Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 1,829 granted patents across 180 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2025. 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: D06F (Laundering, Drying, Ironing, Pressing OR Folding Textile Articles).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Haier ranks #221 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 1,829 patents across 180 technology areas.
- #221
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- Top 1%
- by Innovation Score (67.6/100)
- 16.9
- avg claims per patent
- +73%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R221 · US Corporation #221 · 1,829 grants
GRANTS-LARGE · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-STRONG · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-LARGE 1.8K grants
- TOP-DECILE #221/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH President and…
- CPC-WIDE D06F · 180 areas
- INNOV-STRONG 67.6/100
- CLAIMS-RICH 16.9 claims/avg
- TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
- VEL-SURGE +73% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: President and Fellows of Harvard College (±5 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 Haier’s 67.6 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 Haier
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- Commissariat A… · near
Commissariat A… · near
68 score
- Haier US Appliance… · this assignee
Haier US Appliance… · this assignee
68 score
- Intuit · near
Intuit · near
68 score
- Georgia Tech Research · near
Georgia Tech Research · near
68 score
- STMicroelectronics… · near
STMicroelectronics… · near
68 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Haier's Innovation Score is 67.6/100 (top 1% 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 Haier?
Each dot is one of Haier’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). Haier’s own 16.9 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.8 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.
How Haier's grant cadence moved
Between 2020–2024, Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc. received 1,047 grants versus 606 in 2015–2019 (+73% equal-window velocity, above median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2020 at 249 grants and bottomed in 2016 at 75. Lead class D06F accounts for 22.5% of the portfolio across 180 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Compagnie Generale DES Etablissements Michelin (#217) and Safran Aircraft Engines (#225).
Haier's three-year grant acceleration
From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc. moved from 633 to 616 grants (0.97x 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 #1,257. See the growth leaderboard.
Who files at Haier's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Compagnie General…
Compagnie Generale DES Etablissements Michelin
1,844 patents
- The Nielsen (US)
The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
1,844 patents
- California Instit…
California Institute OF Technology
1,842 patents
- Dr Ing h c F Pors…
Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG
1,841 patents
- Haier US Applianc… ◀
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
1,829 patents
- President and Fel…
President and Fellows of Harvard College
1,824 patents
- Intel IP
Intel IP Corporation
1,818 patents
- Delta
Delta Electronics, Inc.
1,815 patents
- Safran Aircraft E…
Safran Aircraft Engines
1,805 patents
What this shows Haier holds 1,829 patents at rank #221, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near Haier
By rank, the assignees closest to #221 in granted patent volume.
- Compagnie Generale DES Etablissements Michelin #217 · 1,844 patents
- The Nielsen Company (US), LLC #218 · 1,844 patents
- California Institute OF Technology #219 · 1,842 patents
- Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG #220 · 1,841 patents
- President and Fellows of Harvard College #222 · 1,824 patents
- Intel IP Corporation #223 · 1,818 patents
- Delta Electronics, Inc. #224 · 1,815 patents
- Safran Aircraft Engines #225 · 1,805 patents
Leaders in D06F (Laundering)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Haier's primary technology class.
- LG Electronics Inc. 1,538 in class
- Whirlpool Corporation 807 in class
- Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag 148 in class
- BSH Hausgeräte GmbH 143 in class
- Qingdao Haier Washing Machine Co., Ltd. 140 in class
- Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd. 84 in class
- Dongbu Daewoo Electronics Corporation 79 in class
- Qingdao Haier Drum Washing Machine Co., Ltd. 70 in class
Assignees with similar portfolio profiles
Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Haier, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In D06F (Laundering), Haier ranks #3 of 220 assignees by patent count in that subclass.
Similar innovation score
Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (68 here).
Similar claim depth
Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (16.9 here).
Haier's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
68 Top 1% higher than 99% 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 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 75 | 4.1% |
| 2017 | 171 | 9.3% |
| 2018 | 158 | 8.6% |
| 2019 | 202 | 11.0% |
| 2020 | 249 | 13.6% |
| 2021 | 182 | 10.0% |
| 2022 | 191 | 10.4% |
| 2023 | 204 | 11.2% |
| 2024 | 221 | 12.1% |
| 2025partial year | 176 | 9.6% |
Which technologies does Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc. patent most?
Top 15 of 180 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.'s lead technology class is D06F (Laundering, Drying, Ironing, Pressing OR Folding Textile Articles), 22.5% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore D06F
- Ranked #221 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc. against Compagnie Generale DES Etablissements Michelin, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 67.6/100 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.
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.