USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 326 granted patents across 44 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: H04N (PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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326

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

12.2

Avg claims per patent

+362%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Hangzhou holds 326 US patents across 44 technology areas, rank #1,296 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,296
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 6%
by Innovation Score (56.1/100): 12.2
avg claims per patent: +362%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. has been granted 326 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. at rank #1,296 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 44 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 12.2 claims per patent with primary concentration in H04N (PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION). As a Foreign Corporation, Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Hangzhou sits between Brother Industries, Ltd. (327 patents, rank #1,292) and SICK Ag (326 patents, rank #1,300) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 56.1/100 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 268 grants, compared with 58 in the 2015–2019 window, a +362% 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. Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd.'s 12.2 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 44 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows Hangzhou holds 326 patents at rank #1,296, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Hangzhou

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,296 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04N (Pictorial Communication)

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

Hangzhou's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

56 Top 6% higher than 94% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	0.3%
2016	8	2.5%
2017	13	4.0%
2018	11	3.4%
2019	25	7.7%
2020	62	19.0%
2021	62	19.0%
2022	52	16.0%
2023	26	8.0%
2024	41	12.6%
2025	25	7.7%

Which technologies does Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. patent most?

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 170

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 90

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 60

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 59

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 43

G08B - SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS 20

G03B - APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR 20

G06N - COMPUTING ARRANGEMENTS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS 16

G08G - TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS 11

G01S - RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES 9

G07C - TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE 9

G11B - INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER 9

F16M - FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS 7

G01C - MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY 6

G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS 6

Top 15 of 44 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,296

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

56.1 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. hold?

Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. holds 326 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 44 technology areas.

What is Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd.'s Innovation Score?

Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. has an Innovation Score of 56.1 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. focus on?

Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd.'s top technology area is H04N (PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION) with 170 patents. The company has filed patents in 44 CPC subclasses total.

Is Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd.'s recent filing velocity is +362% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd.'s patents?

Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd.'s patents average 12.2 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology 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.

How to use this portfolio

Hangzhou's 326 grants land it in the top 6% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - Hangzhou ranks #1,296 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in H04N - see who else leads that technology area. H04N leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

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.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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 byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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.