USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Tencent America Llc

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 1,774 granted patents across 37 technology areas, active 2019–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: H04N (PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION).

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

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1,774

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

18.5

Avg claims per patent

+6136%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Tencent holds 1,774 US patents across 37 technology areas, rank #229 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#229
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 0.1%
by Innovation Score (78.4/100): 18.5
avg claims per patent: +6136%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Tencent America Llc has been granted 1,774 US utility patents between 2019 and 2025, placing Tencent America Llc at rank #229 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 37 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 18.5 claims per patent with primary concentration in H04N (PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION). As a US Corporation, Tencent America Llc is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Tencent sits between Safran Aircraft Engines (1,805 patents, rank #225) and Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited (1,758 patents, rank #233) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 78.4/100 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 1,746 grants, compared with 28 in the 2015–2019 window, a +6136% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. 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. Tencent America Llc's 18.5 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 37 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Tencent America Llc against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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1,793
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1,775
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1,774
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1,774
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1,768
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1,766
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1,761
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1,758

What this shows Tencent holds 1,774 patents at rank #229, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Tencent

By rank, the assignees closest to #229 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04N (Pictorial Communication)

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

Tencent's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

78 Top 1% higher than 99% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2019–2025

Grants by year

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

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Tencent America Llc patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2019	28	1.6%
2020	77	4.3%
2021	193	10.9%
2022	330	18.6%
2023	379	21.4%
2024	398	22.4%
2025	369	20.8%

Which technologies does Tencent America Llc patent most?

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 1,468

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 212

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 190

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 186

G06N - COMPUTING ARRANGEMENTS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS 155

G10L - SPEECH ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES OR SPEECH SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING TECHNIQUES; SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING 59

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 52

H04W - WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS 31

H03M - CODING; DECODING; CODE CONVERSION IN GENERAL 26

G16H - HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA 16

H04R - LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS 13

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION 12

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 10

A63F - CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 9

H04S - STEREOPHONIC SYSTEMS 8

Top 15 of 37 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Strong

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#229

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

78.4 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 Tencent America Llc hold?

Tencent America Llc holds 1,774 US granted patents filed between 2019 and 2025, spanning 37 technology areas.

What is Tencent America Llc's Innovation Score?

Tencent America Llc has an Innovation Score of 78.4 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Tencent America Llc focus on?

Tencent America Llc's top technology area is H04N (PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION) with 1,468 patents. The company has filed patents in 37 CPC subclasses total.

Is Tencent America Llc's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Tencent America Llc's recent filing velocity is +6136% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for Tencent America Llc's patents?

Tencent America Llc's patents average 18.5 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Tencent America Llc 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

Tencent's 1,774 grants land it in the top 0.1% 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 - Tencent ranks #229 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in H04N - see who else leads that technology area. H04N 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 byPlainPatent 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.