Hsbc Technology & Services (USA) Inc.
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 12 granted patents across 3 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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: G06Q (Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory PURPOSES; Systems OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Administrative,).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Hsbc ranks #22,727 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 12 patents across 3 technology areas.
- #22,727
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- 48th percentile
- by Innovation Score (34.4/100)
- 26.7
- avg claims per patent
- +25%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R22727 · US Corporation #22,727 · 12 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-UP · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-MICRO 12 grants
- MID-PACK #22,727/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Hokuyo Automatic
- CPC-NARROW G06Q · 3 areas
- INNOV-THIN 34.4/100
- CLAIMS-DENSE 26.7 claims/avg
- TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
- VEL-UP +25% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Hokuyo Automatic 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 Hsbc’s 34.4 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 Hsbc
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- Hsbc Technology &… · this assignee
Hsbc Technology &… · this assignee
34 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Hsbc's Innovation Score is 34.4/100 (48th 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 Hsbc?
Each dot is one of Hsbc’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). Hsbc’s own 26.7 claims/patent is ABOVE the 12.9 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.
Where Hsbc's grants concentrate
Hsbc Technology & Services (USA) Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 3 CPC subclasses with 75% of grants classified under G06Q (Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory PURPOSES; Systems OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Administrative,). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Hsbc sits between Hokuyo Automatic Co., Ltd. and Hyaxiom, Inc..
Hsbc's three-year grant acceleration
Hsbc Technology & Services (USA) Inc. shows 2 grants in 2022–2024 against only 3 in 2019–2021. That prior window is too thin for a growth multiple (rename and spin-out assignees look artificially high when the baseline is near zero), so PlainPatent withholds a ranked acceleration claim here.
Who files at Hsbc's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Hokuyo Automatic
Hokuyo Automatic Co., Ltd.
12 patents
- HON LIN Technology
HON LIN Technology Co., Ltd.
12 patents
- Hongfujin Precisi…
Hongfujin Precision Electronics (CHENGDU) Co., Ltd.
12 patents
- House OF Metals
House OF Metals Company Limited
12 patents
- HSP
HSP Technologies Inc.
12 patents
- HTE THE High Thro…
HTE GMBH THE High Throughput Experimentation Company
12 patents
- HTI IP
HTI IP, LLC
12 patents
- Hyaxiom
Hyaxiom, Inc.
12 patents
- Hsbc Technology &… ◀
Hsbc Technology & Services (USA) Inc.
12 patents
What this shows Hsbc holds 12 patents at rank #22,703, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near Hsbc
By rank, the assignees closest to #22,703 in granted patent volume.
- Hokuyo Automatic Co., Ltd. #22,699 · 12 patents
- HON LIN Technology Co., Ltd. #22,700 · 12 patents
- Hongfujin Precision Electronics (CHENGDU) Co., Ltd. #22,701 · 12 patents
- House OF Metals Company Limited #22,702 · 12 patents
- HSP Technologies Inc. #22,704 · 12 patents
- HTE GMBH THE High Throughput Experimentation Company #22,705 · 12 patents
- HTI IP, LLC #22,706 · 12 patents
- Hyaxiom, Inc. #22,707 · 12 patents
Leaders in G06Q (Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially…)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Hsbc's primary technology class.
- International Business Machines Corporation 6,621 in class
- Google LLC 3,295 in class
- Capital ONE Services, LLC 3,005 in class
- Amazon Technologies, Inc. 2,993 in class
- Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC 2,990 in class
- Facebook, Inc. 1,919 in class
- Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 1,697 in class
- Mastercard International Incorporated 1,644 in class
Hsbc's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
34 48th percentile higher than 48% 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 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 8.3% |
| 2016 | 1 | 8.3% |
| 2017 | 2 | 16.7% |
| 2020 | 3 | 25.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | 8.3% |
| 2024 | 1 | 8.3% |
| 2025partial year | 3 | 25.0% |
Which technologies does Hsbc Technology & Services (USA) Inc. patent most?
Top 3 of 3 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
Hsbc Technology & Services (USA) Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- Hsbc Technology & Services (USA) Inc.'s lead technology class is G06Q (Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory PURPOSES; Systems OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Administrative,), 75% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G06Q
- Ranked #22,727 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare Hsbc Technology & Services (USA) Inc. against Hokuyo Automatic Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 34.4/100 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.
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