Where does S.R. Smith, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), S.R. Smith, LLC ranks #15,646 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 S.R. Smith, LLC hold?

S.R. Smith, LLC holds 19 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 10 technology areas.

What is S.R. Smith, LLC's Innovation Score?

S.R. Smith, LLC has an Innovation Score of 26.2 out of 100 (19th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is S.R. Smith, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

S.R. Smith, LLC's recent grant velocity is -30% 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 S.R. Smith, LLC's patents?

S.R. Smith, LLC's patents average 7.7 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 S.R. Smith, LLC 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

S.R. Smith, LLC

Q: What technology areas does S.R. Smith, LLC focus on?

S.R. Smith, LLC's top technology area is E04H (Buildings OR Like Structures FOR Particular PURPOSES; Swimming OR Splash Baths OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; Tents OR Canopies, IN General) with 2 patents, ranking #327 of 795 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 10 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 19 granted patents across 10 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: E04H (Buildings OR Like Structures FOR Particular PURPOSES; Swimming OR Splash Baths OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; Tents OR Canopies, IN General).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, S.r. ranks #15,646 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 19 patents across 10 technology areas.

#15,646
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 19th percentile
by Innovation Score (26.2/100): 7.7
avg claims per patent: -30%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R15646 · US Corporation #15,646 · 19 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 19 grants
MID-PACK #15,646/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Rorze
CPC-FOCUS E04H · 10 areas
INNOV-THIN 26.2/100
CLAIMS-SPARSE 7.7 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DOWN -30% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Rorze Corporation (±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 S.r.’s 26.2 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 10.3 pts (39%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 11.2 pts (43%) Claim depth 4.6 pts (18%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
S R Smith · this assignee

26
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows S.r.'s Innovation Score is 26.2/100 (19th 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 S.r.?

Each dot is one of S.r.’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). S.r.’s own 7.7 claims/patent is ABOVE the 7.0 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where S.r.'s grants concentrate

S.R. Smith, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 10 CPC subclasses with 10.5% of grants classified under E04H (Buildings OR Like Structures FOR Particular PURPOSES; Swimming OR Splash Baths OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; Tents OR Canopies, IN General). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, S.r. sits between Rorze Corporation and Schattdecor AG.

Rorze

19
Rytec

19
S-light (Guangdon…

19
S I SV EL Societa…

19
Sakura Seiki

19
Santa & Cole Neos…

19
Scalpal

19
Schattdecor

19
S R Smith ◀

19

What this shows S.R. holds 19 patents at rank #15,583, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near SR

By rank, the assignees closest to #15,583 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in E04H (Buildings OR Like Structures FOR Particular Purposes)

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

S.r.'s Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

26 19th percentile higher than 19% 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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S.R. Smith, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	3	15.8%
2016	1	5.3%
2017	1	5.3%
2018	3	15.8%
2019	2	10.5%
2020	4	21.1%
2021	3	15.8%
2025partial year	2	10.5%

Which technologies does S.R. Smith, LLC patent most?

E04H - Buildings OR Like Structures FOR Particular PURPOSES; Swimming OR Splash Baths OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; Tents OR Canopies, IN General 2

A63G - MERRY-GO-ROUNDS; SWINGS; ROCKING-HORSES; CHUTES; SWITCHBACKS; Similar Devices FOR Public Amusement 2

H05B - Electric HEATING; Electric Light Sources NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Circuit Arrangements FOR Electric Light Sources, IN General 2

F21V - Functional Features OR Details OF Lighting Devices OR Systems THEREOF; Structural Combinations OF Lighting Devices With Other Articles, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

F21Y - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses F21k, F21l, F21s and F21v, Relating TO THE Form OR THE Kind OF THE Light Sources OR OF THE Colour OF THE Light Emitted 2

H02J - Circuit Arrangements OR Systems FOR Supplying OR Distributing Electric POWER; Systems FOR Storing Electric Energy 2

F21W - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses F21k, F21l, F21s and F21v, Relating TO Uses OR Applications OF Lighting Devices OR Systems 2

A63B - Apparatus FOR Physical Training, Gymnastics, Swimming, Climbing, OR FENCING; Ball GAMES; Training Equipment 2

Y02B - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Buildings, e.g. Housing, House Appliances OR Related End-user Applications 1

A63K - RACING; Riding SPORTS; Equipment OR Accessories Therefor 1

Top 10 of 10 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

S.R. Smith, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

S.R. Smith, LLC's lead technology class is E04H (Buildings OR Like Structures FOR Particular PURPOSES; Swimming OR Splash Baths OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; Tents OR Canopies, IN General), 10.5% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore E04H
Ranked #15,646 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare S.R. Smith, LLC against Rorze Corporation, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 26.2/100 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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