Where does Solatube International, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Solatube International, Inc. ranks #21,804 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 Solatube International, Inc. hold?

Solatube International, Inc. holds 13 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2024, spanning 14 technology areas.

What is Solatube International, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Solatube International, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 54.4 out of 100 (top 8% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Solatube International, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Solatube International, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -37% 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 Solatube International, Inc.'s patents?

Solatube International, Inc.'s patents average 20.0 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 Solatube International, Inc. 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 US Corporation

Solatube International, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does Solatube International, Inc. focus on?

Solatube International, Inc.'s top technology area is F21S (Non-portable Lighting DEVICES; Systems THEREOF; Vehicle Lighting Devices Specially Adapted FOR Vehicle Exteriors) with 10 patents, ranking #161 of 1,094 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 14 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 13 granted patents across 14 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2024. 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: F21S (Non-portable Lighting DEVICES; Systems THEREOF; Vehicle Lighting Devices Specially Adapted FOR Vehicle Exteriors).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Solatube ranks #21,804 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 13 patents across 14 technology areas.

#21,804
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 8%
by Innovation Score (54.4/100): 20.0
avg claims per patent: -37%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R21804 · US Corporation #21,804 · 13 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 13 grants
MID-PACK #21,804/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Snap Pop
CPC-FOCUS F21S · 14 areas
INNOV-PAR 54.4/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 20.0 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DOWN -37% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Snap Pop (±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 Solatube’s 54.4 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 9.1 pts (17%) Velocity 20.0 pts (37%) Breadth 13.2 pts (24%) Claim depth 12.0 pts (22%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Solatube International · this assignee

54
3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Solatube's Innovation Score is 54.4/100 (top 8% 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 Solatube?

Each dot is one of Solatube’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). Solatube’s own 20.0 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.5 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Solatube's grants concentrate

Solatube International, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 14 CPC subclasses with 76.9% of grants classified under F21S (Non-portable Lighting DEVICES; Systems THEREOF; Vehicle Lighting Devices Specially Adapted FOR Vehicle Exteriors). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Solatube sits between Snap Pop and Southwest University of Science and Technology.

Solatube's three-year grant acceleration

Solatube International, Inc. shows 4 grants in 2022–2024 against only 1 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.

Snap Pop

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13

What this shows Solatube holds 13 patents at rank #21,833, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Solatube

By rank, the assignees closest to #21,833 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F21S (Non-portable Lighting Devices)

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

Solatube's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

54 Top 8% higher than 92% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2024

Grants by year

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

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Solatube International, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	4	30.8%
2016	1	7.7%
2017	2	15.4%
2018	1	7.7%
2021	1	7.7%
2023	3	23.1%
2024	1	7.7%

Which technologies does Solatube International, Inc. patent most?

F21S - Non-portable Lighting DEVICES; Systems THEREOF; Vehicle Lighting Devices Specially Adapted FOR Vehicle Exteriors 10

E04D - Roof COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; Roof-working Tools 8

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 6

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 4

E05Y - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses E05d AND E05f, Relating TO Construction Elements, Electric Control, Power Supply, Power Signal OR Transmission, User Interfaces, Mounting OR Coupling, Details, Accessories, Auxiliary Operations NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, Application Thereof 2

Y02B - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Buildings, e.g. Housing, House Appliances OR Related End-user Applications 2

H02J - Circuit Arrangements OR Systems FOR Supplying OR Distributing Electric POWER; Systems FOR Storing Electric Energy 2

E05F - Devices FOR Moving Wings Into Open OR Closed POSITION; Checks FOR WINGS; Wing Fittings NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, Concerned With THE Functioning OF THE Wing 2

F24F - AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR Currents FOR Screening 2

F21V - Functional Features OR Details OF Lighting Devices OR Systems THEREOF; Structural Combinations OF Lighting Devices With Other Articles, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

F04D - Non-positive-displacement Pumps 1

E06C - Ladders 1

B66F - Hoisting, Lifting, Hauling OR Pushing, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, e.g. Devices Which Apply A Lifting OR Pushing Force Directly TO THE Surface OF A Load 1

B66B - ELEVATORS; Escalators OR Moving Walkways 1

Top 14 of 14 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

Solatube International, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Solatube International, Inc.'s lead technology class is F21S (Non-portable Lighting DEVICES; Systems THEREOF; Vehicle Lighting Devices Specially Adapted FOR Vehicle Exteriors), 76.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F21S
Ranked #21,804 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Solatube International, Inc. against Snap Pop, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 54.4/100 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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