Overall rank by patents
#22,372
of 50,000 tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 12 granted patents across 6 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2023. 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: H01H (ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Cherry ranks #22,372 of 50,000 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 12 patents across 6 technology areas.
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R22372 · Foreign Corporation #22,372 · 12 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL
Nearest grant-volume peer: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire D'angers (±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.
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
Cherry · this assignee
46 score
3D Lighting Innovati… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Cherry's Innovation Score is 46.1/100 (top 22% 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.
Cherry Gmbh is a focused PatentsView assignee: 6 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under H01H (ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES). Peak complete grant year is 2022 (7 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Cherry sits between Centre Hospitalier Universitaire D'angers and Chuan Jiing Enterprise Co., Ltd..
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE D'ANGERS
12 patents
CFA PROPERTIES, INC.
12 patents
CHA UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION
12 patents
CHEMI S.P.A.
12 patents
CHIBA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
12 patents
CHINA ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY GROUP CORPORATION NO 44 RESEARCH INSTITUTE
12 patents
CHONGQING HAIER DRUM WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD.
12 patents
CHUAN JIING ENTERPRISE CO., LTD.
12 patents
CHERRY GMBH
12 patents
What this shows Cherry holds 12 patents at rank #22,347, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #22,347 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Cherry's primary technology class.
Cherry's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
46 Top 22% higher than 78% 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 | 1 | 8.3% |
| 2019 | 1 | 8.3% |
| 2021 | 1 | 8.3% |
| 2022 | 7 | 58.3% |
| 2023 | 2 | 16.7% |
Top 6 of 6 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#22,372
of 50,000 tracked assignees
46.1 out of 100
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