Where does ZON, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), ZON, Inc. ranks #7,806 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 ZON, Inc. hold?

ZON, Inc. holds 42 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2021, spanning 10 technology areas.

What is ZON, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

ZON, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 28.7 out of 100 (28th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does ZON, Inc. focus on?

ZON, Inc.'s top technology area is Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution) with 11 patents, ranking #1,181 of 5,963 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 10 CPC subclasses total.

Is ZON, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

ZON, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -60% 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 ZON, Inc.'s patents?

ZON, Inc.'s patents average 7.5 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 ZON, Inc. 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

ZON, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 42 granted patents across 10 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2021. 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: Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, ZON ranks #7,806 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 42 patents across 10 technology areas.

#7,806
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 28th percentile
by Innovation Score (28.7/100): 7.5
avg claims per patent: -60%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R7806 · US Corporation #7,806 · 42 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 42 grants
UPPER-Q #7,806/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH nVent Services
CPC-FOCUS Y02E · 10 areas
INNOV-THIN 28.7/100
CLAIMS-SPARSE 7.5 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -60% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: nVent Services GmbH (±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 ZON’s 28.7 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 13.0 pts (45%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 11.2 pts (39%) Claim depth 4.5 pts (16%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
CAN Mobilities · near

29
Pregis · near

29
Yangtze River… · near

29
Arktura · near

29
ZON · this assignee

29
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows ZON's Innovation Score is 28.7/100 (28th 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 ZON?

Each dot is one of ZON’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). ZON’s own 7.5 claims/patent is at or below the 14.0 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where ZON's grants concentrate

ZON, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 10 CPC subclasses with 26.2% of grants classified under Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (11 grants) versus a trough of 3 in 2017. By volume, ZON sits between Wind River Systems, Inc. and Altr Solutions, Inc..

Wind River Systems

42
WÄRtsilÄ Finland…

42
Xiamen Galenpoo K…

42
Zhejiang Geely Au…

42
Zhuhai Kelitong

42
nvent Services

42
ZON ◀

42
Agrofresh

41
Altr Solutions

41

What this shows ZON holds 42 patents at rank #7,804, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near ZON

By rank, the assignees closest to #7,804 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for ZON, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions), ZON ranks #1,181 of 5,963 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (29 here).

Arktura LLC 29 Yangtze River Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd. 29 CAN Mobilities, Inc. 29 Pregis LLC 29

ZON's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

29 28th percentile higher than 28% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2021

Grants by year

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

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ZON, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	4	9.5%
2016	11	26.2%
2017	3	7.1%
2018	5	11.9%
2019	7	16.7%
2020	8	19.0%
2021	4	9.5%

Which technologies does ZON, Inc. patent most?

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 11

H10F - Inorganic Semiconductor Devices Sensitive TO Infrared Radiation, Light, Electromagnetic Radiation OF Shorter Wavelength OR Corpuscular Radiation 11

A45B - Walking Sticks ; UMBRELLAS; Ladies' OR Like Fans 11

H02J - Circuit Arrangements OR Systems FOR Supplying OR Distributing Electric POWER; Systems FOR Storing Electric Energy 11

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 6

B23P - Metal-working NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Combined OPERATIONS; Universal Machine Tools 6

H02S - Generation OF Electric Power BY Conversion OF Infrared Radiation, Visible Light OR Ultraviolet Light, e.g. Using Photovoltaic [PV] Modules 6

H01M - Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy 5

Y02B - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Buildings, e.g. Housing, House Appliances OR Related End-user Applications 5

A47C - CHAIRS; SOFAS; Beds 2

Top 10 of 10 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

ZON, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

ZON, Inc.'s lead technology class is Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution), 26.2% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore Y02E
Ranked #7,806 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare ZON, Inc. against Wind River Systems, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 28.7/100 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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