Where does Softwheel Ltd. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Softwheel Ltd. ranks #37,609 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 Softwheel Ltd. hold?

Softwheel Ltd. holds 7 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2020, spanning 10 technology areas.

What is Softwheel Ltd.'s Innovation Score?

Softwheel Ltd. has an Innovation Score of 28.7 out of 100 (28th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Softwheel Ltd. focus on?

Softwheel Ltd.'s top technology area is B60G (Vehicle Suspension Arrangements) with 5 patents, ranking #111 of 428 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 10 CPC subclasses total.

Is Softwheel Ltd.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Softwheel Ltd.'s recent grant velocity is -60% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). Grant activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Softwheel Ltd.'s patents?

Softwheel Ltd.'s patents average 17.3 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 Softwheel 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

Softwheel Ltd.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 10 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2020. 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: B60G (Vehicle Suspension Arrangements).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Softwheel ranks #37,609 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 10 technology areas.

#37,609
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 28th percentile
by Innovation Score (28.7/100): 17.3
avg claims per patent: -60%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R37609 · Foreign Corporation #37,609 · 7 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 7 grants
LOWER-Q #37,609/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH SML Verwaltungs
CPC-FOCUS B60G · 10 areas
INNOV-THIN 28.7/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.3 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -60% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: SML Verwaltungs GMBH (±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 Softwheel’s 28.7 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 (25%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 11.2 pts (39%) Claim depth 10.4 pts (36%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Anchor Hocking · near

29
Softwheel · this assignee

29
Static Control… · near

29
The Global Alliance… · near

29
Silver Creek… · near

29
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Softwheel's Innovation Score is 28.7/100 (28th 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 Softwheel?

Each dot is one of Softwheel’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). Softwheel’s own 17.3 claims/patent is ABOVE the 11.1 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Softwheel's grants concentrate

Softwheel Ltd. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 10 CPC subclasses with 71.4% of grants classified under B60G (Vehicle Suspension Arrangements). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Softwheel sits between SML Verwaltungs GMBH and Solugen, Inc..

SML Verwaltungs

7
SNJ Patents

7
Softcamp

7
Softnas Operating

7
Solar Sailor PTY

7
Solteam

7
Solueta

7
Solugen

7
Softwheel ◀

7

What this shows Softwheel holds 7 patents at rank #37,450, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Softwheel

By rank, the assignees closest to #37,450 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B60G (Vehicle Suspension Arrangements)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Softwheel, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In B60G (Vehicle Suspension Arrangements), Softwheel ranks #111 of 428 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (29 here).

The Global Alliance for TB Drug Development, Inc. 29 Static Control Components, Inc. 29 Anchor Hocking, LLC 29 Silver Creek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 29

Softwheel's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

29 28th percentile higher than 28% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2020

Grants by year

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

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Softwheel Ltd. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	14.3%
2017	2	28.6%
2018	1	14.3%
2019	1	14.3%
2020	2	28.6%

Which technologies does Softwheel Ltd. patent most?

B60G - Vehicle Suspension Arrangements 5

B60B - Vehicle Wheels ; CASTORS; Axles FOR Wheels OR CASTORS; Increasing Wheel Adhesion 3

A61G - Transport, Personal Conveyances, OR Accommodation Specially Adapted FOR Patients OR Disabled Persons ; Operating Tables OR CHAIRS; Chairs FOR DENTISTRY; Funeral Devices 3

F16F - SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; Means FOR Damping Vibration 3

B60K - Arrangement OR Mounting OF Propulsion Units OR OF Transmissions IN VEHICLES; Arrangement OR Mounting OF Plural Diverse Prime-movers IN VEHICLES; Auxiliary Drives FOR VEHICLES; Instrumentation OR Dashboards FOR VEHICLES; Arrangements IN Connection With Cooling, AIR Intake, GAS Exhaust OR Fuel Supply 2

F16H - Gearing 1

B60Y - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Aspects Cross-cutting Vehicle Technology 1

B60C - Vehicle TYRES; Tyre INFLATION; Tyre CHANGING; Connecting Valves TO Inflatable Elastic Bodies IN GENERAL; Devices OR Arrangements Related TO Tyres 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

B64C - AEROPLANES; Helicopters 1

Top 10 of 10 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

Softwheel Ltd.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Softwheel Ltd.'s lead technology class is B60G (Vehicle Suspension Arrangements), 71.4% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B60G
Ranked #37,609 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Softwheel Ltd. against SML Verwaltungs GMBH, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 28.7/100 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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