Ningbo Tolead International Business Co., Ltd.
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 19 granted patents across 0 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2024–2025. Grant-trend analysis is cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search; it does not measure application filings, current R&D, or legal strength.
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Ningbo ranks #15,494 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 19 patents across 0 technology areas.
- #15,494
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- 36th percentile
- by Innovation Score (30.9/100)
- 1.0
- avg claims per patent
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R15494 · Foreign Corporation #15,494 · 19 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-UNK · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH
- GRANTS-MICRO 19 grants
- MID-PACK #15,494/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Nextern Innovation
- CPC-UNK CPC blank
- INNOV-THIN 30.9/100
- CLAIMS-SPARSE 1.0 claims/avg
- TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
- SPAN-YRS 2024–2025 · 2y
- BOOK-RICH 8/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Nextern Innovation, LLC (±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 Ningbo’s 30.9 Innovation Score adds up
The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around Ningbo
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- Ningbo Tolead… · this assignee 31
Ningbo Tolead… · this assignee
31 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Ningbo's Innovation Score is 30.9/100 (36th percentile 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 Ningbo?
Each dot is one of Ningbo’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). Ningbo’s own 1.0 claims/patent is at or below the 15.6 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.
Where Ningbo's grants concentrate
Ningbo Tolead International Business Co., Ltd. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 0 CPC subclasses . By volume, Ningbo sits between Nextern Innovation, LLC and Nostromo Ltd..
Ningbo's three-year grant acceleration
Ningbo Tolead International Business Co., Ltd. shows 14 grants in 2022–2024 against only 0 in 2019–2021. That prior window is too thin for a growth multiple (rename and spin-out assignees look artificially high when the baseline is near zero), so PlainPatent withholds a ranked acceleration claim here.
Who files at Ningbo's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Nextern Innovation
Nextern Innovation, LLC
19 patents
- Nextleaf Solutions
Nextleaf Solutions Ltd.
19 patents
- Nihon Spindle Man…
Nihon Spindle Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
19 patents
- Nikki
Nikki Co., Ltd.
19 patents
- Nivalis Therapeut…
Nivalis Therapeutics, Inc.
19 patents
- Nordex Energy Spa…
Nordex Energy Spain S.A.U.
19 patents
- Norfolk Southern
Norfolk Southern Corporation
19 patents
- Nostromo
Nostromo Ltd.
19 patents
- Ningbo Tolead Int… ◀
Ningbo Tolead International Business Co., Ltd.
19 patents
What this shows Ningbo holds 19 patents at rank #15,499, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near Ningbo
By rank, the assignees closest to #15,499 in granted patent volume.
- Nextern Innovation, LLC #15,495 · 19 patents
- Nextleaf Solutions Ltd. #15,496 · 19 patents
- Nihon Spindle Manufacturing Co., Ltd. #15,497 · 19 patents
- Nikki Co., Ltd. #15,498 · 19 patents
- Nivalis Therapeutics, Inc. #15,500 · 19 patents
- Nordex Energy Spain S.A.U. #15,501 · 19 patents
- Norfolk Southern Corporation #15,502 · 19 patents
- Nostromo Ltd. #15,503 · 19 patents
Ningbo's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
31 36th percentile higher than 36% of 49,997 US assignees
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US assignees. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Grants by year
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2024–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14 | 73.7% |
| 2025partial year | 5 | 26.3% |
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
Ningbo Tolead International Business Co., Ltd.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- Ranked #15,494 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare Ningbo Tolead International Business Co., Ltd. against Nextern Innovation, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 30.9/100 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.
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