Overall rank by patents
#23,251
of 50,000 tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 12 granted patents across 19 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2018–2024. 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: F25D (REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Qingdao ranks #23,251 of 50,000 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 12 patents across 19 technology areas.
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R23251 · Foreign Corporation #23,251 · 12 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL
Nearest grant-volume peer: Public Joint Stock Company “transneft” (±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.
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
Qingdao Haigao Desig… · this assignee
38 score
3D Lighting Innovati… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Qingdao's Innovation Score is 38.5/100 (top 41% 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.
Qingdao Haigao Design & Manufacturing Co., Ltd. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 19 CPC subclasses with 33.3% of grants classified under F25D (REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, Qingdao sits between Public Joint Stock Company “transneft” and Quantum Surgical.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
Public Joint Stock Company “Transneft”
12 patents
Pulselight Holdings, Inc.
12 patents
Pure Global Brands, Inc.
12 patents
QFEELTECH (BEIJING) CO., LTD.
12 patents
Qoniac GmbH
12 patents
Qualigen Inc.
12 patents
Quanergy Systems, Inc.
12 patents
Quantum Surgical
12 patents
QINGDAO HAIGAO DESIGN & MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
12 patents
What this shows Qingdao holds 12 patents at rank #23,242, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #23,242 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Qingdao's primary technology class.
Qingdao's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
38 Top 41% higher than 59% 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 2018–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 8.3% |
| 2019 | 3 | 25.0% |
| 2020 | 1 | 8.3% |
| 2021 | 1 | 8.3% |
| 2022 | 3 | 25.0% |
| 2024 | 3 | 25.0% |
Top 15 of 19 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#23,251
of 50,000 tracked assignees
38.5 out of 100
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