Hong Kong Ecoaqua Co., Limited
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 23 granted patents across 2 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2020. 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: C02F (Treatment OF Water, Waste Water, Sewage, OR Sludge).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Hong ranks #12,971 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 23 patents across 2 technology areas.
- #12,971
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- 4th percentile
- by Innovation Score (17.1/100)
- 1.9
- avg claims per patent
- -95%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R12971 · Foreign Corporation #12,971 · 23 grants
GRANTS-SMALL · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-LOW · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-SMALL 23 grants
- MID-PACK #12,971/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Harpoon Therapeutics
- CPC-NARROW C02F · 2 areas
- INNOV-LOW 17.1/100
- CLAIMS-SPARSE 1.9 claims/avg
- TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
- VEL-DROP -95% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Harpoon Therapeutics, Inc. (±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 Hong’s 17.1 Innovation Score adds up
The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around Hong
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- Hong Kong Ecoaqua · this assignee 17
Hong Kong Ecoaqua · this assignee
17 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Hong's Innovation Score is 17.1/100 (4th 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 Hong?
Each dot is one of Hong’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). Hong’s own 1.9 claims/patent is at or below the 17.9 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.
Where Hong's grants concentrate
Hong Kong Ecoaqua Co., Limited is a focused PatentsView assignee: 2 CPC subclasses with 4.3% of grants classified under C02F (Treatment OF Water, Waste Water, Sewage, OR Sludge). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (14 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2020. By volume, Hong sits between Harpoon Therapeutics, Inc. and IEX Group, Inc..
Who files at Hong's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Harpoon Therapeut…
Harpoon Therapeutics, Inc.
23 patents
- Heraeus Medical C…
Heraeus Medical Components LLC
23 patents
- Hipmunk
Hipmunk, Inc.
23 patents
- Hitachi Data Syst…
Hitachi Data Systems Engineering UK Limited
23 patents
- Hop Breeding L L C
Hop Breeding Company, L.L.C.
23 patents
- Hyland Software
Hyland Software, Inc.
23 patents
- Ichikawa
Ichikawa Co., Ltd.
23 patents
- IEX Group
IEX Group, Inc.
23 patents
- Hong Kong Ecoaqua ◀
Hong Kong Ecoaqua Co., Limited
23 patents
What this shows Hong holds 23 patents at rank #12,971, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near Hong
By rank, the assignees closest to #12,971 in granted patent volume.
- Harpoon Therapeutics, Inc. #12,967 · 23 patents
- Heraeus Medical Components LLC #12,968 · 23 patents
- Hipmunk, Inc. #12,969 · 23 patents
- Hitachi Data Systems Engineering UK Limited #12,970 · 23 patents
- Hop Breeding Company, L.L.C. #12,972 · 23 patents
- Hyland Software, Inc. #12,973 · 23 patents
- Ichikawa Co., Ltd. #12,974 · 23 patents
- IEX Group, Inc. #12,975 · 23 patents
Leaders in C02F (Treatment OF Water)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Hong's primary technology class.
- Ecolab USA Inc. 243 in class
- King Fahd University OF Petroleum AND Minerals 188 in class
- Evoqua Water Technologies LLC 177 in class
- Saudi Arabian OIL Company 147 in class
- Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies Support 82 in class
- Kurita Water Industries Ltd. 80 in class
- Nanjing University 75 in class
- Kemira OYJ 55 in class
Hong's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
17 4th percentile higher than 4% of 49,997 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Grants by year
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14 | 60.9% |
| 2018 | 3 | 13.0% |
| 2019 | 5 | 21.7% |
| 2020 | 1 | 4.3% |
Which technologies does Hong Kong Ecoaqua Co., Limited patent most?
Top 2 of 2 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
Hong Kong Ecoaqua Co., Limited's patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- Hong Kong Ecoaqua Co., Limited's lead technology class is C02F (Treatment OF Water, Waste Water, Sewage, OR Sludge), 4.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore C02F
- Ranked #12,971 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare Hong Kong Ecoaqua Co., Limited against Harpoon Therapeutics, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 17.1/100 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.
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.