USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

SMS Group Gmbh

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 257 granted patents across 87 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: B21B (ROLLING OF METAL).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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257

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

12.9

Avg claims per patent

+86%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

SMS holds 257 US patents across 87 technology areas, rank #1,609 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,609
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 4%
by Innovation Score (59.4/100): 12.9
avg claims per patent: +86%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

SMS Group Gmbh has been granted 257 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing SMS Group Gmbh at rank #1,609 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 87 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 12.9 claims per patent with primary concentration in B21B (ROLLING OF METAL). As a Foreign Corporation, SMS Group Gmbh is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, SMS sits between Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (258 patents, rank #1,605) and Kitty Hawk Corporation (256 patents, rank #1,613) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 59.4/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 167 grants, compared with 90 in the 2015–2019 window, a +86% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. The Foreign Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.

Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. SMS Group Gmbh's 12.9 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 87 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark SMS Group Gmbh against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Turner Broadcasti…

258
AAC Acoustic (She…

257
FLIR Systems

257
Horiba

257
SMS group ◀

257
Asahi Kasei Micro…

256
BULL SAS

256
Johnson Electric

256
Kitty Hawk

256

What this shows SMS holds 257 patents at rank #1,609, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near SMS

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,609 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B21B (Rolling OF Metal)

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

SMS's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

59 Top 4% higher than 96% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

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

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SMS Group Gmbh patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	11	4.3%
2016	20	7.8%
2017	24	9.3%
2018	15	5.8%
2019	20	7.8%
2020	28	10.9%
2021	27	10.5%
2022	31	12.1%
2023	26	10.1%
2024	27	10.5%
2025	28	10.9%

Which technologies does SMS Group Gmbh patent most?

B21B - ROLLING OF METAL 145

B21C - MANUFACTURE OF METAL SHEETS, WIRE, RODS, TUBES, PROFILES OR LIKE SEMI-MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS OTHERWISE THAN BY ROLLING; AUXILIARY OPERATIONS USED IN CONNECTION WITH METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL 36

B22D - CASTING OF METALS; CASTING OF OTHER SUBSTANCES BY THE SAME PROCESSES OR DEVICES 36

C21D - MODIFYING THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF FERROUS METALS; GENERAL DEVICES FOR HEAT TREATMENT OF FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS METALS OR ALLOYS; MAKING METAL MALLEABLE, e.g. BY DECARBURISATION OR TEMPERING 27

B21D - WORKING OR PROCESSING OF SHEET METAL OR METAL TUBES, RODS OR PROFILES WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL 23

Y02P - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS 19

B30B - PRESSES IN GENERAL 16

F27D - DETAILS OR ACCESSORIES OF FURNACES, KILNS, OVENS OR RETORTS, IN SO FAR AS THEY ARE OF KINDS OCCURRING IN MORE THAN ONE KIND OF FURNACE 16

F27B - FURNACES, KILNS, OVENS OR RETORTS IN GENERAL; OPEN SINTERING OR LIKE APPARATUS 16

F16C - SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS 14

B21J - FORGING; HAMMERING; PRESSING METAL; RIVETING; FORGE FURNACES 11

C21C - PROCESSING OF PIG-IRON, e.g. REFINING, MANUFACTURE OF WROUGHT-IRON OR STEEL; TREATMENT IN MOLTEN STATE OF FERROUS ALLOYS 11

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 10

B21H - MAKING PARTICULAR METAL OBJECTS BY ROLLING, e.g. SCREWS, WHEELS, RINGS, BARRELS, BALLS 10

B05B - SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES 7

Top 15 of 87 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,609

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

59.4 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does SMS Group Gmbh hold?

SMS Group Gmbh holds 257 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 87 technology areas.

What is SMS Group Gmbh's Innovation Score?

SMS Group Gmbh has an Innovation Score of 59.4 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does SMS Group Gmbh focus on?

SMS Group Gmbh's top technology area is B21B (ROLLING OF METAL) with 145 patents. The company has filed patents in 87 CPC subclasses total.

Is SMS Group Gmbh's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

SMS Group Gmbh's recent filing velocity is +86% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for SMS Group Gmbh's patents?

SMS Group Gmbh's patents average 12.9 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the SMS Group 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.

How to use this portfolio

SMS's 257 grants land it in the top 4% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - SMS ranks #1,609 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in B21B - see who else leads that technology area. B21B leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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 byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · 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.