Overall rank by patents
#12,676
of 50,000 tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 24 granted patents across 2 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: B65G (TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, SPAN ranks #12,676 of 50,000 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 24 patents across 2 technology areas.
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R12676 · US Corporation #12,676 · 24 grants
GRANTS-SMALL · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-FLAT · BOOK-FULL
Nearest grant-volume peer: SK Enpulse Co., Ltd. (±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.
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
SPAN TECH · this assignee
31 score
3D Lighting Innovati… · lowest
7 score
What this shows SPAN TECH Llc stamps GRANTS-SMALL, MID-PACK, PHOTO-FINISH, CPC-NARROW, INNOV-THIN, CLAIMS-RICH, TYPE-USCORP, VEL-FLAT, BOOK-FULL. Volume places it #12,676 of 50,000; Innovation Score 30.8/100 sits in the top 65% of the PatentsView-derived corpus. Closest grant-volume peer on this plate is SK Enpulse Co., Ltd. (±0 grants).
SPAN TECH Llc has been granted 24 US utility patents between 2016 and 2024, placing SPAN TECH Llc at #12,676 of 50,000 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 2 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 16.1 claims per patent with primary concentration in B65G (TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS). As a US Corporation, SPAN TECH Llc is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, SPAN sits between SK Enpulse Co., Ltd. (24 patents, rank #12,661) and STAR MESH Llc (24 patents, rank #12,669) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 30.8/100 blends portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.
Grant cadence records the difference between two grant-year windows. Between 2020 and 2024 the company received 12 grants, compared with 12 in the 2015–2019 window, a +0% shift in five-year grant velocity. Both windows cover five complete grant years; the latest PatentsView year is a partial release and is excluded from this comparison, though it still appears in the yearly table and chart below. Grant timing can lag the related application by years, so this comparison does not establish current R&D spending, strategic intent, or a company’s application activity. The US Corporation classification provides context for the assignee record, not a conclusion about its business strategy.
Claim depth and technology breadth describe this aggregate record. SPAN TECH Llc's 16.1 average claims per patent is an average count, not a measure of claim scope, legal strength, enforceability, or design-around risk. The record spans 2 CPC subclasses. Combined with portfolio volume, these figures let readers compare the documented grant records of assignees in similar technology classes.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
SK ENPULSE CO., LTD.
24 patents
SNF GROUP
24 patents
SOMAR CORPORATION
24 patents
SOOKMYUNG WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY—ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION
24 patents
SPECIALTY OPERATIONS FRANCE
24 patents
SPINNER GmbH
24 patents
SPIRE GLOBAL, INC.
24 patents
STAR MESH LLC
24 patents
SPAN TECH LLC
24 patents
What this shows SPAN holds 24 patents at rank #12,665, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #12,665 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in SPAN's primary technology class.
SPAN's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
31 Top 65% higher than 35% of 50,000 US assignees
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US assignees. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2 | 8.3% |
| 2017 | 4 | 16.7% |
| 2018 | 4 | 16.7% |
| 2019 | 2 | 8.3% |
| 2020 | 3 | 12.5% |
| 2021 | 3 | 12.5% |
| 2022 | 2 | 8.3% |
| 2023 | 3 | 12.5% |
| 2024 | 1 | 4.2% |
Top 2 of 2 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#12,676
of 50,000 tracked assignees
30.8 out of 100
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