Where does SmileDirectClub LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), SmileDirectClub LLC ranks #18,127 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 SmileDirectClub LLC hold?

SmileDirectClub LLC holds 16 US utility patents granted between 2018 and 2023, spanning 15 technology areas.

What is SmileDirectClub LLC's Innovation Score?

SmileDirectClub LLC has an Innovation Score of 37.3 out of 100 (top 44% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does SmileDirectClub LLC focus on?

SmileDirectClub LLC's top technology area is A61C (DENTISTRY; Apparatus OR Methods FOR Oral OR Dental Hygiene) with 14 patents, ranking #66 of 546 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 15 CPC subclasses total.

Is SmileDirectClub LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

SmileDirectClub LLC's recent grant velocity is +67% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for SmileDirectClub LLC's patents?

SmileDirectClub LLC's patents average 21.4 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 SmileDirectClub LLC 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

SmileDirectClub LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 16 granted patents across 15 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2018–2023. 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: A61C (DENTISTRY; Apparatus OR Methods FOR Oral OR Dental Hygiene).

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Smiledirectclub ranks #18,127 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 16 patents across 15 technology areas.

#18,127
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 44%
by Innovation Score (37.3/100): 21.4
avg claims per patent: +67%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R18127 · US Corporation #18,127 · 16 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 16 grants
MID-PACK #18,127/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Siemens Healthineers…
CPC-FOCUS A61C · 15 areas
INNOV-THIN 37.3/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 21.4 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +67% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Siemens Healthineers Endovascular Robotics, Inc. (±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 Smiledirectclub’s 37.3 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 9.8 pts (26%) Velocity 1.0 pts (3%) Breadth 13.7 pts (37%) Claim depth 12.8 pts (34%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
SmileDirectClub · this assignee

37
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Smiledirectclub's Innovation Score is 37.3/100 (top 44% 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 Smiledirectclub?

Each dot is one of Smiledirectclub’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). Smiledirectclub’s own 21.4 claims/patent is ABOVE the 16.9 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Smiledirectclub's grants concentrate

SmileDirectClub LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 15 CPC subclasses with 87.5% of grants classified under A61C (DENTISTRY; Apparatus OR Methods FOR Oral OR Dental Hygiene). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (7 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, Smiledirectclub sits between SiPix Technology Inc. and Soluble Technologies Group, LLC.

Smiledirectclub's three-year grant acceleration

SmileDirectClub LLC shows 2 grants in 2022–2024 against only 13 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.

Sipix Technology

16
Siemens Healthine…

16
Sierra Space

16
Smart Wave

16
Smith Micro Softw…

16
Smiths Medical In…

16
Socure

16
Soluble Group

16
Smiledirectclub ◀

16

What this shows SmileDirectClub holds 16 patents at rank #18,141, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near SmileDirectClub

By rank, the assignees closest to #18,141 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61C (Dentistry)

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

Smiledirectclub's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

37 Top 44% higher than 56% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2018–2023

Grants by year

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

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SmileDirectClub LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2018	1	6.3%
2019	5	31.3%
2020	7	43.8%
2021	1	6.3%
2022	1	6.3%
2023	1	6.3%

Which technologies does SmileDirectClub LLC patent most?

A61C - DENTISTRY; Apparatus OR Methods FOR Oral OR Dental Hygiene 14

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 7

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 6

G16H - Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data 6

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 3

B29L - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclass B29c, Relating TO Particular Articles 3

B29C - Shaping OR Joining OF PLASTICS; Shaping OF Material IN A Plastic State, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; After-treatment OF THE Shaped Products, e.g. Repairing 3

B29K - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses B29b, B29c OR B29d, Relating TO Moulding Materials OR TO Materials FOR ; Moulds, ; Reinforcements, Fillers OR Preformed Parts, e.g. Inserts 2

B65B - Machines, Apparatus OR Devices FOR, OR Methods OF, Packaging Articles OR MATERIALS; Unpacking 1

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 1

G06V - Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding 1

B23D - PLANING; SLOTTING; SHEARING; BROACHING; SAWING; FILING; SCRAPING; Like Operations FOR Working Metal BY Removing Material, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

G05B - Control OR Regulating Systems IN GENERAL; Functional Elements OF Such SYSTEMS; Monitoring OR Testing Arrangements FOR Such Systems OR Elements 1

B23K - Soldering OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; Cladding OR Plating BY Soldering OR WELDING; Cutting BY Applying Heat Locally, e.g. Flame CUTTING; Working BY Laser Beam 1

B26D - CUTTING; Details Common TO Machines FOR Perforating, Punching, Cutting-out, Stamping-out OR Severing 1

Top 15 of 15 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

SmileDirectClub LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

SmileDirectClub LLC's lead technology class is A61C (DENTISTRY; Apparatus OR Methods FOR Oral OR Dental Hygiene), 87.5% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61C
Ranked #18,127 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare SmileDirectClub LLC against SiPix Technology Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 37.3/100 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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