Where does SWM International, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), SWM International, LLC ranks #23,491 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 SWM International, LLC hold?

SWM International, LLC holds 12 US utility patents granted between 2020 and 2025, spanning 5 technology areas.

What is SWM International, LLC's Innovation Score?

SWM International, LLC has an Innovation Score of 45.1 out of 100 (top 24% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is SWM International, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for SWM International, LLC.

What does claim depth mean for SWM International, LLC's patents?

SWM International, LLC's patents average 26.6 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 SWM International, 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

SWM International, LLC

Q: What technology areas does SWM International, LLC focus on?

SWM International, LLC's top technology area is E21B (Earth OR Rock DRILLING; Obtaining OIL, GAS, Water, Soluble OR Meltable Materials OR A Slurry OF Minerals From Wells) with 12 patents, ranking #316 of 1,363 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 5 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 12 granted patents across 5 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2020–2025. 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: E21B (Earth OR Rock DRILLING; Obtaining OIL, GAS, Water, Soluble OR Meltable Materials OR A Slurry OF Minerals From Wells).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, SWM ranks #23,491 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 12 patents across 5 technology areas.

#23,491
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 24%
by Innovation Score (45.1/100): 26.6
avg claims per patent

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R23491 · US Corporation #23,491 · 12 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH

GRANTS-MICRO 12 grants
MID-PACK #23,491/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Salflex Polymers
CPC-NARROW E21B · 5 areas
INNOV-PAR 45.1/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 26.6 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
SPAN-YRS 2020–2025 · 6y
BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Salflex Polymers Limited (±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 SWM’s 45.1 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 8.9 pts (20%) Velocity 13.3 pts (29%) Breadth 7.9 pts (18%) Claim depth 15.0 pts (33%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
SWM International · this assignee

45
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows SWM's Innovation Score is 45.1/100 (top 24% 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 SWM?

Each dot is one of SWM’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). SWM’s own 26.6 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.6 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where SWM's grants concentrate

SWM International, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 5 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under E21B (Earth OR Rock DRILLING; Obtaining OIL, GAS, Water, Soluble OR Meltable Materials OR A Slurry OF Minerals From Wells). Peak complete grant year is 2023 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2020. By volume, SWM sits between Suzhou Cleva Electric Appliance Co., Ltd and Sandcraft, LLC.

SWM's three-year grant acceleration

SWM International, LLC shows 4 grants in 2022–2024 against only 2 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.

Suzhou Cleva Elec…

12
Suzhou Microport…

12
Suzhou Radiant Ph…

12
Swift Biosciences

12
Syntorr

12
Salflex Polymers

12
Sandisk Semicondu…

12
Sandcraft

12
SWM International ◀

12

What this shows SWM holds 12 patents at rank #23,408, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near SWM

By rank, the assignees closest to #23,408 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in E21B (Earth OR Rock Drilling)

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

SWM's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

45 Top 24% higher than 76% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2020–2025

Grants by year

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

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SWM International, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2020	1	8.3%
2021	1	8.3%
2023	2	16.7%
2024	2	16.7%
2025partial year	6	50.0%

Which technologies does SWM International, LLC patent most?

E21B - Earth OR Rock DRILLING; Obtaining OIL, GAS, Water, Soluble OR Meltable Materials OR A Slurry OF Minerals From Wells 12

F42D - Blasting 6

F16L - PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General 1

H01R - Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors 1

F16C - SHAFTS; Flexible SHAFTS; Elements OR Crankshaft MECHANISMS; Rotary Bodies Other Than Gearing ELEMENTS; Bearings 1

Top 5 of 5 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

SWM International, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

SWM International, LLC's lead technology class is E21B (Earth OR Rock DRILLING; Obtaining OIL, GAS, Water, Soluble OR Meltable Materials OR A Slurry OF Minerals From Wells), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore E21B
Ranked #23,491 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare SWM International, LLC against Suzhou Cleva Electric Appliance Co., Ltd, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 45.1/100 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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