Overall rank by patents
#14,281
of 50,000 tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 21 granted patents across 0 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2021–2025. Grant-trend analysis is cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search; it does not measure application filings, current R&D, or legal strength.
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Smith ranks #14,281 of 50,000 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 21 patents across 0 technology areas.
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R14281 · US Corporation #14,281 · 21 grants
GRANTS-SMALL · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-UNK · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-USCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH
Nearest grant-volume peer: SK Energy Co., Ltd. (±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.
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
Petsmart HOME Office · near
31 score
Sync-think · near
31 score
Xiamen Runner Indust… · near
31 score
Advanced FLOW Engine… · near
31 score
Smith & FONG · this assignee
31 score
3D Lighting Innovati… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Smith & FONG Co. stamps GRANTS-SMALL, MID-PACK, PHOTO-FINISH, CPC-UNK, INNOV-THIN, CLAIMS-SPARSE, TYPE-USCORP, SPAN-YRS, BOOK-RICH. Volume places it #14,281 of 50,000; Innovation Score 31.3/100 sits in the top 63% of the PatentsView-derived corpus. Closest grant-volume peer on this plate is SK Energy Co., Ltd. (±0 grants).
Smith & FONG Co. has been granted 21 US utility patents between 2021 and 2025, placing Smith & FONG Co. at #14,281 of 50,000 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 0 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 1.0 claims per patent. As a US Corporation, Smith & FONG Co. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Smith sits between SK Energy Co., Ltd. (21 patents, rank #14,261) and Spectrum Solutions, Llc (21 patents, rank #14,269) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 31.3/100 blends portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.
Grant cadence records the difference between two grant-year windows. Historical data spans 2021 through 2025, with 21 total grants over that period. Grant timing can lag the related application by years, so this comparison does not establish current R&D spending, strategic intent, or a company’s application activity. The US Corporation classification provides context for the assignee record, not a conclusion about its business strategy.
Claim depth and technology breadth describe this aggregate record. Smith & FONG Co.'s 1.0 average claims per patent is an average count, not a measure of claim scope, legal strength, enforceability, or design-around risk. The record spans 0 CPC subclasses. Combined with portfolio volume, these figures let readers compare the documented grant records of assignees in similar technology classes.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
SK Energy Co., Ltd.
21 patents
SKELETAL DYNAMICS, INC.
21 patents
SKIS ROSSIGNOL
21 patents
SMARTFLOW TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
21 patents
SOFT LINES INTERNATIONAL, LTD
21 patents
SOFTIRON LIMITED
21 patents
SPECTRUM MEDICAL LTD.
21 patents
SPECTRUM SOLUTIONS, LLC
21 patents
SMITH & FONG CO.
21 patents
What this shows Smith holds 21 patents at rank #14,265, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #14,265 in granted patent volume.
Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Smith, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above).
Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (31 here).
Smith's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
31 Top 63% higher than 37% of 50,000 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2021–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | 14.3% |
| 2022 | 10 | 47.6% |
| 2023 | 6 | 28.6% |
| 2024 | 1 | 4.8% |
| 2025partial year | 1 | 4.8% |
Overall rank by patents
#14,281
of 50,000 tracked assignees
31.3 out of 100
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