Zhongshan Forever Photographic Equipment Co. Ltd
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 0 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2020–2025. Grant-trend analysis is cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search; it does not measure application filings, current R&D, or legal strength.
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Zhongshan ranks #44,246 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 0 technology areas.
- #44,246
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- 2nd percentile
- by Innovation Score (11.8/100)
- 1.0
- avg claims per patent
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R44246 · Foreign Corporation #44,246 · 6 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-UNK · INNOV-LOW · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH
- GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
- LOWER-Q #44,246/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Zhejiang Zuojian…
- CPC-UNK CPC blank
- INNOV-LOW 11.8/100
- CLAIMS-SPARSE 1.0 claims/avg
- TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
- SPAN-YRS 2020–2025 · 6y
- BOOK-RICH 8/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Zhejiang Zuojian Industry and Trade 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.
How Zhongshan’s 11.8 Innovation Score adds up
The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around Zhongshan
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- Zhongshan Forever… · this assignee 12
Zhongshan Forever… · this assignee
12 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Zhongshan's Innovation Score is 11.8/100 (2nd 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.
Does more volume mean deeper claims for Zhongshan?
Each dot is one of Zhongshan’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). Zhongshan’s own 1.0 claims/patent is at or below the 17.0 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.
Where Zhongshan's grants concentrate
Zhongshan Forever Photographic Equipment Co. Ltd is a focused PatentsView assignee: 0 CPC subclasses . Peak complete grant year is 2020 (3 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2023. By volume, Zhongshan sits between Zhejiang Zuojian Industry and Trade Co., Ltd. and Zimmer US, Inc..
Zhongshan's three-year grant acceleration
Zhongshan Forever Photographic Equipment Co. Ltd shows 2 grants in 2022–2024 against only 3 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.
Who files at Zhongshan's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Zhejiang Zuojian…
Zhejiang Zuojian Industry and Trade Co., Ltd.
6 patents
- Zhonghao Chenguan…
Zhonghao Chenguang Research Institute of Chemiccal Industry Company Limited
6 patents
- Zhongke Jingyuan…
Zhongke Jingyuan Electron Limited
6 patents
- Zhongke Jingyuan…
Zhongke Jingyuan Electron Limited, Beijing (CN)
6 patents
- Zhuhai Sinco Inte…
Zhuhai Sinco Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.
6 patents
- Ziel Optics
Ziel Optics, Inc.
6 patents
- Zierick Manufactu…
Zierick Manufacturing Corporation
6 patents
- Zimmer US
Zimmer US, Inc.
6 patents
- Zhongshan Forever… ◀
Zhongshan Forever Photographic Equipment Co. Ltd
6 patents
What this shows Zhongshan holds 6 patents at rank #44,228, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near Zhongshan
By rank, the assignees closest to #44,228 in granted patent volume.
- Zhejiang Zuojian Industry and Trade Co., Ltd. #44,224 · 6 patents
- Zhonghao Chenguang Research Institute of Chemiccal Industry Company Limited #44,225 · 6 patents
- Zhongke Jingyuan Electron Limited #44,226 · 6 patents
- Zhongke Jingyuan Electron Limited, Beijing (CN) #44,227 · 6 patents
- Zhuhai Sinco Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. #44,229 · 6 patents
- Ziel Optics, Inc. #44,230 · 6 patents
- Zierick Manufacturing Corporation #44,231 · 6 patents
- Zimmer US, Inc. #44,232 · 6 patents
Zhongshan's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
12 2nd percentile higher than 2% of 49,997 US assignees
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US assignees. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Grants by year
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2020–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | 50.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | 33.3% |
| 2025partial year | 1 | 16.7% |
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
Zhongshan Forever Photographic Equipment Co. Ltd's patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- Ranked #44,246 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare Zhongshan Forever Photographic Equipment Co. Ltd against Zhejiang Zuojian Industry and Trade Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 11.8/100 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.
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. Data current as of May 2026.