Where does HEE Solar, L.L.C. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), HEE Solar, L.L.C. ranks #22,702 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 HEE Solar, L.L.C. hold?

HEE Solar, L.L.C. holds 12 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2021, spanning 17 technology areas.

What is HEE Solar, L.L.C.'s Innovation Score?

HEE Solar, L.L.C. has an Innovation Score of 33.5 out of 100 (45th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does HEE Solar, L.L.C. focus on?

HEE Solar, L.L.C.'s top technology area is Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution) with 11 patents, ranking #1,181 of 5,963 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 17 CPC subclasses total.

Is HEE Solar, L.L.C.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

HEE Solar, L.L.C.'s recent grant velocity is -67% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). Grant activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for HEE Solar, L.L.C.'s patents?

HEE Solar, L.L.C.'s patents average 16.8 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 HEE Solar, L.L.C. 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 US Corporation

HEE Solar, L.L.C.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 12 granted patents across 17 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2021. 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: Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, HEE ranks #22,702 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 12 patents across 17 technology areas.

#22,702
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 45th percentile
by Innovation Score (33.5/100): 16.8
avg claims per patent: -67%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R22702 · US Corporation #22,702 · 12 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 12 grants
MID-PACK #22,702/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Hangzhou Juxing…
CPC-FOCUS Y02E · 17 areas
INNOV-THIN 33.5/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.8 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -67% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Hangzhou Juxing Intelligent Technology Co., 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 HEE’s 33.5 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 8.9 pts (26%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 14.6 pts (43%) Claim depth 10.1 pts (30%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
HEE Solar L L C · this assignee

34
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows HEE's Innovation Score is 33.5/100 (45th 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 HEE?

Each dot is one of HEE’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). HEE’s own 16.8 claims/patent is ABOVE the 8.9 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where HEE's grants concentrate

HEE Solar, L.L.C. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 17 CPC subclasses with 91.7% of grants classified under Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (5 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, HEE sits between Hangzhou Juxing Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. and High Street TV (GROUP) Ltd..

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12
HEE Solar L L C ◀

12

What this shows HEE holds 12 patents at rank #22,689, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near HEE

By rank, the assignees closest to #22,689 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions)

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

HEE's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

34 45th percentile higher than 45% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2021

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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HEE Solar, L.L.C. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	1	8.3%
2018	5	41.7%
2019	3	25.0%
2020	1	8.3%
2021	2	16.7%

Which technologies does HEE Solar, L.L.C. patent most?

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 11

H10K - Organic Electric Solid-state Devices 10

H01G - CAPACITORS; Capacitors, Rectifiers, Detectors, Switching Devices, Light-sensitive OR Temperature-sensitive Devices OF THE Electrolytic Type 9

H10F - Inorganic Semiconductor Devices Sensitive TO Infrared Radiation, Light, Electromagnetic Radiation OF Shorter Wavelength OR Corpuscular Radiation 8

C09D - Coating Compositions, e.g. Paints, Varnishes OR LACQUERS; Filling PASTES; Chemical Paint OR INK REMOVERS; INKS; Correcting FLUIDS; WOODSTAINS; Pastes OR Solids FOR Colouring OR PRINTING; USE OF Materials Therefor 4

B05D - Processes FOR Applying Fluent Materials TO Surfaces, IN General 3

H02S - Generation OF Electric Power BY Conversion OF Infrared Radiation, Visible Light OR Ultraviolet Light, e.g. Using Photovoltaic [PV] Modules 2

B32B - Layered Products, i.e. Products Built-up OF Strata OF Flat OR Non-flat, e.g. Cellular OR Honeycomb, Form 1

C03C - Chemical Composition OF Glasses, Glazes OR Vitreous ENAMELS; Surface Treatment OF GLASS; Surface Treatment OF Fibres OR Filaments Made From Glass, Minerals OR SLAGS; Joining Glass TO Glass OR Other Materials 1

C01D - Compounds OF Alkali Metals, i.e. Lithium, Sodium, Potassium, Rubidium, Caesium, OR Francium 1

G03C - Photosensitive Materials FOR Photographic Purposes ; Photographic Processes, e.g. Cine, X-ray, Colour, Stereo-photographic PROCESSES; Auxiliary Processes IN Photography 1

C01G - Compounds Containing Metals NOT Covered BY Subclasses C01d OR C01f 1

C07C - Acyclic OR Carbocyclic Compounds 1

H03K - Pulse Technique 1

C07F - Acyclic, Carbocyclic OR Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium OR Tellurium 1

Top 15 of 17 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

HEE Solar, L.L.C.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

HEE Solar, L.L.C.'s lead technology class is Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution), 91.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore Y02E
Ranked #22,702 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare HEE Solar, L.L.C. against Hangzhou Juxing Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 33.5/100 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.

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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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