Where does Special Projects Operations, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Special Projects Operations, Inc. ranks #23,438 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 Special Projects Operations, Inc. hold?

Special Projects Operations, Inc. holds 12 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2023, spanning 4 technology areas.

What is Special Projects Operations, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Special Projects Operations, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 27.7 out of 100 (25th 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 Special Projects Operations, Inc. focus on?

Special Projects Operations, Inc.'s top technology area is A62B (Devices, Apparatus OR Methods FOR Life-saving) with 6 patents, ranking #37 of 266 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 4 CPC subclasses total.

Is Special Projects Operations, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Special Projects Operations, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +200% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Special Projects Operations, Inc.'s patents?

Special Projects Operations, Inc.'s patents average 14.9 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 Special Projects Operations, 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

Special Projects Operations, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 12 granted patents across 4 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2023. 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: A62B (Devices, Apparatus OR Methods FOR Life-saving).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Special ranks #23,438 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 12 patents across 4 technology areas.

#23,438
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 25th percentile
by Innovation Score (27.7/100): 14.9
avg claims per patent: +200%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R23438 · US Corporation #23,438 · 12 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 12 grants
MID-PACK #23,438/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH SomaLogic Operating
CPC-NARROW A62B · 4 areas
INNOV-THIN 27.7/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.9 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +200% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: SomaLogic Operating Co., 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 Special’s 27.7 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 8.9 pts (32%) Velocity 2.9 pts (10%) Breadth 7.1 pts (25%) Claim depth 9.0 pts (32%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Special Projects… · this assignee

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3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Special's Innovation Score is 27.7/100 (25th 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 Special?

Each dot is one of Special’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). Special’s own 14.9 claims/patent is at or below the 17.8 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Special's grants concentrate

Special Projects Operations, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 4 CPC subclasses with 50% of grants classified under A62B (Devices, Apparatus OR Methods FOR Life-saving). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Special sits between SomaLogic Operating Co., Inc. and Spinal USA, Inc..

Special's three-year grant acceleration

Special Projects Operations, Inc. shows 3 grants in 2022–2024 against only 7 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.

Somalogic Operati…

12
South East Water

12
Southern Innovati…

12
Spartan Motors

12
Specialty Fitness…

12
Specialty Lightin…

12
Spectral MD

12
Spinal USA

12
Special Projects… ◀

12

What this shows Special holds 12 patents at rank #23,459, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Special

By rank, the assignees closest to #23,459 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A62B (Devices)

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

Special's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

28 25th percentile higher than 25% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2023

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Special Projects Operations, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	1	8.3%
2018	1	8.3%
2019	1	8.3%
2020	4	33.3%
2021	2	16.7%
2022	2	16.7%
2023	1	8.3%

Which technologies does Special Projects Operations, Inc. patent most?

A62B - Devices, Apparatus OR Methods FOR Life-saving 6

B23K - Soldering OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; Cladding OR Plating BY Soldering OR WELDING; Cutting BY Applying Heat Locally, e.g. Flame CUTTING; Working BY Laser Beam 3

B63C - Launching, Hauling-out, OR Dry-docking OF VESSELS; Life-saving IN WATER; Equipment FOR Dwelling OR Working Under WATER; Means FOR Salvaging OR Searching FOR Underwater Objects 2

F17C - Vessels FOR Containing OR Storing Compressed, Liquefied OR Solidified GASES; Fixed-capacity GAS-HOLDERS; Filling Vessels With, OR Discharging From Vessels, Compressed, Liquefied, OR Solidified Gases 2

Top 4 of 4 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

Special Projects Operations, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Special Projects Operations, Inc.'s lead technology class is A62B (Devices, Apparatus OR Methods FOR Life-saving), 50% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A62B
Ranked #23,438 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Special Projects Operations, Inc. against SomaLogic Operating Co., Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 27.7/100 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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