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

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Speedplay, Inc. ranks #33,398 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 Speedplay, Inc. hold?

Speedplay, Inc. holds 8 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2019, spanning 5 technology areas.

What is Speedplay, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Speedplay, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 24.6 out of 100 (15th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

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

Speedplay, 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 Speedplay, Inc.'s patents?

Speedplay, Inc.'s patents average 15.1 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 Speedplay, 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

Speedplay, Inc.

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

Speedplay, Inc.'s top technology area is B62M (Rider Propulsion OF Wheeled Vehicles OR SLEDGES; Powered Propulsion OF Sledges OR ; SINGLE-TRACK; CYCLES; Transmissions Specially Adapted FOR Such Vehicles) with 6 patents, ranking #50 of 204 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 5 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 8 granted patents across 5 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2019. 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: B62M (Rider Propulsion OF Wheeled Vehicles OR SLEDGES; Powered Propulsion OF Sledges OR ; SINGLE-TRACK; CYCLES; Transmissions Specially Adapted FOR Such Vehicles).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Speedplay ranks #33,398 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 8 patents across 5 technology areas.

#33,398
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 15th percentile
by Innovation Score (24.6/100): 15.1
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R33398 · US Corporation #33,398 · 8 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 8 grants
MID-PACK #33,398/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Southwest Forestry…
CPC-NARROW B62M · 5 areas
INNOV-THIN 24.6/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.1 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Southwest Forestry University (±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 Speedplay’s 24.6 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 (31%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 7.9 pts (32%) Claim depth 9.1 pts (37%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Speedplay · this assignee

25
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Speedplay's Innovation Score is 24.6/100 (15th 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 Speedplay?

Each dot is one of Speedplay’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). Speedplay’s own 15.1 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.4 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Speedplay's grants concentrate

Speedplay, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 5 CPC subclasses with 75% of grants classified under B62M (Rider Propulsion OF Wheeled Vehicles OR SLEDGES; Powered Propulsion OF Sledges OR ; SINGLE-TRACK; CYCLES; Transmissions Specially Adapted FOR Such Vehicles). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, Speedplay sits between Southwest Forestry University and Spirited Eagle Enterprises, LLC.

Southwest Forestr…

8
Spatial Transcrip…

8
Specialty Sales

8
Spectrum Health I…

8
Spherical Block

8
Spinlaunch

8
Spine View

8
Spirited Eagle En…

8
Speedplay ◀

8

What this shows Speedplay holds 8 patents at rank #33,436, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Speedplay

By rank, the assignees closest to #33,436 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B62M (Rider Propulsion OF Wheeled Vehicles OR Sledges)

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

Speedplay's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

25 15th percentile higher than 15% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2019

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Speedplay, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	2	25.0%
2017	2	25.0%
2018	1	12.5%
2019	3	37.5%

Which technologies does Speedplay, Inc. patent most?

B62M - Rider Propulsion OF Wheeled Vehicles OR SLEDGES; Powered Propulsion OF Sledges OR ; SINGLE-TRACK; CYCLES; Transmissions Specially Adapted FOR Such Vehicles 6

A43B - Characteristic Features OF FOOTWEAR; Parts OF Footwear 4

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 3

A43C - Fastenings OR Attachments OF FOOTWEAR; Laces IN General 3

A41D - OUTERWEAR; Protective GARMENTS; Accessories 1

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

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

Speedplay, Inc.'s lead technology class is B62M (Rider Propulsion OF Wheeled Vehicles OR SLEDGES; Powered Propulsion OF Sledges OR ; SINGLE-TRACK; CYCLES; Transmissions Specially Adapted FOR Such Vehicles), 75% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B62M
Ranked #33,398 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Speedplay, Inc. against Southwest Forestry University, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 24.6/100 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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