Where does Smith Sport Optics, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Smith Sport Optics, Inc. ranks #37,596 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 Sport Optics, Inc. hold?

Smith Sport Optics, Inc. holds 7 US utility patents granted between 2020 and 2024, spanning 4 technology areas.

What is Smith Sport Optics, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Smith Sport Optics, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 42.8 out of 100 (top 30% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Smith Sport Optics, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for Smith Sport Optics, Inc..

What does claim depth mean for Smith Sport Optics, Inc.'s patents?

Smith Sport Optics, Inc.'s patents average 19.7 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 Sport Optics, 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 Sport Optics, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does Smith Sport Optics, Inc. focus on?

Smith Sport Optics, Inc.'s top technology area is G02C (SPECTACLES; Sunglasses OR Goggles Insofar AS They Have THE Same Features AS SPECTACLES; Contact Lenses) with 4 patents, ranking #140 of 397 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 4 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 4 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2020–2024. 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: G02C (SPECTACLES; Sunglasses OR Goggles Insofar AS They Have THE Same Features AS SPECTACLES; Contact Lenses).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Smith ranks #37,596 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 4 technology areas.

#37,596
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 30%
by Innovation Score (42.8/100): 19.7
avg claims per patent

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R37596 · US Corporation #37,596 · 7 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH

GRANTS-MICRO 7 grants
LOWER-Q #37,596/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Smart Options
CPC-NARROW G02C · 4 areas
INNOV-PAR 42.8/100
CLAIMS-RICH 19.7 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
SPAN-YRS 2020–2024 · 5y
BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Smart Options, LLC (±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 42.8 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 7.2 pts (17%) Velocity 16.7 pts (39%) Breadth 7.1 pts (17%) Claim depth 11.8 pts (28%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Smith Sport Optics · this assignee

43
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Smith's Innovation Score is 42.8/100 (top 30% 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 19.7 claims/patent is ABOVE the 17.7 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 Sport Optics, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 4 CPC subclasses with 57.1% of grants classified under G02C (SPECTACLES; Sunglasses OR Goggles Insofar AS They Have THE Same Features AS SPECTACLES; Contact Lenses). Peak complete grant year is 2023 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2020. By volume, Smith sits between Smart Options, LLC and SoClip!.

Smith's three-year grant acceleration

Smith Sport Optics, Inc. shows 5 grants in 2022–2024 against only 2 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 Options

7
Smart Product Con…

7
Smart Solutions IP

7
Smartech

7
Snapsports

7
Snowshoefood

7
Snyk

7
Soclip!

7
Smith Sport Optics ◀

7

What this shows Smith holds 7 patents at rank #37,663, 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 #37,663 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G02C (Spectacles)

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)

43 Top 30% higher than 70% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2020–2024

Grants by year

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

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Smith Sport Optics, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2020	1	14.3%
2021	1	14.3%
2022	1	14.3%
2023	2	28.6%
2024	2	28.6%

Which technologies does Smith Sport Optics, Inc. patent most?

G02C - SPECTACLES; Sunglasses OR Goggles Insofar AS They Have THE Same Features AS SPECTACLES; Contact Lenses 4

A42B - HATS; Head Coverings 2

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 2

A61F - Filters Implantable Into Blood VESSELS; PROSTHESES; Devices Providing Patency TO, OR Preventing Collapsing OF, Tubular Structures OF THE Body, e.g. STENTS; Orthopaedic, Nursing OR Contraceptive DEVICES; FOMENTATION; Treatment OR Protection OF Eyes OR EARS; Bandages, Dressings OR Absorbent PADS; Firs 2

Top 4 of 4 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 Sport Optics, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Smith Sport Optics, Inc.'s lead technology class is G02C (SPECTACLES; Sunglasses OR Goggles Insofar AS They Have THE Same Features AS SPECTACLES; Contact Lenses), 57.1% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G02C
Ranked #37,596 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Smith Sport Optics, Inc. against Smart Options, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 42.8/100 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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