable Materials OR A Slurry OF Minerals From Wells 1

C01G - Compounds Containing Metals NOT Covered BY Subclasses C01d OR C01f 1

B03B - Separating Solid Materials Using Liquids OR Using Pneumatic Tables OR Jigs 1

Top 15 of 18 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

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

Simbol, Inc.'s lead technology class is C22B (Production AND Refining OF Metals ; Pretreatment OF RAW Materials), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore C22B
Ranked #25,227 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Simbol, Inc. against Signet Health Corporation, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 33.6/100 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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