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USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Zhejiang Geely Automobile Research Institute Co., Ltd

USPTO PatentsView assignee record — 42 granted patents across 60 technology areas, active 2017–2024. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: B60W (CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TO THE).

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42
Total patents granted
60
CPC technology areas
13.1
Avg claims per patent
+80%
5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Zhejiang holds 42 US patents across 60 technology areas — rank #7,803 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#7,803
of 50,000 US assignees by volume
Top 17%
by Innovation Score (48.1/100)
13.1
avg claims per patent
+80%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

ZHEJIANG GEELY AUTOMOBILE RESEARCH INSTITUTE CO., LTD has been granted 42 US utility patents between 2017 and 2024, placing ZHEJIANG GEELY AUTOMOBILE RESEARCH INSTITUTE CO., LTD at rank #7,803 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 60 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 13.1 claims per patent with primary concentration in B60W (CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TO THE). As a Foreign Corporation, ZHEJIANG GEELY AUTOMOBILE RESEARCH INSTITUTE CO., LTD is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. The composite Innovation Score of 48.1/100 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 27 grants, compared with 15 in the 2015–2019 window — a +80% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. The Foreign 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. ZHEJIANG GEELY AUTOMOBILE RESEARCH INSTITUTE CO., LTD's 13.1 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 60 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark ZHEJIANG GEELY AUTOMOBILE RESEARCH INSTITUTE CO., LTD against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

How does ZHEJIANG compare?

Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus the largest corporate holders — this company marked ◀

patents

What this shows ZHEJIANG holds 42 patents — placing it at rank #7,803 overall, well behind the volume leaders but ahead of the tens of thousands of smaller assignees in the dataset.

Source USPTO PatentsView — granted utility patents As of 2015–2025

ZHEJIANG's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

48 Top 17% higher than 83% of 50,000 US assignees

0–10: 687 US assignees (1%). Below this entry. 10–20: 2,527 US assignees (5%). Below this entry. 20–30: 13,162 US assignees (26%). Below this entry. 30–40: 15,294 US assignees (31%). Below this entry. 40–50: 11,491 US assignees (23%). This entry sits in this band. 50–60: 5,058 US assignees (10%). Above this entry. 60–70: 1,537 US assignees (3%). Above this entry. 70–80: 234 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 80–90: 10 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 90–100: 0 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. This assignee 0 100 every tracked assignee, bucketed by value

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Source USPTO PatentsView — PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2024

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USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2024

Grants by year

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

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ZHEJIANG GEELY AUTOMOBILE RESEARCH INSTITUTE CO., LTD patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year Patents Granted Share of Period
2017 3 7.1%
2018 7 16.7%
2019 5 11.9%
2020 13 31.0%
2021 6 14.3%
2022 4 9.5%
2023 2 4.8%
2024 2 4.8%

Which technologies does ZHEJIANG GEELY AUTOMOBILE RESEARCH INSTITUTE CO., LTD patent most?

Top 15 of 60 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light
Tech Breadth Multi-domain
Claim Depth Standard
Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#7,803

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

48.1 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 ZHEJIANG GEELY AUTOMOBILE RESEARCH INSTITUTE CO., LTD hold?
ZHEJIANG GEELY AUTOMOBILE RESEARCH INSTITUTE CO., LTD holds 42 US granted patents filed between 2017 and 2024, spanning 60 technology areas.
What is ZHEJIANG GEELY AUTOMOBILE RESEARCH INSTITUTE CO., LTD's Innovation Score?
ZHEJIANG GEELY AUTOMOBILE RESEARCH INSTITUTE CO., LTD has an Innovation Score of 48.1 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).
What technology areas does ZHEJIANG GEELY AUTOMOBILE RESEARCH INSTITUTE CO., LTD focus on?
ZHEJIANG GEELY AUTOMOBILE RESEARCH INSTITUTE CO., LTD's top technology area is B60W (CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TO THE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT) with 10 patents. The company has filed patents in 60 CPC subclasses total.
Is ZHEJIANG GEELY AUTOMOBILE RESEARCH INSTITUTE CO., LTD's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?
ZHEJIANG GEELY AUTOMOBILE RESEARCH INSTITUTE CO., LTD's recent filing velocity is +80% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.
What does claim depth mean for ZHEJIANG GEELY AUTOMOBILE RESEARCH INSTITUTE CO., LTD's patents?
ZHEJIANG GEELY AUTOMOBILE RESEARCH INSTITUTE CO., LTD's patents average 13.1 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.
How is the ZHEJIANG GEELY AUTOMOBILE RESEARCH INSTITUTE CO., LTD 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.

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How to use this portfolio

Zhejiang's 42 grants land it in the top 17% 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 — Zhejiang ranks #7,803 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
  • Most of this portfolio concentrates in B60W — see who else leads that technology area. B60W 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.

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B60W technology

ZHEJIANG GEELY AUTOMOBILE RESEARCH INSTITUTE CO., LTD's primary CPC class — all holders and yearly trends
Top 50 patent holders

See where ZHEJIANG GEELY AUTOMOBILE RESEARCH INSTITUTE CO., LTD ranks among the largest US patent assignees
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How the score works

The four dimensions behind the Innovation Score

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Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView — official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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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