Universal Scientific Industrial (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 47 granted patents across 35 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2023. 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: H01L (Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Universal ranks #7,094 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 47 patents across 35 technology areas.
- #7,094
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- Top 24%
- by Innovation Score (45.1/100)
- 11.4
- avg claims per patent
- -76%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R7094 · Foreign Corporation #7,094 · 47 grants
GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-SMALL 47 grants
- UPPER-Q #7,094/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Techtronic Power…
- CPC-FOCUS H01L · 35 areas
- INNOV-PAR 45.1/100
- CLAIMS-PAR 11.4 claims/avg
- TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
- VEL-DROP -76% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Techtronic Power Tools Technology Limited (±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 Universal’s 45.1 Innovation Score adds up
The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around Universal
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- Lixil · near
Lixil · near
45 score
- Refractory Intellect… · near
Refractory Intellect… · near
45 score
- Route 92 Medical · near
Route 92 Medical · near
45 score
- Universal Scientific… · this assignee
Universal Scientific… · this assignee
45 score
- Yamada Manufacturing · near
Yamada Manufacturing · near
45 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Universal's Innovation Score is 45.1/100 (top 24% 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 Universal?
Each dot is one of Universal’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). Universal’s own 11.4 claims/patent is at or below the 15.4 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.
Where Universal's grants concentrate
Universal Scientific Industrial (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 35 CPC subclasses with 31.9% of grants classified under H01L (Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (11 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2023. By volume, Universal sits between Techtronic Power Tools Technology Limited and Viewray Technologies, Inc..
Universal's three-year grant acceleration
Universal Scientific Industrial (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. shows 6 grants in 2022–2024 against only 10 in 2019–2021. That prior window is too thin for a growth multiple (rename and spin-out assignees look artificially high when the baseline is near zero), so PlainPatent withholds a ranked acceleration claim here.
Who files at Universal's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Techtronic Power…
Techtronic Power Tools Technology Limited
47 patents
- Tesat-spacecom &…
Tesat-Spacecom GmbH & Co. KG
47 patents
- Tomoegawa
Tomoegawa Corporation
47 patents
- Tricorbraun
TricorBraun Inc.
47 patents
- University Of Bas…
University Of Basel
47 patents
- University of New…
University of Newcastle Upon Tyne
47 patents
- Vehicle Service G…
Vehicle Service Group, LLC
47 patents
- Viewray
Viewray Technologies, Inc.
47 patents
- Universal Scienti… ◀
Universal Scientific Industrial (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
47 patents
What this shows Universal holds 47 patents at rank #7,093, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near Universal
By rank, the assignees closest to #7,093 in granted patent volume.
- Techtronic Power Tools Technology Limited #7,089 · 47 patents
- Tesat-Spacecom GmbH & Co. KG #7,090 · 47 patents
- Tomoegawa Corporation #7,091 · 47 patents
- TricorBraun Inc. #7,092 · 47 patents
- University Of Basel #7,094 · 47 patents
- University of Newcastle Upon Tyne #7,095 · 47 patents
- Vehicle Service Group, LLC #7,096 · 47 patents
- Viewray Technologies, Inc. #7,097 · 47 patents
Leaders in H01L (Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Universal's primary technology class.
- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. 19,657 in class
- Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 10,662 in class
- International Business Machines Corporation 7,298 in class
- Applied Materials, Inc. 4,095 in class
- Intel Corporation 4,089 in class
- Tokyo Electron Limited 3,737 in class
- Micron Technology, Inc. 3,107 in class
- GlobalFoundries Inc. 2,756 in class
Assignees with similar portfolio profiles
Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Universal, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In H01L (Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10), Universal ranks #733 of 3,373 assignees by patent count in that subclass.
Similar innovation score
Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (45 here).
Universal's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
45 Top 24% higher than 76% of 49,997 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Grants by year
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 7 | 14.9% |
| 2016 | 11 | 23.4% |
| 2017 | 9 | 19.1% |
| 2018 | 4 | 8.5% |
| 2019 | 7 | 14.9% |
| 2020 | 3 | 6.4% |
| 2022 | 4 | 8.5% |
| 2023 | 2 | 4.3% |
Which technologies does Universal Scientific Industrial (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. patent most?
Top 15 of 35 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
Universal Scientific Industrial (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- Universal Scientific Industrial (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.'s lead technology class is H01L (Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10), 31.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H01L
- Ranked #7,094 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare Universal Scientific Industrial (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. against Techtronic Power Tools Technology Limited, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 45.1/100 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.
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