Where does U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company LLC ranks #11,116 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 U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company LLC hold?

U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company LLC holds 28 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 13 technology areas.

What is U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company LLC's Innovation Score?

U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company LLC has an Innovation Score of 38.2 out of 100 (top 41% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company LLC focus on?

U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company LLC's top technology area is A24B (Manufacture OR Preparation OF Tobacco FOR Smoking OR CHEWING; TOBACCO; Snuff) with 26 patents, ranking #12 of 93 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 13 CPC subclasses total.

Is U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company LLC's recent grant velocity is -7% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). Grant activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company LLC's patents?

U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company LLC's patents average 17.0 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 U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company 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

U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 28 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: A24B (Manufacture OR Preparation OF Tobacco FOR Smoking OR CHEWING; TOBACCO; Snuff).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, U.s. ranks #11,116 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 28 patents across 13 technology areas.

#11,116
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 41%
by Innovation Score (38.2/100): 17.0
avg claims per patent: -7%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R11116 · US Corporation #11,116 · 28 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-FLAT · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 28 grants
UPPER-Q #11,116/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Tompkins Robotics
CPC-FOCUS A24B · 13 areas
INNOV-THIN 38.2/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.0 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-FLAT -7% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Tompkins Robotics, 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 U.s.’s 38.2 Innovation Score adds up

The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.

Volume 11.6 pts (30%) Velocity 3.6 pts (9%) Breadth 12.7 pts (33%) Claim depth 10.2 pts (27%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
CA Casyso · near

38
IAV Ingenieurgesells… · near

38
Coherus BioSciences · near

38
U S Smokeless Tobacco · this assignee

38
ICT Integrated… · near

38
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows U.s.'s Innovation Score is 38.2/100 (top 41% 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 U.s.?

Each dot is one of U.s.’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). U.s.’s own 17.0 claims/patent is ABOVE the 16.9 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where U.s.'s grants concentrate

U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 13 CPC subclasses with 92.9% of grants classified under A24B (Manufacture OR Preparation OF Tobacco FOR Smoking OR CHEWING; TOBACCO; Snuff). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (5 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, U.s. sits between Tompkins Robotics, Inc. and UV Partners, Inc..

U.s.'s three-year grant acceleration

U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company LLC shows 6 grants in 2022–2024 against only 11 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.

Tompkins Robotics

28
Transmural Systems

28
Trendsetter Vulca…

28
TÜRK & Hillinger

28
United Silicon Ca…

28
Universite D'orle…

28
Usablenet

28
UV Partners

28
U S Smokeless Tob… ◀

28

What this shows U.S. holds 28 patents at rank #11,109, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near US

By rank, the assignees closest to #11,109 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A24B (Manufacture OR Preparation OF Tobacco FOR Smoking OR Chewing)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for US, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A24B (Manufacture OR Preparation OF Tobacco FOR Smoking OR Chewing), US ranks #12 of 93 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (38 here).

Coherus BioSciences, Inc. 38 CA Casyso GMBH 38 IAV GmbH Ingenieurgesellschaft Auto und Verkehr 38 ICT Integrated Circuit Testing Gesellschaft für Halbleiterprüftechnik mbH 38

U.s.'s Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

38 Top 41% higher than 59% of 49,997 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

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	3.6%
2016	5	17.9%
2017	2	7.1%
2018	2	7.1%
2019	4	14.3%
2020	4	14.3%
2021	3	10.7%
2022	2	7.1%
2023	1	3.6%
2024	3	10.7%
2025partial year	1	3.6%

Which technologies does U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company LLC patent most?

A24B - Manufacture OR Preparation OF Tobacco FOR Smoking OR CHEWING; TOBACCO; Snuff 26

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 9

A01H - NEW Plants OR ; NON-TRANSGENIC; Processes FOR Obtaining THEM; Plant Reproduction BY Tissue Culture Techniques 5

A23L - Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic Beverages, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Preparation OR Treatment Thereof 4

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 4

B01J - Chemical OR Physical Processes, e.g. Catalysis OR Colloid CHEMISTRY; Their Relevant Apparatus 3

C12Q - Measuring OR Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids OR Microorganisms ; Compositions OR Test Papers THEREFOR; Processes OF Preparing Such COMPOSITIONS; Condition-responsive Control IN Microbiological OR Enzymological Processes 2

C07K - Peptides 2

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 2

B65B - Machines, Apparatus OR Devices FOR, OR Methods OF, Packaging Articles OR MATERIALS; Unpacking 1

A24F - Smokers' REQUISITES; Match BOXES; Simulated Smoking Devices 1

B65D - Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials, e.g. Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding CONTAINERS; Accessories, Closures, OR Fittings THEREFOR; Packaging ELEMENTS; Packages 1

A61C - DENTISTRY; Apparatus OR Methods FOR Oral OR Dental Hygiene 1

Top 13 of 13 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

U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company LLC's lead technology class is A24B (Manufacture OR Preparation OF Tobacco FOR Smoking OR CHEWING; TOBACCO; Snuff), 92.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A24B
Ranked #11,116 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company LLC against Tompkins Robotics, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 38.2/100 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.

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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