Where does Shanghai Flexiv Robotics Technology Co., Ltd. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Shanghai Flexiv Robotics Technology Co., Ltd. ranks #12,661 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 Shanghai Flexiv Robotics Technology Co., Ltd. hold?

Shanghai Flexiv Robotics Technology Co., Ltd. holds 24 US utility patents granted between 2021 and 2025, spanning 6 technology areas.

What is Shanghai Flexiv Robotics Technology Co., Ltd.'s Innovation Score?

Shanghai Flexiv Robotics Technology Co., Ltd. has an Innovation Score of 46.9 out of 100 (top 20% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Shanghai Flexiv Robotics Technology Co., Ltd. focus on?

Shanghai Flexiv Robotics Technology Co., Ltd.'s top technology area is B25J (MANIPULATORS; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices) with 16 patents, ranking #122 of 1,442 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 6 CPC subclasses total.

Is Shanghai Flexiv Robotics Technology Co., Ltd.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for Shanghai Flexiv Robotics Technology Co., Ltd..

What does claim depth mean for Shanghai Flexiv Robotics Technology Co., Ltd.'s patents?

Shanghai Flexiv Robotics Technology Co., Ltd.'s patents average 11.9 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Shanghai Flexiv Robotics Technology Co., Ltd.

Q: How is the Shanghai Flexiv Robotics Technology 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 PatentsView assignee record - 24 granted patents across 6 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2021–2025. 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: B25J (MANIPULATORS; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Shanghai ranks #12,661 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 24 patents across 6 technology areas.

#12,661
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 20%
by Innovation Score (46.9/100): 11.9
avg claims per patent

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R12661 · Foreign Corporation #12,661 · 24 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-FRNCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH

GRANTS-SMALL 24 grants
MID-PACK #12,661/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Saint-gobain Adfors
CPC-NARROW B25J · 6 areas
INNOV-PAR 46.9/100
CLAIMS-PAR 11.9 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
SPAN-YRS 2021–2025 · 5y
BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Saint-gobain Adfors (±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 Shanghai’s 46.9 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 11.1 pts (24%) Velocity 20.0 pts (43%) Breadth 8.7 pts (19%) Claim depth 7.1 pts (15%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Shanghai's Innovation Score is 46.9/100 (top 20% 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 Shanghai?

Each dot is one of Shanghai’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). Shanghai’s own 11.9 claims/patent is at or below the 15.7 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Shanghai's grants concentrate

Shanghai Flexiv Robotics Technology Co., Ltd. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 6 CPC subclasses with 66.7% of grants classified under B25J (MANIPULATORS; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices). Peak complete grant year is 2024 (9 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2021. By volume, Shanghai sits between Saint-gobain Adfors and Showa Aluminum CAN Corporation.

Shanghai's three-year grant acceleration

Shanghai Flexiv Robotics Technology Co., Ltd. shows 14 grants in 2022–2024 against only 1 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.

Saint-gobain Adfo…

24
Saint-gobain Plac…

24
Salts Healthcare

24
SC Asset

24
Shanghai Micropor…

24
Shenzhen NEW Degr…

24
Shmuel UR Innovat…

24
Showa Aluminum CAN

24
Shanghai Flexiv R… ◀

24

What this shows Shanghai holds 24 patents at rank #12,655, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Shanghai

By rank, the assignees closest to #12,655 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B25J (Manipulators)

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

Shanghai's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

47 Top 20% higher than 80% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2021–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2021–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Shanghai Flexiv Robotics Technology Co., Ltd. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2021	1	4.2%
2022	3	12.5%
2023	2	8.3%
2024	9	37.5%
2025partial year	9	37.5%

Which technologies does Shanghai Flexiv Robotics Technology Co., Ltd. patent most?

B25J - MANIPULATORS; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices 16

F16D - Couplings FOR Transmitting ROTATION; CLUTCHES; Brakes 4

G01L - Measuring Force, Stress, Torque, Work, Mechanical Power, Mechanical Efficiency, OR Fluid Pressure 3

G05B - Control OR Regulating Systems IN GENERAL; Functional Elements OF Such SYSTEMS; Monitoring OR Testing Arrangements FOR Such Systems OR Elements 3

B23P - Metal-working NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Combined OPERATIONS; Universal Machine Tools 1

A61F - Filters Implantable Into Blood VESSELS; PROSTHESES; Devices Providing Patency TO, OR Preventing Collapsing OF, Tubular Structures OF THE Body, e.g. STENTS; Orthopaedic, Nursing OR Contraceptive DEVICES; FOMENTATION; Treatment OR Protection OF Eyes OR EARS; Bandages, Dressings OR Absorbent PADS; Firs 1

Top 6 of 6 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

Shanghai Flexiv Robotics Technology Co., Ltd.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Shanghai Flexiv Robotics Technology Co., Ltd.'s lead technology class is B25J (MANIPULATORS; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices), 66.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B25J
Ranked #12,661 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Shanghai Flexiv Robotics Technology Co., Ltd. against Saint-gobain Adfors, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 46.9/100 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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