Overall rank by patents
#23,726
of 50,000 tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 12 granted patents across 3 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2022–2024. 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: B64D (EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, ZIM ranks #23,726 of 50,000 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 12 patents across 3 technology areas.
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R23726 · Foreign Corporation #23,726 · 12 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH
Nearest grant-volume peer: Zhangzhou GO WIN Lighting 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
ZIM Aircraft Seating · this assignee
42 score
3D Lighting Innovati… · lowest
7 score
What this shows ZIM's Innovation Score is 42.5/100 (top 30% 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.
ZIM Aircraft Seating Gmbh is a focused PatentsView assignee: 3 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under B64D (EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT). Peak complete grant year is 2024 (6 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2022. By volume, ZIM sits between Zhangzhou GO WIN Lighting Co., Ltd and ZTE Canada Inc..
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
ZHANGZHOU GO WIN LIGHTING CO., LTD
12 patents
ZHEJIANG AUSUN PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
12 patents
ZHEJIANG HAODA SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
12 patents
ZILLTEK TECHNOLOGY CORP.
12 patents
ZKTECO CO., LTD.
12 patents
ZOOM CORPORATION
12 patents
ZOOMESSENCE, INC.
12 patents
ZTE Canada Inc.
12 patents
ZIM AIRCRAFT SEATING GMBH
12 patents
What this shows ZIM holds 12 patents at rank #23,710, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #23,710 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in ZIM's primary technology class.
ZIM's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
42 Top 30% higher than 70% of 50,000 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2022–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 8.3% |
| 2023 | 5 | 41.7% |
| 2024 | 6 | 50.0% |
Top 3 of 3 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#23,726
of 50,000 tracked assignees
42.5 out of 100
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