Overall rank by patents
#25,276
of 50,000 tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 11 granted patents across 3 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2018. 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: B65G (TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, SSI ranks #25,276 of 50,000 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 11 patents across 3 technology areas.
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R25276 · Foreign Corporation #25,276 · 11 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL
Nearest grant-volume peer: Spectrum Optix 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.
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
SSI Schäfer Noell La… · this assignee
25 score
3D Lighting Innovati… · lowest
7 score
What this shows SSI's Innovation Score is 24.5/100 (top 85% 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.
SSI Schäfer Noell Gmbh Lager- Und Systemtechnik is a focused PatentsView assignee: 3 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under B65G (TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (5 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2015. By volume, SSI sits between Spectrum Optix Inc. and Steelco S.p.a..
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
SPECTRUM OPTIX INC.
11 patents
SPF TECHNOLOGIES LLC
11 patents
SPINEFRONTIER, INC
11 patents
SPRUCE BIOSCIENCES, INC.
11 patents
SSW Advanced Technologies, LLC
11 patents
STANDARD BRANDS (UK) LIMITED
11 patents
STCUBE & CO., INC.
11 patents
STEELCO S.P.A.
11 patents
SSI Schäfer Noell GmbH Lager- und Systemtechnik
11 patents
What this shows SSI holds 11 patents at rank #25,184, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #25,184 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in SSI's primary technology class.
SSI's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
25 Top 85% higher than 15% 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 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2 | 18.2% |
| 2016 | 2 | 18.2% |
| 2017 | 5 | 45.5% |
| 2018 | 2 | 18.2% |
Top 3 of 3 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#25,276
of 50,000 tracked assignees
24.5 out of 100
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