Where does SPX Flow, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), SPX Flow, Inc. ranks #13,706 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 SPX Flow, Inc. hold?

SPX Flow, Inc. holds 22 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 21 technology areas.

What is SPX Flow, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

SPX Flow, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 38.4 out of 100 (top 41% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does SPX Flow, Inc. focus on?

SPX Flow, Inc.'s top technology area is Y10T (Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification) with 13 patents, ranking #962 of 9,657 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 21 CPC subclasses total.

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

SPX Flow, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -69% 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 SPX Flow, Inc.'s patents?

SPX Flow, Inc.'s patents average 15.3 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 SPX Flow, 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

SPX Flow, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 22 granted patents across 21 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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: Y10T (Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, SPX ranks #13,706 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 22 patents across 21 technology areas.

#13,706
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 41%
by Innovation Score (38.4/100): 15.3
avg claims per patent: -69%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R13706 · US Corporation #13,706 · 22 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 22 grants
MID-PACK #13,706/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Soken Chemical &…
CPC-FOCUS Y10T · 21 areas
INNOV-THIN 38.4/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.3 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -69% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Soken Chemical & Engineering 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.

How SPX’s 38.4 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 10.8 pts (28%) Velocity 2.2 pts (6%) Breadth 16.2 pts (42%) Claim depth 9.2 pts (24%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
SPX Flow · this assignee

38
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows SPX's Innovation Score is 38.4/100 (top 41% 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 SPX?

Each dot is one of SPX’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). SPX’s own 15.3 claims/patent is ABOVE the 11.9 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where SPX's grants concentrate

SPX Flow, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 21 CPC subclasses with 59.1% of grants classified under Y10T (Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (4 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2023. By volume, SPX sits between Soken Chemical & Engineering Co., Ltd. and Strauss Water Ltd.

SPX's three-year grant acceleration

SPX Flow, Inc. shows 2 grants in 2022–2024 against only 6 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.

Soken Chemical &…

22
Soko Kagaku

22
Solid State Stora…

22
Speedgauge

22
Stewart & Stevens…

22
Stoma Ventures

22
Strattec Security

22
Strauss Water

22
SPX Flow ◀

22

What this shows SPX holds 22 patents at rank #13,681, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near SPX

By rank, the assignees closest to #13,681 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in Y10T (Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification)

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

SPX's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

38 Top 41% higher than 59% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

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

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SPX Flow, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	3	13.6%
2016	3	13.6%
2017	3	13.6%
2018	4	18.2%
2019	3	13.6%
2020	3	13.6%
2023	2	9.1%
2025partial year	1	4.5%

Which technologies does SPX Flow, Inc. patent most?

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 13

F15B - Systems Acting BY Means OF Fluids IN GENERAL; Fluid-pressure Actuators, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; Details OF Fluid-pressure Systems, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 6

F16K - VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating 6

B01F - Mixing, e.g. Dissolving, Emulsifying OR Dispersing 6

F28D - Heat-exchange Apparatus, NOT Provided FOR IN Another Subclass, IN Which THE Heat-exchange Media DO NOT Come Into Direct Contact 4

F28F - Details OF Heat-exchange AND Heat-transfer Apparatus, OF General Application 4

F16C - SHAFTS; Flexible SHAFTS; Elements OR Crankshaft MECHANISMS; Rotary Bodies Other Than Gearing ELEMENTS; Bearings 3

F16B - Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing 3

F16L - PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General 2

F05D - Indexing Scheme FOR Aspects Relating TO Non-positive-displacement Machines OR Engines, Gas-turbines OR Jet-propulsion Plants 2

B01J - Chemical OR Physical Processes, e.g. Catalysis OR Colloid CHEMISTRY; Their Relevant Apparatus 2

F04D - Non-positive-displacement Pumps 2

F22G - Superheating OF Steam 1

F16H - Gearing 1

B66F - Hoisting, Lifting, Hauling OR Pushing, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, e.g. Devices Which Apply A Lifting OR Pushing Force Directly TO THE Surface OF A Load 1

Top 15 of 21 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

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

SPX Flow, Inc.'s lead technology class is Y10T (Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification), 59.1% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore Y10T
Ranked #13,706 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare SPX Flow, Inc. against Soken Chemical & Engineering Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 38.4/100 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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