Where does Smith & Loveless Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Smith & Loveless Inc. ranks #33,365 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 Smith & Loveless Inc. hold?

Smith & Loveless Inc. holds 8 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2025, spanning 11 technology areas.

What is Smith & Loveless Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Smith & Loveless Inc. has an Innovation Score of 35.9 out of 100 (top 48% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Smith & Loveless Inc. focus on?

Smith & Loveless Inc.'s top technology area is B01D (Separation) with 6 patents, ranking #781 of 3,536 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 11 CPC subclasses total.

Is Smith & Loveless Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Smith & Loveless Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -83% 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 Smith & Loveless Inc.'s patents?

Smith & Loveless Inc.'s patents average 16.5 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 Smith & Loveless 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

Smith & Loveless Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 8 granted patents across 11 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2025. 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: B01D (Separation).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Smith ranks #33,365 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 8 patents across 11 technology areas.

#33,365
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 48%
by Innovation Score (35.9/100): 16.5
avg claims per patent: -83%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R33365 · US Corporation #33,365 · 8 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 8 grants
MID-PACK #33,365/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Smart Vision Labs
CPC-FOCUS B01D · 11 areas
INNOV-THIN 35.9/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.5 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -83% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Smart Vision Labs, 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 Smith’s 35.9 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 7.6 pts (21%) Velocity 6.7 pts (19%) Breadth 11.7 pts (33%) Claim depth 9.9 pts (28%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Smith & Loveless · this assignee

36
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Smith's Innovation Score is 35.9/100 (top 48% 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 Smith?

Each dot is one of Smith’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). Smith’s own 16.5 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.6 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Smith's grants concentrate

Smith & Loveless Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 11 CPC subclasses with 75% of grants classified under B01D (Separation). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Smith sits between Smart Vision Labs, Inc. and SofSera Corporation.

Smith's three-year grant acceleration

Smith & Loveless Inc. shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 1 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.

Smart Vision Labs

8
Smartisan Digital

8
Smartsheet

8
Smartthings

8
Smylio

8
Socket Solutions

8
Socrates Health S…

8
Sofsera

8
Smith & Loveless ◀

8

What this shows Smith holds 8 patents at rank #33,421, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Smith

By rank, the assignees closest to #33,421 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B01D (Separation)

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

Smith's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

36 Top 48% higher than 52% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Smith & Loveless Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	12.5%
2017	2	25.0%
2018	2	25.0%
2019	1	12.5%
2022	1	12.5%
2025partial year	1	12.5%

Which technologies does Smith & Loveless Inc. patent most?

B01D - Separation 6

E03F - SEWERS; Cesspools 5

C02F - Treatment OF Water, Waste Water, Sewage, OR Sludge 5

B04C - Apparatus Using Free Vortex Flow, e.g. Cyclones 2

G05D - Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables 1

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

F04D - Non-positive-displacement Pumps 1

G01F - Measuring Volume, Volume Flow, Mass Flow OR Liquid LEVEL; Metering BY Volume 1

F16L - PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

F16K - VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating 1

Top 11 of 11 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

View all rankings → How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

Smith & Loveless Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Smith & Loveless Inc.'s lead technology class is B01D (Separation), 75% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B01D
Ranked #33,365 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Smith & Loveless Inc. against Smart Vision Labs, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 35.9/100 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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