Crrc Yangtze Group Co., Ltd.
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 13 granted patents across 9 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: B61D (Body Details OR Kinds OF Railway Vehicles).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Crrc ranks #20,973 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 13 patents across 9 technology areas.
- #20,973
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- 29th percentile
- by Innovation Score (28.9/100)
- 9.7
- avg claims per patent
- +17%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R20973 · Foreign Corporation #20,973 · 13 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-UP · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-MICRO 13 grants
- MID-PACK #20,973/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Cortina Systems
- CPC-NARROW B61D · 9 areas
- INNOV-THIN 28.9/100
- CLAIMS-PAR 9.7 claims/avg
- TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
- VEL-UP +17% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Cortina Systems, Inc. (±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 Crrc’s 28.9 Innovation Score adds up
The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around Crrc
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- Changzhou T&D… · near 29
Changzhou T&D… · near
29 score
- Renon Power Technology · near 29
Renon Power Technology · near
29 score
- Shenyang Xinchuang… · near 29
Shenyang Xinchuang… · near
29 score
- Crrc Yangtze Group · this assignee 29
Crrc Yangtze Group · this assignee
29 score
- RUNNER(XIAMEN) · near 29
RUNNER(XIAMEN) · near
29 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Crrc's Innovation Score is 28.9/100 (29th 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 Crrc?
Each dot is one of Crrc’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). Crrc’s own 9.7 claims/patent is at or below the 20.1 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.
Where Crrc's grants concentrate
Crrc Yangtze Group Co., Ltd. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 9 CPC subclasses with 76.9% of grants classified under B61D (Body Details OR Kinds OF Railway Vehicles). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Crrc sits between Cortina Systems, Inc. and CW Holdings Ltd.
Crrc's three-year grant acceleration
Crrc Yangtze Group Co., Ltd. shows 3 grants in 2022–2024 against only 6 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.
Who files at Crrc's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Cortina Systems
Cortina Systems, Inc.
13 patents
- Cosmo Artificial…
Cosmo Artificial INTELLIGENCE—AI Limited
13 patents
- CP Manufacturing
CP Manufacturing, Inc.
13 patents
- Creatz
Creatz Inc.
13 patents
- Crystal Lagoons (…
Crystal Lagoons (CURACAO) B.V.
13 patents
- CS Disco
CS Disco, Inc.
13 patents
- CSL Behring Lengn…
CSL Behring Lengnau AG
13 patents
- CW Holdings
CW Holdings Ltd
13 patents
- Crrc Yangtze Group ◀
Crrc Yangtze Group Co., Ltd.
13 patents
What this shows Crrc holds 13 patents at rank #20,923, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near Crrc
By rank, the assignees closest to #20,923 in granted patent volume.
- Cortina Systems, Inc. #20,919 · 13 patents
- Cosmo Artificial INTELLIGENCE—AI Limited #20,920 · 13 patents
- CP Manufacturing, Inc. #20,921 · 13 patents
- Creatz Inc. #20,922 · 13 patents
- Crystal Lagoons (CURACAO) B.V. #20,924 · 13 patents
- CS Disco, Inc. #20,925 · 13 patents
- CSL Behring Lengnau AG #20,926 · 13 patents
- CW Holdings Ltd #20,927 · 13 patents
Leaders in B61D (Body Details OR Kinds OF Railway Vehicles)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Crrc's primary technology class.
- Siemens Mobility GmbH 46 in class
- Alstom Transport Technologies 46 in class
- Trinity Rail Group, LLC 38 in class
- Crrc Qingdao Sifang Co., Ltd. 33 in class
- National Steel Car Limited 30 in class
- Gunderson LLC 28 in class
- Bombardier Transportation GmbH 25 in class
- Trinity North American Freight CAR, Inc. 23 in class
Assignees with similar portfolio profiles
Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Crrc, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In B61D (Body Details OR Kinds OF Railway Vehicles), Crrc ranks #17 of 155 assignees by patent count in that subclass.
Similar innovation score
Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (29 here).
Crrc's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
29 29th percentile higher than 29% of 49,997 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Grants by year
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 7.7% |
| 2018 | 3 | 23.1% |
| 2019 | 2 | 15.4% |
| 2020 | 2 | 15.4% |
| 2021 | 2 | 15.4% |
| 2023 | 3 | 23.1% |
Which technologies does Crrc Yangtze Group Co., Ltd. patent most?
Top 9 of 9 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
Crrc Yangtze Group Co., Ltd.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- Crrc Yangtze Group Co., Ltd.'s lead technology class is B61D (Body Details OR Kinds OF Railway Vehicles), 76.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B61D
- Ranked #20,973 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare Crrc Yangtze Group Co., Ltd. against Cortina Systems, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 28.9/100 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.
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