Where does Smithgroup Companies, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Smithgroup Companies, Inc. ranks #37,597 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 Smithgroup Companies, Inc. hold?

Smithgroup Companies, Inc. holds 7 US utility patents granted between 2021 and 2025, spanning 4 technology areas.

What is Smithgroup Companies, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Smithgroup Companies, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 37.6 out of 100 (top 43% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Smithgroup Companies, Inc. focus on?

Smithgroup Companies, Inc.'s top technology area is G06N (Computing Arrangements Based ON Specific Computational Models) with 3 patents, ranking #1,995 of 4,479 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 4 CPC subclasses total.

Is Smithgroup Companies, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for Smithgroup Companies, Inc..

What does claim depth mean for Smithgroup Companies, Inc.'s patents?

Smithgroup Companies, Inc.'s patents average 5.6 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 Smithgroup Companies, 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

Smithgroup Companies, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 4 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. Primary class: G06N (Computing Arrangements Based ON Specific Computational Models).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Smithgroup ranks #37,597 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 4 technology areas.

#37,597
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 43%
by Innovation Score (37.6/100): 5.6
avg claims per patent

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R37597 · US Corporation #37,597 · 7 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 7 grants
LOWER-Q #37,597/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Smart Embedded…
CPC-NARROW G06N · 4 areas
INNOV-THIN 37.6/100
CLAIMS-SPARSE 5.6 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
SPAN-YRS 2021–2025 · 5y
BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Smart Embedded Computing, 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 Smithgroup’s 37.6 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 (19%) Velocity 20.0 pts (53%) Breadth 7.1 pts (19%) Claim depth 3.3 pts (9%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
A-dec · near

38
Endocyte · near

38
Smithgroup Companies · this assignee

38
Zimmer Spine · near

38
Chosen Realities · near

38
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Smithgroup's Innovation Score is 37.6/100 (top 43% 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 Smithgroup?

Each dot is one of Smithgroup’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). Smithgroup’s own 5.6 claims/patent is at or below the 17.6 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Smithgroup's grants concentrate

Smithgroup Companies, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 4 CPC subclasses with 42.9% of grants classified under G06N (Computing Arrangements Based ON Specific Computational Models). Peak complete grant year is 2023 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2021. By volume, Smithgroup sits between Smart Embedded Computing, Inc. and Softcamp Co., Ltd..

Smithgroup's three-year grant acceleration

Smithgroup Companies, Inc. shows 4 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 Embedded Co…

7
Smart Shooter

7
Smartbotics

7
Smartcom Labs OY

7
Smiths Detection…

7
SML Verwaltungs

7
SNJ Patents

7
Softcamp

7
Smithgroup Compan… ◀

7

What this shows Smithgroup holds 7 patents at rank #37,444, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Smithgroup

By rank, the assignees closest to #37,444 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06N (Computing Arrangements Based ON Specific Computational Mo…)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Smithgroup, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In G06N (Computing Arrangements Based ON Specific Computational Mo…), Smithgroup ranks #1,995 of 4,479 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (38 here).

Endocyte, Inc. 38 A-dec, Inc. 38 Zimmer Spine, Inc. 38 Chosen Realities, LLC 38

Smithgroup's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

38 Top 43% higher than 57% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2021–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2021–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Smithgroup Companies, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2021	1	14.3%
2022	1	14.3%
2023	2	28.6%
2024	1	14.3%
2025partial year	2	28.6%

Which technologies does Smithgroup Companies, Inc. patent most?

G06N - Computing Arrangements Based ON Specific Computational Models 3

G05B - Control OR Regulating Systems IN GENERAL; Functional Elements OF Such SYSTEMS; Monitoring OR Testing Arrangements FOR Such Systems OR Elements 3

F24F - AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR Currents FOR Screening 1

F04D - Non-positive-displacement Pumps 1

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

Smithgroup Companies, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Smithgroup Companies, Inc.'s lead technology class is G06N (Computing Arrangements Based ON Specific Computational Models), 42.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G06N
Ranked #37,597 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Smithgroup Companies, Inc. against Smart Embedded Computing, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 37.6/100 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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