Overall rank by patents
#39,441
of 49,997 tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 7 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2021–2025. 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: E01D (Construction OF Bridges, ; Elevated ROADWAYS; OR VIADUCTS; Assembly OF Bridges).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, China ranks #39,441 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 7 technology areas.
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R39441 · Foreign Corporation #39,441 · 6 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH
Nearest grant-volume peer: Chengdu Youyang Electromechanical Product Design 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.
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
China Railway NO 3… · this assignee
40 score
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows China's Innovation Score is 40.5/100 (top 35% 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.
China Railway NO. 3 Engineering Group Co., Ltd. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 7 CPC subclasses with 33.3% of grants classified under E01D (Construction OF Bridges, ; Elevated ROADWAYS; OR VIADUCTS; Assembly OF Bridges). Peak complete grant year is 2023 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2021. By volume, China sits between Chengdu Youyang Electromechanical Product Design Co., Ltd. and China United Network Communications Group Company Limited.
China Railway NO. 3 Engineering Group Co., Ltd. shows 3 grants in 2022–2024 against only 1 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.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
Chengdu Youyang Electromechanical Product Design Co., Ltd.
6 patents
China Academy OF Aerospace Aerodynamics
6 patents
China Automotive Systems, Inc.
6 patents
China National Digital Switching System Engineering & Technological R&D Center
6 patents
China Railway Tunnel Group Co., Ltd.
6 patents
China Three Gorges Renewables (GROUP) Co., Ltd.
6 patents
China Tobacco Hubei Industrial Corporation Limited
6 patents
China United Network Communications Group Company Limited
6 patents
China Railway NO. 3 Engineering Group Co., Ltd.
6 patents
What this shows China holds 6 patents at rank #39,368, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #39,368 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in China's primary technology class.
China's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
40 Top 35% higher than 65% 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
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2021–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 16.7% |
| 2022 | 1 | 16.7% |
| 2023 | 2 | 33.3% |
| 2025partial year | 2 | 33.3% |
Top 7 of 7 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#39,441
of 49,997 tracked assignees
40.5 out of 100
What to do with this data
China Railway NO. 3 Engineering Group Co., Ltd.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.
Figures reflect USPTO PatentsView grant data through May 2026; pending applications not yet granted are not counted.
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