Where does ZIP TOP LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), ZIP TOP LLC ranks #18,324 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 ZIP TOP LLC hold?

ZIP TOP LLC holds 16 US utility patents granted between 2020 and 2022, spanning 6 technology areas.

What is ZIP TOP LLC's Innovation Score?

ZIP TOP LLC has an Innovation Score of 24.3 out of 100 (14th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is ZIP TOP LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for ZIP TOP LLC.

What does claim depth mean for ZIP TOP LLC's patents?

ZIP TOP LLC's patents average 4.8 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 ZIP TOP LLC 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

ZIP TOP LLC

Q: What technology areas does ZIP TOP LLC focus on?

ZIP TOP LLC's top technology area is B29C (Shaping OR Joining OF PLASTICS; Shaping OF Material IN A Plastic State, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; After-treatment OF THE Shaped Products, e.g. Repairing) with 3 patents, ranking #1,663 of 4,378 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 6 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 16 granted patents across 6 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2020–2022. 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: B29C (Shaping OR Joining OF PLASTICS; Shaping OF Material IN A Plastic State, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; After-treatment OF THE Shaped Products, e.g. Repairing).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, ZIP ranks #18,324 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 16 patents across 6 technology areas.

#18,324
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 14th percentile
by Innovation Score (24.3/100): 4.8
avg claims per patent

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R18324 · US Corporation #18,324 · 16 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-USCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH

GRANTS-MICRO 16 grants
MID-PACK #18,324/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Young Fast Optoelect…
CPC-NARROW B29C · 6 areas
INNOV-THIN 24.3/100
CLAIMS-SPARSE 4.8 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
SPAN-YRS 2020–2022 · 3y
BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Young Fast Optoelectronics 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 ZIP’s 24.3 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 9.8 pts (40%) Velocity 3.0 pts (12%) Breadth 8.7 pts (36%) Claim depth 2.9 pts (12%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
ZIP TOP · this assignee

24
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows ZIP's Innovation Score is 24.3/100 (14th 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 ZIP?

Each dot is one of ZIP’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). ZIP’s own 4.8 claims/patent is at or below the 15.3 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where ZIP's grants concentrate

ZIP TOP LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 6 CPC subclasses with 18.8% of grants classified under B29C (Shaping OR Joining OF PLASTICS; Shaping OF Material IN A Plastic State, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; After-treatment OF THE Shaped Products, e.g. Repairing). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (9 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2021. By volume, ZIP sits between Young Fast Optoelectronics Co., Ltd. and ZPower, LLC.

ZIP's three-year grant acceleration

ZIP TOP LLC shows 5 grants in 2022–2024 against only 11 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.

Young Fast Optoel…

16
Zagg

16
Zenrin

16
ZF Airbag Germany

16
Ziva

16
Zopoise Technolog…

16
Zozo

16
Zpower

16
ZIP TOP ◀

16

What this shows ZIP holds 16 patents at rank #18,314, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near ZIP

By rank, the assignees closest to #18,314 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B29C (Shaping OR Joining OF Plastics)

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

ZIP's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

24 14th percentile higher than 14% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2020–2022

Grants by year

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

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ZIP TOP LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2020	9	56.3%
2021	2	12.5%
2022	5	31.3%

Which technologies does ZIP TOP LLC patent most?

B29C - Shaping OR Joining OF PLASTICS; Shaping OF Material IN A Plastic State, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; After-treatment OF THE Shaped Products, e.g. Repairing 3

B29K - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses B29b, B29c OR B29d, Relating TO Moulding Materials OR TO Materials FOR ; Moulds, ; Reinforcements, Fillers OR Preformed Parts, e.g. Inserts 3

A47G - Household OR Table Equipment 3

A47J - Kitchen EQUIPMENT; Coffee MILLS; Spice MILLS; Apparatus FOR Making Beverages 3

B65D - Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials, e.g. Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding CONTAINERS; Accessories, Closures, OR Fittings THEREFOR; Packaging ELEMENTS; Packages 3

F25C - Producing, Working OR Handling ICE 1

Top 6 of 6 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

ZIP TOP LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

ZIP TOP LLC's lead technology class is B29C (Shaping OR Joining OF PLASTICS; Shaping OF Material IN A Plastic State, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; After-treatment OF THE Shaped Products, e.g. Repairing), 18.8% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B29C
Ranked #18,324 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare ZIP TOP LLC against Young Fast Optoelectronics Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 24.3/100 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

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.