Where does AE Technologies Co., Ltd. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), AE Technologies Co., Ltd. ranks #44,458 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 AE Technologies Co., Ltd. hold?

AE Technologies Co., Ltd. holds 5 US utility patents granted between 2020 and 2024, spanning 4 technology areas.

What is AE Technologies Co., Ltd.'s Innovation Score?

AE Technologies Co., Ltd. has an Innovation Score of 24.5 out of 100 (15th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is AE Technologies Co., Ltd.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for AE Technologies Co., Ltd..

What does claim depth mean for AE Technologies Co., Ltd.'s patents?

AE Technologies Co., Ltd.'s patents average 16.0 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 AE Technologies 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 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

AE Technologies Co., Ltd.

Q: What technology areas does AE Technologies Co., Ltd. focus on?

AE Technologies Co., Ltd.'s top technology area is F21S (Non-portable Lighting DEVICES; Systems THEREOF; Vehicle Lighting Devices Specially Adapted FOR Vehicle Exteriors) with 4 patents, ranking #355 of 1,094 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 2020–2024. 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: F21S (Non-portable Lighting DEVICES; Systems THEREOF; Vehicle Lighting Devices Specially Adapted FOR Vehicle Exteriors).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, AE ranks #44,458 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 4 technology areas.

#44,458
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 15th percentile
by Innovation Score (24.5/100): 16.0
avg claims per patent

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R44458 · Foreign Corporation #44,458 · 5 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH

GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
LOWER-Q #44,458/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Advanced Research…
CPC-NARROW F21S · 4 areas
INNOV-THIN 24.5/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.0 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
SPAN-YRS 2020–2024 · 5y
BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Advanced Research FOR Manufacturing Systems, LLC (±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 AE’s 24.5 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 1.7 pts (7%) Breadth 7.1 pts (29%) Claim depth 9.6 pts (39%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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AE · this assignee

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows AE's Innovation Score is 24.5/100 (15th 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 AE?

Each dot is one of AE’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). AE’s own 16.0 claims/patent is at or below the 17.0 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where AE's grants concentrate

AE Technologies Co., Ltd. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 4 CPC subclasses with 80% of grants classified under F21S (Non-portable Lighting DEVICES; Systems THEREOF; Vehicle Lighting Devices Specially Adapted FOR Vehicle Exteriors). Peak complete grant year is 2021 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2020. By volume, AE sits between Advanced Research FOR Manufacturing Systems, LLC and Aegis Global Resources (HK) Limited.

AE's three-year grant acceleration

AE Technologies Co., Ltd. shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 4 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.

Advanced Research…

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What this shows AE holds 5 patents at rank #44,415, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near AE

By rank, the assignees closest to #44,415 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F21S (Non-portable Lighting Devices)

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

AE's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

25 15th percentile higher than 15% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2020–2024

Grants by year

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

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AE Technologies Co., Ltd. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2020	1	20.0%
2021	3	60.0%
2024	1	20.0%

Which technologies does AE Technologies Co., Ltd. patent most?

F21S - Non-portable Lighting DEVICES; Systems THEREOF; Vehicle Lighting Devices Specially Adapted FOR Vehicle Exteriors 4

F21Y - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses F21k, F21l, F21s and F21v, Relating TO THE Form OR THE Kind OF THE Light Sources OR OF THE Colour OF THE Light Emitted 3

F21W - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses F21k, F21l, F21s and F21v, Relating TO Uses OR Applications OF Lighting Devices OR Systems 2

A61L - Methods OR Apparatus FOR Sterilising Materials OR Objects IN GENERAL; Disinfection, Sterilisation OR Deodorisation OF AIR; Chemical Aspects OF Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical ARTICLES; Materials FOR Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical Articles 1

Top 4 of 4 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

View all rankings → How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

AE Technologies Co., Ltd.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

AE Technologies Co., Ltd.'s lead technology class is F21S (Non-portable Lighting DEVICES; Systems THEREOF; Vehicle Lighting Devices Specially Adapted FOR Vehicle Exteriors), 80% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F21S
Ranked #44,458 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare AE Technologies Co., Ltd. against Advanced Research FOR Manufacturing Systems, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 24.5/100 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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