Overall rank by patents
#44,246
of 49,997 tracked assignees
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.
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
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.
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
Zhongshan Forever… · this assignee
12 score
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.
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 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.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
Zhejiang Zuojian Industry and Trade Co., Ltd.
6 patents
Zhonghao Chenguang Research Institute of Chemiccal Industry Company Limited
6 patents
Zhongke Jingyuan Electron Limited
6 patents
Zhongke Jingyuan Electron Limited, Beijing (CN)
6 patents
Zhuhai Sinco Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.
6 patents
Ziel Optics, Inc.
6 patents
Zierick Manufacturing Corporation
6 patents
Zimmer US, Inc.
6 patents
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.
By rank, the assignees closest to #44,228 in granted patent volume.
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
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2020–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | 50.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | 33.3% |
| 2025partial year | 1 | 16.7% |
Overall rank by patents
#44,246
of 49,997 tracked assignees
11.8 out of 100
What to do with this data
Zhongshan Forever Photographic Equipment 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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