Where does Quantum Design International, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Quantum Design International, Inc. ranks #27,217 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 Quantum Design International, Inc. hold?

Quantum Design International, Inc. holds 10 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2022, spanning 15 technology areas.

What is Quantum Design International, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Quantum Design International, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 35.3 out of 100 (top 50% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Quantum Design International, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Quantum Design International, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -89% 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 Quantum Design International, Inc.'s patents?

Quantum Design International, Inc.'s patents average 16.6 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 Quantum Design International, Inc. 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 US Corporation

Quantum Design International, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does Quantum Design International, Inc. focus on?

Quantum Design International, Inc.'s top technology area is F25B (Refrigeration Machines, Plants OR SYSTEMS; Combined Heating AND Refrigeration SYSTEMS; Heat Pump Systems) with 5 patents, ranking #178 of 704 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 15 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 10 granted patents across 15 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2022. 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: F25B (Refrigeration Machines, Plants OR SYSTEMS; Combined Heating AND Refrigeration SYSTEMS; Heat Pump Systems).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Quantum ranks #27,217 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 10 patents across 15 technology areas.

#27,217
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 50%
by Innovation Score (35.3/100): 16.6
avg claims per patent: -89%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R27217 · US Corporation #27,217 · 10 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 10 grants
MID-PACK #27,217/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Qi Ding Technology…
CPC-FOCUS F25B · 15 areas
INNOV-THIN 35.3/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.6 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -89% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Qi Ding Technology Qinhuangdao 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 Quantum’s 35.3 Innovation Score adds up

The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.

Volume 8.3 pts (24%) Velocity 3.3 pts (9%) Breadth 13.7 pts (39%) Claim depth 10.0 pts (28%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Kangpu Biopharmaceut… · near

35
Hettich Franke & KG · near

35
NoNO · near

35
Quantum Design… · this assignee

35
Xyratex Technology · near

35
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Quantum's Innovation Score is 35.3/100 (top 50% 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 Quantum?

Each dot is one of Quantum’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). Quantum’s own 16.6 claims/patent is ABOVE the 15.9 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

Quantum vs its 8 nearest volume peers: granted patents vs average claims per patent. Source: USPTO PatentsView.

Where Quantum's grants concentrate

Quantum Design International, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 15 CPC subclasses with 50% of grants classified under F25B (Refrigeration Machines, Plants OR SYSTEMS; Combined Heating AND Refrigeration SYSTEMS; Heat Pump Systems). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, Quantum sits between Qualipac and Qu Biologics Inc..

Quantum's three-year grant acceleration

Quantum Design International, Inc. shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 2 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.

Qualipac

10
Quantalrf

10
Quantex Patents

10
Quanticel Pharmac…

10
Quixant

10
Qi Ding Technolog…

10
Qingdao Institute…

10
Qu Biologics

10
Quantum Design In… ◀

10

What this shows Quantum holds 10 patents at rank #27,202, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Quantum

By rank, the assignees closest to #27,202 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F25B (Refrigeration Machines)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Quantum, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In F25B (Refrigeration Machines), Quantum ranks #178 of 704 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (35 here).

Hettich Franke GmbH & Co. KG 35 NoNO Inc. 35 Xyratex Technology Limited 35 Kangpu Biopharmaceuticals, Ltd. 35

Quantum's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

35 Top 50% higher than 50% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2022

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Quantum Design International, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	20.0%
2016	2	20.0%
2017	2	20.0%
2018	1	10.0%
2019	2	20.0%
2022	1	10.0%

Which technologies does Quantum Design International, Inc. patent most?

F25B - Refrigeration Machines, Plants OR SYSTEMS; Combined Heating AND Refrigeration SYSTEMS; Heat Pump Systems 5

F25D - REFRIGERATORS; Cold ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; Cooling OR Freezing Apparatus NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 4

F17C - Vessels FOR Containing OR Storing Compressed, Liquefied OR Solidified GASES; Fixed-capacity GAS-HOLDERS; Filling Vessels With, OR Discharging From Vessels, Compressed, Liquefied, OR Solidified Gases 4

F25J - Liquefaction, Solidification OR Separation OF Gases OR Gaseous ; OR Liquefied GASEOUS; Mixtures BY Pressure AND Cold Treatment ; OR BY Bringing Them Into THE Supercritical State 3

H01F - MAGNETS; INDUCTANCES; TRANSFORMERS; Selection OF Materials FOR Their Magnetic Properties 2

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 2

F28F - Details OF Heat-exchange AND Heat-transfer Apparatus, OF General Application 1

G01F - Measuring Volume, Volume Flow, Mass Flow OR Liquid LEVEL; Metering BY Volume 1

C01B - Non-metallic ELEMENTS; Compounds THEREOF; ; Metalloids OR Compounds Thereof NOT Covered BY Subclass C01c 1

F04B - Positive-displacement Machines FOR LIQUIDS; Pumps 1

F04D - Non-positive-displacement Pumps 1

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 1

F16F - SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; Means FOR Damping Vibration 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

G01B - Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours 1

Top 15 of 15 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

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What to do with this data

Quantum Design International, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Quantum Design International, Inc.'s lead technology class is F25B (Refrigeration Machines, Plants OR SYSTEMS; Combined Heating AND Refrigeration SYSTEMS; Heat Pump Systems), 50% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F25B
Ranked #27,217 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Quantum Design International, Inc. against Qualipac, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 35.3/100 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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