Where does Step Ahead Innovations, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Step Ahead Innovations, Inc. ranks #33,438 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 Step Ahead Innovations, Inc. hold?

Step Ahead Innovations, Inc. holds 8 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2019, spanning 8 technology areas.

What is Step Ahead Innovations, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Step Ahead Innovations, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 31.2 out of 100 (37th 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 Step Ahead Innovations, Inc. focus on?

Step Ahead Innovations, Inc.'s top technology area is G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties) with 8 patents, ranking #1,791 of 7,863 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 8 CPC subclasses total.

Is Step Ahead Innovations, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Step Ahead Innovations, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -100% 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 Step Ahead Innovations, Inc.'s patents?

Step Ahead Innovations, Inc.'s patents average 22.6 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 Step Ahead Innovations, 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

Step Ahead Innovations, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 8 granted patents across 8 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2019. 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: G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Step ranks #33,438 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 8 patents across 8 technology areas.

#33,438
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 37th percentile
by Innovation Score (31.2/100): 22.6
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R33438 · US Corporation #33,438 · 8 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 8 grants
MID-PACK #33,438/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Stella Pharma
CPC-NARROW G01N · 8 areas
INNOV-THIN 31.2/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 22.6 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Stella Pharma 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 Step’s 31.2 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 7.6 pts (24%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 10.0 pts (32%) Claim depth 13.6 pts (44%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Step Ahead Innovations · this assignee

31
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Step's Innovation Score is 31.2/100 (37th 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 Step?

Each dot is one of Step’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). Step’s own 22.6 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.9 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Step's grants concentrate

Step Ahead Innovations, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 8 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Step sits between Stella Pharma Corporation and Stragent, LLC.

Stella Pharma

8
Stellantis Auto S…

8
Stemrad

8
Stemonix

8
Stodge

8
Stomp Patent

8
Strada Design

8
Stragent

8
Step Ahead Innova… ◀

8

What this shows Step holds 8 patents at rank #33,460, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Step

By rank, the assignees closest to #33,460 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their…)

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

Step's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

31 37th percentile higher than 37% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2019

Grants by year

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

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Step Ahead Innovations, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	12.5%
2016	3	37.5%
2017	2	25.0%
2019	2	25.0%

Which technologies does Step Ahead Innovations, Inc. patent most?

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 8

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 5

C02F - Treatment OF Water, Waste Water, Sewage, OR Sludge 5

Y10S - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former Uspc Cross-reference ART Collections [XRACs] AND Digests 5

A01K - Animal HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; Rearing OR Breeding Animals, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; NEW Breeds OF Animals 5

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 5

G06Q - Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory PURPOSES; Systems OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory Purposes, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 3

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 3

Top 8 of 8 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

View all rankings → How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

Step Ahead Innovations, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Step Ahead Innovations, Inc.'s lead technology class is G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01N
Ranked #33,438 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Step Ahead Innovations, Inc. against Stella Pharma Corporation, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 31.2/100 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

Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.