Where does Sorting Robotics, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Sorting Robotics, Inc. ranks #43,226 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 Sorting Robotics, Inc. hold?

Sorting Robotics, Inc. holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2020 and 2025, spanning 12 technology areas.

What is Sorting Robotics, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Sorting Robotics, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 40.9 out of 100 (top 34% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Sorting Robotics, Inc. focus on?

Sorting Robotics, Inc.'s top technology area is A24C (Machines FOR Making Cigars OR Cigarettes) with 3 patents, ranking #24 of 56 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 12 CPC subclasses total.

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

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for Sorting Robotics, Inc..

What does claim depth mean for Sorting Robotics, Inc.'s patents?

Sorting Robotics, Inc.'s patents average 19.8 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 Sorting Robotics, 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

Sorting Robotics, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 12 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2020–2025. 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: A24C (Machines FOR Making Cigars OR Cigarettes).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Sorting ranks #43,226 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 12 technology areas.

#43,226
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 34%
by Innovation Score (40.9/100): 19.8
avg claims per patent

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R43226 · US Corporation #43,226 · 6 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #43,226/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Sonceboz Mechatronic…
CPC-FOCUS A24C · 12 areas
INNOV-PAR 40.9/100
CLAIMS-RICH 19.8 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
SPAN-YRS 2020–2025 · 6y
BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Sonceboz Mechatronics Boncourt SA (±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 Sorting’s 40.9 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 6.7 pts (16%) Velocity 10.0 pts (25%) Breadth 12.2 pts (30%) Claim depth 11.9 pts (29%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Sorting Robotics · this assignee

41
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Sorting's Innovation Score is 40.9/100 (top 34% 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 Sorting?

Each dot is one of Sorting’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). Sorting’s own 19.8 claims/patent is ABOVE the 15.3 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Sorting's grants concentrate

Sorting Robotics, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 12 CPC subclasses with 50% of grants classified under A24C (Machines FOR Making Cigars OR Cigarettes). Peak complete grant year is 2023 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2020. By volume, Sorting sits between Sonceboz Mechatronics Boncourt SA and South Dakota State University.

Sorting's three-year grant acceleration

Sorting Robotics, Inc. shows 3 grants in 2022–2024 against only 2 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.

Sonceboz Mechatro…

6
Sonde Health

6
Sony Media Cloud…

6
Sophya

6
Soshin Electric

6
Sotero

6
Soundwave Hearing

6
South Dakota Stat…

6
Sorting Robotics ◀

6

What this shows Sorting holds 6 patents at rank #43,309, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Sorting

By rank, the assignees closest to #43,309 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A24C (Machines FOR Making Cigars OR Cigarettes)

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

Sorting's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

41 Top 34% higher than 66% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2020–2025

Grants by year

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

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Sorting Robotics, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2020	1	16.7%
2021	1	16.7%
2023	2	33.3%
2024	1	16.7%
2025partial year	1	16.7%

Which technologies does Sorting Robotics, Inc. patent most?

A24C - Machines FOR Making Cigars OR Cigarettes 3

A24B - Manufacture OR Preparation OF Tobacco FOR Smoking OR CHEWING; TOBACCO; Snuff 3

B67D - Dispensing, Delivering OR Transferring Liquids, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 3

B07B - Separating Solids From Solids BY Sieving, Screening, Sifting OR BY Using GAS CURRENTS; Separating BY Other DRY Methods Applicable TO Bulk Material, e.g. Loose Articles FIT TO BE Handled Like Bulk Material 1

A01F - Processing OF Harvested PRODUCE; HAY OR Straw PRESSES; Devices FOR Storing Agricultural OR Horticultural Produce 1

B65H - Handling Thin OR Filamentary Material, e.g. Sheets, Webs, Cables 1

B65G - Transport OR Storage Devices, e.g. Conveyors FOR Loading OR Tipping, Shop Conveyor Systems OR Pneumatic Tube Conveyors 1

B65D - Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials, e.g. Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding CONTAINERS; Accessories, Closures, OR Fittings THEREFOR; Packaging ELEMENTS; Packages 1

B07C - Postal SORTING; Sorting Individual Articles, OR Bulk Material FIT TO BE Sorted Piece-meal, e.g. BY Picking 1

B25J - MANIPULATORS; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices 1

B65B - Machines, Apparatus OR Devices FOR, OR Methods OF, Packaging Articles OR MATERIALS; Unpacking 1

B67C - Cleaning, Filling With Liquids OR Semiliquids, OR Emptying, OF Bottles, Jars, Cans, Casks, Barrels, OR Similar Containers, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Funnels 1

Top 12 of 12 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

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

Sorting Robotics, Inc.'s lead technology class is A24C (Machines FOR Making Cigars OR Cigarettes), 50% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A24C
Ranked #43,226 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Sorting Robotics, Inc. against Sonceboz Mechatronics Boncourt SA, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 40.9/100 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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