USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

SM Instruments Co., Ltd.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 19 technology areas, active 2016–2024. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G01M (TESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES OR STRUCTURES; TESTING OF STRUCTURES OR APPARATUS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR).

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

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

7.1

Avg claims per patent

+33%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

SM holds 7 US patents across 19 technology areas, rank #37,438 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#37,438
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 72%
by Innovation Score (28.6/100): 7.1
avg claims per patent: +33%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

SM Instruments Co., Ltd. has been granted 7 US utility patents between 2016 and 2024, placing SM Instruments Co., Ltd. at rank #37,438 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 19 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 7.1 claims per patent with primary concentration in G01M (TESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES OR STRUCTURES; TESTING OF STRUCTURES OR APPARATUS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR). As a Foreign Corporation, SM Instruments Co., Ltd. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, SM sits between SKF Motion Technologies AB (7 patents, rank #37,434) and Smartbotics, Inc. (7 patents, rank #37,442) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 28.6/100 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 3 in the 2015–2019 window, a +33% shift in five-year velocity. Steady filing volume suggests sustained innovation without dramatic pivots. 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. SM Instruments Co., Ltd.'s 7.1 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while concentration in 19 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark SM Instruments Co., Ltd. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows SM holds 7 patents at rank #37,438, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near SM

By rank, the assignees closest to #37,438 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01M (Testing Static OR Dynamic Balance OF Machines OR Structures)

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

SM's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

29 Top 72% higher than 28% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2024

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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SM Instruments Co., Ltd. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	14.3%
2018	1	14.3%
2019	1	14.3%
2021	3	42.9%
2024	1	14.3%

Which technologies does SM Instruments Co., Ltd. patent most?

G01M - TESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES OR STRUCTURES; TESTING OF STRUCTURES OR APPARATUS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 3

G01H - MEASUREMENT OF MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS OR ULTRASONIC, SONIC OR INFRASONIC WAVES 3

G01S - RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES 3

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION 2

H04R - LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS 2

B60T - VEHICLE BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF; BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF, IN GENERAL ; ARRANGEMENT OF BRAKING ELEMENTS ON VEHICLES IN GENERAL; PORTABLE DEVICES FOR PREVENTING UNWANTED MOVEMENT OF VEHICLES; VEHICLE MODIFICATIONS TO FACILITATE COOLING OF BRAKES 1

G01B - MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS 1

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 1

G06K - GRAPHICAL DATA READING ; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS 1

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 1

G06N - COMPUTING ARRANGEMENTS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS 1

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 1

B63B - SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 1

Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION 1

F03D - WIND MOTORS 1

Top 15 of 19 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Focused

Claim Depth Simple

Velocity Growing

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#37,438

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

28.6 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 SM Instruments Co., Ltd. hold?

SM Instruments Co., Ltd. holds 7 US granted patents filed between 2016 and 2024, spanning 19 technology areas.

What is SM Instruments Co., Ltd.'s Innovation Score?

SM Instruments Co., Ltd. has an Innovation Score of 28.6 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does SM Instruments Co., Ltd. focus on?

SM Instruments Co., Ltd.'s top technology area is G01M (TESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES OR STRUCTURES; TESTING OF STRUCTURES OR APPARATUS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR) with 3 patents. The company has filed patents in 19 CPC subclasses total.

Is SM Instruments Co., Ltd.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

SM Instruments Co., Ltd.'s recent filing velocity is +33% compared to the prior five-year period. The company is maintaining or growing its patent output.

What does claim depth mean for SM Instruments Co., Ltd.'s patents?

SM Instruments Co., Ltd.'s patents average 7.1 claims each. This is relatively simple claim structure, typical for focused inventions.

How is the SM Instruments Co., Ltd. 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

SM's 7 grants land it in the top 72% 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 - SM ranks #37,438 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in G01M - see who else leads that technology area. G01M 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.