Overall rank by patents
#6,329
Across all tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 53 granted patents across 24 technology areas, active 2018–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: A47J (KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES).
The verdict
Foshan holds 53 US patents across 24 technology areas, rank #6,329 of 50,000 tracked assignees.
Foshan Shunde Midea Electrical Heating Appliances Manufacturing Co., Ltd. has been granted 53 US utility patents between 2018 and 2025, placing Foshan Shunde Midea Electrical Heating Appliances Manufacturing Co., Ltd. at rank #6,329 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 24 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 10.9 claims per patent with primary concentration in A47J (KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES). As a Foreign Corporation, Foshan Shunde Midea Electrical Heating Appliances Manufacturing Co., Ltd. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Foshan sits between Digi International Inc. (53 patents, rank #6,325) and Gilead Pharmasset Llc (53 patents, rank #6,333) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 47.9/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.
Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 47 grants, compared with 6 in the 2015–2019 window, a +683% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. The Foreign Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.
Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. Foshan Shunde Midea Electrical Heating Appliances Manufacturing Co., Ltd.'s 10.9 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while a multi-domain presence across 24 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Foshan Shunde Midea Electrical Heating Appliances Manufacturing Co., Ltd. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
Digi International Inc.
53 patents
E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
53 patents
Ent. Services Development Corporation LP
53 patents
European Molecular Biology Laboratory
53 patents
FUZHOU UNIVERSITY
53 patents
Flamel Ireland Limited
53 patents
GREENLEE TOOLS, INC.
53 patents
Gilead Pharmasset LLC
53 patents
FOSHAN SHUNDE MIDEA ELECTRICAL HEATING APPLIANCES MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
53 patents
What this shows Foshan holds 53 patents at rank #6,329, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #6,329 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Foshan's primary technology class.
Foshan's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
48 Top 18% higher than 82% 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 2018–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3 | 5.7% |
| 2019 | 3 | 5.7% |
| 2020 | 7 | 13.2% |
| 2021 | 7 | 13.2% |
| 2022 | 6 | 11.3% |
| 2023 | 10 | 18.9% |
| 2024 | 10 | 18.9% |
| 2025 | 7 | 13.2% |
Top 15 of 24 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#6,329
Across all tracked assignees
47.9 out of 100
How to use this portfolio
Foshan's 53 grants land it in the top 18% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.
Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.
Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.