Overall rank by patents
#22,722
of 50,000 tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 12 granted patents across 8 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2021–2024. 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: H04B (TRANSMISSION).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, HON ranks #22,722 of 50,000 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 12 patents across 8 technology areas.
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R22722 · Foreign Corporation #22,722 · 12 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-FRNCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH
Nearest grant-volume peer: HK Inno.n Corporation (±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.
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
HON LIN Technology · this assignee
46 score
3D Lighting Innovati… · lowest
7 score
What this shows HON's Innovation Score is 46.0/100 (top 22% 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.
HON LIN Technology Co., Ltd. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 8 CPC subclasses with 75% of grants classified under H04B (TRANSMISSION). Peak complete grant year is 2022 (7 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2021. By volume, HON sits between HK Inno.n Corporation and HSP Technologies Inc..
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
HK INNO.N CORPORATION
12 patents
HODEN SEIMITSI KAKO KENKYUSHO CO., LTD.
12 patents
HOERBIGER AUTOMATISIERUNGSTECHNIK HOLDING GMBH
12 patents
HOKUYO AUTOMATIC CO., LTD.
12 patents
HONGFUJIN PRECISION ELECTRONICS (CHENGDU) Co., Ltd.
12 patents
HOUSE OF METALS COMPANY LIMITED
12 patents
HSBC TECHNOLOGY & SERVICES (USA) INC.
12 patents
HSP Technologies Inc.
12 patents
HON LIN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
12 patents
What this shows HON holds 12 patents at rank #22,700, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #22,700 in granted patent volume.
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, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
46 Top 22% higher than 78% of 50,000 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2021–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 8.3% |
| 2022 | 7 | 58.3% |
| 2023 | 3 | 25.0% |
| 2024 | 1 | 8.3% |
Top 8 of 8 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#22,722
of 50,000 tracked assignees
46.0 out of 100
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