Shanghai Hugong Electric (GROUP) Co., Ltd.
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 17 granted patents across 3 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2019–2025. 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: B23K (Soldering OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; Cladding OR Plating BY Soldering OR WELDING; Cutting BY Applying Heat Locally, e.g. Flame CUTTING; Working BY Laser Beam).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Shanghai ranks #17,172 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 17 patents across 3 technology areas.
- #17,172
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- 5th percentile
- by Innovation Score (18.5/100)
- 2.4
- avg claims per patent
- -40%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R17172 · Foreign Corporation #17,172 · 17 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-LOW · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-MICRO 17 grants
- MID-PACK #17,172/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Seeing Machines
- CPC-NARROW B23K · 3 areas
- INNOV-LOW 18.5/100
- CLAIMS-SPARSE 2.4 claims/avg
- TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
- VEL-DOWN -40% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Seeing Machines Limited (±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 18.5 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 Shanghai
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- Shanghai Hugong… · this assignee 19
Shanghai Hugong… · this assignee
19 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Shanghai's Innovation Score is 18.5/100 (5th percentile 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 2.4 claims/patent is at or below the 10.2 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.
Where Shanghai's grants concentrate
Shanghai Hugong Electric (GROUP) Co., Ltd. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 3 CPC subclasses with 11.8% of grants classified under B23K (Soldering OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; Cladding OR Plating BY Soldering OR WELDING; Cutting BY Applying Heat Locally, e.g. Flame CUTTING; Working BY Laser Beam). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (10 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2022. By volume, Shanghai sits between Seeing Machines Limited and Shenzhen Hightide Biopharmaceutical, Ltd..
Shanghai's three-year grant acceleration
Shanghai Hugong Electric (GROUP) Co., Ltd. shows 2 grants in 2022–2024 against only 14 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 Shanghai's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Seeing Machines
Seeing Machines Limited
17 patents
- Seiko Group
Seiko Group Corporation
17 patents
- SFT Laboratory
SFT Laboratory Co., Ltd.
17 patents
- Shanghai Chule (C…
Shanghai Chule (COOTEK) Information Technology Co., Ltd.
17 patents
- Shanghai Lianshan…
Shanghai Lianshang Network Technology Co., Ltd.
17 patents
- Shanghai Putao Te…
Shanghai Putao Technology Co., Ltd.
17 patents
- Shenyang Sinochem…
Shenyang Sinochem Agrochemicals R&D Co., Ltd.
17 patents
- Shenzhen Hightide…
Shenzhen Hightide Biopharmaceutical, Ltd.
17 patents
- Shanghai Hugong E… ◀
Shanghai Hugong Electric (GROUP) Co., Ltd.
17 patents
What this shows Shanghai holds 17 patents at rank #17,158, 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 #17,158 in granted patent volume.
- Seeing Machines Limited #17,154 · 17 patents
- Seiko Group Corporation #17,155 · 17 patents
- SFT Laboratory Co., Ltd. #17,156 · 17 patents
- Shanghai Chule (COOTEK) Information Technology Co., Ltd. #17,157 · 17 patents
- Shanghai Lianshang Network Technology Co., Ltd. #17,159 · 17 patents
- Shanghai Putao Technology Co., Ltd. #17,160 · 17 patents
- Shenyang Sinochem Agrochemicals R&D Co., Ltd. #17,161 · 17 patents
- Shenzhen Hightide Biopharmaceutical, Ltd. #17,162 · 17 patents
Leaders in B23K (Soldering OR Unsoldering)
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)
19 5th percentile higher than 5% 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 2019–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 10 | 58.8% |
| 2020 | 2 | 11.8% |
| 2021 | 2 | 11.8% |
| 2022 | 1 | 5.9% |
| 2024 | 1 | 5.9% |
| 2025partial year | 1 | 5.9% |
Which technologies does Shanghai Hugong Electric (GROUP) Co., Ltd. patent most?
Top 3 of 3 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
Shanghai Hugong Electric (GROUP) Co., Ltd.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- Shanghai Hugong Electric (GROUP) Co., Ltd.'s lead technology class is B23K (Soldering OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; Cladding OR Plating BY Soldering OR WELDING; Cutting BY Applying Heat Locally, e.g. Flame CUTTING; Working BY Laser Beam), 11.8% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B23K
- Ranked #17,172 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare Shanghai Hugong Electric (GROUP) Co., Ltd. against Seeing Machines Limited, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 18.5/100 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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