Where does SofSera Corporation rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), SofSera Corporation ranks #33,374 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 SofSera Corporation hold?

SofSera Corporation holds 8 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2024, spanning 25 technology areas.

What is SofSera Corporation's Innovation Score?

SofSera Corporation has an Innovation Score of 36.8 out of 100 (top 45% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does SofSera Corporation focus on?

SofSera Corporation's top technology area is C01B (Non-metallic ELEMENTS; Compounds THEREOF; ; Metalloids OR Compounds Thereof NOT Covered BY Subclass C01c) with 5 patents, ranking #476 of 1,689 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 25 CPC subclasses total.

Is SofSera Corporation's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

SofSera Corporation's recent grant velocity is +67% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for SofSera Corporation's patents?

SofSera Corporation's patents average 13.6 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 SofSera Corporation 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

SofSera Corporation

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 8 granted patents across 25 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2024. 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: C01B (Non-metallic ELEMENTS; Compounds THEREOF; ; Metalloids OR Compounds Thereof NOT Covered BY Subclass C01c).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Sofsera ranks #33,374 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 8 patents across 25 technology areas.

#33,374
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 45%
by Innovation Score (36.8/100): 13.6
avg claims per patent: +67%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R33374 · Foreign Corporation #33,374 · 8 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 8 grants
MID-PACK #33,374/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Smith & Loveless
CPC-FOCUS C01B · 25 areas
INNOV-THIN 36.8/100
CLAIMS-RICH 13.6 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +67% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Smith & Loveless 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 Sofsera’s 36.8 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 7.6 pts (21%) Velocity 3.3 pts (9%) Breadth 17.7 pts (48%) Claim depth 8.2 pts (22%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
SofSera · this assignee

37
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Sofsera's Innovation Score is 36.8/100 (top 45% 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 Sofsera?

Each dot is one of Sofsera’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). Sofsera’s own 13.6 claims/patent is ABOVE the 12.9 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Sofsera's grants concentrate

SofSera Corporation is a focused PatentsView assignee: 25 CPC subclasses with 62.5% of grants classified under C01B (Non-metallic ELEMENTS; Compounds THEREOF; ; Metalloids OR Compounds Thereof NOT Covered BY Subclass C01c). Peak complete grant year is 2021 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Sofsera sits between Smith & Loveless Inc. and Sonoma Pharmaceuticals, Inc..

Sofsera's three-year grant acceleration

SofSera Corporation shows 2 grants in 2022–2024 against only 4 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.

Smith & Loveless

8
Smylio

8
Socket Solutions

8
Socrates Health S…

8
Solasta Bio

8
Solvay Advanced P…

8
Sonic Blocks

8
Sonoma Pharmaceut…

8
Sofsera ◀

8

What this shows SofSera holds 8 patents at rank #33,425, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near SofSera

By rank, the assignees closest to #33,425 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C01B (Non-metallic Elements)

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

Sofsera's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

37 Top 45% higher than 55% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2024

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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SofSera Corporation patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	12.5%
2018	1	12.5%
2019	1	12.5%
2021	3	37.5%
2022	1	12.5%
2024	1	12.5%

Which technologies does SofSera Corporation patent most?

C01B - Non-metallic ELEMENTS; Compounds THEREOF; ; Metalloids OR Compounds Thereof NOT Covered BY Subclass C01c 5

A61L - Methods OR Apparatus FOR Sterilising Materials OR Objects IN GENERAL; Disinfection, Sterilisation OR Deodorisation OF AIR; Chemical Aspects OF Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical ARTICLES; Materials FOR Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical Articles 4

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 3

C01P - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Structural AND Physical Aspects OF Solid Inorganic Compounds 3

C04B - Lime, MAGNESIA; SLAG; CEMENTS; Compositions Thereof, e.g. Mortars, Concrete OR Like Building MATERIALS; Artificial Stone ; Ceramics ; REFRACTORIES; Treatment OF Natural Stone 3

B01J - Chemical OR Physical Processes, e.g. Catalysis OR Colloid CHEMISTRY; Their Relevant Apparatus 2

C23C - Coating Metallic MATERIAL; Coating Material With Metallic MATERIAL; Surface Treatment OF Metallic Material BY Diffusion Into THE Surface, BY Chemical Conversion OR SUBSTITUTION; Coating BY Vacuum Evaporation, BY Sputtering, BY ION Implantation OR BY Chemical Vapour Deposition, IN General 2

A61C - DENTISTRY; Apparatus OR Methods FOR Oral OR Dental Hygiene 1

C08J - WORKING-UP; General Processes OF COMPOUNDING; After-treatment NOT Covered BY Subclasses C08b, C08c, C08f, C08g or C08h 1

B82Y - Specific Uses OR Applications OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Measurement OR Analysis OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Manufacture OR Treatment OF Nanostructures 1

D01D - Mechanical Methods OR Apparatus IN THE Manufacture OF Artificial Filaments, Threads, Fibres, Bristles OR Ribbons 1

D10B - Indexing Scheme Associated With Sublasses OF Section D, Relating TO Textiles 1

D01F - Chemical Features IN THE Manufacture OF Artificial Filaments, Threads, Fibres, Bristles OR RIBBONS; Apparatus Specially Adapted FOR THE Manufacture OF Carbon Filaments 1

B29L - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclass B29c, Relating TO Particular Articles 1

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 1

Top 15 of 25 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

SofSera Corporation's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

SofSera Corporation's lead technology class is C01B (Non-metallic ELEMENTS; Compounds THEREOF; ; Metalloids OR Compounds Thereof NOT Covered BY Subclass C01c), 62.5% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore C01B
Ranked #33,374 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare SofSera Corporation against Smith & Loveless Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 36.8/100 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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