USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

TCL Research America Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 67 granted patents across 26 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING).

Compiled by PlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

16.9

Avg claims per patent

-66%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

TCL holds 67 US patents across 26 technology areas, rank #5,184 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#5,184
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 21%
by Innovation Score (46.5/100): 16.9
avg claims per patent: -66%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

TCL Research America Inc. has been granted 67 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing TCL Research America Inc. at rank #5,184 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 26 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 16.9 claims per patent with primary concentration in G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING). As a US Corporation, TCL Research America Inc. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, TCL sits between Shengyi Technology Co., Ltd. (67 patents, rank #5,180) and The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Department Of Health And Human Services (67 patents, rank #5,188) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 46.5/100 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. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 17 grants, compared with 50 in the 2015–2019 window, a -66% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. The US Corporation 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. TCL Research America Inc.'s 16.9 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 26 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark TCL Research America Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Shengyi Technology

67
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67
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67
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67
Tibco Software

67
TUMI

67
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67
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67
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67

What this shows TCL holds 67 patents at rank #5,184, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near TCL

By rank, the assignees closest to #5,184 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06F (Electric Digital DATA Processing)

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

TCL's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

47 Top 21% higher than 79% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

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

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TCL Research America Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	8	11.9%
2016	8	11.9%
2017	14	20.9%
2018	11	16.4%
2019	9	13.4%
2020	5	7.5%
2021	2	3.0%
2022	6	9.0%
2023	1	1.5%
2024	2	3.0%
2025	1	1.5%

Which technologies does TCL Research America Inc. patent most?

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 40

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 26

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 22

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 14

G06N - COMPUTING ARRANGEMENTS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS 11

G11B - INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER 7

G06Q - INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 6

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 6

G10L - SPEECH ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES OR SPEECH SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING TECHNIQUES; SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING 5

G08B - SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS 3

H04H - BROADCAST COMMUNICATION 2

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION 2

B64U - UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES [UAV]; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR 2

H04M - TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION 2

G09G - ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION 2

Top 15 of 26 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#5,184

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

46.5 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does TCL Research America Inc. hold?

TCL Research America Inc. holds 67 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 26 technology areas.

What is TCL Research America Inc.'s Innovation Score?

TCL Research America Inc. has an Innovation Score of 46.5 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does TCL Research America Inc. focus on?

TCL Research America Inc.'s top technology area is G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING) with 40 patents. The company has filed patents in 26 CPC subclasses total.

Is TCL Research America Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

TCL Research America Inc.'s recent filing velocity is -66% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for TCL Research America Inc.'s patents?

TCL Research America Inc.'s patents average 16.9 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the TCL Research America Inc. 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.

How to use this portfolio

TCL's 67 grants land it in the top 21% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - TCL ranks #5,184 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in G06F - see who else leads that technology area. G06F leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

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.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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 Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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.