Where does ZIH Corp. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), ZIH Corp. ranks #2,620 of 49,997 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.

How many patents does ZIH Corp. hold?

ZIH Corp. holds 149 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2020, spanning 42 technology areas.

What is ZIH Corp.'s Innovation Score?

ZIH Corp. has an Innovation Score of 51.2 out of 100 (top 12% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is ZIH Corp.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

ZIH Corp.'s recent grant velocity is -99% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). Grant activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for ZIH Corp.'s patents?

ZIH Corp.'s patents average 18.3 claims each. This is an aggregate descriptive count from the grant record; it does not establish claim scope, legal strength, enforceability, or design-around risk.

How is the ZIH Corp. 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

ZIH Corp.

Q: What technology areas does ZIH Corp. focus on?

ZIH Corp.'s top technology area is B41J (TYPEWRITERS; Selective Printing Mechanisms, i.e. Mechanisms Printing Otherwise Than From A FORME; Correction OF Typographical Errors) with 63 patents, ranking #35 of 598 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 42 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 149 granted patents across 42 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2020. 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: B41J (TYPEWRITERS; Selective Printing Mechanisms, i.e. Mechanisms Printing Otherwise Than From A FORME; Correction OF Typographical Errors).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, ZIH ranks #2,620 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 149 patents across 42 technology areas.

#2,620
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 12%
by Innovation Score (51.2/100): 18.3
avg claims per patent: -99%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R2620 · US Corporation #2,620 · 149 grants

GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MID 149 grants
TOP-DECILE #2,620/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Teradyne
CPC-WIDE B41J · 42 areas
INNOV-PAR 51.2/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.3 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -99% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Teradyne, Inc. (±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 ZIH’s 51.2 Innovation Score adds up

The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.

Volume 17.3 pts (34%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 22.9 pts (45%) Claim depth 11.0 pts (21%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Anker Innovations… · near

51
Cyntec · near

51
Piolax · near

51
University College… · near

51
ZIH · this assignee

51
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows ZIH's Innovation Score is 51.2/100 (top 12% 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 ZIH?

Each dot is one of ZIH’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). ZIH’s own 18.3 claims/patent is ABOVE the 15.5 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

ZIH vs its 8 nearest volume peers: granted patents vs average claims per patent. Source: USPTO PatentsView.

Where ZIH's grants concentrate

ZIH Corp. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 42 CPC subclasses with 42.3% of grants classified under B41J (TYPEWRITERS; Selective Printing Mechanisms, i.e. Mechanisms Printing Otherwise Than From A FORME; Correction OF Typographical Errors). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (45 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2020. By volume, ZIH sits between Teradyne, Inc. and Casale SA.

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B Braun Avitum

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Barefoot Networks

148
Casale

148

What this shows ZIH holds 149 patents at rank #2,620, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near ZIH

By rank, the assignees closest to #2,620 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B41J (Typewriters)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in ZIH's primary technology class.

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for ZIH, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In B41J (Typewriters), ZIH ranks #35 of 598 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (51 here).

Cyntec Co., Ltd. 51 Piolax, Inc. 51 Anker Innovations Technology Co., Ltd. 51 University College CORK—NATIONAL University OF Ireland, Cork 51

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (18.3 here).

Enphase Energy, Inc. 18.3 avg Pony AI Inc. 18.3 avg Beijing Voyager Technology Co., Ltd. 18.3 avg Experian Information Solutions, Inc. 18.3 avg

ZIH's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

51 Top 12% higher than 88% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2020

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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ZIH Corp. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	26	17.4%
2016	37	24.8%
2017	45	30.2%
2018	33	22.1%
2019	7	4.7%
2020	1	0.7%

Which technologies does ZIH Corp. patent most?

B41J - TYPEWRITERS; Selective Printing Mechanisms, i.e. Mechanisms Printing Otherwise Than From A FORME; Correction OF Typographical Errors 63

G06K - Graphical Data Reading ; Presentation OF DATA; Record CARRIERS; Handling Record Carriers 60

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 41

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 37

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 26

H04B - Transmission 26

G06Q - Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory PURPOSES; Systems OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory Purposes, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 19

G01S - Radio DIRECTION-FINDING; Radio NAVIGATION; Determining Distance OR Velocity BY USE OF Radio WAVES; Locating OR Presence-detecting BY USE OF THE Reflection OR Reradiation OF Radio WAVES; Analogous Arrangements Using Other Waves 19

G06V - Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding 17

G09B - Educational OR Demonstration APPLIANCES; Appliances FOR Teaching, OR Communicating With, THE Blind, Deaf OR MUTE; MODELS; PLANETARIA; GLOBES; MAPS; Diagrams 16

G16H - Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data 16

H04Q - Selecting 15

G08C - Transmission Systems FOR Measured Values, Control OR Similar Signals 15

A42B - HATS; Head Coverings 14

A41D - OUTERWEAR; Protective GARMENTS; Accessories 14

Top 15 of 42 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

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What to do with this data

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ZIH Corp.'s lead technology class is B41J (TYPEWRITERS; Selective Printing Mechanisms, i.e. Mechanisms Printing Otherwise Than From A FORME; Correction OF Typographical Errors), 42.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B41J
Ranked #2,620 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare ZIH Corp. against Teradyne, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 51.2/100 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.

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

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 by PlainPatent , US Patent Intelligence Editorial Process · May 15, 2026

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