Where does SM Instruments Co., Ltd. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), SM Instruments Co., Ltd. ranks #37,582 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 SM Instruments Co., Ltd. hold?

SM Instruments Co., Ltd. holds 7 US utility patents granted 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 (28th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

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

SM Instruments Co., Ltd.'s recent grant velocity is +33% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-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 an aggregate descriptive count from the grant record; it does not establish claim scope, legal strength, enforceability, or design-around risk.

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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

SM Instruments Co., Ltd.

Q: 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, ranking #398 of 1,420 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 19 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 19 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2024. 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: G01M (Testing Static OR Dynamic Balance OF Machines OR STRUCTURES; Testing OF Structures OR Apparatus, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, SM ranks #37,582 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 19 technology areas.

#37,582
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 28th percentile
by Innovation Score (28.6/100): 7.1
avg claims per patent: +33%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R37582 · Foreign Corporation #37,582 · 7 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-UP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 7 grants
LOWER-Q #37,582/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH SKF Motion AB
CPC-FOCUS G01M · 19 areas
INNOV-THIN 28.6/100
CLAIMS-SPARSE 7.1 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-UP +33% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: SKF Motion Technologies AB (±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 SM’s 28.6 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 7.2 pts (25%) Velocity 1.7 pts (6%) Breadth 15.4 pts (54%) Claim depth 4.3 pts (15%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
SM Instruments · this assignee

29
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows SM's Innovation Score is 28.6/100 (28th 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 SM?

Each dot is one of SM’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). SM’s own 7.1 claims/patent is at or below the 13.7 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where SM's grants concentrate

SM Instruments Co., Ltd. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 19 CPC subclasses with 42.9% of grants classified under G01M (Testing Static OR Dynamic Balance OF Machines OR STRUCTURES; Testing OF Structures OR Apparatus, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR). Peak complete grant year is 2021 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, SM sits between SKF Motion Technologies AB and Smartbotics, Inc..

SM's three-year grant acceleration

SM Instruments Co., Ltd. shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 4 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.

SKF Motion AB

7
Slamp S P A

7
Sleever Internati…

7
Slinger BAG

7
Small Machines

7
Smart Embedded Co…

7
Smart Shooter

7
Smartbotics

7
SM Instruments ◀

7

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, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)

29 28th percentile higher than 28% of 49,997 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

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

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What to do with this data

SM Instruments Co., Ltd.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

SM Instruments Co., Ltd.'s lead technology class is G01M (Testing Static OR Dynamic Balance OF Machines OR STRUCTURES; Testing OF Structures OR Apparatus, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR), 42.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01M
Ranked #37,582 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare SM Instruments Co., Ltd. against SKF Motion Technologies AB, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 28.6/100 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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