Where does Shanghai Micro Electronics Equipment (GROUP) Co., Ltd rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Shanghai Micro Electronics Equipment (GROUP) Co., Ltd ranks #3,382 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 Micro Electronics Equipment (GROUP) Co., Ltd hold?

Shanghai Micro Electronics Equipment (GROUP) Co., Ltd holds 110 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2024, spanning 34 technology areas.

What is Shanghai Micro Electronics Equipment (GROUP) Co., Ltd's Innovation Score?

Shanghai Micro Electronics Equipment (GROUP) Co., Ltd has an Innovation Score of 45.6 out of 100 (top 23% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Shanghai Micro Electronics Equipment (GROUP) Co., Ltd's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Shanghai Micro Electronics Equipment (GROUP) Co., Ltd's recent grant velocity is +39% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Shanghai Micro Electronics Equipment (GROUP) Co., Ltd's patents?

Shanghai Micro Electronics Equipment (GROUP) Co., Ltd's patents average 13.1 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 Micro Electronics Equipment (GROUP) Co., Ltd

Q: What technology areas does Shanghai Micro Electronics Equipment (GROUP) Co., Ltd focus on?

Shanghai Micro Electronics Equipment (GROUP) Co., Ltd's top technology area is G03F (Photomechanical Production OF Textured OR Patterned Surfaces, e.g. FOR Printing, FOR Processing OF Semiconductor DEVICES; Materials THEREFOR; Originals THEREFOR; Apparatus Specially Adapted THEREFOR;) with 73 patents, ranking #30 of 595 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 34 CPC subclasses total.

Q: How is the Shanghai Micro Electronics Equipment (GROUP) 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 - 110 granted patents across 34 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2024. 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: G03F (Photomechanical Production OF Textured OR Patterned Surfaces, e.g. FOR Printing, FOR Processing OF Semiconductor DEVICES; Materials THEREFOR; Originals THEREFOR; Apparatus Specially Adapted THEREFOR;).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Shanghai ranks #3,382 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 110 patents across 34 technology areas.

#3,382
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 23%
by Innovation Score (45.6/100): 13.1
avg claims per patent: +39%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R3382 · Foreign Corporation #3,382 · 110 grants

GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-UP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MID 110 grants
TOP-DECILE #3,382/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH National Taipei…
CPC-FOCUS G03F · 34 areas
INNOV-PAR 45.6/100
CLAIMS-RICH 13.1 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-UP +39% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: National Taipei University of Technology (±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 45.6 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 16.3 pts (36%) Velocity 0.9 pts (2%) Breadth 20.6 pts (45%) Claim depth 7.9 pts (17%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
American Future… · near

46
ATC · near

46
Hangzhou Great Star… · near

46
MacDermid Enthone · near

46
Shanghai Micro… · this assignee

46
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Shanghai's Innovation Score is 45.6/100 (top 23% 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 13.1 claims/patent is ABOVE the 11.2 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Shanghai's grants concentrate

Shanghai Micro Electronics Equipment (GROUP) Co., Ltd is a focused PatentsView assignee: 34 CPC subclasses with 66.4% of grants classified under G03F (Photomechanical Production OF Textured OR Patterned Surfaces, e.g. FOR Printing, FOR Processing OF Semiconductor DEVICES; Materials THEREFOR; Originals THEREFOR; Apparatus Specially Adapted THEREFOR;). Peak complete grant year is 2021 (28 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2024. By volume, Shanghai sits between National Taipei University of Technology and West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc..

Shanghai's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Shanghai Micro Electronics Equipment (GROUP) Co., Ltd moved from 75 to 10 grants (0.13x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). Among 3,296 tracked assignees with ≥100 grants and ≥20 prior-period grants, that multiple ranks #3,151. See the growth leaderboard.

National Taipei U…

110
OJI Holdings

110
Op-hygiene IP

110
Safran Ceramics

110
Sorrento Therapeu…

110
The ADT Security

110
The Western Union

110
West Pharmaceutic…

110
Shanghai Micro Eq… ◀

110

What this shows Shanghai holds 110 patents at rank #3,382, 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 #3,382 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G03F (Photomechanical Production OF Textured OR Patterned Surfaces)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Shanghai, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In G03F (Photomechanical Production OF Textured OR Patterned Surfaces), Shanghai ranks #30 of 595 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (46 here).

Hangzhou Great Star Tools Co., Ltd. 46 MacDermid Enthone Inc. 46 ATC Technologies, LLC 46 American Future Technology 46

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (13.1 here).

Hunter Engineering Company 13.1 avg Ethertronics, Inc 13.1 avg Toshiba Materials Co., Ltd. 13.2 avg Huntsman Petrochemical LLC 13.2 avg

Shanghai's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

46 Top 23% higher than 77% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2024

Grants by year

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

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Shanghai Micro Electronics Equipment (GROUP) Co., Ltd patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	5	4.5%
2016	5	4.5%
2017	6	5.5%
2018	9	8.2%
2019	21	19.1%
2020	26	23.6%
2021	28	25.5%
2022	5	4.5%
2023	3	2.7%
2024	2	1.8%

Which technologies does Shanghai Micro Electronics Equipment (GROUP) Co., Ltd patent most?

G03F - Photomechanical Production OF Textured OR Patterned Surfaces, e.g. FOR Printing, FOR Processing OF Semiconductor DEVICES; Materials THEREFOR; Originals THEREFOR; Apparatus Specially Adapted THEREFOR; 73

H01L - Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10 43

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 18

G01B - Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours 16

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 8

H02K - Dynamo-electric Machines 6

G03B - Apparatus OR Arrangements FOR Taking Photographs OR FOR Projecting OR Viewing THEM; Apparatus OR Arrangements Employing Analogous Techniques Using Waves Other Than Optical WAVES; Accessories Therefor 4

B65G - Transport OR Storage Devices, e.g. Conveyors FOR Loading OR Tipping, Shop Conveyor Systems OR Pneumatic Tube Conveyors 4

G01D - Measuring NOT Specially Adapted FOR A Specific VARIABLE; Arrangements FOR Measuring TWO OR More Variables NOT Covered IN A Single Other SUBCLASS; Tariff Metering APPARATUS; Measuring OR Testing NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 3

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 3

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 3

B25J - MANIPULATORS; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices 3

F16F - SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; Means FOR Damping Vibration 2

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 2

B32B - Layered Products, i.e. Products Built-up OF Strata OF Flat OR Non-flat, e.g. Cellular OR Honeycomb, Form 2

Top 15 of 34 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 Micro Electronics Equipment (GROUP) Co., Ltd's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Shanghai Micro Electronics Equipment (GROUP) Co., Ltd's lead technology class is G03F (Photomechanical Production OF Textured OR Patterned Surfaces, e.g. FOR Printing, FOR Processing OF Semiconductor DEVICES; Materials THEREFOR; Originals THEREFOR; Apparatus Specially Adapted THEREFOR;), 66.4% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G03F
Ranked #3,382 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Shanghai Micro Electronics Equipment (GROUP) Co., Ltd against National Taipei University of Technology, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 45.6/100 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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