Shandong Sinocera Functional Material Co., Ltd.
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 9 granted patents across 11 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2020–2025. 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: C04B (Lime, MAGNESIA; SLAG; CEMENTS; Compositions Thereof, e.g. Mortars, Concrete OR Like Building MATERIALS; Artificial Stone ; Ceramics ; REFRACTORIES; Treatment OF Natural Stone).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Shandong ranks #30,071 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 9 patents across 11 technology areas.
- #30,071
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- Top 35%
- by Innovation Score (40.8/100)
- 7.3
- avg claims per patent
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R30071 · Foreign Corporation #30,071 · 9 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH
- GRANTS-MICRO 9 grants
- MID-PACK #30,071/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Serene Medical
- CPC-FOCUS C04B · 11 areas
- INNOV-PAR 40.8/100
- CLAIMS-SPARSE 7.3 claims/avg
- TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
- SPAN-YRS 2020–2025 · 6y
- BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Serene Medical, 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 Shandong’s 40.8 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 Shandong
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- Shandong Sinocera… · this assignee
Shandong Sinocera… · this assignee
41 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Shandong's Innovation Score is 40.8/100 (top 35% 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 Shandong?
Each dot is one of Shandong’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). Shandong’s own 7.3 claims/patent is at or below the 15.2 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.
Where Shandong's grants concentrate
Shandong Sinocera Functional Material Co., Ltd. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 11 CPC subclasses with 55.6% of grants classified under C04B (Lime, MAGNESIA; SLAG; CEMENTS; Compositions Thereof, e.g. Mortars, Concrete OR Like Building MATERIALS; Artificial Stone ; Ceramics ; REFRACTORIES; Treatment OF Natural Stone). Peak complete grant year is 2024 (3 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2020. By volume, Shandong sits between Serene Medical, Inc. and Shanghai Jadic Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
Shandong's three-year grant acceleration
Shandong Sinocera Functional Material Co., Ltd. shows 5 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.
Who files at Shandong's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Serene Medical
Serene Medical, Inc.
9 patents
- Servizo Galego DE…
Servizo Galego DE SAÚDE (SERGAS)
9 patents
- SES
SES S.A.
9 patents
- SG Micro
SG Micro Corp
9 patents
- Shanghai Advanced…
Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy OF Sciences
9 patents
- Shanghai Haihe Ph…
Shanghai Haihe Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
9 patents
- Shanghai HUA Hong…
Shanghai HUA Hong NEC Electronics Co., Ltd.
9 patents
- Shanghai Jadic Op…
Shanghai Jadic Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd
9 patents
- Shandong Sinocera… ◀
Shandong Sinocera Functional Material Co., Ltd.
9 patents
What this shows Shandong holds 9 patents at rank #30,006, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near Shandong
By rank, the assignees closest to #30,006 in granted patent volume.
- Serene Medical, Inc. #30,002 · 9 patents
- Servizo Galego DE SAÚDE (SERGAS) #30,003 · 9 patents
- SES S.A. #30,004 · 9 patents
- SG Micro Corp #30,005 · 9 patents
- Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy OF Sciences #30,007 · 9 patents
- Shanghai Haihe Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. #30,008 · 9 patents
- Shanghai HUA Hong NEC Electronics Co., Ltd. #30,009 · 9 patents
- Shanghai Jadic Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd #30,010 · 9 patents
Leaders in C04B (Lime)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Shandong's primary technology class.
- NGK Insulators, Ltd. 451 in class
- Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. 417 in class
- Saudi Arabian OIL Company 271 in class
- Corning Incorporated 262 in class
- TDK Corporation 164 in class
- Rolls-Royce Corporation 135 in class
- United States Gypsum Company 132 in class
- Mitsubishi Materials Corporation 129 in class
Shandong's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
41 Top 35% higher than 65% 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 2020–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 22.2% |
| 2022 | 2 | 22.2% |
| 2024 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 2025partial year | 2 | 22.2% |
Which technologies does Shandong Sinocera Functional Material Co., Ltd. patent most?
Top 11 of 11 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
Shandong Sinocera Functional Material Co., Ltd.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- Shandong Sinocera Functional Material Co., Ltd.'s lead technology class is C04B (Lime, MAGNESIA; SLAG; CEMENTS; Compositions Thereof, e.g. Mortars, Concrete OR Like Building MATERIALS; Artificial Stone ; Ceramics ; REFRACTORIES; Treatment OF Natural Stone), 55.6% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore C04B
- Ranked #30,071 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare Shandong Sinocera Functional Material Co., Ltd. against Serene Medical, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 40.8/100 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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