Overall rank by patents
#23,485
of 50,000 tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 12 granted patents across 15 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2023. 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: A47L (DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING ; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Suzhou ranks #23,485 of 50,000 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 12 patents across 15 technology areas.
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R23485 · Foreign Corporation #23,485 · 12 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL
Nearest grant-volume peer: Sturm Maschinen- & Anlagenbau Gmbh (±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.
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
Suzhou Cleva Electri… · this assignee
31 score
3D Lighting Innovati… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Suzhou's Innovation Score is 30.7/100 (top 65% 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.
Suzhou Cleva Electric Appliance Co., Ltd is a focused PatentsView assignee: 15 CPC subclasses with 33.3% of grants classified under A47L (DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING ; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2020. By volume, Suzhou sits between Sturm Maschinen- & Anlagenbau Gmbh and SWM International, Llc.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
STURM MASCHINEN- & ANLAGENBAU GMBH
12 patents
SUNLIGHT AEROSPACE INC.
12 patents
SURF TECHNOLOGY AS
12 patents
SURGICAL INNOVATION ASSOCIATES, INC.
12 patents
SUZHOU MICROPORT ORTHOBOT CO., LTD.
12 patents
SUZHOU RADIANT PHOTOVOLTAIC TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
12 patents
SWIFT BIOSCIENCES, INC.
12 patents
SWM International, LLC
12 patents
SUZHOU CLEVA ELECTRIC APPLIANCE CO., LTD
12 patents
What this shows Suzhou holds 12 patents at rank #23,404, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #23,404 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Suzhou's primary technology class.
Suzhou's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
31 Top 65% higher than 35% 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 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2 | 16.7% |
| 2017 | 2 | 16.7% |
| 2018 | 3 | 25.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | 16.7% |
| 2020 | 1 | 8.3% |
| 2021 | 1 | 8.3% |
| 2023 | 1 | 8.3% |
Top 15 of 15 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#23,485
of 50,000 tracked assignees
30.7 out of 100
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