Where does 3GSolar Photovoltaics Ltd rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), 3GSolar Photovoltaics Ltd ranks #44,309 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 3GSolar Photovoltaics Ltd hold?

3GSolar Photovoltaics Ltd holds 5 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2019, spanning 4 technology areas.

What is 3GSolar Photovoltaics Ltd's Innovation Score?

3GSolar Photovoltaics Ltd has an Innovation Score of 25.0 out of 100 (16th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is 3GSolar Photovoltaics Ltd's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

3GSolar Photovoltaics Ltd's recent grant velocity is -100% 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 3GSolar Photovoltaics Ltd's patents?

3GSolar Photovoltaics Ltd's patents average 19.6 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 3GSolar Photovoltaics Ltd 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 Foreign Corporation

3GSolar Photovoltaics Ltd

Q: What technology areas does 3GSolar Photovoltaics Ltd focus on?

3GSolar Photovoltaics Ltd's top technology area is H01G (CAPACITORS; Capacitors, Rectifiers, Detectors, Switching Devices, Light-sensitive OR Temperature-sensitive Devices OF THE Electrolytic Type) with 5 patents, ranking #149 of 580 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 4 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 4 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2019. 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: H01G (CAPACITORS; Capacitors, Rectifiers, Detectors, Switching Devices, Light-sensitive OR Temperature-sensitive Devices OF THE Electrolytic Type).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, 3gsolar ranks #44,309 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 4 technology areas.

#44,309
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 16th percentile
by Innovation Score (25.0/100): 19.6
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R44309 · Foreign Corporation #44,309 · 5 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
LOWER-Q #44,309/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH 3DIntegrated Aps
CPC-NARROW H01G · 4 areas
INNOV-THIN 25.0/100
CLAIMS-RICH 19.6 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: 3DIntegrated Aps (±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 3gsolar’s 25.0 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 6.2 pts (25%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 7.1 pts (28%) Claim depth 11.8 pts (47%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
3GSolar Photovoltaics · this assignee

25
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows 3gsolar's Innovation Score is 25.0/100 (16th 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 3gsolar?

Each dot is one of 3gsolar’s 7 nearest volume peers (same corpus rank neighbourhood as the chart above), placed by total granted patents (horizontal) against average claims per patent (vertical). 3gsolar’s own 19.6 claims/patent is ABOVE the 15.6 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

3gsolar vs its 7 nearest volume peers: granted patents vs average claims per patent. Source: USPTO PatentsView.

Where 3gsolar's grants concentrate

3GSolar Photovoltaics Ltd is a focused PatentsView assignee: 4 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under H01G (CAPACITORS; Capacitors, Rectifiers, Detectors, Switching Devices, Light-sensitive OR Temperature-sensitive Devices OF THE Electrolytic Type). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, 3gsolar sits between 3DIntegrated Aps and 3SI Security Systems, Inc..

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3fish

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3gen

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3hand

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3SC Global

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What this shows 3GSolar holds 5 patents at rank #44,312, shown against the 7 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near 3GSolar

By rank, the assignees closest to #44,312 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H01G (Capacitors)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in 3GSolar's primary technology class.

3gsolar's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

25 16th percentile higher than 16% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2019

Grants by year

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

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3GSolar Photovoltaics Ltd patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	20.0%
2016	2	40.0%
2017	1	20.0%
2019	1	20.0%

Which technologies does 3GSolar Photovoltaics Ltd patent most?

H01G - CAPACITORS; Capacitors, Rectifiers, Detectors, Switching Devices, Light-sensitive OR Temperature-sensitive Devices OF THE Electrolytic Type 5

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 5

Y02B - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Buildings, e.g. Housing, House Appliances OR Related End-user Applications 3

H10K - Organic Electric Solid-state Devices 2

Top 4 of 4 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

3GSolar Photovoltaics Ltd's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

3GSolar Photovoltaics Ltd's lead technology class is H01G (CAPACITORS; Capacitors, Rectifiers, Detectors, Switching Devices, Light-sensitive OR Temperature-sensitive Devices OF THE Electrolytic Type), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H01G
Ranked #44,309 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare 3GSolar Photovoltaics Ltd against 3DIntegrated Aps, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 25.0/100 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.

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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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