Where does Zobele ESPAÑA, S.A. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Zobele ESPAÑA, S.A. ranks #14,412 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 Zobele ESPAÑA, S.A. hold?

Zobele ESPAÑA, S.A. holds 21 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2024, spanning 13 technology areas.

What is Zobele ESPAÑA, S.A.'s Innovation Score?

Zobele ESPAÑA, S.A. has an Innovation Score of 29.5 out of 100 (31st percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Zobele ESPAÑA, S.A.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Zobele ESPAÑA, S.A.'s recent grant velocity is -69% 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 Zobele ESPAÑA, S.A.'s patents?

Zobele ESPAÑA, S.A.'s patents average 8.5 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 Zobele ESPAÑA, S.A. 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 Foreign Corporation

Zobele ESPAÑA, S.A.

Q: What technology areas does Zobele ESPAÑA, S.A. focus on?

Zobele ESPAÑA, S.A.'s top technology area is A61L (Methods OR Apparatus FOR Sterilising Materials OR Objects IN GENERAL; Disinfection, Sterilisation OR Deodorisation OF AIR; Chemical Aspects OF Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical ARTICLES; Materials FOR Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical Articles) with 15 patents, ranking #187 of 2,589 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 13 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 21 granted patents across 13 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2024. 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: A61L (Methods OR Apparatus FOR Sterilising Materials OR Objects IN GENERAL; Disinfection, Sterilisation OR Deodorisation OF AIR; Chemical Aspects OF Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical ARTICLES;).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Zobele ranks #14,412 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 21 patents across 13 technology areas.

#14,412
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 31st percentile
by Innovation Score (29.5/100): 8.5
avg claims per patent: -69%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R14412 · Foreign Corporation #14,412 · 21 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 21 grants
MID-PACK #14,412/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Zapata Computing
CPC-FOCUS A61L · 13 areas
INNOV-THIN 29.5/100
CLAIMS-PAR 8.5 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -69% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Zapata Computing, 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 Zobele’s 29.5 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 10.7 pts (36%) Velocity 1.0 pts (3%) Breadth 12.7 pts (43%) Claim depth 5.1 pts (17%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Zobele ESPAÑA · this assignee

29
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Zobele's Innovation Score is 29.5/100 (31st 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 Zobele?

Each dot is one of Zobele’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). Zobele’s own 8.5 claims/patent is at or below the 15.1 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Zobele's grants concentrate

Zobele ESPAÑA, S.A. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 13 CPC subclasses with 71.4% of grants classified under A61L (Methods OR Apparatus FOR Sterilising Materials OR Objects IN GENERAL; Disinfection, Sterilisation OR Deodorisation OF AIR; Chemical Aspects OF Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical ARTICLES;). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (5 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Zobele sits between Zeavision LLC and Zhejiang Rongpeng Air Tools Co., Ltd..

Zobele's three-year grant acceleration

Zobele ESPAÑA, S.A. shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 7 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.

Zeavision

21
Zenseact AB

21
ZEV

21
Zhejiang Ocean Un…

21
Zapata Computing

21
Zestfinance

21
Zhejiang Normal U…

21
Zhejiang Rongpeng…

21
Zobele ESPAÑA ◀

21

What this shows Zobele holds 21 patents at rank #14,406, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Zobele

By rank, the assignees closest to #14,406 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61L (Methods OR Apparatus FOR Sterilising Materials OR Objects…)

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

Zobele's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

29 31st percentile higher than 31% of 49,997 US assignees

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US assignees. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2024

Grants by year

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

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Zobele ESPAÑA, S.A. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	4.8%
2016	5	23.8%
2017	2	9.5%
2018	5	23.8%
2019	3	14.3%
2020	2	9.5%
2021	2	9.5%
2024	1	4.8%

Which technologies does Zobele ESPAÑA, S.A. patent most?

A61L - Methods OR Apparatus FOR Sterilising Materials OR Objects IN GENERAL; Disinfection, Sterilisation OR Deodorisation OF AIR; Chemical Aspects OF Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical ARTICLES; Materials FOR Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical Articles 15

A01M - Catching, Trapping OR Scaring OF Animals ; Apparatus FOR THE Destruction OF Noxious Animals OR Noxious Plants 5

B01F - Mixing, e.g. Dissolving, Emulsifying OR Dispersing 4

E03D - Water-closets OR Urinals With Flushing DEVICES; Flushing Valves Therefor 3

D06F - Laundering, Drying, Ironing, Pressing OR Folding Textile Articles 2

B05B - Spraying APPARATUS; Atomising APPARATUS; Nozzles 2

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

G05B - Control OR Regulating Systems IN GENERAL; Functional Elements OF Such SYSTEMS; Monitoring OR Testing Arrangements FOR Such Systems OR Elements 1

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 1

H10N - Electric Solid-state Devices NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

C11C - Fatty Acids From Fats, Oils OR WAXES; CANDLES; Fats, Oils OR Fatty Acids BY Chemical Modification OF Fats, Oils, OR Fatty Acids Obtained Therefrom 1

A01N - Preservation OF Bodies OF Humans OR Animals OR Plants OR Parts Thereof ; Biocides, e.g. AS Disinfectants, AS Pesticides OR AS Herbicides ; Pest Repellants OR ATTRACTANTS; Plant Growth Regulators 1

B08B - Cleaning IN GENERAL; Prevention OF Fouling IN General 1

Top 13 of 13 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

Zobele ESPAÑA, S.A.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Zobele ESPAÑA, S.A.'s lead technology class is A61L (Methods OR Apparatus FOR Sterilising Materials OR Objects IN GENERAL; Disinfection, Sterilisation OR Deodorisation OF AIR; Chemical Aspects OF Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical ARTICLES;), 71.4% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61L
Ranked #14,412 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Zobele ESPAÑA, S.A. against Zeavision LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 29.5/100 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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