Where does Smith Micro Software, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Smith Micro Software, Inc. ranks #18,128 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 Micro Software, Inc. hold?

Smith Micro Software, Inc. holds 16 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2023, spanning 12 technology areas.

What is Smith Micro Software, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Smith Micro Software, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 52.5 out of 100 (top 10% 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 Micro Software, Inc. focus on?

Smith Micro Software, Inc.'s top technology area is H04W (Wireless Communication Networks) with 9 patents, ranking #1,453 of 5,904 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 12 CPC subclasses total.

Is Smith Micro Software, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Smith Micro Software, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -77% 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 Micro Software, Inc.'s patents?

Smith Micro Software, Inc.'s patents average 17.5 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 Micro Software, 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 Micro Software, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 16 granted patents across 12 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2023. 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: H04W (Wireless Communication Networks).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Smith ranks #18,128 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 16 patents across 12 technology areas.

#18,128
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 10%
by Innovation Score (52.5/100): 17.5
avg claims per patent: -77%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R18128 · US Corporation #18,128 · 16 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 16 grants
MID-PACK #18,128/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Siemens Healthineers…
CPC-FOCUS H04W · 12 areas
INNOV-PAR 52.5/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.5 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -77% 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 Smith’s 52.5 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 (19%) Velocity 20.0 pts (38%) Breadth 12.2 pts (23%) Claim depth 10.5 pts (20%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Smith Micro Software · this assignee

53
3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Smith's Innovation Score is 52.5/100 (top 10% 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 17.5 claims/patent is ABOVE the 17.0 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 Micro Software, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 12 CPC subclasses with 56.3% of grants classified under H04W (Wireless Communication Networks). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (9 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Smith sits between Siemens Healthineers Endovascular Robotics, Inc. and SoundMed, LLC.

Smith's three-year grant acceleration

Smith Micro Software, Inc. shows 3 grants in 2022–2024 against only 0 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.

Siemens Healthine…

16
Sierra Space

16
Smart Wave

16
Smiledirectclub

16
Smiths Medical In…

16
Socure

16
Soluble Group

16
Soundmed

16
Smith Micro Softw… ◀

16

What this shows Smith holds 16 patents at rank #18,142, 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 #18,142 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04W (Wireless Communication Networks)

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)

53 Top 10% higher than 90% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2023

Grants by year

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

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Smith Micro Software, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	9	56.3%
2016	1	6.3%
2017	3	18.8%
2022	2	12.5%
2023	1	6.3%

Which technologies does Smith Micro Software, Inc. patent most?

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 9

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 8

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 4

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

G06N - Computing Arrangements Based ON Specific Computational Models 2

H04M - Telephonic Communication 2

Y02D - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN Information AND Communication Technologies [ICT], I.E. Information AND Communication Technologies Aiming AT THE Reduction OF Their OWN Energy USE 2

G06V - Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding 1

G08B - Signalling OR Calling SYSTEMS; Order TELEGRAPHS; Alarm Systems 1

G06K - Graphical Data Reading ; Presentation OF DATA; Record CARRIERS; Handling Record Carriers 1

G08C - Transmission Systems FOR Measured Values, Control OR Similar Signals 1

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 1

Top 12 of 12 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

Smith Micro Software, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Smith Micro Software, Inc.'s lead technology class is H04W (Wireless Communication Networks), 56.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H04W
Ranked #18,128 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Smith Micro Software, Inc. against Siemens Healthineers Endovascular Robotics, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 52.5/100 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.