Where does Hoshizaki Denki Kabushiki Kaisha rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Hoshizaki Denki Kabushiki Kaisha ranks #47,488 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 Hoshizaki Denki Kabushiki Kaisha hold?

Hoshizaki Denki Kabushiki Kaisha holds 5 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2016, spanning 11 technology areas.

What is Hoshizaki Denki Kabushiki Kaisha's Innovation Score?

Hoshizaki Denki Kabushiki Kaisha has an Innovation Score of 21.6 out of 100 (9th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Hoshizaki Denki Kabushiki Kaisha's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Hoshizaki Denki Kabushiki Kaisha's recent grant velocity is -100% 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 Hoshizaki Denki Kabushiki Kaisha's patents?

Hoshizaki Denki Kabushiki Kaisha's patents average 6.2 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 Hoshizaki Denki Kabushiki Kaisha 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 Foreign Corporation

Hoshizaki Denki Kabushiki Kaisha

Q: What technology areas does Hoshizaki Denki Kabushiki Kaisha focus on?

Hoshizaki Denki Kabushiki Kaisha's top technology area is F25D (REFRIGERATORS; Cold ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; Cooling OR Freezing Apparatus NOT Otherwise Provided FOR) with 3 patents, ranking #188 of 588 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 11 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 11 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2016. 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: F25D (REFRIGERATORS; Cold ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; Cooling OR Freezing Apparatus NOT Otherwise Provided FOR).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Hoshizaki ranks #47,488 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 11 technology areas.

#47,488
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 9th percentile
by Innovation Score (21.6/100): 6.2
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R47488 · Foreign Corporation #47,488 · 5 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · BOTTOM-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
BOTTOM-DECILE #47,488/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Hori
CPC-FOCUS F25D · 11 areas
INNOV-THIN 21.6/100
CLAIMS-SPARSE 6.2 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Hori 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 Hoshizaki’s 21.6 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 6.2 pts (29%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 11.7 pts (54%) Claim depth 3.7 pts (17%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Hoshizaki Denki · this assignee

22
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Hoshizaki's Innovation Score is 21.6/100 (9th 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 Hoshizaki?

Each dot is one of Hoshizaki’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). Hoshizaki’s own 6.2 claims/patent is at or below the 8.8 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Hoshizaki's grants concentrate

Hoshizaki Denki Kabushiki Kaisha is a focused PatentsView assignee: 11 CPC subclasses with 60% of grants classified under F25D (REFRIGERATORS; Cold ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; Cooling OR Freezing Apparatus NOT Otherwise Provided FOR). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Hoshizaki sits between Hori Co., Ltd and HS Foils OY.

Hori

5
Horizon Tire

5
Horkos

5
Horsepower

5
Hotpack Packaging…

5
House Wellness Fo…

5
Hoya Glass Disk (…

5
HS Foils OY

5
Hoshizaki Denki ◀

5

What this shows Hoshizaki holds 5 patents at rank #47,397, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Hoshizaki

By rank, the assignees closest to #47,397 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F25D (Refrigerators)

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

Hoshizaki's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

22 9th percentile higher than 9% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2016

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Hoshizaki Denki Kabushiki Kaisha patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	4	80.0%
2016	1	20.0%

Which technologies does Hoshizaki Denki Kabushiki Kaisha patent most?

F25D - REFRIGERATORS; Cold ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; Cooling OR Freezing Apparatus NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 3

H05B - Electric HEATING; Electric Light Sources NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Circuit Arrangements FOR Electric Light Sources, IN General 1

F22B - Methods OF Steam GENERATION; Steam Boilers 1

B24B - Machines, Devices, OR Processes FOR Grinding OR Polishing ; Dressing OR Conditioning OF Abrading SURFACES; Feeding OF Grinding, Polishing, OR Lapping Agents 1

F01K - Steam Engine PLANTS; Steam ACCUMULATORS; Engine Plants NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Engines Using Special Working Fluids OR Cycles 1

A47L - Domestic Washing OR Cleaning ; Suction Cleaners IN General 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

F25C - Producing, Working OR Handling ICE 1

F25B - Refrigeration Machines, Plants OR SYSTEMS; Combined Heating AND Refrigeration SYSTEMS; Heat Pump Systems 1

Y02B - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Buildings, e.g. Housing, House Appliances OR Related End-user Applications 1

A47F - Special Furniture, Fittings, OR Accessories FOR Shops, Storehouses, Bars, Restaurants OR THE LIKE; Paying Counters 1

Top 11 of 11 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

Hoshizaki Denki Kabushiki Kaisha's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Hoshizaki Denki Kabushiki Kaisha's lead technology class is F25D (REFRIGERATORS; Cold ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; Cooling OR Freezing Apparatus NOT Otherwise Provided FOR), 60% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F25D
Ranked #47,488 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Hoshizaki Denki Kabushiki Kaisha against Hori Co., Ltd, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 21.6/100 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.

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

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