Where does Zanini Auto Grup, S.A. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Zanini Auto Grup, S.A. ranks #14,403 of 49,997 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.

How many patents does Zanini Auto Grup, S.A. hold?

Zanini Auto Grup, S.A. holds 21 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 26 technology areas.

What is Zanini Auto Grup, S.A.'s Innovation Score?

Zanini Auto Grup, S.A. has an Innovation Score of 39.0 out of 100 (top 39% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Zanini Auto Grup, S.A. focus on?

Zanini Auto Grup, S.A.'s top technology area is H01Q (Antennas, i.e. Radio Aerials) with 11 patents, ranking #280 of 1,637 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 26 CPC subclasses total.

Is Zanini Auto Grup, S.A.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Zanini Auto Grup, S.A.'s recent grant velocity is +86% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Zanini Auto Grup, S.A.'s patents?

Zanini Auto Grup, S.A.'s patents average 11.6 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.

How is the Zanini Auto Grup, S.A. 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 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Zanini Auto Grup, S.A.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 21 granted patents across 26 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: H01Q (Antennas, i.e. Radio Aerials).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Zanini ranks #14,403 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 21 patents across 26 technology areas.

#14,403
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 39%
by Innovation Score (39.0/100): 11.6
avg claims per patent: +86%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R14403 · Foreign Corporation #14,403 · 21 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 21 grants
MID-PACK #14,403/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Xylem IP Holdings
CPC-FOCUS H01Q · 26 areas
INNOV-THIN 39.0/100
CLAIMS-PAR 11.6 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +86% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Xylem IP Holdings, 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.

How Zanini’s 39.0 Innovation Score adds up

The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.

Volume 10.7 pts (28%) Velocity 3.3 pts (8%) Breadth 18.0 pts (46%) Claim depth 6.9 pts (18%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Zanini Auto Grup · this assignee

39
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Zanini's Innovation Score is 39.0/100 (top 39% 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 Zanini?

Each dot is one of Zanini’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). Zanini’s own 11.6 claims/patent is at or below the 14.6 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

Zanini vs its 8 nearest volume peers: granted patents vs average claims per patent. Source: USPTO PatentsView.

Where Zanini's grants concentrate

Zanini Auto Grup, S.A. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 26 CPC subclasses with 52.4% of grants classified under H01Q (Antennas, i.e. Radio Aerials). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Zanini sits between Xylem IP Holdings, LLC and Zhejiang Ocean University.

Zanini's three-year grant acceleration

Zanini Auto Grup, S.A. shows 5 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.

Xylem IP Holdings

21
Yeda Research & D…

21
Yotta Innovation

21
ZAF Energy System…

21
Zeavision

21
Zenseact AB

21
ZEV

21
Zhejiang Ocean Un…

21
Zanini Auto Grup ◀

21

What this shows Zanini holds 21 patents at rank #14,401, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Zanini

By rank, the assignees closest to #14,401 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H01Q (Antennas)

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

Zanini's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

39 Top 39% higher than 61% 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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Zanini Auto Grup, S.A. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	9.5%
2016	1	4.8%
2017	1	4.8%
2018	1	4.8%
2019	2	9.5%
2020	4	19.0%
2021	4	19.0%
2022	2	9.5%
2023	1	4.8%
2024	2	9.5%
2025partial year	1	4.8%

Which technologies does Zanini Auto Grup, S.A. patent most?

H01Q - Antennas, i.e. Radio Aerials 11

B60R - Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 7

B60B - Vehicle Wheels ; CASTORS; Axles FOR Wheels OR CASTORS; Increasing Wheel Adhesion 6

G01S - Radio DIRECTION-FINDING; Radio NAVIGATION; Determining Distance OR Velocity BY USE OF Radio WAVES; Locating OR Presence-detecting BY USE OF THE Reflection OR Reradiation OF Radio WAVES; Analogous Arrangements Using Other Waves 4

C23C - Coating Metallic MATERIAL; Coating Material With Metallic MATERIAL; Surface Treatment OF Metallic Material BY Diffusion Into THE Surface, BY Chemical Conversion OR SUBSTITUTION; Coating BY Vacuum Evaporation, BY Sputtering, BY ION Implantation OR BY Chemical Vapour Deposition, IN General 4

B60Q - Arrangement OF Signalling OR Lighting Devices, THE Mounting OR Supporting Thereof OR Circuits Therefor, FOR Vehicles IN General 4

F21S - Non-portable Lighting DEVICES; Systems THEREOF; Vehicle Lighting Devices Specially Adapted FOR Vehicle Exteriors 2

F21V - Functional Features OR Details OF Lighting Devices OR Systems THEREOF; Structural Combinations OF Lighting Devices With Other Articles, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

C23F - Non-mechanical Removal OF Metallic Material From Surface ; Inhibiting Corrosion OF Metallic Material OR Incrustation IN GENERAL; Multi-step Processes FOR Surface Treatment OF Metallic Material Involving AT Least ONE Process Provided FOR IN Class C23 AND AT Least ONE Process Covered BY Subclass C21d 2

C25D - Processes FOR THE Electrolytic OR Electrophoretic Production OF COATINGS; ELECTROFORMING; Apparatus Therefor 2

B23K - Soldering OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; Cladding OR Plating BY Soldering OR WELDING; Cutting BY Applying Heat Locally, e.g. Flame CUTTING; Working BY Laser Beam 2

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 1

H02K - Dynamo-electric Machines 1

F16B - Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

Top 15 of 26 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

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What to do with this data

Zanini Auto Grup, S.A.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Zanini Auto Grup, S.A.'s lead technology class is H01Q (Antennas, i.e. Radio Aerials), 52.4% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H01Q
Ranked #14,403 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Zanini Auto Grup, S.A. against Xylem IP Holdings, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 39.0/100 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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