USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Hanwha Techwin Co., Ltd.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 454 granted patents across 105 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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454

Total patents granted

105

CPC technology areas

14.5

Avg claims per patent

-38%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Hanwha holds 454 US patents across 105 technology areas, rank #966 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#966
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 5%
by Innovation Score (58.4/100): 14.5
avg claims per patent: -38%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Hanwha Techwin Co., Ltd. has been granted 454 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Hanwha Techwin Co., Ltd. at rank #966 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 105 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 14.5 claims per patent with primary concentration in H04N (PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION). As a Foreign Corporation, Hanwha Techwin Co., Ltd. is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Hanwha sits between Sandvik Intellectual Property AB (458 patents, rank #962) and Continental Automotive France (453 patents, rank #970) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 58.4/100 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 173 grants, compared with 281 in the 2015–2019 window, a -38% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. 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. Hanwha Techwin Co., Ltd.'s 14.5 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a diversified footprint across 100+ CPC subclasses spreads risk across many technology fronts. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Hanwha Techwin Co., Ltd. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows Hanwha holds 454 patents at rank #966, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Hanwha

By rank, the assignees closest to #966 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04N (Pictorial Communication)

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

Hanwha's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

58 Top 5% higher than 95% 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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Hanwha Techwin Co., Ltd. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	29	6.4%
2016	82	18.1%
2017	67	14.8%
2018	68	15.0%
2019	35	7.7%
2020	54	11.9%
2021	43	9.5%
2022	37	8.1%
2023	25	5.5%
2024	8	1.8%
2025	6	1.3%

Which technologies does Hanwha Techwin Co., Ltd. patent most?

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 221

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 106

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 78

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 69

G08B - SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS 53

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 38

G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS 23

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

G11B - INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER 19

H04W - WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS 11

F04D - NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS 11

H05K - PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS 11

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 10

C01B - NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS; COMPOUNDS THEREOF; ; METALLOIDS OR COMPOUNDS THEREOF NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASS C01C 9

B82Y - SPECIFIC USES OR APPLICATIONS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MEASUREMENT OR ANALYSIS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF NANOSTRUCTURES 8

Top 15 of 105 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Diversified

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#966

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

58.4 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 Hanwha Techwin Co., Ltd. hold?

Hanwha Techwin Co., Ltd. holds 454 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 105 technology areas.

What is Hanwha Techwin Co., Ltd.'s Innovation Score?

Hanwha Techwin Co., Ltd. has an Innovation Score of 58.4 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Hanwha Techwin Co., Ltd. focus on?

Hanwha Techwin Co., Ltd.'s top technology area is H04N (PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION) with 221 patents. The company has filed patents in 105 CPC subclasses total.

Is Hanwha Techwin Co., Ltd.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Hanwha Techwin Co., Ltd.'s recent filing velocity is -38% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Hanwha Techwin Co., Ltd.'s patents?

Hanwha Techwin Co., Ltd.'s patents average 14.5 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Hanwha Techwin 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

Hanwha's 454 grants land it in the top 5% 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 - Hanwha ranks #966 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.