Where does Smartbow GMBH rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Smartbow GMBH ranks #27,449 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 Smartbow GMBH hold?

Smartbow GMBH holds 10 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2022, spanning 8 technology areas.

What is Smartbow GMBH's Innovation Score?

Smartbow GMBH has an Innovation Score of 25.4 out of 100 (17th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Smartbow GMBH's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Smartbow GMBH's recent grant velocity is +50% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Smartbow GMBH's patents?

Smartbow GMBH's patents average 10.2 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 Smartbow GMBH 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

Smartbow GMBH

Q: What technology areas does Smartbow GMBH focus on?

Smartbow GMBH's top technology area is A01K (Animal HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; Rearing OR Breeding Animals, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; NEW Breeds OF Animals) with 8 patents, ranking #120 of 1,035 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 8 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 10 granted patents across 8 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2022. 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: A01K (Animal HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; Rearing OR Breeding Animals, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; NEW Breeds OF Animals).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Smartbow ranks #27,449 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 10 patents across 8 technology areas.

#27,449
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 17th percentile
by Innovation Score (25.4/100): 10.2
avg claims per patent: +50%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R27449 · Foreign Corporation #27,449 · 10 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 10 grants
MID-PACK #27,449/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH SKY Motion Research…
CPC-NARROW A01K · 8 areas
INNOV-THIN 25.4/100
CLAIMS-PAR 10.2 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +50% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: SKY Motion Research, ULC (±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 Smartbow’s 25.4 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 8.3 pts (33%) Velocity 1.0 pts (4%) Breadth 10.0 pts (39%) Claim depth 6.1 pts (24%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Smartbow · this assignee

25
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Smartbow's Innovation Score is 25.4/100 (17th 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 Smartbow?

Each dot is one of Smartbow’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). Smartbow’s own 10.2 claims/patent is at or below the 16.1 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Smartbow's grants concentrate

Smartbow GMBH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 8 CPC subclasses with 80% of grants classified under A01K (Animal HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; Rearing OR Breeding Animals, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; NEW Breeds OF Animals). Peak complete grant year is 2021 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Smartbow sits between SKY Motion Research, ULC and Sofar S.P.A..

Smartbow's three-year grant acceleration

Smartbow GMBH shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 7 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.

SKY Motion Resear…

10
Skyscanner

10
Skyword

10
SL IP

10
Smartsens Technol…

10
SMP Logic Systems

10
Snell Advanced Me…

10
Sofar S P A

10
Smartbow ◀

10

What this shows Smartbow holds 10 patents at rank #27,364, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Smartbow

By rank, the assignees closest to #27,364 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A01K (Animal Husbandry)

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

Smartbow's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

25 17th percentile higher than 17% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2022

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Smartbow GMBH patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	1	10.0%
2018	1	10.0%
2019	2	20.0%
2020	1	10.0%
2021	4	40.0%
2022	1	10.0%

Which technologies does Smartbow GMBH patent most?

A01K - Animal HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; Rearing OR Breeding Animals, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; NEW Breeds OF Animals 8

A61D - Veterinary Instruments, Implements, Tools, OR Methods 4

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

G06K - Graphical Data Reading ; Presentation OF DATA; Record CARRIERS; Handling Record Carriers 2

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 1

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 1

G08B - Signalling OR Calling SYSTEMS; Order TELEGRAPHS; Alarm Systems 1

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 1

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

Smartbow GMBH's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Smartbow GMBH's lead technology class is A01K (Animal HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; Rearing OR Breeding Animals, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; NEW Breeds OF Animals), 80% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A01K
Ranked #27,449 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Smartbow GMBH against SKY Motion Research, ULC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 25.4/100 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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