Overall rank by patents
#44,238
of 49,997 tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 2 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2019–2023. 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: B23B (TURNING; Boring).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Zhejiang ranks #44,238 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 2 technology areas.
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R44238 · Foreign Corporation #44,238 · 6 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-FLAT · BOOK-FULL
Nearest grant-volume peer: Zhejiang Linya Co., Ltd. (±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.
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
Dalian Czur Tech · near
21 score
Kid Stuff Marketing · near
21 score
Saunders Archery · near
21 score
Zhejiang Sanou… · this assignee
21 score
Premier Marine · near
21 score
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Zhejiang's Innovation Score is 20.8/100 (7th percentile 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.
Zhejiang Sanou Machinery Co. Ltd. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 2 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under B23B (TURNING; Boring). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2021. By volume, Zhejiang sits between Zhejiang Linya Co., Ltd. and Zhuhai Fast Image Products Co., Ltd..
Zhejiang Sanou Machinery Co. Ltd. shows 2 grants in 2022–2024 against only 4 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.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
Zhejiang Linya Co., Ltd.
6 patents
Zhejiang NHU Special Materials Co., Ltd.
6 patents
Zhejiang Raytheon Technology Co., Ltd.
6 patents
Zhejiang Research Institute OF Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.
6 patents
Zhejiang Xinsheng Electronic Technology Co., Ltd.
6 patents
Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University
6 patents
Zhongshan Xiaolan Town Yaoshuoli Lighting Factory
6 patents
Zhuhai Fast Image Products Co., Ltd.
6 patents
Zhejiang Sanou Machinery Co. Ltd.
6 patents
What this shows Zhejiang holds 6 patents at rank #44,188, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #44,188 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Zhejiang's primary technology class.
Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Zhejiang, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above).
Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (21 here).
Zhejiang's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
21 7th percentile higher than 7% of 49,997 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2019–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 | 50.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | 16.7% |
| 2022 | 1 | 16.7% |
| 2023 | 1 | 16.7% |
Top 2 of 2 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#44,238
of 49,997 tracked assignees
20.8 out of 100
What to do with this data
Zhejiang Sanou Machinery Co. Ltd.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.
Figures reflect USPTO PatentsView grant data through May 2026; pending applications not yet granted are not counted.
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