Overall rank by patents
#37,475
Across all tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 2 technology areas, active 2016–2022. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: A61F (FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE).
The verdict
Spring holds 7 US patents across 2 technology areas, rank #37,475 of 50,000 tracked assignees.
Spring Loaded Technology Incorporated has been granted 7 US utility patents between 2016 and 2022, placing Spring Loaded Technology Incorporated at rank #37,475 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 2 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 17.7 claims per patent with primary concentration in A61F (FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE). As a Foreign Corporation, Spring Loaded Technology Incorporated is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Spring sits between Spectro Analytical Instruments Gmbh (7 patents, rank #37,471) and SSM Schärer Schweiter Mettler Ag (7 patents, rank #37,479) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 25.0/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.
Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 3 grants, compared with 4 in the 2015–2019 window, a -25% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. The Foreign Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.
Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. Spring Loaded Technology Incorporated's 17.7 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while specialization in 2 subclasses reflects a tightly scoped invention area. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Spring Loaded Technology Incorporated against peers pursuing similar technology classes.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
SPECTRO ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTS GMBH
7 patents
SPERO THERAPEUTICS, INC.
7 patents
SPINETHERA
7 patents
SPIRE GLOBAL SUBSIDIARY, INC.
7 patents
SR LABS, INC.
7 patents
SRC INNOVATIONS, LLC
7 patents
SRG Global Liria, S.L.
7 patents
SSM Schärer Schweiter Mettler AG
7 patents
SPRING LOADED TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED
7 patents
What this shows Spring holds 7 patents at rank #37,475, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #37,475 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Spring's primary technology class.
Spring's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
25 Top 84% higher than 16% of 50,000 US assignees
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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 | 1 | 14.3% |
| 2017 | 1 | 14.3% |
| 2018 | 1 | 14.3% |
| 2019 | 1 | 14.3% |
| 2020 | 1 | 14.3% |
| 2021 | 1 | 14.3% |
| 2022 | 1 | 14.3% |
Top 2 of 2 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#37,475
Across all tracked assignees
25.0 out of 100
How to use this portfolio
Spring's 7 grants land it in the top 84% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.
Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.
Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.