Where does SSM Schärer Schweiter Mettler AG rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), SSM Schärer Schweiter Mettler AG ranks #37,676 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 SSM Schärer Schweiter Mettler AG hold?

SSM Schärer Schweiter Mettler AG holds 7 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2025, spanning 7 technology areas.

What is SSM Schärer Schweiter Mettler AG's Innovation Score?

SSM Schärer Schweiter Mettler AG has an Innovation Score of 26.9 out of 100 (22nd percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does SSM Schärer Schweiter Mettler AG focus on?

SSM Schärer Schweiter Mettler AG's top technology area is B65H (Handling Thin OR Filamentary Material, e.g. Sheets, Webs, Cables) with 6 patents, ranking #200 of 1,019 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 7 CPC subclasses total.

Is SSM Schärer Schweiter Mettler AG's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

SSM Schärer Schweiter Mettler AG's recent grant velocity is +200% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for SSM Schärer Schweiter Mettler AG's patents?

SSM Schärer Schweiter Mettler AG's patents average 11.7 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 SSM Schärer Schweiter Mettler AG 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 Foreign Corporation

SSM Schärer Schweiter Mettler AG

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 7 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2025. 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: B65H (Handling Thin OR Filamentary Material, e.g. Sheets, Webs, Cables).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, SSM ranks #37,676 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 7 technology areas.

#37,676
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 22nd percentile
by Innovation Score (26.9/100): 11.7
avg claims per patent: +200%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R37676 · Foreign Corporation #37,676 · 7 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 7 grants
LOWER-Q #37,676/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Spring Loaded…
CPC-NARROW B65H · 7 areas
INNOV-THIN 26.9/100
CLAIMS-PAR 11.7 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +200% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Spring Loaded Technology Incorporated (±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 SSM’s 26.9 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 7.2 pts (27%) Velocity 3.3 pts (12%) Breadth 9.4 pts (35%) Claim depth 7.0 pts (26%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Scholl's Wellness · near

27
SSM Schärer… · this assignee

27
Thule · near

27
Jieng TAI Internatio… · near

27
Joint stock “Info… · near

27
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows SSM's Innovation Score is 26.9/100 (22nd 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 SSM?

Each dot is one of SSM’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). SSM’s own 11.7 claims/patent is at or below the 15.9 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where SSM's grants concentrate

SSM Schärer Schweiter Mettler AG is a focused PatentsView assignee: 7 CPC subclasses with 85.7% of grants classified under B65H (Handling Thin OR Filamentary Material, e.g. Sheets, Webs, Cables). Peak complete grant year is 2021 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, SSM sits between Spring Loaded Technology Incorporated and Starjet Technologies Co., Ltd.

SSM's three-year grant acceleration

SSM Schärer Schweiter Mettler AG shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 2 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.

Spring Loaded Tec…

7
SR Labs

7
SRC Innovations

7
SRG Global Liria…

7
ST&T International

7
Stable Solutions

7
Starfire Energy

7
Starjet

7
SSM Schärer Schwe… ◀

7

What this shows SSM holds 7 patents at rank #37,479, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near SSM

By rank, the assignees closest to #37,479 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B65H (Handling Thin OR Filamentary Material)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for SSM, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In B65H (Handling Thin OR Filamentary Material), SSM ranks #200 of 1,019 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (27 here).

Thule NV 27 Scholl's Wellness Company LLC 27 Joint stock company “Info TeCS” 27 Jieng TAI International Electronic Corp. 27

SSM's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

27 22nd percentile higher than 22% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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SSM Schärer Schweiter Mettler AG patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	1	14.3%
2021	2	28.6%
2023	1	14.3%
2025partial year	3	42.9%

Which technologies does SSM Schärer Schweiter Mettler AG patent most?

B65H - Handling Thin OR Filamentary Material, e.g. Sheets, Webs, Cables 6

D02J - Finishing OR Dressing OF Filaments, Yarns, Threads, Cords, Ropes OR THE Like 2

D10B - Indexing Scheme Associated With Sublasses OF Section D, Relating TO Textiles 1

D02G - Crimping OR Curling Fibres, Filaments, Threads, OR YARNS; Yarns OR Threads 1

B29B - Preparation OR Pretreatment OF THE Material TO BE SHAPED; Making Granules OR PREFORMS; Recovery OF Plastics OR Other Constituents OF Waste Material Containing Plastics 1

D06B - Treating Textile Materials Using Liquids, Gases OR Vapours 1

D01H - Spinning OR Twisting 1

Top 7 of 7 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

SSM Schärer Schweiter Mettler AG's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

SSM Schärer Schweiter Mettler AG's lead technology class is B65H (Handling Thin OR Filamentary Material, e.g. Sheets, Webs, Cables), 85.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B65H
Ranked #37,676 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare SSM Schärer Schweiter Mettler AG against Spring Loaded Technology Incorporated, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 26.9/100 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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