Where does University of Electronic Science and Technology of China rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), University of Electronic Science and Technology of China ranks #1,549 of 49,997 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.

Is University of Electronic Science and Technology of China's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China's recent grant velocity is +96% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for University of Electronic Science and Technology of China's patents?

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China's patents average 7.7 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

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

Q: How many patents does University of Electronic Science and Technology of China hold?

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China holds 268 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 113 technology areas.

Q: What is University of Electronic Science and Technology of China's Innovation Score?

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China has an Innovation Score of 56.1 out of 100 (top 6% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Q: What technology areas does University of Electronic Science and Technology of China focus on?

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China's top technology area is H10D (Inorganic Electric Semiconductor Devices) with 40 patents. Grants appear in 113 CPC subclasses total.

Q: How is the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China 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 - 268 granted patents across 113 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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: H10D (Inorganic Electric Semiconductor Devices).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, University ranks #1,549 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 268 patents across 113 technology areas.

#1,549
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 6%
by Innovation Score (56.1/100): 7.7
avg claims per patent: +96%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R1549 · Foreign Corporation #1,549 · 268 grants

GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MID 268 grants
TOP-DECILE #1,549/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Dana Automotive…
CPC-WIDE H10D · 113 areas
INNOV-PAR 56.1/100
CLAIMS-SPARSE 7.7 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +96% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Dana Automotive Systems Group, LLC (±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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Hangzhou Hikvision… · near

56
Societe D'exploitati… · near

56
University of… · this assignee

56
Arkema · near

56
Sprint Spectrum · near

56
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows University's Innovation Score is 56.1/100 (top 6% 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.

How University's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China received 159 grants versus 81 in 2015–2019 (+96% equal-window velocity, above median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2022 at 40 grants and bottomed in 2016 at 9. Lead class H10D accounts for 14.9% of the portfolio across 113 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Endress+Hauser SE+Co. KG (#1,545) and Fujitsu TEN Limited (#1,553).

University's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China moved from 90 to 97 grants (1.08x 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 #1,004. See the growth leaderboard.

Endress+Hauser SE…

269
Dana Automotive S…

268
Infosys

268
Kepler Computing

268
University of Sci… ◀

268
Azbil

267
Bombardier

267
Fujikin Incorpora…

267
Fujitsu TEN

267

What this shows University holds 268 patents at rank #1,549, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near University

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,549 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H10D (Inorganic Electric Semiconductor Devices)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for University, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above).

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (56 here).

Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. 56 Societe D'exploitation DE Produits Pour LES Industries Chimiques Seppic 56 Arkema Inc. 56 Sprint Spectrum LLC 56

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (7.7 here).

Shenzhen Smoore Technology Limited 7.7 avg PHC Holdings Corporation 7.7 avg ELC Management LLC 7.7 avg Nishikawa Rubber Co., Ltd. 7.7 avg

University's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

56 Top 6% higher than 94% of 49,997 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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University of Electronic Science and Technology of China patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	10	3.7%
2016	9	3.4%
2017	11	4.1%
2018	23	8.6%
2019	28	10.4%
2020	30	11.2%
2021	32	11.9%
2022	40	14.9%
2023	28	10.4%
2024	29	10.8%
2025partial year	28	10.4%

Which technologies does University of Electronic Science and Technology of China patent most?

H10D - Inorganic Electric Semiconductor Devices 40

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 28

H04B - Transmission 23

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 22

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 20

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 20

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 18

H01L - Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10 17

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 16

G01J - Measurement OF Intensity, Velocity, Spectral Content, Polarisation, Phase OR Pulse Characteristics OF Infrared, Visible OR Ultraviolet LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; Radiation Pyrometry 16

Y02D - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN Information AND Communication Technologies [ICT], I.E. Information AND Communication Technologies Aiming AT THE Reduction OF Their OWN Energy USE 14

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 13

G06N - Computing Arrangements Based ON Specific Computational Models 13

H03K - Pulse Technique 13

H01Q - Antennas, i.e. Radio Aerials 13

Top 15 of 113 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,549

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

56.1 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China's lead technology class is H10D (Inorganic Electric Semiconductor Devices), 14.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H10D
Ranked #1,549 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare University of Electronic Science and Technology of China against Endress+Hauser SE+Co. KG, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 56.1/100 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.

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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