Overall rank by patents
#7,083
of 50,000 tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 47 granted patents across 33 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2020. 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: B01D (SEPARATION).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Sulzer ranks #7,083 of 50,000 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 47 patents across 33 technology areas.
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R7083 · Foreign Corporation #7,083 · 47 grants
GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL
Nearest grant-volume peer: Sanford-burnham Medical Research Institute (±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.
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
Boyce Thompson Insti… · near
43 score
Hello · near
43 score
Sulzer Chemtech · this assignee
43 score
T2 Biosystems · near
43 score
Tighitco · near
43 score
3D Lighting Innovati… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Sulzer Chemtech Ag stamps GRANTS-SMALL, UPPER-Q, PHOTO-FINISH, CPC-FOCUS, INNOV-PAR, CLAIMS-RICH, TYPE-FRNCORP, VEL-DROP, BOOK-FULL. Volume places it #7,083 of 50,000; Innovation Score 42.7/100 sits in the top 30% of the PatentsView-derived corpus. Closest grant-volume peer on this plate is Sanford-burnham Medical Research Institute (±0 grants).
Sulzer Chemtech Ag has been granted 47 US utility patents between 2015 and 2020, placing Sulzer Chemtech Ag at #7,083 of 50,000 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 33 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 15.0 claims per patent with primary concentration in B01D (SEPARATION). As a Foreign Corporation, Sulzer Chemtech Ag is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Sulzer sits between Standard Lifters, Inc. (47 patents, rank #7,079) and Trinity Industrial Corporation (47 patents, rank #7,087) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 42.7/100 blends portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.
Grant cadence records the difference between two grant-year windows. Between 2020 and 2024 the company received 4 grants, compared with 43 in the 2015–2019 window, a -91% shift in five-year grant velocity. Both windows cover five complete grant years; the latest PatentsView year is a partial release and is excluded from this comparison, though it still appears in the yearly table and chart below. Grant timing can lag the related application by years, so this comparison does not establish current R&D spending, strategic intent, or a company’s application activity. The Foreign Corporation classification provides context for the assignee record, not a conclusion about its business strategy.
Claim depth and technology breadth describe this aggregate record. Sulzer Chemtech Ag's 15.0 average claims per patent is an average count, not a measure of claim scope, legal strength, enforceability, or design-around risk. The record spans 33 CPC subclasses. Combined with portfolio volume, these figures let readers compare the documented grant records of assignees in similar technology classes.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
STANDARD LIFTERS, INC.
47 patents
SYSTECH CORPORATION
47 patents
Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute
47 patents
Sub-Zero Group, Inc.
47 patents
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
47 patents
THE DOSHISHA
47 patents
TOYO DENSO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
47 patents
TRINITY INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION
47 patents
Sulzer Chemtech AG
47 patents
What this shows Sulzer holds 47 patents at rank #7,083, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #7,083 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Sulzer's primary technology class.
Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Sulzer, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above).
Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (43 here).
Sulzer's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
43 Top 30% higher than 70% of 50,000 US assignees
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US assignees. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 7 | 14.9% |
| 2016 | 3 | 6.4% |
| 2017 | 13 | 27.7% |
| 2018 | 13 | 27.7% |
| 2019 | 7 | 14.9% |
| 2020 | 4 | 8.5% |
Top 15 of 33 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#7,083
of 50,000 tracked assignees
42.7 out of 100
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