Where does Steam Tech, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Steam Tech, LLC ranks #19,188 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 Steam Tech, LLC hold?

Steam Tech, LLC holds 15 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2025, spanning 8 technology areas.

What is Steam Tech, LLC's Innovation Score?

Steam Tech, LLC has an Innovation Score of 37.6 out of 100 (top 43% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Steam Tech, LLC focus on?

Steam Tech, LLC's top technology area is B60S (Servicing, Cleaning, Repairing, Supporting, Lifting, OR Manoeuvring OF Vehicles, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR) with 8 patents, ranking #40 of 319 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 8 CPC subclasses total.

Is Steam Tech, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Steam Tech, LLC's recent grant velocity is +500% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Steam Tech, LLC's patents?

Steam Tech, LLC's patents average 12.3 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 Steam Tech, 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

Steam Tech, LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 15 granted patents across 8 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2025. 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: B60S (Servicing, Cleaning, Repairing, Supporting, Lifting, OR Manoeuvring OF Vehicles, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Steam ranks #19,188 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 15 patents across 8 technology areas.

#19,188
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 43%
by Innovation Score (37.6/100): 12.3
avg claims per patent: +500%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R19188 · US Corporation #19,188 · 15 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 15 grants
MID-PACK #19,188/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Stanley Black &…
CPC-NARROW B60S · 8 areas
INNOV-THIN 37.6/100
CLAIMS-RICH 12.3 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +500% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Stanley Black & Decker MEA FZE (±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 Steam’s 37.6 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 9.6 pts (25%) Velocity 10.7 pts (28%) Breadth 10.0 pts (27%) Claim depth 7.4 pts (20%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Steam Tech · this assignee

38
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Steam's Innovation Score is 37.6/100 (top 43% 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 Steam?

Each dot is one of Steam’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). Steam’s own 12.3 claims/patent is ABOVE the 12.2 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Steam's grants concentrate

Steam Tech, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 8 CPC subclasses with 53.3% of grants classified under B60S (Servicing, Cleaning, Repairing, Supporting, Lifting, OR Manoeuvring OF Vehicles, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR). Peak complete grant year is 2024 (5 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Steam sits between Stanley Black & Decker MEA FZE and Streater, LLC.

Steam's three-year grant acceleration

Steam Tech, LLC shows 8 grants in 2022–2024 against only 5 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.

Stanley Black & D…

15
Stannah Stairlifts

15
State Grid Tianji…

15
Steadymed

15
Stichting Dienst…

15
Stichting Sanquin…

15
Stout Medical Gro…

15
Streater

15
Steam Tech ◀

15

What this shows Steam holds 15 patents at rank #19,189, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Steam

By rank, the assignees closest to #19,189 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B60S (Servicing)

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

Steam's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

38 Top 43% higher than 57% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Steam Tech, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	6.7%
2019	1	6.7%
2020	1	6.7%
2021	3	20.0%
2023	3	20.0%
2024	5	33.3%
2025partial year	1	6.7%

Which technologies does Steam Tech, LLC patent most?

B60S - Servicing, Cleaning, Repairing, Supporting, Lifting, OR Manoeuvring OF Vehicles, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 8

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 4

B08B - Cleaning IN GENERAL; Prevention OF Fouling IN General 4

F24S - Solar Heat COLLECTORS; Solar Heat Systems 4

H02S - Generation OF Electric Power BY Conversion OF Infrared Radiation, Visible Light OR Ultraviolet Light, e.g. Using Photovoltaic [PV] Modules 4

G05B - Control OR Regulating Systems IN GENERAL; Functional Elements OF Such SYSTEMS; Monitoring OR Testing Arrangements FOR Such Systems OR Elements 2

G01S - Radio DIRECTION-FINDING; Radio NAVIGATION; Determining Distance OR Velocity BY USE OF Radio WAVES; Locating OR Presence-detecting BY USE OF THE Reflection OR Reradiation OF Radio WAVES; Analogous Arrangements Using Other Waves 2

A46B - Brushes 2

Top 8 of 8 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

Steam Tech, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Steam Tech, LLC's lead technology class is B60S (Servicing, Cleaning, Repairing, Supporting, Lifting, OR Manoeuvring OF Vehicles, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR), 53.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B60S
Ranked #19,188 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Steam Tech, LLC against Stanley Black & Decker MEA FZE, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 37.6/100 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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