Overall rank by patents
#7,718
Across all tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record — 42 granted patents across 34 technology areas, active 2017–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G01N (INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES).
Institute of Rock and Soil Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences has been granted 42 US utility patents between 2017 and 2025, placing Institute of Rock and Soil Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences at rank #7,718 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 34 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 8.3 claims per patent with primary concentration in G01N (INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES). As a Foreign Corporation, Institute of Rock and Soil Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. The composite Innovation Score of 58.6/100 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 40 grants, compared with 2 in the 2015–2019 window — a +1900% 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 Rock and Soil Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences's 8.3 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while a multi-domain presence across 34 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Institute of Rock and Soil Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences against peers pursuing similar technology classes.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus the largest corporate holders — this company marked ◀
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
106,890 patents
International Business Machines Corporation
72,926 patents
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
34,378 patents
LG ELECTRONICS INC.
32,607 patents
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
31,041 patents
Apple Inc.
30,560 patents
QUALCOMM Incorporated
30,354 patents
Intel Corporation
27,498 patents
Institute of Rock and Soil Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
42 patents
What this shows Institute holds 42 patents — placing it at rank #7,718 overall, well behind the volume leaders but ahead of the tens of thousands of smaller assignees in the dataset.
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 2.4% |
| 2018 | 1 | 2.4% |
| 2020 | 3 | 7.1% |
| 2021 | 1 | 2.4% |
| 2022 | 4 | 9.5% |
| 2023 | 10 | 23.8% |
| 2024 | 11 | 26.2% |
| 2025 | 11 | 26.2% |
Top 15 of 34 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#7,718
Across all tracked assignees
58.6 out of 100
Institute of Rock and Soil Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences's primary CPC class — all holders and yearly trends
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