Where does Posco Energy Co., Ltd. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Posco Energy Co., Ltd. ranks #32,902 of 49,997 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.

How many patents does Posco Energy Co., Ltd. hold?

Posco Energy Co., Ltd. holds 8 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2019, spanning 14 technology areas.

What is Posco Energy Co., Ltd.'s Innovation Score?

Posco Energy Co., Ltd. has an Innovation Score of 28.4 out of 100 (27th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Posco Energy Co., Ltd.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Posco Energy Co., Ltd.'s recent grant velocity is -100% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). Grant activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Posco Energy Co., Ltd.'s patents?

Posco Energy Co., Ltd.'s patents average 12.6 claims each. This is an aggregate descriptive count from the grant record; it does not establish claim scope, legal strength, enforceability, or design-around risk.

How is the Posco Energy Co., Ltd. patent data sourced?

All patent data comes from USPTO PatentsView, a public research dataset maintained by the United States Patent and Trademark Office covering US granted utility patents from 2015 to 2025.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Posco Energy Co., Ltd.

Q: What technology areas does Posco Energy Co., Ltd. focus on?

Posco Energy Co., Ltd.'s top technology area is Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution) with 4 patents. Grants appear in 14 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 8 granted patents across 14 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2019. 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: Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Posco ranks #32,902 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 8 patents across 14 technology areas.

#32,902
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 27th percentile
by Innovation Score (28.4/100): 12.6
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R32902 · Foreign Corporation #32,902 · 8 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 8 grants
MID-PACK #32,902/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Pop Vriend Research…
CPC-FOCUS Y02E · 14 areas
INNOV-THIN 28.4/100
CLAIMS-RICH 12.6 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Pop Vriend Research B.V. (±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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Posco Energy · this assignee

28
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Posco's Innovation Score is 28.4/100 (27th 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.

Where Posco's grants concentrate

Posco Energy Co., Ltd. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 14 CPC subclasses with 50% of grants classified under Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (4 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2016. By volume, Posco sits between Pop Vriend Research B.V. and Poynting Antennas (PTY) Limited.

Pop Vriend Resear…

8
Poppack

8
Poriferous

8
Porto Technology

8
Potters Industries

8
Powder Motion Labs

8
Power Probe Group

8
Poynting Antennas…

8
Posco Energy ◀

8

What this shows Posco holds 8 patents at rank #32,920, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Posco

By rank, the assignees closest to #32,920 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in Posco's primary technology class.

Posco's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)

28 27th percentile higher than 27% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2019

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Posco Energy Co., Ltd. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	2	25.0%
2017	4	50.0%
2019	2	25.0%

Which technologies does Posco Energy Co., Ltd. patent most?

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 4

H01M - Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy 3

F01K - Steam Engine PLANTS; Steam ACCUMULATORS; Engine Plants NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Engines Using Special Working Fluids OR Cycles 3

H02M - Apparatus FOR Conversion Between AC AND AC, Between AC AND DC, OR Between DC AND DC, AND FOR USE With Mains OR Similar Power Supply SYSTEMS; Conversion OF DC OR AC Input Power Into Surge Output POWER; Control OR Regulation Thereof 3

F02C - Gas-turbine PLANTS; AIR Intakes FOR Jet-propulsion PLANTS; Controlling Fuel Supply IN Air-breathing Jet-propulsion Plants 2

Y02B - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Buildings, e.g. Housing, House Appliances OR Related End-user Applications 2

F24D - Domestic- OR Space-heating Systems, e.g. Central Heating SYSTEMS; Domestic Hot-water Supply SYSTEMS; Elements OR Components Therefor 2

F05D - Indexing Scheme FOR Aspects Relating TO Non-positive-displacement Machines OR Engines, Gas-turbines OR Jet-propulsion Plants 1

F01D - Non-positive Displacement Machines OR Engines, e.g. Steam Turbines 1

F22B - Methods OF Steam GENERATION; Steam Boilers 1

F25B - Refrigeration Machines, Plants OR SYSTEMS; Combined Heating AND Refrigeration SYSTEMS; Heat Pump Systems 1

Y02P - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN THE Production OR Processing OF Goods 1

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 1

H02J - Circuit Arrangements OR Systems FOR Supplying OR Distributing Electric POWER; Systems FOR Storing Electric Energy 1

Top 14 of 14 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#32,902

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

28.4 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

Posco Energy Co., Ltd.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Posco Energy Co., Ltd.'s lead technology class is Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution), 50% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore Y02E
Ranked #32,902 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Posco Energy Co., Ltd. against Pop Vriend Research B.V., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 28.4/100 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.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent

Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the USPTO PatentsView database. Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sources used on this page

USPTO PatentsView - the disambiguated bulk patent-grant, assignee, and CPC data this page's figures are derived from. patentsview.org
Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) - the joint USPTO/EPO classification scheme used to group patents by technology area. cooperativepatentclassification.org
USPTO Patent Public Search - the official interface to verify the status of any individual patent. ppubs.uspto.gov

Compiled by PlainPatent, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Process · May 15, 2026

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