Overall rank by patents
#27,580
Across all tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 10 granted patents across 7 technology areas, active 2017–2023. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: F25D (REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR).
The verdict
THE holds 10 US patents across 7 technology areas, rank #27,580 of 50,000 tracked assignees.
THE SURE Chill Company Limited has been granted 10 US utility patents between 2017 and 2023, placing THE SURE Chill Company Limited at rank #27,580 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 7 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 21.1 claims per patent with primary concentration in F25D (REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR). As a Foreign Corporation, THE SURE Chill Company Limited is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, THE sits between THE Lightco Inc. (10 patents, rank #27,576) and Thyssenkrupp System Engineering Gmbh (10 patents, rank #27,584) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 33.6/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.
Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 5 grants, compared with 5 in the 2015–2019 window, a +0% shift in five-year velocity. Steady filing volume suggests sustained innovation without dramatic pivots. The Foreign Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.
Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. THE SURE Chill Company Limited's 21.1 average claims per patent reflects complex, broadly scoped inventions that are difficult for competitors to design around, while concentration in 7 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark THE SURE Chill Company Limited against peers pursuing similar technology classes.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
THE LIGHTCO INC.
10 patents
THE MEDICINES COMPANY
10 patents
THE MODERN GROUP, LTD.
10 patents
THE SOCIETY OF JAPANESE AEROSPACE COMPANIES
10 patents
THERMALTAKE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
10 patents
THOMAS HELLEDAYS STIFTELSE FÖR MEDICINSK FORSKNING
10 patents
THOUGHT PRESERVE, LLC
10 patents
THYSSENKRUPP SYSTEM ENGINEERING GMBH
10 patents
THE SURE CHILL COMPANY LIMITED
10 patents
What this shows THE holds 10 patents at rank #27,580, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #27,580 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in THE's primary technology class.
THE's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
34 Top 55% higher than 45% of 50,000 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 20.0% |
| 2018 | 2 | 20.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | 10.0% |
| 2020 | 3 | 30.0% |
| 2022 | 1 | 10.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | 10.0% |
Top 7 of 7 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#27,580
Across all tracked assignees
33.6 out of 100
How to use this portfolio
THE's 10 grants land it in the top 55% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.
Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.
Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.