Where does Sparx Smartpods Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Sparx Smartpods Inc. ranks #43,251 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 Sparx Smartpods Inc. hold?

Sparx Smartpods Inc. holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2021, spanning 5 technology areas.

What is Sparx Smartpods Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Sparx Smartpods Inc. has an Innovation Score of 23.0 out of 100 (11th 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 Sparx Smartpods Inc. focus on?

Sparx Smartpods Inc.'s top technology area is A47B (TABLES; DESKS; Office FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; General Details OF Furniture) with 6 patents, ranking #148 of 990 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 5 CPC subclasses total.

Is Sparx Smartpods Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Sparx Smartpods Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -50% 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 Sparx Smartpods Inc.'s patents?

Sparx Smartpods Inc.'s patents average 14.0 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 Sparx Smartpods 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 Foreign Corporation

Sparx Smartpods Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 5 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2021. 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: A47B (TABLES; DESKS; Office FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; General Details OF Furniture).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Sparx ranks #43,251 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 5 technology areas.

#43,251
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 11th percentile
by Innovation Score (23.0/100): 14.0
avg claims per patent: -50%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R43251 · Foreign Corporation #43,251 · 6 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #43,251/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Spark Grills
CPC-NARROW A47B · 5 areas
INNOV-THIN 23.0/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.0 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -50% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Spark Grills, Inc. (±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 Sparx’s 23.0 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 (29%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 7.9 pts (34%) Claim depth 8.4 pts (37%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Sparx Smartpods · this assignee

23
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Sparx's Innovation Score is 23.0/100 (11th 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 Sparx?

Each dot is one of Sparx’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). Sparx’s own 14.0 claims/patent is at or below the 14.8 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Sparx's grants concentrate

Sparx Smartpods Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 5 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under A47B (TABLES; DESKS; Office FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; General Details OF Furniture). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2020. By volume, Sparx sits between Spark Grills, Inc. and Specter Ops, Inc..

Spark Grills

6
Sparklepower

6
Sparta Systems

6
Sparton

6
Sparxteq

6
Spec Arms

6
Special Aerospace…

6
Specter Ops

6
Sparx Smartpods ◀

6

What this shows Sparx holds 6 patents at rank #43,325, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Sparx

By rank, the assignees closest to #43,325 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A47B (Tables)

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

Sparx's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

23 11th percentile higher than 11% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2021

Grants by year

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

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Sparx Smartpods Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	33.3%
2019	2	33.3%
2020	1	16.7%
2021	1	16.7%

Which technologies does Sparx Smartpods Inc. patent most?

A47B - TABLES; DESKS; Office FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; General Details OF Furniture 6

G05B - Control OR Regulating Systems IN GENERAL; Functional Elements OF Such SYSTEMS; Monitoring OR Testing Arrangements FOR Such Systems OR Elements 5

F16L - PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General 3

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 2

G16H - Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data 2

Top 5 of 5 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

Sparx Smartpods Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Sparx Smartpods Inc.'s lead technology class is A47B (TABLES; DESKS; Office FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; General Details OF Furniture), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A47B
Ranked #43,251 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Sparx Smartpods Inc. against Spark Grills, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 23.0/100 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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