Overall rank by patents
#37,442
Across all tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 9 technology areas, active 2017–2024. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: H05B (ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL).
The verdict
Smartbotics holds 7 US patents across 9 technology areas, rank #37,442 of 50,000 tracked assignees.
Smartbotics, Inc. has been granted 7 US utility patents between 2017 and 2024, placing Smartbotics, Inc. at rank #37,442 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 9 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 21.0 claims per patent with primary concentration in H05B (ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL). As a US Corporation, Smartbotics, Inc. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Smartbotics sits between SM Instruments Co., Ltd. (7 patents, rank #37,438) and SML Verwaltungs Gmbh (7 patents, rank #37,446) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 37.1/100 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 3 grants, compared with 4 in the 2015–2019 window, a -25% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. 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. Smartbotics, Inc.'s 21.0 average claims per patent reflects complex, broadly scoped inventions that are difficult for competitors to design around, while concentration in 9 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Smartbotics, Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
SM INSTRUMENTS CO., LTD.
7 patents
SMALL MACHINES
7 patents
SMART EMBEDDED COMPUTING, INC.
7 patents
SMART SHOOTER LTD.
7 patents
SMARTCOM LABS OY
7 patents
SMITHGROUP COMPANIES, INC.
7 patents
SMITHS DETECTION GERMANY GMBH
7 patents
SML VERWALTUNGS GMBH
7 patents
SMARTBOTICS, INC.
7 patents
What this shows Smartbotics holds 7 patents at rank #37,442, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #37,442 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Smartbotics's primary technology class.
Smartbotics's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
37 Top 45% higher than 55% of 50,000 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 28.6% |
| 2018 | 1 | 14.3% |
| 2019 | 1 | 14.3% |
| 2020 | 1 | 14.3% |
| 2022 | 1 | 14.3% |
| 2024 | 1 | 14.3% |
Top 9 of 9 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#37,442
Across all tracked assignees
37.1 out of 100
How to use this portfolio
Smartbotics's 7 grants land it in the top 45% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.
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.
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.