Where does Smartrac Technology Fletcher, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Smartrac Technology Fletcher, Inc. ranks #25,242 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 Smartrac Technology Fletcher, Inc. hold?

Smartrac Technology Fletcher, Inc. holds 11 US utility patents granted between 2018 and 2020, spanning 9 technology areas.

What is Smartrac Technology Fletcher, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Smartrac Technology Fletcher, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 30.4 out of 100 (34th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Smartrac Technology Fletcher, Inc. focus on?

Smartrac Technology Fletcher, Inc.'s top technology area is G06K (Graphical Data Reading ; Presentation OF DATA; Record CARRIERS; Handling Record Carriers) with 8 patents, ranking #282 of 1,953 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 9 CPC subclasses total.

Is Smartrac Technology Fletcher, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Smartrac Technology Fletcher, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -78% 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 Smartrac Technology Fletcher, Inc.'s patents?

Smartrac Technology Fletcher, Inc.'s patents average 18.6 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 Smartrac Technology Fletcher, 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

Smartrac Technology Fletcher, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 11 granted patents across 9 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2018–2020. 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: G06K (Graphical Data Reading ; Presentation OF DATA; Record CARRIERS; Handling Record Carriers).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Smartrac ranks #25,242 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 11 patents across 9 technology areas.

#25,242
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 34th percentile
by Innovation Score (30.4/100): 18.6
avg claims per patent: -78%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R25242 · US Corporation #25,242 · 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 #25,242/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Skystream
CPC-NARROW G06K · 9 areas
INNOV-THIN 30.4/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.6 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -78% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Skystream LLC (±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 Smartrac’s 30.4 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 8.6 pts (28%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 10.6 pts (35%) Claim depth 11.2 pts (37%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Smartrac Technology… · this assignee

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Smartrac's Innovation Score is 30.4/100 (34th 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 Smartrac?

Each dot is one of Smartrac’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). Smartrac’s own 18.6 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.4 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Smartrac's grants concentrate

Smartrac Technology Fletcher, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 9 CPC subclasses with 72.7% of grants classified under G06K (Graphical Data Reading ; Presentation OF DATA; Record CARRIERS; Handling Record Carriers). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (6 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2020. By volume, Smartrac sits between Skystream LLC and Sofics Bvba.

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Smartcells

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Smartkem

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What this shows Smartrac holds 11 patents at rank #25,170, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Smartrac

By rank, the assignees closest to #25,170 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06K (Graphical Data Reading)

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

Smartrac's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

30 34th percentile higher than 34% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2018–2020

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2018–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Smartrac Technology Fletcher, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2018	3	27.3%
2019	6	54.5%
2020	2	18.2%

Which technologies does Smartrac Technology Fletcher, Inc. patent most?

G06K - Graphical Data Reading ; Presentation OF DATA; Record CARRIERS; Handling Record Carriers 8

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 3

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 3

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 3

H04B - Transmission 3

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 2

H04J - Multiplex Communication 2

G07B - Ticket-issuing APPARATUS; Fare-registering APPARATUS; Franking Apparatus 1

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 1

Top 9 of 9 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

Smartrac Technology Fletcher, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Smartrac Technology Fletcher, Inc.'s lead technology class is G06K (Graphical Data Reading ; Presentation OF DATA; Record CARRIERS; Handling Record Carriers), 72.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G06K
Ranked #25,242 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Smartrac Technology Fletcher, Inc. against Skystream LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 30.4/100 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

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.