Where does Suez Environment rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Suez Environment ranks #33,459 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 Suez Environment hold?

Suez Environment holds 8 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2018, spanning 18 technology areas.

What is Suez Environment's Innovation Score?

Suez Environment has an Innovation Score of 29.7 out of 100 (32nd 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 Suez Environment focus on?

Suez Environment's top technology area is Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution) with 4 patents, ranking #2,537 of 5,963 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 18 CPC subclasses total.

Is Suez Environment's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Suez Environment'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 Suez Environment's patents?

Suez Environment's patents average 11.9 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 Suez Environment 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

Suez Environment

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 8 granted patents across 18 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: Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Suez ranks #33,459 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 8 patents across 18 technology areas.

#33,459
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 32nd percentile
by Innovation Score (29.7/100): 11.9
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R33459 · Foreign Corporation #33,459 · 8 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 8 grants
MID-PACK #33,459/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH STS Semiconductor &…
CPC-FOCUS Y02E · 18 areas
INNOV-THIN 29.7/100
CLAIMS-PAR 11.9 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: STS Semiconductor & Telecommunications Co., Ltd. (±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 Suez’s 29.7 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 (26%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 15.0 pts (51%) Claim depth 7.1 pts (24%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Suez Environment · this assignee

30
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Suez's Innovation Score is 29.7/100 (32nd 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 Suez?

Each dot is one of Suez’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). Suez’s own 11.9 claims/patent is at or below the 16.9 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Suez's grants concentrate

Suez Environment is a focused PatentsView assignee: 18 CPC subclasses with 50% of grants classified under Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Suez sits between STS Semiconductor & Telecommunications Co., Ltd. and Suncall Technologies (SZ) Co., Ltd.

STS Semiconductor…

8
Subchondral Solut…

8
Subtle Medical

8
Sudzucker Aktieng…

8
Sumitomo Light Me…

8
SUN Industries

8
SUN Pharmaceutica…

8
Suncall (SZ)

8
Suez Environment ◀

8

What this shows Suez holds 8 patents at rank #33,280, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Suez

By rank, the assignees closest to #33,280 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions)

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

Suez's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

30 32nd percentile higher than 32% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2018

Grants by year

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

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Suez Environment patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	12.5%
2016	3	37.5%
2017	3	37.5%
2018	1	12.5%

Which technologies does Suez Environment patent most?

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

F01K - Steam Engine PLANTS; Steam ACCUMULATORS; Engine Plants NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Engines Using Special Working Fluids OR Cycles 2

Y02P - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN THE Production OR Processing OF Goods 2

G01D - Measuring NOT Specially Adapted FOR A Specific VARIABLE; Arrangements FOR Measuring TWO OR More Variables NOT Covered IN A Single Other SUBCLASS; Tariff Metering APPARATUS; Measuring OR Testing NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

H04Q - Selecting 1

Y04S - Systems Integrating Technologies Related TO Power Network Operation, Communication OR Information Technologies FOR Improving THE Electrical Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution, Management OR Usage, i.e. Smart Grids 1

Y02B - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Buildings, e.g. Housing, House Appliances OR Related End-user Applications 1

C02F - Treatment OF Water, Waste Water, Sewage, OR Sludge 1

B01D - Separation 1

C05F - Organic Fertilisers NOT Covered BY Subclasses C05b, C05c, e.g. Fertilisers From Waste OR Refuse 1

B03B - Separating Solid Materials Using Liquids OR Using Pneumatic Tables OR Jigs 1

Y02W - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Wastewater Treatment OR Waste Management 1

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 1

G01F - Measuring Volume, Volume Flow, Mass Flow OR Liquid LEVEL; Metering BY Volume 1

G01P - Measuring Linear OR Angular Speed, Acceleration, Deceleration, OR SHOCK; Indicating Presence, Absence, OR Direction, OF Movement 1

Top 15 of 18 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

Suez Environment's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Suez Environment's lead technology class is Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution), 50% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore Y02E
Ranked #33,459 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Suez Environment against STS Semiconductor & Telecommunications Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 29.7/100 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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