USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Zee Company

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 11 granted patents across 16 technology areas, active 2017–2022. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: A23B (PRESERVATION OF FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; CHEMICAL RIPENING OF FRUIT OR VEGETABLES).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

22.4

Avg claims per patent

+75%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Zee holds 11 US patents across 16 technology areas, rank #25,584 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#25,584
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 45%
by Innovation Score (37.0/100): 22.4
avg claims per patent: +75%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Zee Company has been granted 11 US utility patents between 2017 and 2022, placing Zee Company at rank #25,584 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 16 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 22.4 claims per patent with primary concentration in A23B (PRESERVATION OF FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; CHEMICAL RIPENING OF FRUIT OR VEGETABLES). As a US Corporation, Zee Company is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Zee sits between Ziptronix, Inc. (11 patents, rank #25,580) and Zhuji Itop Hardware Tools Co., Ltd. (11 patents, rank #25,588) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 37.0/100 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 7 grants, compared with 4 in the 2015–2019 window, a +75% 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. Zee Company's 22.4 average claims per patent reflects complex, broadly scoped inventions that are difficult for competitors to design around, while concentration in 16 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Zee Company against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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11

What this shows Zee holds 11 patents at rank #25,584, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Zee's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

37 Top 45% higher than 55% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2022

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Zee Company patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	2	18.2%
2019	2	18.2%
2020	3	27.3%
2021	3	27.3%
2022	1	9.1%

Which technologies does Zee Company patent most?

A23B - PRESERVATION OF FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; CHEMICAL RIPENING OF FRUIT OR VEGETABLES 6

A22C - PROCESSING MEAT, POULTRY, OR FISH 5

B08B - CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL 3

B65G - TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS 3

A23P - SHAPING OR WORKING OF FOODSTUFFS, NOT FULLY COVERED BY A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS 3

C11D - DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL 2

C07C - ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS 2

A01N - PRESERVATION OF BODIES OF HUMANS OR ANIMALS OR PLANTS OR PARTS THEREOF ; BIOCIDES, e.g. AS DISINFECTANTS, AS PESTICIDES OR AS HERBICIDES ; PEST REPELLANTS OR ATTRACTANTS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS 2

A23N - MACHINES OR APPARATUS FOR TREATING HARVESTED FRUIT, VEGETABLES OR FLOWER BULBS IN BULK, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PEELING VEGETABLES OR FRUIT IN BULK; APPARATUS FOR PREPARING ANIMAL FEEDING- STUFFS 2

A61L - METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES 2

A23V - INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND LACTIC OR PROPIONIC ACID BACTERIA USED IN FOODSTUFFS OR FOOD PREPARATION 2

B01F - MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING 1

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 1

A22B - SLAUGHTERING 1

Y02A - TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE 1

Top 15 of 16 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Focused

Claim Depth Complex

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#25,584

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

37.0 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 Zee Company hold?

Zee Company holds 11 US granted patents filed between 2017 and 2022, spanning 16 technology areas.

What is Zee Company's Innovation Score?

Zee Company has an Innovation Score of 37.0 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Zee Company focus on?

Zee Company's top technology area is A23B (PRESERVATION OF FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; CHEMICAL RIPENING OF FRUIT OR VEGETABLES) with 6 patents. The company has filed patents in 16 CPC subclasses total.

Is Zee Company's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Zee Company's recent filing velocity is +75% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for Zee Company's patents?

Zee Company's patents average 22.4 claims each. This indicates complex, broadly scoped patents that are harder for competitors to design around.

How is the Zee Company 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

Zee's 11 grants land it in the top 45% 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 - Zee ranks #25,584 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in A23B - see who else leads that technology area. A23B 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

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.