Is Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences's recent grant velocity is +622% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences's patents?

Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences's patents average 9.1 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.

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Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Q: Where does Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences ranks #1,923 of 49,997 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.

Q: How is the Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences 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 PatentsView assignee record - 209 granted patents across 76 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: G01V (GEOPHYSICS; Gravitational MEASUREMENTS; Detecting Masses OR OBJECTS; Tags).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Institute ranks #1,923 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 209 patents across 76 technology areas.

#1,923
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 4%
by Innovation Score (59.9/100): 9.1
avg claims per patent: +622%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R1923 · Foreign Corporation #1,923 · 209 grants

GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MID 209 grants
TOP-DECILE #1,923/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH China University OF…
CPC-WIDE G01V · 76 areas
INNOV-PAR 59.9/100
CLAIMS-PAR 9.1 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +622% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: China University OF Petroleum (EAST CHINA) (±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 Institute’s 59.9 Innovation Score adds up

The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.

Volume 18.5 pts (31%) Velocity 11.0 pts (18%) Breadth 25.0 pts (42%) Claim depth 5.5 pts (9%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
The MathWorks · near

60
Institute of… · this assignee

60
Jiangnan University · near

60
Know Labs · near

60
Tmrw Foundation IP… · near

60
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Institute's Innovation Score is 59.9/100 (top 4% 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 Institute?

Each dot is one of Institute’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). Institute’s own 9.1 claims/patent is at or below the 15.5 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

How Institute's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences received 166 grants versus 23 in 2015–2019 (+622% equal-window velocity, top decile growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2022 at 46 grants and bottomed in 2015 at 1. Lead class G01V accounts for 45% of the portfolio across 76 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Solvay Specialty Polymers Italy S.P.A. (#1,919) and The Charles Machine Works, Inc. (#1,927).

Institute's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences moved from 68 to 112 grants (1.65x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). Among 3,296 tracked assignees with ≥100 grants and ≥20 prior-period grants, that multiple ranks #347. See the growth leaderboard.

Solvay Specialty…

210
THE Clorox

210
icontrol Networks

210
China University…

209
Lego A/S

209
Nabors Drilling U…

209
Shure Acquisition…

209
The Charles Machi…

209
Institute of Geol… ◀

209

What this shows Institute holds 209 patents at rank #1,923, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Institute

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,923 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01V (Geophysics)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Institute, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In G01V (Geophysics), Institute ranks #17 of 835 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (60 here).

Jiangnan University 60 Know Labs, Inc. 60 Tmrw Foundation IP S.ÀR.L. 60 The MathWorks, Inc. 60

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (9.1 here).

Zumtobel Lighting GmbH 9.1 avg Dinkle Electric Machinery (CHINA) Co., Ltd. 9.1 avg Nippon Steel & Sumikin Chemical Co., Ltd. 9.1 avg National Cancer Center 9.1 avg

Institute's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

60 Top 4% higher than 96% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

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

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Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	0.5%
2018	8	3.8%
2019	14	6.7%
2020	24	11.5%
2021	30	14.4%
2022	46	22.0%
2023	30	14.4%
2024	36	17.2%
2025partial year	20	9.6%

Which technologies does Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences patent most?

G01V - GEOPHYSICS; Gravitational MEASUREMENTS; Detecting Masses OR OBJECTS; Tags 94

E21B - Earth OR Rock DRILLING; Obtaining OIL, GAS, Water, Soluble OR Meltable Materials OR A Slurry OF Minerals From Wells 62

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 44

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 22

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 17

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 12

H01J - Electric Discharge Tubes OR Discharge Lamps 10

G01C - Measuring Distances, Levels OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; Gyroscopic INSTRUMENTS; Photogrammetry OR Videogrammetry 9

G06N - Computing Arrangements Based ON Specific Computational Models 9

H04B - Transmission 8

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 8

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 7

G01P - Measuring Linear OR Angular Speed, Acceleration, Deceleration, OR SHOCK; Indicating Presence, Absence, OR Direction, OF Movement 6

G01S - Radio DIRECTION-FINDING; Radio NAVIGATION; Determining Distance OR Velocity BY USE OF Radio WAVES; Locating OR Presence-detecting BY USE OF THE Reflection OR Reradiation OF Radio WAVES; Analogous Arrangements Using Other Waves 6

B81B - Microstructural Devices OR Systems, e.g. Micromechanical Devices 5

Top 15 of 76 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

Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences's lead technology class is G01V (GEOPHYSICS; Gravitational MEASUREMENTS; Detecting Masses OR OBJECTS; Tags), 45% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01V
Ranked #1,923 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences against Solvay Specialty Polymers Italy S.P.A., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 59.9/100 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.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent

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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

Compiled by PlainPatent , US Patent Intelligence Editorial Process · May 15, 2026

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