USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Sleep Number Corporation

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 158 granted patents across 36 technology areas, active 2018–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: A47C (CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS).

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

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158

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

18.2

Avg claims per patent

+632%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Sleep holds 158 US patents across 36 technology areas, rank #2,477 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#2,477
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 3%
by Innovation Score (61.4/100): 18.2
avg claims per patent: +632%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Sleep Number Corporation has been granted 158 US utility patents between 2018 and 2025, placing Sleep Number Corporation at rank #2,477 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 36 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 18.2 claims per patent with primary concentration in A47C (CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS). As a US Corporation, Sleep Number Corporation is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Sleep sits between Faurecia Automotive Seating, Llc (158 patents, rank #2,473) and 2236008 Ontario Inc. (157 patents, rank #2,481) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 61.4/100 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 139 grants, compared with 19 in the 2015–2019 window, a +632% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. The US 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. Sleep Number Corporation's 18.2 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 36 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Sleep Number Corporation against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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Sleep Number ◀

158
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157

What this shows Sleep holds 158 patents at rank #2,477, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Sleep

By rank, the assignees closest to #2,477 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A47C (Chairs)

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

Sleep's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

61 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 · 2018–2025

Grants by year

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

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Sleep Number Corporation patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2018	7	4.4%
2019	12	7.6%
2020	15	9.5%
2021	16	10.1%
2022	13	8.2%
2023	26	16.5%
2024	37	23.4%
2025	32	20.3%

Which technologies does Sleep Number Corporation patent most?

A47C - CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS 130

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION 39

A61G - TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS ; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES 32

G05B - CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS 32

G16H - HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA 23

A61M - DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY ; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY ; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR 6

H02J - CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY 6

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 6

A61F - FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRS 5

G01G - WEIGHING 5

G05D - SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES 4

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 4

G10L - SPEECH ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES OR SPEECH SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING TECHNIQUES; SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING 4

F04D - NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS 4

A47G - HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT 4

Top 15 of 36 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#2,477

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

61.4 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 Sleep Number Corporation hold?

Sleep Number Corporation holds 158 US granted patents filed between 2018 and 2025, spanning 36 technology areas.

What is Sleep Number Corporation's Innovation Score?

Sleep Number Corporation has an Innovation Score of 61.4 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Sleep Number Corporation focus on?

Sleep Number Corporation's top technology area is A47C (CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS) with 130 patents. The company has filed patents in 36 CPC subclasses total.

Is Sleep Number Corporation's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Sleep Number Corporation's recent filing velocity is +632% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for Sleep Number Corporation's patents?

Sleep Number Corporation's patents average 18.2 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Sleep Number Corporation 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

Sleep's 158 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 - Sleep ranks #2,477 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in A47C - see who else leads that technology area. A47C 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.