Where does SML Verwaltungs GMBH rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), SML Verwaltungs GMBH ranks #37,599 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 SML Verwaltungs GMBH hold?

SML Verwaltungs GMBH holds 7 US utility patents granted between 2018 and 2022, spanning 5 technology areas.

What is SML Verwaltungs GMBH's Innovation Score?

SML Verwaltungs GMBH has an Innovation Score of 26.7 out of 100 (21st percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is SML Verwaltungs GMBH's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

SML Verwaltungs GMBH's recent grant velocity is +150% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for SML Verwaltungs GMBH's patents?

SML Verwaltungs GMBH's patents average 17.1 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 SML Verwaltungs GMBH 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 Foreign Corporation

SML Verwaltungs GMBH

Q: What technology areas does SML Verwaltungs GMBH focus on?

SML Verwaltungs GMBH's top technology area is F16L (PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General) with 7 patents, ranking #285 of 1,907 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 5 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 5 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2018–2022. 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: F16L (PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, SML ranks #37,599 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 5 technology areas.

#37,599
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 21st percentile
by Innovation Score (26.7/100): 17.1
avg claims per patent: +150%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R37599 · Foreign Corporation #37,599 · 7 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 7 grants
LOWER-Q #37,599/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Smartbotics
CPC-NARROW F16L · 5 areas
INNOV-THIN 26.7/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.1 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +150% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Smartbotics, 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 SML’s 26.7 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 (27%) Velocity 1.3 pts (5%) Breadth 7.9 pts (30%) Claim depth 10.3 pts (39%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
SML Verwaltungs · this assignee

27
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows SML's Innovation Score is 26.7/100 (21st percentile 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 SML?

Each dot is one of SML’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). SML’s own 17.1 claims/patent is at or below the 17.3 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where SML's grants concentrate

SML Verwaltungs GMBH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 5 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under F16L (PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, SML sits between Smartbotics, Inc. and Softwheel Ltd..

SML's three-year grant acceleration

SML Verwaltungs GMBH shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 5 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.

Smartbotics

7
Smartcom Labs OY

7
Smithgroup Compan…

7
Smiths Detection…

7
SNJ Patents

7
Softcamp

7
Softnas Operating

7
Softwheel

7
SML Verwaltungs ◀

7

What this shows SML holds 7 patents at rank #37,446, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near SML

By rank, the assignees closest to #37,446 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F16L (Pipes)

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

SML's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

27 21st percentile higher than 21% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2018–2022

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2018–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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SML Verwaltungs GMBH patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2018	1	14.3%
2019	1	14.3%
2020	2	28.6%
2021	2	28.6%
2022	1	14.3%

Which technologies does SML Verwaltungs GMBH patent most?

F16L - PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General 7

B29C - Shaping OR Joining OF PLASTICS; Shaping OF Material IN A Plastic State, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; After-treatment OF THE Shaped Products, e.g. Repairing 4

B29L - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclass B29c, Relating TO Particular Articles 4

B32B - Layered Products, i.e. Products Built-up OF Strata OF Flat OR Non-flat, e.g. Cellular OR Honeycomb, Form 3

E03F - SEWERS; Cesspools 1

Top 5 of 5 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

SML Verwaltungs GMBH's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

SML Verwaltungs GMBH's lead technology class is F16L (PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F16L
Ranked #37,599 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare SML Verwaltungs GMBH against Smartbotics, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 26.7/100 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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