Where does Sophono, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Sophono, Inc. ranks #33,386 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 Sophono, Inc. hold?

Sophono, Inc. holds 8 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2019, spanning 2 technology areas.

What is Sophono, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Sophono, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 27.6 out of 100 (24th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

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

Sophono, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -100% 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 Sophono, Inc.'s patents?

Sophono, Inc.'s patents average 26.3 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 Sophono, 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

Sophono, Inc.

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

Sophono, Inc.'s top technology area is H04R (Loudspeakers, Microphones, Gramophone Pick-ups OR Like Acoustic Electromechanical TRANSDUCERS; Deaf-aid SETS; Public Address Systems) with 8 patents, ranking #310 of 1,513 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 2 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 8 granted patents across 2 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2019. 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: H04R (Loudspeakers, Microphones, Gramophone Pick-ups OR Like Acoustic Electromechanical TRANSDUCERS; Deaf-aid SETS; Public Address Systems).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Sophono ranks #33,386 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 8 patents across 2 technology areas.

#33,386
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 24th percentile
by Innovation Score (27.6/100): 26.3
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R33386 · US Corporation #33,386 · 8 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 8 grants
MID-PACK #33,386/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Solasta Bio
CPC-NARROW H04R · 2 areas
INNOV-THIN 27.6/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 26.3 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Solasta Bio Limited (±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 Sophono’s 27.6 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 (28%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 5.0 pts (18%) Claim depth 15.0 pts (54%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Advanced Processor… · near

28
CTI vascular · near

28
DWFritz Automation · near

28
Sophono · this assignee

28
Tmaxdataco · near

28
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Sophono's Innovation Score is 27.6/100 (24th 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 Sophono?

Each dot is one of Sophono’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). Sophono’s own 26.3 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.

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

Where Sophono's grants concentrate

Sophono, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 2 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under H04R (Loudspeakers, Microphones, Gramophone Pick-ups OR Like Acoustic Electromechanical TRANSDUCERS; Deaf-aid SETS; Public Address Systems). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2019. By volume, Sophono sits between Solasta Bio Limited and Specialty Sales, LLC.

Solasta Bio

8
Solvay Advanced P…

8
Sonic Blocks

8
Sonoma Pharmaceut…

8
Southchip Semicon…

8
Southwest Forestr…

8
Spatial Transcrip…

8
Specialty Sales

8
Sophono ◀

8

What this shows Sophono holds 8 patents at rank #33,430, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Sophono

By rank, the assignees closest to #33,430 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04R (Loudspeakers)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Sophono, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In H04R (Loudspeakers), Sophono ranks #310 of 1,513 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (28 here).

DWFritz Automation, LLC 28 Tmaxdataco., Ltd. 28 CTI vascular AG 28 Advanced Processor Architectures, LLC 28

Sophono's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

28 24th percentile higher than 24% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2019

Grants by year

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

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Sophono, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	3	37.5%
2016	2	25.0%
2017	2	25.0%
2019	1	12.5%

Which technologies does Sophono, Inc. patent most?

H04R - Loudspeakers, Microphones, Gramophone Pick-ups OR Like Acoustic Electromechanical TRANSDUCERS; Deaf-aid SETS; Public Address Systems 8

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 1

Top 2 of 2 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

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

Sophono, Inc.'s lead technology class is H04R (Loudspeakers, Microphones, Gramophone Pick-ups OR Like Acoustic Electromechanical TRANSDUCERS; Deaf-aid SETS; Public Address Systems), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H04R
Ranked #33,386 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Sophono, Inc. against Solasta Bio Limited, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 27.6/100 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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