Where does ADC Telecommunications (SHANGHAI) Distribution Co., Ltd. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), ADC Telecommunications (SHANGHAI) Distribution Co., Ltd. ranks #10,524 of 49,997 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.

What is ADC Telecommunications (SHANGHAI) Distribution Co., Ltd.'s Innovation Score?

ADC Telecommunications (SHANGHAI) Distribution Co., Ltd. has an Innovation Score of 36.2 out of 100 (top 47% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is ADC Telecommunications (SHANGHAI) Distribution Co., Ltd.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

ADC Telecommunications (SHANGHAI) Distribution Co., Ltd.'s recent grant velocity is -96% 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 ADC Telecommunications (SHANGHAI) Distribution Co., Ltd.'s patents?

ADC Telecommunications (SHANGHAI) Distribution Co., Ltd.'s patents average 20.4 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

ADC Telecommunications (SHANGHAI) Distribution Co., Ltd.

Q: How many patents does ADC Telecommunications (SHANGHAI) Distribution Co., Ltd. hold?

ADC Telecommunications (SHANGHAI) Distribution Co., Ltd. holds 29 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2021, spanning 12 technology areas.

Q: What technology areas does ADC Telecommunications (SHANGHAI) Distribution Co., Ltd. focus on?

ADC Telecommunications (SHANGHAI) Distribution Co., Ltd.'s top technology area is G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus) with 26 patents, ranking #515 of 4,891 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 12 CPC subclasses total.

Q: How is the ADC Telecommunications (SHANGHAI) Distribution Co., 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 PatentsView assignee record - 29 granted patents across 12 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2021. 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: G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, ADC ranks #10,524 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 29 patents across 12 technology areas.

#10,524
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 47%
by Innovation Score (36.2/100): 20.4
avg claims per patent: -96%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R10524 · Foreign Corporation #10,524 · 29 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 29 grants
UPPER-Q #10,524/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH AAC Kaitai (Wuhan)
CPC-FOCUS G02B · 12 areas
INNOV-THIN 36.2/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 20.4 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -96% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: AAC Kaitai Technologies (Wuhan) Co., Ltd (±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 ADC’s 36.2 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 11.7 pts (32%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 12.2 pts (34%) Claim depth 12.2 pts (34%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Caldwell Manufacturi… · near

36
PCT International · near

36
ADC Telecommunicatio… · this assignee

36
DMG Mori Seiki · near

36
Cala Health · near

36
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows ADC's Innovation Score is 36.2/100 (top 47% 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 ADC?

Each dot is one of ADC’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). ADC’s own 20.4 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.1 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where ADC's grants concentrate

ADC Telecommunications (SHANGHAI) Distribution Co., Ltd. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 12 CPC subclasses with 89.7% of grants classified under G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (16 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2021. By volume, ADC sits between AAC Kaitai Technologies (Wuhan) Co., Ltd and Amcor Flexibles North America, Inc..

AAC Kaitai (Wuhan)

29
AAC (Nanjing)

29
ABC

29
Acea Biosciences

29
Adhezion Biomedic…

29
Agrivida

29
Ahlstrom-munksjÖ…

29
Amcor Flexibles N…

29
ADC Telecommunica… ◀

29

What this shows ADC holds 29 patents at rank #10,523, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near ADC

By rank, the assignees closest to #10,523 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G02B (Optical Elements)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for ADC, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In G02B (Optical Elements), ADC ranks #515 of 4,891 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (36 here).

DMG Mori Seiki Co., Ltd. 36 Cala Health, Inc. 36 Caldwell Manufacturing Company North America, LLC 36 PCT International, Inc. 36

ADC's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

36 Top 47% higher than 53% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2021

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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ADC Telecommunications (SHANGHAI) Distribution Co., Ltd. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	3	10.3%
2017	7	24.1%
2018	16	55.2%
2019	2	6.9%
2021	1	3.4%

Which technologies does ADC Telecommunications (SHANGHAI) Distribution Co., Ltd. patent most?

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 26

G06K - Graphical Data Reading ; Presentation OF DATA; Record CARRIERS; Handling Record Carriers 4

G01D - Measuring NOT Specially Adapted FOR A Specific VARIABLE; Arrangements FOR Measuring TWO OR More Variables NOT Covered IN A Single Other SUBCLASS; Tariff Metering APPARATUS; Measuring OR Testing NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 3

H04Q - Selecting 3

G08B - Signalling OR Calling SYSTEMS; Order TELEGRAPHS; Alarm Systems 2

G01M - Testing Static OR Dynamic Balance OF Machines OR STRUCTURES; Testing OF Structures OR Apparatus, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

H02G - Installation OF Electric Cables OR Lines, OR OF Combined Optical AND Electric Cables OR Lines 2

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 2

H01R - Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors 1

F16M - Frames, Casings OR Beds OF Engines, Machines OR Apparatus, NOT Specific TO Engines, Machines OR Apparatus Provided FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; Supports 1

F25D - REFRIGERATORS; Cold ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; Cooling OR Freezing Apparatus NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

A47B - TABLES; DESKS; Office FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; General Details OF Furniture 1

Top 12 of 12 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

ADC Telecommunications (SHANGHAI) Distribution Co., Ltd.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

ADC Telecommunications (SHANGHAI) Distribution Co., Ltd.'s lead technology class is G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus), 89.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G02B
Ranked #10,524 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare ADC Telecommunications (SHANGHAI) Distribution Co., Ltd. against AAC Kaitai Technologies (Wuhan) Co., Ltd, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 36.2/100 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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