Overall rank by patents
#29,136
Across all tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 9 granted patents across 16 technology areas, active 2017–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: F04C (ROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS ; ROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS).
The verdict
Johnson holds 9 US patents across 16 technology areas, rank #29,136 of 50,000 tracked assignees.
Johnson Controls AIR Conditioning AND Refrigeration (wuxi) Co., Ltd. has been granted 9 US utility patents between 2017 and 2025, placing Johnson Controls AIR Conditioning AND Refrigeration (wuxi) Co., Ltd. at rank #29,136 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 16 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 13.0 claims per patent with primary concentration in F04C (ROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS ; ROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS). As a Foreign Corporation, Johnson Controls AIR Conditioning AND Refrigeration (wuxi) Co., Ltd. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Johnson sits between Jianghan University (9 patents, rank #29,132) and Juhaokan Technology Co., Ltd. (9 patents, rank #29,140) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 49.9/100 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 6 grants, compared with 3 in the 2015–2019 window, a +100% 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. Johnson Controls AIR Conditioning AND Refrigeration (wuxi) Co., Ltd.'s 13.0 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while concentration in 16 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Johnson Controls AIR Conditioning AND Refrigeration (wuxi) Co., Ltd. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
JIANGHAN UNIVERSITY
9 patents
JILIN ZHONG YING HIGH TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
9 patents
JN PLANT SELECTIONS, LLC
9 patents
JO Cosmetics Co., Ltd.
9 patents
JOSEF MEISSNER GMBH & CO. KG
9 patents
JOULE CASE INC.
9 patents
JSR MICRO N.V.
9 patents
JUHAOKAN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
9 patents
JOHNSON CONTROLS AIR CONDITIONING AND REFRIGERATION (WUXI) CO., LTD.
9 patents
What this shows Johnson holds 9 patents at rank #29,136, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #29,136 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Johnson's primary technology class.
Johnson's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
50 Top 14% higher than 86% 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 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 11.1% |
| 2018 | 1 | 11.1% |
| 2019 | 1 | 11.1% |
| 2022 | 1 | 11.1% |
| 2023 | 1 | 11.1% |
| 2024 | 2 | 22.2% |
| 2025 | 2 | 22.2% |
Top 15 of 16 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#29,136
Across all tracked assignees
49.9 out of 100
How to use this portfolio
Johnson's 9 grants land it in the top 14% 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.