USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

HON HAI Precision Industry Co., Ltd.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 4,005 granted patents across 313 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING).

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

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4,005

Total patents granted

313

CPC technology areas

13.4

Avg claims per patent

-75%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

HON holds 4,005 US patents across 313 technology areas, rank #88 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#88
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 1%
by Innovation Score (64.8/100): 13.4
avg claims per patent: -75%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

HON HAI Precision Industry Co., Ltd. has been granted 4,005 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing HON HAI Precision Industry Co., Ltd. at rank #88 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 313 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 13.4 claims per patent with primary concentration in G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING). As a Foreign Corporation, HON HAI Precision Industry Co., Ltd. is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, HON sits between Konica Minolta, Inc. (4,158 patents, rank #84) and Blackberry Limited (3,953 patents, rank #92) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 64.8/100 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 792 grants, compared with 3,213 in the 2015–2019 window, a -75% 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. HON HAI Precision Industry Co., Ltd.'s 13.4 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 HON HAI Precision Industry Co., Ltd. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Konica Minolta

4,158
Kyocera

4,151
United

4,091
United Microelect…

4,034
HON HAI Precision… ◀

4,005
Western Digital

3,986
LG Innotek

3,977
Monsanto Technolo…

3,956
Blackberry

3,953

What this shows HON holds 4,005 patents at rank #88, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near HON

By rank, the assignees closest to #88 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06F (Electric Digital DATA Processing)

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

HON's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

65 Top 1% higher than 99% 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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HON HAI Precision Industry Co., Ltd. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1,113	27.8%
2016	836	20.9%
2017	660	16.5%
2018	298	7.4%
2019	306	7.6%
2020	229	5.7%
2021	139	3.5%
2022	121	3.0%
2023	77	1.9%
2024	116	2.9%
2025	110	2.7%

Which technologies does HON HAI Precision Industry Co., Ltd. patent most?

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 736

G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS 509

H05K - PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS 320

H01R - ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS 268

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 239

B82Y - SPECIFIC USES OR APPLICATIONS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MEASUREMENT OR ANALYSIS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF NANOSTRUCTURES 237

Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION 227

H10K - ORGANIC ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES 208

H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10 193

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 179

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 161

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 149

H01M - PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY 142

Y10S - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS 138

C01B - NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS; COMPOUNDS THEREOF; ; METALLOIDS OR COMPOUNDS THEREOF NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASS C01C 135

Top 15 of 313 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Strong

Tech Breadth Diversified

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#88

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

64.8 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 HON HAI Precision Industry Co., Ltd. hold?

HON HAI Precision Industry Co., Ltd. holds 4,005 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 313 technology areas.

What is HON HAI Precision Industry Co., Ltd.'s Innovation Score?

HON HAI Precision Industry Co., Ltd. has an Innovation Score of 64.8 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does HON HAI Precision Industry Co., Ltd. focus on?

HON HAI Precision Industry Co., Ltd.'s top technology area is G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING) with 736 patents. The company has filed patents in 313 CPC subclasses total.

Is HON HAI Precision Industry Co., Ltd.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

HON HAI Precision Industry Co., Ltd.'s recent filing velocity is -75% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for HON HAI Precision Industry Co., Ltd.'s patents?

HON HAI Precision Industry Co., Ltd.'s patents average 13.4 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the HON HAI Precision Industry 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

HON's 4,005 grants land it in the top 1% 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 - HON ranks #88 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in G06F - see who else leads that technology area. G06F 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.