Where does Foxconn (KUNSHAN) Computer Connector Co., Ltd. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Foxconn (KUNSHAN) Computer Connector Co., Ltd. ranks #1,698 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 Foxconn (KUNSHAN) Computer Connector Co., Ltd. hold?

Foxconn (KUNSHAN) Computer Connector Co., Ltd. holds 242 US utility patents granted between 2019 and 2025, spanning 24 technology areas.

What is Foxconn (KUNSHAN) Computer Connector Co., Ltd.'s Innovation Score?

Foxconn (KUNSHAN) Computer Connector Co., Ltd. has an Innovation Score of 51.9 out of 100 (top 11% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Foxconn (KUNSHAN) Computer Connector Co., Ltd.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Foxconn (KUNSHAN) Computer Connector Co., Ltd.'s recent grant velocity is +1764% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Foxconn (KUNSHAN) Computer Connector Co., Ltd.'s patents?

Foxconn (KUNSHAN) Computer Connector Co., Ltd.'s patents average 13.8 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Foxconn (KUNSHAN) Computer Connector Co., Ltd.

Q: What technology areas does Foxconn (KUNSHAN) Computer Connector Co., Ltd. focus on?

Foxconn (KUNSHAN) Computer Connector Co., Ltd.'s top technology area is H01R (Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors) with 221 patents. Grants appear in 24 CPC subclasses total.

Q: How is the Foxconn (KUNSHAN) Computer Connector 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 PatentsView assignee record - 242 granted patents across 24 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2019–2025. 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: H01R (Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Foxconn ranks #1,698 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 242 patents across 24 technology areas.

#1,698
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 11%
by Innovation Score (51.9/100): 13.8
avg claims per patent: +1764%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R1698 · Foreign Corporation #1,698 · 242 grants

GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MID 242 grants
TOP-DECILE #1,698/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Canon Finetech Nisca
CPC-FOCUS H01R · 24 areas
INNOV-PAR 51.9/100
CLAIMS-RICH 13.8 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +1764% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Canon Finetech Nisca 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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Foxconn (KUNSHAN)… · this assignee

52
Infineon Americas · near

52
Korea Institute of… · near

52
Nite Ize · near

52
Porsche · near

52
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Foxconn's Innovation Score is 51.9/100 (top 11% 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.

Where Foxconn's grants concentrate

Foxconn (KUNSHAN) Computer Connector Co., Ltd. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 24 CPC subclasses with 91.3% of grants classified under H01R (Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors). Peak complete grant year is 2022 (52 grants) versus a trough of 11 in 2019. By volume, Foxconn sits between Korea Institute OF Industrial Technology and Lextar Electronics Corporation.

Foxconn's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Foxconn (KUNSHAN) Computer Connector Co., Ltd. moved from 103 to 113 grants (1.10x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). Among 3,296 tracked assignees with ≥100 grants and ≥20 prior-period grants, that multiple ranks #966. See the growth leaderboard.

Korea Institute O…

243
Spring Meadow Nur…

243
Stora Enso OYJ

243
Canon Finetech Ni…

242
Shindengen Electr…

242
Stats Chippac

242
Foxconn (Kunshan)… ◀

242
Dometic Sweden AB

241
Lextar

241

What this shows Foxconn holds 242 patents at rank #1,698, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Foxconn

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,698 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H01R (Electrically-conductive Connections)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Foxconn, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above).

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (52 here).

Nite Ize, Inc. 52 Infineon Technologies Americas Corp. 52 Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology 52 Porsche AG 52

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (13.8 here).

Hyundai Autoever Corp. 13.8 avg Paul Hettich GmbH & Co. KG 13.8 avg International Aids Vaccine Initiative, Inc. 13.8 avg RaySearch Laboratories AB 13.8 avg

Foxconn's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

52 Top 11% higher than 89% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2019–2025

Grants by year

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

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Foxconn (KUNSHAN) Computer Connector Co., Ltd. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2019	11	4.5%
2020	50	20.7%
2021	42	17.4%
2022	52	21.5%
2023	39	16.1%
2024	22	9.1%
2025partial year	26	10.7%

Which technologies does Foxconn (KUNSHAN) Computer Connector Co., Ltd. patent most?

H01R - Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors 221

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 55

H01L - Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10 10

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 8

H01B - CABLES; CONDUCTORS; INSULATORS; Selection OF Materials FOR Their Conductive, Insulating OR Dielectric Properties 6

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 6

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 3

G06K - Graphical Data Reading ; Presentation OF DATA; Record CARRIERS; Handling Record Carriers 3

H04B - Transmission 2

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 2

C25D - Processes FOR THE Electrolytic OR Electrophoretic Production OF COATINGS; ELECTROFORMING; Apparatus Therefor 1

H02J - Circuit Arrangements OR Systems FOR Supplying OR Distributing Electric POWER; Systems FOR Storing Electric Energy 1

F21V - Functional Features OR Details OF Lighting Devices OR Systems THEREOF; Structural Combinations OF Lighting Devices With Other Articles, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

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 1

G05D - Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables 1

Top 15 of 24 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,698

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

51.9 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

Foxconn (KUNSHAN) Computer Connector Co., Ltd.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Foxconn (KUNSHAN) Computer Connector Co., Ltd.'s lead technology class is H01R (Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors), 91.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H01R
Ranked #1,698 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Foxconn (KUNSHAN) Computer Connector Co., Ltd. against Korea Institute OF Industrial Technology, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 51.9/100 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.

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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