Where does Stertil B.V. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Stertil B.V. ranks #13,709 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 Stertil B.V. hold?

Stertil B.V. holds 22 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2024, spanning 11 technology areas.

What is Stertil B.V.'s Innovation Score?

Stertil B.V. has an Innovation Score of 36.6 out of 100 (top 46% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Stertil B.V.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Stertil B.V.'s recent grant velocity is +75% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Stertil B.V.'s patents?

Stertil B.V.'s patents average 16.7 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 Stertil B.V. 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

Stertil B.V.

Q: What technology areas does Stertil B.V. focus on?

Stertil B.V.'s top technology area is B66F (Hoisting, Lifting, Hauling OR Pushing, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, e.g. Devices Which Apply A Lifting OR Pushing Force Directly TO THE Surface OF A Load) with 18 patents, ranking #22 of 447 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 11 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 22 granted patents across 11 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2024. 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: B66F (Hoisting, Lifting, Hauling OR Pushing, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, e.g. Devices Which Apply A Lifting OR Pushing Force Directly TO THE Surface OF A Load).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Stertil ranks #13,709 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 22 patents across 11 technology areas.

#13,709
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 46%
by Innovation Score (36.6/100): 16.7
avg claims per patent: +75%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R13709 · Foreign Corporation #13,709 · 22 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 22 grants
MID-PACK #13,709/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Sourcewater Holdings
CPC-FOCUS B66F · 11 areas
INNOV-THIN 36.6/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.7 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +75% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Sourcewater Holdings, LLC (±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 Stertil’s 36.6 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 10.8 pts (30%) Velocity 4.0 pts (11%) Breadth 11.7 pts (32%) Claim depth 10.0 pts (27%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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What this shows Stertil's Innovation Score is 36.6/100 (top 46% 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 Stertil?

Each dot is one of Stertil’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). Stertil’s own 16.7 claims/patent is at or below the 17.2 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Stertil's grants concentrate

Stertil B.V. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 11 CPC subclasses with 81.8% of grants classified under B66F (Hoisting, Lifting, Hauling OR Pushing, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, e.g. Devices Which Apply A Lifting OR Pushing Force Directly TO THE Surface OF A Load). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (6 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Stertil sits between Sourcewater Holdings, LLC and Taiwan Semiconductor Co., Ltd..

Stertil's three-year grant acceleration

Stertil B.V. shows 6 grants in 2022–2024 against only 10 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.

Sourcewater Holdi…

22
Spine Craft

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Stabilock

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State Atomic Ener…

22
Stichting Voor De…

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Sunrun

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T Y C Brother Ind…

22
Taiwan Semiconduc…

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22

What this shows Stertil holds 22 patents at rank #13,713, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Stertil

By rank, the assignees closest to #13,713 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B66F (Hoisting)

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

Stertil's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

37 Top 46% higher than 54% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2024

Grants by year

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

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Stertil B.V. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	4.5%
2016	1	4.5%
2017	2	9.1%
2018	2	9.1%
2019	2	9.1%
2020	6	27.3%
2021	2	9.1%
2022	2	9.1%
2023	3	13.6%
2024	1	4.5%

Which technologies does Stertil B.V. patent most?

B66F - Hoisting, Lifting, Hauling OR Pushing, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, e.g. Devices Which Apply A Lifting OR Pushing Force Directly TO THE Surface OF A Load 18

B65G - Transport OR Storage Devices, e.g. Conveyors FOR Loading OR Tipping, Shop Conveyor Systems OR Pneumatic Tube Conveyors 3

E06B - Fixed OR Movable Closures FOR Openings IN Buildings, Vehicles, Fences OR Like Enclosures IN General, e.g. Doors, Windows, Blinds, Gates 2

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 2

B66B - ELEVATORS; Escalators OR Moving Walkways 2

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

B61K - Auxiliary Equipment Specially Adapted FOR Railways, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

H02J - Circuit Arrangements OR Systems FOR Supplying OR Distributing Electric POWER; Systems FOR Storing Electric Energy 1

B60B - Vehicle Wheels ; CASTORS; Axles FOR Wheels OR CASTORS; Increasing Wheel Adhesion 1

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 1

F15B - Systems Acting BY Means OF Fluids IN GENERAL; Fluid-pressure Actuators, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; Details OF Fluid-pressure Systems, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

Top 11 of 11 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

Stertil B.V.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Stertil B.V.'s lead technology class is B66F (Hoisting, Lifting, Hauling OR Pushing, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, e.g. Devices Which Apply A Lifting OR Pushing Force Directly TO THE Surface OF A Load), 81.8% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B66F
Ranked #13,709 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Stertil B.V. against Sourcewater Holdings, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 36.6/100 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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