Overall rank by patents
#1,347
Across all tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 313 granted patents across 85 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).
The verdict
Hong holds 313 US patents across 85 technology areas, rank #1,347 of 50,000 tracked assignees.
Hong Kong Applied Science And Technology Research Institute Company Limited has been granted 313 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Hong Kong Applied Science And Technology Research Institute Company Limited at rank #1,347 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 85 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 18.5 claims per patent with primary concentration in G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING). As a Foreign Corporation, Hong Kong Applied Science And Technology Research Institute Company Limited is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Hong sits between Furuno Electric Company Limited (314 patents, rank #1,343) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Compressor Corporation (311 patents, rank #1,351) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 62.3/100 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 158 grants, compared with 155 in the 2015–2019 window, a +2% shift in five-year velocity. Steady filing volume suggests sustained innovation without dramatic pivots. 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. Hong Kong Applied Science And Technology Research Institute Company Limited's 18.5 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 85 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Hong Kong Applied Science And Technology Research Institute Company Limited against peers pursuing similar technology classes.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
FURUNO ELECTRIC COMPANY LIMITED
314 patents
Sensor Electronic Technology, Inc.
314 patents
CELGENE CORPORATION
313 patents
Hisense USA Corporation
313 patents
SUMITOMO OSAKA CEMENT CO., LTD.
313 patents
Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute Company Limited
313 patents
Global Tel*Link Corporation
312 patents
Motional AD LLC
312 patents
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES COMPRESSOR CORPORATION
311 patents
What this shows Hong holds 313 patents at rank #1,347, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #1,347 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Hong's primary technology class.
Hong's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
62 Top 2% higher than 98% 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 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 34 | 10.9% |
| 2016 | 39 | 12.5% |
| 2017 | 20 | 6.4% |
| 2018 | 32 | 10.2% |
| 2019 | 30 | 9.6% |
| 2020 | 33 | 10.5% |
| 2021 | 25 | 8.0% |
| 2022 | 37 | 11.8% |
| 2023 | 20 | 6.4% |
| 2024 | 27 | 8.6% |
| 2025 | 16 | 5.1% |
Top 15 of 85 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#1,347
Across all tracked assignees
62.3 out of 100
How to use this portfolio
Hong's 313 grants land it in the top 2% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.
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.
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.