Overall rank by patents
#29,538
Across all tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 9 granted patents across 4 technology areas, active 2021–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: F16M (FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS).
The verdict
Ningbo holds 9 US patents across 4 technology areas, rank #29,538 of 50,000 tracked assignees.
Ningbo Somle Audio-visual Technology Co., Ltd has been granted 9 US utility patents between 2021 and 2025, placing Ningbo Somle Audio-visual Technology Co., Ltd at rank #29,538 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 4 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 6.2 claims per patent with primary concentration in F16M (FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS). As a Foreign Corporation, Ningbo Somle Audio-visual Technology Co., Ltd is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Ningbo sits between Nexus Control Systems, Llc (9 patents, rank #29,534) and Ningxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd (9 patents, rank #29,542) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 38.8/100 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. Historical data spans 2021 through 2025, with 9 total grants over that period. Velocity comparisons require five years of historical filings to calibrate. 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. Ningbo Somle Audio-visual Technology Co., Ltd's 6.2 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while specialization in 4 subclasses reflects a tightly scoped invention area. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Ningbo Somle Audio-visual Technology Co., Ltd against peers pursuing similar technology classes.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
NEXUS CONTROL SYSTEMS, LLC
9 patents
NHI Mechanical Motion, LLC
9 patents
NIMBUS IRIS, INC.
9 patents
NINGBO LEDE COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
9 patents
NINGBO SUNFREE MOTOR TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LIMITED
9 patents
NINGBO WENTAI SPORT EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
9 patents
NINGBO XINGWEI CUTTING-TOOLS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
9 patents
NINGXIA ORIENT TANTALUM INDUSTRY CO., LTD
9 patents
NINGBO SOMLE AUDIO-VISUAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
9 patents
What this shows Ningbo holds 9 patents at rank #29,538, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #29,538 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Ningbo's primary technology class.
Ningbo's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
39 Top 40% higher than 60% 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 2021–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 11.1% |
| 2023 | 2 | 22.2% |
| 2024 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 2025 | 3 | 33.3% |
Top 4 of 4 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#29,538
Across all tracked assignees
38.8 out of 100
How to use this portfolio
Ningbo's 9 grants land it in the top 40% 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.