Where does SmartEar, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), SmartEar, Inc. ranks #25,240 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 SmartEar, Inc. hold?

SmartEar, Inc. holds 11 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2020, spanning 8 technology areas.

What is SmartEar, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

SmartEar, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 28.5 out of 100 (27th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is SmartEar, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

SmartEar, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -62% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). Grant activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for SmartEar, Inc.'s patents?

SmartEar, Inc.'s patents average 16.6 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 SmartEar, Inc. 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

SmartEar, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does SmartEar, Inc. focus on?

SmartEar, Inc.'s top technology area is H04R (Loudspeakers, Microphones, Gramophone Pick-ups OR Like Acoustic Electromechanical TRANSDUCERS; Deaf-aid SETS; Public Address Systems) with 7 patents, ranking #343 of 1,513 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 8 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 11 granted patents across 8 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2020. 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: H04R (Loudspeakers, Microphones, Gramophone Pick-ups OR Like Acoustic Electromechanical TRANSDUCERS; Deaf-aid SETS; Public Address Systems).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Smartear ranks #25,240 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 11 patents across 8 technology areas.

#25,240
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 27th percentile
by Innovation Score (28.5/100): 16.6
avg claims per patent: -62%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R25240 · US Corporation #25,240 · 11 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 11 grants
MID-PACK #25,240/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Sintetica
CPC-NARROW H04R · 8 areas
INNOV-THIN 28.5/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.6 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -62% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Sintetica S.A. (±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 Smartear’s 28.5 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 8.6 pts (30%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 10.0 pts (35%) Claim depth 9.9 pts (35%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
SmartEar · this assignee

29
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Smartear's Innovation Score is 28.5/100 (27th 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 Smartear?

Each dot is one of Smartear’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). Smartear’s own 16.6 claims/patent is ABOVE the 15.7 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Smartear's grants concentrate

SmartEar, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 8 CPC subclasses with 63.6% of grants classified under H04R (Loudspeakers, Microphones, Gramophone Pick-ups OR Like Acoustic Electromechanical TRANSDUCERS; Deaf-aid SETS; Public Address Systems). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (6 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, Smartear sits between Sintetica S.A. and SoftLayer Technologies, Inc..

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Skedco

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Skeyeon

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Slash Next

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11
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Softlayer

11
Smartear ◀

11

What this shows SmartEar holds 11 patents at rank #25,271, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near SmartEar

By rank, the assignees closest to #25,271 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04R (Loudspeakers)

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

Smartear's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

29 27th percentile higher than 27% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2020

Grants by year

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

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SmartEar, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	6	54.5%
2018	1	9.1%
2019	1	9.1%
2020	3	27.3%

Which technologies does SmartEar, Inc. patent most?

H04R - Loudspeakers, Microphones, Gramophone Pick-ups OR Like Acoustic Electromechanical TRANSDUCERS; Deaf-aid SETS; Public Address Systems 7

G10L - Speech Analysis Techniques OR Speech SYNTHESIS; Speech RECOGNITION; Speech OR Voice Processing TECHNIQUES; Speech OR Audio Coding OR Decoding 3

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 3

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 2

H04M - Telephonic Communication 2

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 1

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

G01P - Measuring Linear OR Angular Speed, Acceleration, Deceleration, OR SHOCK; Indicating Presence, Absence, OR Direction, OF Movement 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

SmartEar, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

SmartEar, Inc.'s lead technology class is H04R (Loudspeakers, Microphones, Gramophone Pick-ups OR Like Acoustic Electromechanical TRANSDUCERS; Deaf-aid SETS; Public Address Systems), 63.6% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H04R
Ranked #25,240 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare SmartEar, Inc. against Sintetica S.A., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 28.5/100 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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