Infrastructure Renewal Institute of Southern China
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 10 granted patents across 8 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2021–2023. 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: F16L (PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Infrastructure ranks #26,552 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 10 patents across 8 technology areas.
- #26,552
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- 32nd percentile
- by Innovation Score (29.9/100)
- 8.2
- avg claims per patent
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R26552 · Foreign Corporation #26,552 · 10 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-FRNCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH
- GRANTS-MICRO 10 grants
- MID-PACK #26,552/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Industry-University…
- CPC-NARROW F16L · 8 areas
- INNOV-THIN 29.9/100
- CLAIMS-PAR 8.2 claims/avg
- TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
- SPAN-YRS 2021–2023 · 3y
- BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Sunmoon University (±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 Infrastructure’s 29.9 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 Infrastructure
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- Patent & Investment · near 30
Patent & Investment · near
30 score
- CymaBay Therapeutics · near 30
CymaBay Therapeutics · near
30 score
- Infrastructure… · this assignee 30
Infrastructure… · this assignee
30 score
- Tempur-Pedic… · near 30
Tempur-Pedic… · near
30 score
- Batesville Services · near 30
Batesville Services · near
30 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Infrastructure's Innovation Score is 29.9/100 (32nd 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 Infrastructure?
Each dot is one of Infrastructure’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). Infrastructure’s own 8.2 claims/patent is at or below the 12.7 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.
Where Infrastructure's grants concentrate
Infrastructure Renewal Institute of Southern China is a focused PatentsView assignee: 8 CPC subclasses with 70% of grants classified under F16L (PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General). Peak complete grant year is 2021 (5 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2023. By volume, Infrastructure sits between Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Sunmoon University and Innovative Environmental Companies.
Infrastructure's three-year grant acceleration
Infrastructure Renewal Institute of Southern China shows 5 grants in 2022–2024 against only 5 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 Infrastructure's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Industry-universi…
Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Sunmoon University
10 patents
- Ineos US Chemicals
Ineos US Chemicals Company
10 patents
- Infinityurns
Infinityurns, LLC
10 patents
- Infosum
Infosum Limited
10 patents
- Innerplant
InnerPlant, Inc.
10 patents
- Innomed
InnoMed Technologies, Inc.
10 patents
- Innovative Defense
Innovative Defense, LLC
10 patents
- Innovative Enviro…
Innovative Environmental Companies
10 patents
- Infrastructure Re… ◀
Infrastructure Renewal Institute of Southern China
10 patents
What this shows Infrastructure holds 10 patents at rank #26,584, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near Infrastructure
By rank, the assignees closest to #26,584 in granted patent volume.
- Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Sunmoon University #26,580 · 10 patents
- Ineos US Chemicals Company #26,581 · 10 patents
- Infinityurns, LLC #26,582 · 10 patents
- Infosum Limited #26,583 · 10 patents
- InnerPlant, Inc. #26,585 · 10 patents
- InnoMed Technologies, Inc. #26,586 · 10 patents
- Innovative Defense, LLC #26,587 · 10 patents
- Innovative Environmental Companies #26,588 · 10 patents
Leaders in F16L (Pipes)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Infrastructure's primary technology class.
- Saudi Arabian OIL Company 154 in class
- Vallourec OIL AND GAS France 122 in class
- Mueller International, LLC 111 in class
- Nippon Steel Corporation 99 in class
- Whirlpool Corporation 92 in class
- Eaton Intelligent Power Limited 84 in class
- Airbus Operations Limited 77 in class
- Victaulic Company 77 in class
Assignees with similar portfolio profiles
Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Infrastructure, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In F16L (Pipes), Infrastructure ranks #285 of 1,907 assignees by patent count in that subclass.
Similar innovation score
Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (30 here).
Infrastructure's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
30 32nd percentile higher than 32% 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 2021–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | 50.0% |
| 2022 | 4 | 40.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | 10.0% |
Which technologies does Infrastructure Renewal Institute of Southern China patent most?
Top 8 of 8 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
Infrastructure Renewal Institute of Southern China's patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- Infrastructure Renewal Institute of Southern China's lead technology class is F16L (PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General), 70% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F16L
- Ranked #26,552 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare Infrastructure Renewal Institute of Southern China against Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Sunmoon University, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 29.9/100 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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