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SMC Corporation

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 728 granted patents across 101 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: F15B (SYSTEMS ACTING BY MEANS OF FLUIDS IN GENERAL; FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; DETAILS OF FLUID-PRESSURE SYSTEMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR).

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728
Total patents granted
101
CPC technology areas
4.5
Avg claims per patent
+6%
5-year filing velocity

The verdict

SMC holds 728 US patents across 101 technology areas, rank #607 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#607
of 50,000 US assignees by volume
Top 8%
by Innovation Score (54.5/100)
4.5
avg claims per patent
+6%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

SMC Corporation has been granted 728 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing SMC Corporation at rank #607 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 101 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 4.5 claims per patent with primary concentration in F15B (SYSTEMS ACTING BY MEANS OF FLUIDS IN GENERAL; FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; DETAILS OF FLUID-PRESSURE SYSTEMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR). As a Foreign Corporation, SMC Corporation is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, SMC sits between Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc. (735 patents, rank #603) and Seoul Viosys Co., Ltd. (723 patents, rank #611) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 54.5/100 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 374 grants, compared with 354 in the 2015–2019 window, a +6% shift in five-year velocity. Steady filing volume suggests sustained innovation without dramatic pivots. The Foreign 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. SMC Corporation's 4.5 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while a diversified footprint across 100+ CPC subclasses spreads risk across many technology fronts. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark SMC Corporation against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Who files at SMC's volume?

Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀

patents

What this shows SMC holds 728 patents at rank #607, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025

Companies ranked near SMC

By rank, the assignees closest to #607 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F15B (Systems Acting BY Means OF Fluids IN General)

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

SMC's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

54 Top 8% higher than 92% of 50,000 US assignees

0–10: 687 US assignees (1%). Below this entry. 10–20: 2,527 US assignees (5%). Below this entry. 20–30: 13,162 US assignees (26%). Below this entry. 30–40: 15,294 US assignees (31%). Below this entry. 40–50: 11,491 US assignees (23%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,058 US assignees (10%). This entry sits in this band. 60–70: 1,537 US assignees (3%). Above this entry. 70–80: 234 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 80–90: 10 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 90–100: 0 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. This assignee 0 100 every tracked assignee, bucketed by value

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

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USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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SMC Corporation patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year Patents Granted Share of Period
2015 73 10.0%
2016 53 7.3%
2017 52 7.1%
2018 78 10.7%
2019 98 13.5%
2020 101 13.9%
2021 83 11.4%
2022 79 10.9%
2023 44 6.0%
2024 47 6.5%
2025 20 2.7%

Which technologies does SMC Corporation patent most?

Top 15 of 101 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate
Tech Breadth Diversified
Claim Depth Simple
Velocity Growing

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#607

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

54.5 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does SMC Corporation hold?
SMC Corporation holds 728 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 101 technology areas.
What is SMC Corporation's Innovation Score?
SMC Corporation has an Innovation Score of 54.5 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).
What technology areas does SMC Corporation focus on?
SMC Corporation's top technology area is F15B (SYSTEMS ACTING BY MEANS OF FLUIDS IN GENERAL; FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; DETAILS OF FLUID-PRESSURE SYSTEMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR) with 133 patents. The company has filed patents in 101 CPC subclasses total.
Is SMC Corporation's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?
SMC Corporation's recent filing velocity is +6% compared to the prior five-year period. The company is maintaining or growing its patent output.
What does claim depth mean for SMC Corporation's patents?
SMC Corporation's patents average 4.5 claims each. This is relatively simple claim structure, typical for focused inventions.
How is the SMC Corporation 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.

How to use this portfolio

SMC's 728 grants land it in the top 8% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

  • Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - SMC ranks #607 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
  • Most of this portfolio concentrates in F15B - see who else leads that technology area. F15B leaders
  • Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

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.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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

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.