Powertech Technology Inc.
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 133 granted patents across 17 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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: H01L (Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Powertech ranks #2,883 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 133 patents across 17 technology areas.
- #2,883
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- Top 24%
- by Innovation Score (45.0/100)
- 14.4
- avg claims per patent
- +0%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R2883 · Foreign Corporation #2,883 · 133 grants
GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-FLAT · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-MID 133 grants
- TOP-DECILE #2,883/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Hisense Visual…
- CPC-FOCUS H01L · 17 areas
- INNOV-PAR 45.0/100
- CLAIMS-RICH 14.4 claims/avg
- TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
- VEL-FLAT +0% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Hisense Visual Technology Co., Ltd. (±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 Powertech’s 45.0 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 Powertech
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- Cummins IP · near
Cummins IP · near
45 score
- LEM International · near
LEM International · near
45 score
- Mahle Filter… · near
Mahle Filter… · near
45 score
- Powertech Technology · this assignee
Powertech Technology · this assignee
45 score
- SKF Magnetic… · near
SKF Magnetic… · near
45 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Powertech's Innovation Score is 45.0/100 (top 24% 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 Powertech?
Each dot is one of Powertech’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). Powertech’s own 14.4 claims/patent is ABOVE the 12.5 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.
Where Powertech's grants concentrate
Powertech Technology Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 17 CPC subclasses with 91.7% of grants classified under H01L (Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (24 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2015. By volume, Powertech sits between Hoya Lens Thailand Ltd. and Cambricon Technologies Corporation Limited.
Powertech's three-year grant acceleration
From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Powertech Technology Inc. moved from 52 to 38 grants (0.73x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). Among 3,296 tracked assignees with ≥100 grants and ≥20 prior-period grants, that multiple ranks #2,050. See the growth leaderboard.
Who files at Powertech's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Hoya Lens Thailand
Hoya Lens Thailand Ltd.
133 patents
- Hisense Visual Te…
Hisense Visual Technology Co., Ltd.
133 patents
- Liberty Hardware…
Liberty Hardware MFG. Corp.
133 patents
- Novocure
Novocure GMBH
133 patents
- Research Triangle…
Research Triangle Institute
133 patents
- Powertech Technol… ◀
Powertech Technology Inc.
133 patents
- Arcelik Anonim Si…
Arcelik Anonim Sirketi
132 patents
- Bottega Veneta S…
Bottega Veneta S.R.L.
132 patents
- Cambricon
Cambricon Technologies Corporation Limited
132 patents
What this shows Powertech holds 133 patents at rank #2,883, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near Powertech
By rank, the assignees closest to #2,883 in granted patent volume.
- Hoya Lens Thailand Ltd. #2,879 · 133 patents
- Hisense Visual Technology Co., Ltd. #2,880 · 133 patents
- Liberty Hardware MFG. Corp. #2,881 · 133 patents
- Novocure GMBH #2,882 · 133 patents
- Research Triangle Institute #2,884 · 133 patents
- Arcelik Anonim Sirketi #2,885 · 132 patents
- Bottega Veneta S.R.L. #2,886 · 132 patents
- Cambricon Technologies Corporation Limited #2,887 · 132 patents
Leaders in H01L (Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Powertech's primary technology class.
- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. 19,657 in class
- Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 10,662 in class
- International Business Machines Corporation 7,298 in class
- Applied Materials, Inc. 4,095 in class
- Intel Corporation 4,089 in class
- Tokyo Electron Limited 3,737 in class
- Micron Technology, Inc. 3,107 in class
- GlobalFoundries Inc. 2,756 in class
Assignees with similar portfolio profiles
Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Powertech, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In H01L (Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10), Powertech ranks #147 of 3,373 assignees by patent count in that subclass.
Similar innovation score
Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (45 here).
Similar claim depth
Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (14.4 here).
Powertech's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
45 Top 24% higher than 76% 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 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2 | 1.5% |
| 2016 | 5 | 3.8% |
| 2017 | 17 | 12.8% |
| 2018 | 18 | 13.5% |
| 2019 | 24 | 18.0% |
| 2020 | 12 | 9.0% |
| 2021 | 16 | 12.0% |
| 2022 | 17 | 12.8% |
| 2023 | 16 | 12.0% |
| 2024 | 5 | 3.8% |
| 2025partial year | 1 | 0.8% |
Which technologies does Powertech Technology Inc. patent most?
Top 15 of 17 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
Powertech Technology Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- Powertech Technology Inc.'s lead technology class is H01L (Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10), 91.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H01L
- Ranked #2,883 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare Powertech Technology Inc. against Hoya Lens Thailand Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 45.0/100 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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