Where does Zipline Innovations, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Zipline Innovations, LLC ranks #34,005 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 Zipline Innovations, LLC hold?

Zipline Innovations, LLC holds 8 US utility patents granted between 2018 and 2018, spanning 4 technology areas.

What is Zipline Innovations, LLC's Innovation Score?

Zipline Innovations, LLC has an Innovation Score of 18.9 out of 100 (5th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Zipline Innovations, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Zipline Innovations, LLC's recent grant velocity is -100% 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 Zipline Innovations, LLC's patents?

Zipline Innovations, LLC's patents average 7.0 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 Zipline Innovations, 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

Zipline Innovations, LLC

Q: What technology areas does Zipline Innovations, LLC focus on?

Zipline Innovations, LLC's top technology area is A24F (Smokers' REQUISITES; Match BOXES; Simulated Smoking Devices) with 4 patents. Grants appear in 4 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 8 granted patents across 4 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2018–2018. 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: A24F (Smokers' REQUISITES; Match BOXES; Simulated Smoking Devices).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Zipline ranks #34,005 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 8 patents across 4 technology areas.

#34,005
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 5th percentile
by Innovation Score (18.9/100): 7.0
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R34005 · US Corporation #34,005 · 8 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-LOW · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 8 grants
MID-PACK #34,005/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Zhengzhou Wanmayun…
CPC-NARROW A24F · 4 areas
INNOV-LOW 18.9/100
CLAIMS-SPARSE 7.0 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Zhengzhou Wanmayun Electronic Technology 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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Zipline Innovations · this assignee

19
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Zipline's Innovation Score is 18.9/100 (5th 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.

Where Zipline's grants concentrate

Zipline Innovations, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 4 CPC subclasses with 50% of grants classified under A24F (Smokers' REQUISITES; Match BOXES; Simulated Smoking Devices). By volume, Zipline sits between Zhengzhou Wanmayun Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. and Ztarx Corporation Limited.

Zhengzhou Wanmayu…

8
Zhongshan Hashone…

8
Zhuhai Tessan Pow…

8
Zimplistic Pte

8
Zoll Lifebridge

8
Zomedica Biotechn…

8
Zomedica

8
Ztarx

8
Zipline Innovatio… ◀

8

What this shows Zipline holds 8 patents at rank #33,994, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Zipline

By rank, the assignees closest to #33,994 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A24F (Smokers' Requisites)

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

Zipline's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

19 5th percentile higher than 5% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2018–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Zipline Innovations, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2018	8	100.0%

Which technologies does Zipline Innovations, LLC patent most?

A24F - Smokers' REQUISITES; Match BOXES; Simulated Smoking Devices 4

H05B - Electric HEATING; Electric Light Sources NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Circuit Arrangements FOR Electric Light Sources, IN General 1

H01M - Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy 1

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 1

Top 4 of 4 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#34,005

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

18.9 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

Zipline Innovations, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Zipline Innovations, LLC's lead technology class is A24F (Smokers' REQUISITES; Match BOXES; Simulated Smoking Devices), 50% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A24F
Ranked #34,005 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Zipline Innovations, LLC against Zhengzhou Wanmayun Electronic Technology Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 18.9/100 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.