Where does Smart Rain Systems, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Smart Rain Systems, LLC ranks #18,122 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 Smart Rain Systems, LLC hold?

Smart Rain Systems, LLC holds 16 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2025, spanning 8 technology areas.

What is Smart Rain Systems, LLC's Innovation Score?

Smart Rain Systems, LLC has an Innovation Score of 49.6 out of 100 (top 14% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Smart Rain Systems, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Smart Rain Systems, LLC's recent grant velocity is +1100% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Smart Rain Systems, LLC's patents?

Smart Rain Systems, LLC's patents average 16.4 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 Smart Rain Systems, 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

Smart Rain Systems, LLC

Q: What technology areas does Smart Rain Systems, LLC focus on?

Smart Rain Systems, LLC's top technology area is A01G (HORTICULTURE; Cultivation OF Vegetables, Flowers, Rice, Fruit, Vines, Hops OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; Watering) with 12 patents, ranking #45 of 635 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 8 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 16 granted patents across 8 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2025. 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: A01G (HORTICULTURE; Cultivation OF Vegetables, Flowers, Rice, Fruit, Vines, Hops OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; Watering).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Smart ranks #18,122 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 16 patents across 8 technology areas.

#18,122
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 14%
by Innovation Score (49.6/100): 16.4
avg claims per patent: +1100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R18122 · US Corporation #18,122 · 16 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 16 grants
MID-PACK #18,122/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH SK Holdings
CPC-NARROW A01G · 8 areas
INNOV-PAR 49.6/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.4 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +1100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: SK Holdings Co., Ltd. (±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 Smart’s 49.6 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 9.8 pts (20%) Velocity 20.0 pts (40%) Breadth 10.0 pts (20%) Claim depth 9.8 pts (20%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Smart Rain Systems · this assignee

50
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Smart's Innovation Score is 49.6/100 (top 14% 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 Smart?

Each dot is one of Smart’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). Smart’s own 16.4 claims/patent is ABOVE the 12.2 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Smart's grants concentrate

Smart Rain Systems, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 8 CPC subclasses with 75% of grants classified under A01G (HORTICULTURE; Cultivation OF Vegetables, Flowers, Rice, Fruit, Vines, Hops OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; Watering). Peak complete grant year is 2023 (6 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Smart sits between SK Holdings Co., Ltd. and Smith Systems Manufacturing Company.

Smart's three-year grant acceleration

Smart Rain Systems, LLC shows 9 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.

SK Holdings

16
Skillz

16
Skyechip SDN BHD

16
Sluis Cigar Machi…

16
Smartrend Manufac…

16
Smartshift

16
Smartwash Solutio…

16
Smith Systems Man…

16
Smart Rain Systems ◀

16

What this shows Smart holds 16 patents at rank #18,093, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Smart

By rank, the assignees closest to #18,093 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A01G (Horticulture)

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

Smart's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

50 Top 14% higher than 86% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2025

Grants by year

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

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Smart Rain Systems, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	6.3%
2020	1	6.3%
2021	2	12.5%
2022	3	18.8%
2023	6	37.5%
2025partial year	3	18.8%

Which technologies does Smart Rain Systems, LLC patent most?

A01G - HORTICULTURE; Cultivation OF Vegetables, Flowers, Rice, Fruit, Vines, Hops OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; Watering 12

G05B - Control OR Regulating Systems IN GENERAL; Functional Elements OF Such SYSTEMS; Monitoring OR Testing Arrangements FOR Such Systems OR Elements 6

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 4

G05D - Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables 3

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 2

G06Q - Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory PURPOSES; Systems OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory Purposes, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

G01W - Meteorology 2

G01D - Measuring NOT Specially Adapted FOR A Specific VARIABLE; Arrangements FOR Measuring TWO OR More Variables NOT Covered IN A Single Other SUBCLASS; Tariff Metering APPARATUS; Measuring OR Testing NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

Top 8 of 8 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

Smart Rain Systems, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Smart Rain Systems, LLC's lead technology class is A01G (HORTICULTURE; Cultivation OF Vegetables, Flowers, Rice, Fruit, Vines, Hops OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; Watering), 75% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A01G
Ranked #18,122 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Smart Rain Systems, LLC against SK Holdings Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 49.6/100 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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