Overall rank by patents
#42,818
Across all tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 9 technology areas, active 2020–2024. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: C10L (FUELS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NATURAL GAS; SYNTHETIC NATURAL GAS OBTAINED BY PROCESSES NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C10G OR C10K; LIQUIFIED PETROLEUM GAS; USE OF ADDITIVES TO FUELS OR FIRES; FIRE-LIG).
The verdict
Shanghai holds 6 US patents across 9 technology areas, rank #42,818 of 50,000 tracked assignees.
Shanghai Institute OF Technology has been granted 6 US utility patents between 2020 and 2024, placing Shanghai Institute OF Technology at rank #42,818 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 9 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 11.7 claims per patent with primary concentration in C10L (FUELS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NATURAL GAS; SYNTHETIC NATURAL GAS OBTAINED BY PROCESSES NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C10G OR C10K; LIQUIFIED PETROLEUM GAS; USE OF ADDITIVES TO FUELS OR FIRES; FIRE-LIG). As a Foreign Government, Shanghai Institute OF Technology is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Shanghai sits between Shanghai First People's Hospital (6 patents, rank #42,814) and Shanghai Runhood Smart Energy Co., Ltd. (6 patents, rank #42,822) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 44.3/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.
Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Historical data spans 2020 through 2024, with 6 total grants over that period. Velocity comparisons require five years of historical filings to calibrate. The Foreign Government classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.
Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. Shanghai Institute OF Technology's 11.7 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while concentration in 9 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Shanghai Institute OF Technology against peers pursuing similar technology classes.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
SHANGHAI FIRST PEOPLE'S HOSPITAL
6 patents
SHANGHAI HENLIUS BIOTECH, INC.
6 patents
SHANGHAI HIGHLY ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES CO., LTD.
6 patents
SHANGHAI INDUSTRIAL μ TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
6 patents
SHANGHAI JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
6 patents
SHANGHAI MICROPORT EP MEDTECH CO., LTD.
6 patents
SHANGHAI NEW TOBACCO PRODUCT RESEARCH INSTITUTE CO., LTD.
6 patents
SHANGHAI RUNHOOD SMART ENERGY CO., LTD.
6 patents
SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
6 patents
What this shows Shanghai holds 6 patents at rank #42,818, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #42,818 in granted patent volume.
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, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
44 Top 26% higher than 74% 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 2020–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 16.7% |
| 2024 | 5 | 83.3% |
Top 9 of 9 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#42,818
Across all tracked assignees
44.3 out of 100
How to use this portfolio
Shanghai's 6 grants land it in the top 26% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.
Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.
Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.