The SkyLife Company, Inc.
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 9 granted patents across 4 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: B64D (Equipment FOR Fitting IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; Flight SUITS; PARACHUTES; Arrangement OR Mounting OF Power Plants OR Propulsion Transmissions IN Aircraft).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, The ranks #30,397 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 9 patents across 4 technology areas.
- #30,397
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- 13th percentile
- by Innovation Score (23.8/100)
- 14.7
- avg claims per patent
- -71%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R30397 · US Corporation #30,397 · 9 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-MICRO 9 grants
- MID-PACK #30,397/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH The Neat
- CPC-NARROW B64D · 4 areas
- INNOV-THIN 23.8/100
- CLAIMS-RICH 14.7 claims/avg
- TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
- VEL-DROP -71% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: The Neat Company, Inc. (±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 The’s 23.8 Innovation Score adds up
The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around The
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- Allplants Holding B V · near 24
Allplants Holding B V · near
24 score
- Golden Valley Holdings · near 24
Golden Valley Holdings · near
24 score
- The SkyLife · this assignee 24
The SkyLife · this assignee
24 score
- Contractors &… · near 24
Contractors &… · near
24 score
- Nisshin Foods · near 24
Nisshin Foods · near
24 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows The's Innovation Score is 23.8/100 (13th 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 The?
Each dot is one of The’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). The’s own 14.7 claims/patent is at or below the 15.4 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.
Where The's grants concentrate
The SkyLife Company, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 4 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under B64D (Equipment FOR Fitting IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; Flight SUITS; PARACHUTES; Arrangement OR Mounting OF Power Plants OR Propulsion Transmissions IN Aircraft). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, The sits between The Neat Company, Inc. and Theralase Technologies Inc..
Who files at The's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- The Neat
The Neat Company, Inc.
9 patents
- The Oilgear
The Oilgear Company
9 patents
- The Privacy Factor
The Privacy Factor, LLC
9 patents
- The Research Foun…
The Research Foundation For Microbial Diseases of Osaka University
9 patents
- The Steel Network
The Steel Network, Inc.
9 patents
- The Tin Box of Am…
The Tin Box Company of America, Inc.
9 patents
- The University of…
The University of The West Indies
9 patents
- Theralase
Theralase Technologies Inc.
9 patents
- The Skylife ◀
The SkyLife Company, Inc.
9 patents
What this shows The holds 9 patents at rank #30,401, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near The
By rank, the assignees closest to #30,401 in granted patent volume.
- The Neat Company, Inc. #30,397 · 9 patents
- The Oilgear Company #30,398 · 9 patents
- The Privacy Factor, LLC #30,399 · 9 patents
- The Research Foundation For Microbial Diseases of Osaka University #30,400 · 9 patents
- The Steel Network, Inc. #30,402 · 9 patents
- The Tin Box Company of America, Inc. #30,403 · 9 patents
- The University of The West Indies #30,404 · 9 patents
- Theralase Technologies Inc. #30,405 · 9 patents
Leaders in B64D (Equipment FOR Fitting IN OR TO Aircraft)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in The's primary technology class.
- The Boeing Company 2,280 in class
- Airbus Operations Limited 1,095 in class
- Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation (HSC) 910 in class
- Airbus Operations SAS 776 in class
- B/E Aerospace, Inc. 644 in class
- Honeywell International Inc. 612 in class
- Goodrich Corporation 558 in class
- Textron Innovations Inc. 539 in class
Assignees with similar portfolio profiles
Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for The, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In B64D (Equipment FOR Fitting IN OR TO Aircraft), The ranks #176 of 799 assignees by patent count in that subclass.
Similar innovation score
Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (24 here).
The's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
24 13th percentile higher than 13% of 49,997 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Grants by year
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 11.1% |
| 2016 | 1 | 11.1% |
| 2017 | 1 | 11.1% |
| 2018 | 4 | 44.4% |
| 2020 | 2 | 22.2% |
Which technologies does The SkyLife Company, Inc. patent most?
Top 4 of 4 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
The SkyLife Company, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- The SkyLife Company, Inc.'s lead technology class is B64D (Equipment FOR Fitting IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; Flight SUITS; PARACHUTES; Arrangement OR Mounting OF Power Plants OR Propulsion Transmissions IN Aircraft), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B64D
- Ranked #30,397 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare The SkyLife Company, Inc. against The Neat Company, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 23.8/100 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.
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