Overall rank by patents
#1,923
Across all tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 209 granted patents across 76 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G01V (GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS; TAGS).
The verdict
Institute holds 209 US patents across 76 technology areas, rank #1,923 of 50,000 tracked assignees.
Institute Of Geology And Geophysics, Chinese Academy Of Sciences has been granted 209 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Institute Of Geology And Geophysics, Chinese Academy Of Sciences at rank #1,923 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 76 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 9.1 claims per patent with primary concentration in G01V (GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS; TAGS). As a Foreign Corporation, Institute Of Geology And Geophysics, Chinese Academy Of Sciences is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Institute sits between Solvay Specialty Polymers Italy S.p.a. (210 patents, rank #1,919) and The Charles Machine Works, Inc. (209 patents, rank #1,927) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 59.9/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.
Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 186 grants, compared with 23 in the 2015–2019 window, a +709% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. The Foreign Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.
Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. Institute Of Geology And Geophysics, Chinese Academy Of Sciences's 9.1 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while a multi-domain presence across 76 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Institute Of Geology And Geophysics, Chinese Academy Of Sciences against peers pursuing similar technology classes.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS ITALY S.P.A.
210 patents
THE CLOROX COMPANY
210 patents
iControl Networks, Inc.
210 patents
CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM (EAST CHINA)
209 patents
LEGO A/S
209 patents
NABORS DRILLING TECHNOLOGIES USA, INC.
209 patents
Shure Acquisition Holdings, Inc.
209 patents
The Charles Machine Works, Inc.
209 patents
Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
209 patents
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.
By rank, the assignees closest to #1,923 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Institute's primary technology class.
Institute's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
60 Top 4% higher than 96% of 50,000 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| 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% |
| 2025 | 20 | 9.6% |
Top 15 of 76 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#1,923
Across all tracked assignees
59.9 out of 100
How to use this portfolio
Institute's 209 grants land it in the top 4% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.
Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.
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.