Overall rank by patents
#27,360
Across all tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 10 granted patents across 4 technology areas, active 2019–2023. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G01W (METEOROLOGY).
The verdict
SKY holds 10 US patents across 4 technology areas, rank #27,360 of 50,000 tracked assignees.
SKY Motion Research, ULC has been granted 10 US utility patents between 2019 and 2023, placing SKY Motion Research, ULC at rank #27,360 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 4 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 18.6 claims per patent with primary concentration in G01W (METEOROLOGY). As a Foreign Corporation, SKY Motion Research, ULC is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, SKY sits between SK Nexilis Co., Ltd. (10 patents, rank #27,356) and Smartbow Gmbh (10 patents, rank #27,364) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 27.3/100 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 4 grants, compared with 6 in the 2015–2019 window, a -33% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. 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. SKY Motion Research, ULC's 18.6 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while specialization in 4 subclasses reflects a tightly scoped invention area. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark SKY Motion Research, ULC against peers pursuing similar technology classes.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
SK NEXILIS CO., LTD.
10 patents
SKAN TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
10 patents
SKF AEROSPACE FRANCE
10 patents
SKUNKLOCK, INC.
10 patents
SKYSCANNER LIMITED
10 patents
SKYWORD INC.
10 patents
SL IP Company LLC
10 patents
SMARTBOW GMBH
10 patents
SKY MOTION RESEARCH, ULC
10 patents
What this shows SKY holds 10 patents at rank #27,360, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #27,360 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in SKY's primary technology class.
SKY's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
27 Top 77% higher than 23% of 50,000 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2019–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 6 | 60.0% |
| 2020 | 2 | 20.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | 10.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | 10.0% |
Top 4 of 4 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#27,360
Across all tracked assignees
27.3 out of 100
How to use this portfolio
SKY's 10 grants land it in the top 77% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.
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.
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.