Where does Sodick Co., Ltd. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Sodick Co., Ltd. ranks #2,580 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 Sodick Co., Ltd. hold?

Sodick Co., Ltd. holds 151 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 62 technology areas.

What is Sodick Co., Ltd.'s Innovation Score?

Sodick Co., Ltd. has an Innovation Score of 55.0 out of 100 (top 7% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Sodick Co., Ltd.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Sodick Co., Ltd.'s recent grant velocity is +130% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Sodick Co., Ltd.'s patents?

Sodick Co., Ltd.'s patents average 7.8 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 Sodick Co., Ltd. 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

Sodick Co., Ltd.

Q: What technology areas does Sodick Co., Ltd. focus on?

Sodick Co., Ltd.'s top technology area is B33Y (Additive Manufacturing, i.e. Manufacturing OF Three-dimensional [3-D] Objects BY Additive Deposition, Additive Agglomeration OR Additive Layering, e.g. BY 3-D Printing, Stereolithography OR Selective Laser Sintering) with 62 patents, ranking #36 of 1,250 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 62 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 151 granted patents across 62 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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: B33Y (Additive Manufacturing, i.e. Manufacturing OF Three-dimensional [3-D] Objects BY Additive Deposition, Additive Agglomeration OR Additive Layering, e.g. BY 3-D Printing, Stereolithography OR Selective ).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Sodick ranks #2,580 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 151 patents across 62 technology areas.

#2,580
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 7%
by Innovation Score (55.0/100): 7.8
avg claims per patent: +130%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R2580 · Foreign Corporation #2,580 · 151 grants

GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MID 151 grants
TOP-DECILE #2,580/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Lotte Advanced…
CPC-WIDE B33Y · 62 areas
INNOV-PAR 55.0/100
CLAIMS-SPARSE 7.8 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +130% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Lotte Advanced Materials Co., Ltd. (±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 Sodick’s 55.0 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 17.4 pts (32%) Velocity 8.0 pts (15%) Breadth 25.0 pts (45%) Claim depth 4.7 pts (9%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Bolton Medical · near

55
JetZero · near

55
Mitchell International · near

55
Sodick · this assignee

55
Clark Equipment · near

55
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Sodick's Innovation Score is 55.0/100 (top 7% 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 Sodick?

Each dot is one of Sodick’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). Sodick’s own 7.8 claims/patent is at or below the 11.1 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

How Sodick's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, Sodick Co., Ltd. received 99 grants versus 43 in 2015–2019 (+130% equal-window velocity, above median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2022 at 27 grants and bottomed in 2016 at 5. Lead class B33Y accounts for 41.1% of the portfolio across 62 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Lotte Advanced Materials Co., Ltd. (#2,576) and Asmo Co., Ltd. (#2,584).

Sodick's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Sodick Co., Ltd. moved from 50 to 60 grants (1.20x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). Among 3,296 tracked assignees with ≥100 grants and ≥20 prior-period grants, that multiple ranks #779. See the growth leaderboard.

Lotte Advanced Ma…

151
Nihon Dempa Kogyo

151
Pusan National Un…

151
Postech Research…

151
Soraa Laser Diode

151
Windmöller & Höls…

151
Zhejiang LAB

151
Sodick ◀

151
Asmo

150

What this shows Sodick holds 151 patents at rank #2,580, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Sodick

By rank, the assignees closest to #2,580 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B33Y (Additive Manufacturing)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Sodick, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In B33Y (Additive Manufacturing), Sodick ranks #36 of 1,250 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (55 here).

Bolton Medical, Inc. 55 JetZero, Inc. 55 Mitchell International, Inc. 55 Clark Equipment Company 55

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (7.8 here).

THE Catholic University OF Korea Industry-academic Cooperation Foundation 7.8 avg Mitsuba Corporation 7.8 avg Nitto Boseki Co., Ltd. 7.8 avg Riso Kagaku Corporation 7.8 avg

Sodick's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

55 Top 7% higher than 93% of 49,997 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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Sodick Co., Ltd. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	11	7.3%
2016	5	3.3%
2017	9	6.0%
2018	7	4.6%
2019	11	7.3%
2020	18	11.9%
2021	21	13.9%
2022	27	17.9%
2023	18	11.9%
2024	15	9.9%
2025partial year	9	6.0%

Which technologies does Sodick Co., Ltd. patent most?

B33Y - Additive Manufacturing, i.e. Manufacturing OF Three-dimensional [3-D] Objects BY Additive Deposition, Additive Agglomeration OR Additive Layering, e.g. BY 3-D Printing, Stereolithography OR Selective Laser Sintering 62

B22F - Working Metallic POWDER; Manufacture OF Articles From Metallic POWDER; Making Metallic Powder ; Apparatus OR Devices Specially Adapted FOR Metallic Powder 60

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 58

Y02P - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN THE Production OR Processing OF Goods 57

B23H - Working OF Metal BY THE Action OF A High Concentration OF Electric Current ON A Workpiece Using AN Electrode Which Takes THE Place OF A TOOL; Such Working Combined With Other Forms OF Working OF Metal 32

B22D - Casting OF METALS; Casting OF Other Substances BY THE Same Processes OR Devices 10

B23Q - Details, Components, OR Accessories FOR Machine Tools, e.g. Arrangements FOR Copying OR Controlling ; Machine Tools IN General Characterised BY THE Construction OF Particular Details OR COMPONENTS; Combinations OR Associations OF Metal-working Machines, NOT Directed TO A Particular Result 9

G05B - Control OR Regulating Systems IN GENERAL; Functional Elements OF Such SYSTEMS; Monitoring OR Testing Arrangements FOR Such Systems OR Elements 8

B23K - Soldering OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; Cladding OR Plating BY Soldering OR WELDING; Cutting BY Applying Heat Locally, e.g. Flame CUTTING; Working BY Laser Beam 8

B29K - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses B29b, B29c OR B29d, Relating TO Moulding Materials OR TO Materials FOR ; Moulds, ; Reinforcements, Fillers OR Preformed Parts, e.g. Inserts 5

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 3

B01F - Mixing, e.g. Dissolving, Emulsifying OR Dispersing 3

A23B - Preservation OF Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic BEVERAGES; Chemical Ripening OF Fruit OR Vegetables 3

A47J - Kitchen EQUIPMENT; Coffee MILLS; Spice MILLS; Apparatus FOR Making Beverages 3

C22C - Alloys 3

Top 15 of 62 technology areas

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What to do with this data

Sodick Co., Ltd.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Sodick Co., Ltd.'s lead technology class is B33Y (Additive Manufacturing, i.e. Manufacturing OF Three-dimensional [3-D] Objects BY Additive Deposition, Additive Agglomeration OR Additive Layering, e.g. BY 3-D Printing, Stereolithography OR Selective ), 41.1% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B33Y
Ranked #2,580 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Sodick Co., Ltd. against Lotte Advanced Materials Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 55.0/100 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

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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

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