Where does SL IP Company LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), SL IP Company LLC ranks #27,444 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 SL IP Company LLC hold?

SL IP Company LLC holds 10 US utility patents granted between 2021 and 2023, spanning 8 technology areas.

What is SL IP Company LLC's Innovation Score?

SL IP Company LLC has an Innovation Score of 43.5 out of 100 (top 28% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does SL IP Company LLC focus on?

SL IP Company LLC's top technology area is B26B (Hand-held Cutting Tools NOT Otherwise Provided FOR) with 8 patents, ranking #34 of 239 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 8 CPC subclasses total.

Is SL IP Company LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for SL IP Company LLC.

What does claim depth mean for SL IP Company LLC's patents?

SL IP Company LLC's patents average 16.1 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 SL IP Company 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

SL IP Company LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 10 granted patents across 8 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2021–2023. 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: B26B (Hand-held Cutting Tools NOT Otherwise Provided FOR).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, SL ranks #27,444 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 10 patents across 8 technology areas.

#27,444
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 28%
by Innovation Score (43.5/100): 16.1
avg claims per patent

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R27444 · US Corporation #27,444 · 10 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH

GRANTS-MICRO 10 grants
MID-PACK #27,444/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Skunklock
CPC-NARROW B26B · 8 areas
INNOV-PAR 43.5/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.1 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
SPAN-YRS 2021–2023 · 3y
BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Skunklock, 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 SL’s 43.5 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 8.3 pts (19%) Velocity 15.6 pts (36%) Breadth 10.0 pts (23%) Claim depth 9.7 pts (22%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
SL IP · this assignee

44
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows SL's Innovation Score is 43.5/100 (top 28% 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 SL?

Each dot is one of SL’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). SL’s own 16.1 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.8 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where SL's grants concentrate

SL IP Company LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 8 CPC subclasses with 80% of grants classified under B26B (Hand-held Cutting Tools NOT Otherwise Provided FOR). Peak complete grant year is 2022 (4 grants) versus a trough of 3 in 2021. By volume, SL sits between Skunklock, Inc. and Snell Advanced Media Limited.

SL's three-year grant acceleration

SL IP Company LLC shows 7 grants in 2022–2024 against only 3 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.

Skunklock

10
SKY Motion Resear…

10
Skyscanner

10
Skyword

10
Smartbow

10
Smartsens Technol…

10
SMP Logic Systems

10
Snell Advanced Me…

10
SL IP ◀

10

What this shows SL holds 10 patents at rank #27,363, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near SL

By rank, the assignees closest to #27,363 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B26B (Hand-held Cutting Tools)

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

SL's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

44 Top 28% higher than 72% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2021–2023

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2021–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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SL IP Company LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2021	3	30.0%
2022	4	40.0%
2023	3	30.0%

Which technologies does SL IP Company LLC patent most?

B26B - Hand-held Cutting Tools NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 8

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 4

A45D - Hairdressing OR Shaving Equipment ; Equipment FOR Cosmetics OR Cosmetic Treatments, e.g. FOR Manicuring OR Pedicuring 2

G01V - GEOPHYSICS; Gravitational MEASUREMENTS; Detecting Masses OR OBJECTS; Tags 2

G01C - Measuring Distances, Levels OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; Gyroscopic INSTRUMENTS; Photogrammetry OR Videogrammetry 2

E01C - Construction OF, OR Surfaces FOR, Roads, Sports Grounds, OR THE LIKE; Machines OR Auxiliary Tools FOR Construction OR Repair 2

E01F - Additional Work, Such AS Equipping Roads OR THE Construction OF Platforms, Helicopter Landing Stages, Signs, Snow Fences, OR THE Like 2

B65D - Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials, e.g. Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding CONTAINERS; Accessories, Closures, OR Fittings THEREFOR; Packaging ELEMENTS; Packages 1

Top 8 of 8 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

View all rankings → How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

SL IP Company LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

SL IP Company LLC's lead technology class is B26B (Hand-held Cutting Tools NOT Otherwise Provided FOR), 80% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B26B
Ranked #27,444 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare SL IP Company LLC against Skunklock, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 43.5/100 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

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.