Where does Hebei Minmetals Co., Ltd. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Hebei Minmetals Co., Ltd. ranks #47,368 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 Hebei Minmetals Co., Ltd. hold?

Hebei Minmetals Co., Ltd. holds 5 US utility patents granted between 2022 and 2025, spanning 4 technology areas.

What is Hebei Minmetals Co., Ltd.'s Innovation Score?

Hebei Minmetals Co., Ltd. has an Innovation Score of 38.2 out of 100 (top 41% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Hebei Minmetals Co., Ltd. focus on?

Hebei Minmetals Co., Ltd.'s top technology area is A47B (TABLES; DESKS; Office FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; General Details OF Furniture) with 1 patents, ranking #579 of 990 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 4 CPC subclasses total.

Is Hebei Minmetals Co., Ltd.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for Hebei Minmetals Co., Ltd..

What does claim depth mean for Hebei Minmetals Co., Ltd.'s patents?

Hebei Minmetals Co., Ltd.'s patents average 8.2 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.

How is the Hebei Minmetals 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 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Hebei Minmetals Co., Ltd.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 4 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2022–2025. 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: A47B (TABLES; DESKS; Office FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; General Details OF Furniture).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Hebei ranks #47,368 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 4 technology areas.

#47,368
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 41%
by Innovation Score (38.2/100): 8.2
avg claims per patent

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R47368 · Foreign Corporation #47,368 · 5 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · BOTTOM-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-FRNCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH

GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
BOTTOM-DECILE #47,368/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH HearX IP (Pty)
CPC-NARROW A47B · 4 areas
INNOV-THIN 38.2/100
CLAIMS-PAR 8.2 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
SPAN-YRS 2022–2025 · 4y
BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: HearX IP (Pty) Ltd. (±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 Hebei’s 38.2 Innovation Score adds up

The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.

Volume 6.2 pts (16%) Velocity 20.0 pts (52%) Breadth 7.1 pts (19%) Claim depth 4.9 pts (13%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Hebei Minmetals · this assignee

38
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Hebei's Innovation Score is 38.2/100 (top 41% 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 Hebei?

Each dot is one of Hebei’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). Hebei’s own 8.2 claims/patent is at or below the 15.0 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

Hebei vs its 8 nearest volume peers: granted patents vs average claims per patent. Source: USPTO PatentsView.

Where Hebei's grants concentrate

Hebei Minmetals Co., Ltd. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 4 CPC subclasses with 20% of grants classified under A47B (TABLES; DESKS; Office FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; General Details OF Furniture). Peak complete grant year is 2023 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2022. By volume, Hebei sits between HearX IP (Pty) Ltd. and Heff Industries Inc..

Hebei's three-year grant acceleration

Hebei Minmetals Co., Ltd. shows 4 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.

Hearx IP (Pty)

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What this shows Hebei holds 5 patents at rank #47,481, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Hebei

By rank, the assignees closest to #47,481 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A47B (Tables)

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

Hebei's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

38 Top 41% higher than 59% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2022–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2022–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Hebei Minmetals Co., Ltd. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2022	1	20.0%
2023	3	60.0%
2025partial year	1	20.0%

Which technologies does Hebei Minmetals Co., Ltd. patent most?

A47B - TABLES; DESKS; Office FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; General Details OF Furniture 1

B23K - Soldering OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; Cladding OR Plating BY Soldering OR WELDING; Cutting BY Applying Heat Locally, e.g. Flame CUTTING; Working BY Laser Beam 1

B21F - Working OR Processing OF Metal Wire 1

E04H - Buildings OR Like Structures FOR Particular PURPOSES; Swimming OR Splash Baths OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; Tents OR Canopies, IN General 1

Top 4 of 4 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

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What to do with this data

Hebei Minmetals Co., Ltd.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Hebei Minmetals Co., Ltd.'s lead technology class is A47B (TABLES; DESKS; Office FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; General Details OF Furniture), 20% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A47B
Ranked #47,368 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Hebei Minmetals Co., Ltd. against HearX IP (Pty) Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 38.2/100 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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