Greater Shine Limited
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 13 granted patents across 6 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2024–2025. 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: H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Greater ranks #21,192 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 13 patents across 6 technology areas.
- #21,192
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- 48th percentile
- by Innovation Score (34.6/100)
- 16.9
- avg claims per patent
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R21192 · Foreign Corporation #21,192 · 13 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH
- GRANTS-MICRO 13 grants
- MID-PACK #21,192/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Geophysical Survey…
- CPC-NARROW H04L · 6 areas
- INNOV-THIN 34.6/100
- CLAIMS-RICH 16.9 claims/avg
- TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
- SPAN-YRS 2024–2025 · 2y
- BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Geophysical Survey 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 Greater’s 34.6 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 Greater
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- Greater Shine · this assignee
Greater Shine · this assignee
35 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Greater's Innovation Score is 34.6/100 (48th 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 Greater?
Each dot is one of Greater’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). Greater’s own 16.9 claims/patent is ABOVE the 15.3 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.
Where Greater's grants concentrate
Greater Shine Limited is a focused PatentsView assignee: 6 CPC subclasses with 76.9% of grants classified under H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication). By volume, Greater sits between Geophysical Survey Systems, Inc. and Guangdong Raynovent Biotech Co., Ltd..
Greater's three-year grant acceleration
Greater Shine Limited shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 0 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 Greater's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Geophysical Surve…
Geophysical Survey Systems, Inc.
13 patents
- Gilrose Pharmaceu…
Gilrose Pharmaceuticals, LLC
13 patents
- GLW
GLW, Inc.
13 patents
- Goldhofer
Goldhofer AG
13 patents
- Green KEY
Green KEY Technologies, Inc.
13 patents
- Growlerwerks
Growlerwerks, Inc.
13 patents
- GSI Outdoors
GSI Outdoors, Inc.
13 patents
- Guangdong Raynove…
Guangdong Raynovent Biotech Co., Ltd.
13 patents
- Greater Shine ◀
Greater Shine Limited
13 patents
What this shows Greater holds 13 patents at rank #21,174, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near Greater
By rank, the assignees closest to #21,174 in granted patent volume.
- Geophysical Survey Systems, Inc. #21,170 · 13 patents
- Gilrose Pharmaceuticals, LLC #21,171 · 13 patents
- GLW, Inc. #21,172 · 13 patents
- Goldhofer AG #21,173 · 13 patents
- Green KEY Technologies, Inc. #21,175 · 13 patents
- Growlerwerks, Inc. #21,176 · 13 patents
- GSI Outdoors, Inc. #21,177 · 13 patents
- Guangdong Raynovent Biotech Co., Ltd. #21,178 · 13 patents
Leaders in H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Greater's primary technology class.
- International Business Machines Corporation 15,969 in class
- Qualcomm Incorporated 13,594 in class
- Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. 11,697 in class
- Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 10,543 in class
- LG Electronics Inc. 9,062 in class
- Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ) 8,543 in class
- Cisco Technology, Inc. 7,502 in class
- Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC 7,301 in class
Greater's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
35 48th percentile higher than 48% 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 2024–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 7.7% |
| 2025partial year | 12 | 92.3% |
Which technologies does Greater Shine Limited patent most?
Top 6 of 6 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
Greater Shine Limited's patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- Greater Shine Limited's lead technology class is H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication), 76.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H04L
- Ranked #21,192 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare Greater Shine Limited against Geophysical Survey Systems, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 34.6/100 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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