Ningbo Tuotuo River Design Company
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 61 granted patents across 12 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2021–2025. Grant-trend analysis is cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search; it does not measure application filings, current R&D, or legal strength. 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
According to USPTO PatentsView, Ningbo ranks #5,616 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 61 patents across 12 technology areas.
- #5,616
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- Top 18%
- by Innovation Score (47.8/100)
- 2.2
- avg claims per patent
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R5616 · Foreign Corporation #5,616 · 61 grants
GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH
- GRANTS-SMALL 61 grants
- UPPER-Q #5,616/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Moxa
- CPC-FOCUS F16M · 12 areas
- INNOV-PAR 47.8/100
- CLAIMS-SPARSE 2.2 claims/avg
- TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
- SPAN-YRS 2021–2025 · 5y
- BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Moxa Inc. (±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 47.8 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
- Airbus Americas · near
Airbus Americas · near
48 score
- DTS · near
DTS · near
48 score
- Hongik University… · near
Hongik University… · near
48 score
- Ningbo Tuotuo River… · this assignee
Ningbo Tuotuo River… · this assignee
48 score
- Pluto · near
Pluto · near
48 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Ningbo's Innovation Score is 47.8/100 (top 18% 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 2.2 claims/patent is at or below the 11.0 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 Tuotuo River Design Company is a focused PatentsView assignee: 12 CPC subclasses with 9.8% of grants classified under F16M (Frames, Casings OR Beds OF Engines, Machines OR Apparatus, NOT Specific TO Engines, Machines OR Apparatus Provided FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; Supports). Peak complete grant year is 2023 (23 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2021. By volume, Ningbo sits between Moxa Inc. and OP Solutions, LLC.
Ningbo's three-year grant acceleration
Ningbo Tuotuo River Design Company shows 52 grants in 2022–2024 against only 1 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 ◀
- Moxa
Moxa Inc.
61 patents
- National Universi…
National University Orporation Tokyo University OF Agriculture AND Technology
61 patents
- Nibco
Nibco Inc.
61 patents
- Nico
Nico Corporation
61 patents
- Noxell
Noxell Corporation
61 patents
- Neomed
NeoMed, Inc.
61 patents
- Noritake
Noritake Co., Limited
61 patents
- OP Solutions
OP Solutions, LLC
61 patents
- Ningbo Tuotuo Riv… ◀
Ningbo Tuotuo River Design Company
61 patents
What this shows Ningbo holds 61 patents at rank #5,613, 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 #5,613 in granted patent volume.
- Moxa Inc. #5,609 · 61 patents
- National University Orporation Tokyo University OF Agriculture AND Technology #5,610 · 61 patents
- Nibco Inc. #5,611 · 61 patents
- Nico Corporation #5,612 · 61 patents
- Noxell Corporation #5,614 · 61 patents
- NeoMed, Inc. #5,615 · 61 patents
- Noritake Co., Limited #5,616 · 61 patents
- OP Solutions, LLC #5,617 · 61 patents
Leaders in F16M (Frames)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Ningbo's primary technology class.
Assignees with similar portfolio profiles
Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Ningbo, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In F16M (Frames), Ningbo ranks #119 of 1,330 assignees by patent count in that subclass.
Similar innovation score
Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (48 here).
Similar claim depth
Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (2.2 here).
Ningbo's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
48 Top 18% higher than 82% of 49,997 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Grants by year
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2021–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 1.6% |
| 2022 | 10 | 16.4% |
| 2023 | 23 | 37.7% |
| 2024 | 19 | 31.1% |
| 2025partial year | 8 | 13.1% |
Which technologies does Ningbo Tuotuo River Design Company patent most?
Top 12 of 12 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
Ningbo Tuotuo River Design Company's patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- Ningbo Tuotuo River Design Company's lead technology class is F16M (Frames, Casings OR Beds OF Engines, Machines OR Apparatus, NOT Specific TO Engines, Machines OR Apparatus Provided FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; Supports), 9.8% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F16M
- Ranked #5,616 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare Ningbo Tuotuo River Design Company against Moxa Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 47.8/100 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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