Overall rank by patents
#23,727
of 50,000 tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 12 granted patents across 3 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: G06V (IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Zkteco ranks #23,727 of 50,000 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 12 patents across 3 technology areas.
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R23727 · Foreign Corporation #23,727 · 12 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH
Nearest grant-volume peer: Zentera Systems, 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.
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
Zkteco · this assignee
26 score
3D Lighting Innovati… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Zkteco's Innovation Score is 26.0/100 (top 81% 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.
Zkteco Co., Ltd. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 3 CPC subclasses with 75% of grants classified under G06V (IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (5 grants) versus a trough of 3 in 2021. By volume, Zkteco sits between Zhejiang Ausun Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. and Zentera Systems, Inc..
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
ZHEJIANG AUSUN PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
12 patents
ZHEJIANG HAODA SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
12 patents
ZILLTEK TECHNOLOGY CORP.
12 patents
ZIM AIRCRAFT SEATING GMBH
12 patents
ZOOM CORPORATION
12 patents
ZOOMESSENCE, INC.
12 patents
ZTE Canada Inc.
12 patents
Zentera Systems, Inc.
12 patents
ZKTECO CO., LTD.
12 patents
What this shows Zkteco holds 12 patents at rank #23,711, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #23,711 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Zkteco's primary technology class.
Zkteco's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
26 Top 81% higher than 19% 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 2020–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 41.7% |
| 2021 | 3 | 25.0% |
| 2022 | 4 | 33.3% |
Top 3 of 3 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#23,727
of 50,000 tracked assignees
26.0 out of 100
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