The Sollami Company
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 46 granted patents across 13 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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: E21C (Mining OR Quarrying).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, The ranks #7,203 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 46 patents across 13 technology areas.
- #7,203
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- Top 39%
- by Innovation Score (39.2/100)
- 19.6
- avg claims per patent
- +50%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R7203 · US Corporation #7,203 · 46 grants
GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-SMALL 46 grants
- UPPER-Q #7,203/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Sonatus
- CPC-FOCUS E21C · 13 areas
- INNOV-THIN 39.2/100
- CLAIMS-RICH 19.6 claims/avg
- TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
- VEL-SURGE +50% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Sonatus, 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 39.2 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
- Atomic Design · near
Atomic Design · near
39 score
- Conexant Systems · near
Conexant Systems · near
39 score
- Kenall Manufacturing · near
Kenall Manufacturing · near
39 score
- Shanghai Neusoft… · near
Shanghai Neusoft… · near
39 score
- The Sollami · this assignee
The Sollami · this assignee
39 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows The's Innovation Score is 39.2/100 (top 39% 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 19.6 claims/patent is ABOVE the 16.7 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.
Where The's grants concentrate
The Sollami Company is a focused PatentsView assignee: 13 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under E21C (Mining OR Quarrying). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (11 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, The sits between Sonatus, Inc. and Unity Opto Technology Co., Ltd..
The's three-year grant acceleration
From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, The Sollami Company moved from 29 to 6 grants (0.21x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). See the growth leaderboard.
Who files at The's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Sonatus
Sonatus, Inc.
46 patents
- Taylor Commercial…
Taylor Commercial Foodservice, LLC
46 patents
- TDW Delaware
TDW Delaware, Inc.
46 patents
- THE J David Glads…
THE J. David Gladstone Institutes
46 patents
- Tomtom Traffic B V
TomTom Traffic B.V.
46 patents
- Tomey
Tomey Corporation
46 patents
- UMC Utrecht Holdi…
UMC Utrecht Holding B.V.
46 patents
- Unity Opto Techno…
Unity Opto Technology Co., Ltd.
46 patents
- The Sollami ◀
The Sollami Company
46 patents
What this shows The holds 46 patents at rank #7,202, 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 #7,202 in granted patent volume.
- Sonatus, Inc. #7,198 · 46 patents
- Taylor Commercial Foodservice, LLC #7,199 · 46 patents
- TDW Delaware, Inc. #7,200 · 46 patents
- THE J. David Gladstone Institutes #7,201 · 46 patents
- TomTom Traffic B.V. #7,203 · 46 patents
- Tomey Corporation #7,204 · 46 patents
- UMC Utrecht Holding B.V. #7,205 · 46 patents
- Unity Opto Technology Co., Ltd. #7,206 · 46 patents
Leaders in E21C (Mining OR Quarrying)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in The's primary technology class.
- Wirtgen GmbH 94 in class
- Joy Global Underground Mining LLC 82 in class
- Joy MM Delaware, Inc. 47 in class
- China University of Mining and Technology 42 in class
- Caterpillar Global Mining Europe GmbH 26 in class
- Sandvik Intellectual Property AB 25 in class
- Kennametal Inc. 23 in class
- Caterpillar Paving Products Inc. 23 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 E21C (Mining OR Quarrying), The ranks #4 of 104 assignees by patent count in that subclass.
Similar innovation score
Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (39 here).
The's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
39 Top 39% higher than 61% 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 | 2.2% |
| 2016 | 1 | 2.2% |
| 2018 | 8 | 17.4% |
| 2019 | 8 | 17.4% |
| 2020 | 11 | 23.9% |
| 2021 | 10 | 21.7% |
| 2022 | 5 | 10.9% |
| 2024 | 1 | 2.2% |
| 2025partial year | 1 | 2.2% |
Which technologies does The Sollami Company patent most?
Top 13 of 13 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
The Sollami Company's patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- The Sollami Company's lead technology class is E21C (Mining OR Quarrying), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore E21C
- Ranked #7,203 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare The Sollami Company against Sonatus, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 39.2/100 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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