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

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Zozo, Inc. ranks #18,327 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 Zozo, Inc. hold?

Zozo, Inc. holds 16 US utility patents granted between 2019 and 2025, spanning 9 technology areas.

What is Zozo, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Zozo, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 32.0 out of 100 (40th 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 Zozo, Inc. focus on?

Zozo, Inc.'s top technology area is G06T (Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General) with 3 patents, ranking #3,034 of 6,389 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 9 CPC subclasses total.

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

Zozo, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +300% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Zozo, Inc.'s patents?

Zozo, Inc.'s patents average 2.8 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 Zozo, 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 Foreign Corporation

Zozo, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 16 granted patents across 9 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2019–2025. 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: G06T (Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Zozo ranks #18,327 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 16 patents across 9 technology areas.

#18,327
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 40th percentile
by Innovation Score (32.0/100): 2.8
avg claims per patent: +300%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R18327 · Foreign Corporation #18,327 · 16 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 16 grants
MID-PACK #18,327/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Zero E
CPC-NARROW G06T · 9 areas
INNOV-THIN 32.0/100
CLAIMS-SPARSE 2.8 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +300% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Zero E Technologies, LLC (±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 Zozo’s 32.0 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 (31%) Velocity 10.0 pts (31%) Breadth 10.6 pts (33%) Claim depth 1.7 pts (5%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
GigaLane · near

32
Kohler India Private · near

32
Royal Holloway… · near

32
Xi'an ZTE NEW Software · near

32
Zozo · this assignee

32
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Zozo's Innovation Score is 32.0/100 (40th 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 Zozo?

Each dot is one of Zozo’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). Zozo’s own 2.8 claims/patent is at or below the 16.8 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Zozo's grants concentrate

Zozo, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 9 CPC subclasses with 18.8% of grants classified under G06T (Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General). Peak complete grant year is 2023 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2022. By volume, Zozo sits between ZF Airbag Germany GMBH and Zetta Research and Development LLC—ForC Series.

Zozo's three-year grant acceleration

Zozo, Inc. shows 6 grants in 2022–2024 against only 4 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.

ZF Airbag Germany

16
ZIP TOP

16
Ziva

16
Zopoise Technolog…

16
Zpower

16
ZS Pharma

16
Zero E

16
Zetta Research an…

16
Zozo ◀

16

What this shows Zozo holds 16 patents at rank #18,317, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Zozo

By rank, the assignees closest to #18,317 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06T (Image Data Processing OR Generation)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Zozo, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In G06T (Image Data Processing OR Generation), Zozo ranks #3,034 of 6,389 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (32 here).

Xi'an ZTE NEW Software Co., Ltd. 32 GigaLane Co., Ltd. 32 Kohler India Corporation Private Limited 32 Royal Holloway, University of London 32

Zozo's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

32 40th percentile higher than 40% 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 · 2019–2025

Grants by year

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

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Zozo, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2019	2	12.5%
2020	2	12.5%
2022	1	6.3%
2023	3	18.8%
2024	2	12.5%
2025partial year	6	37.5%

Which technologies does Zozo, Inc. patent most?

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 3

G06Q - Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory PURPOSES; Systems OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory Purposes, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

A41H - Appliances OR Methods FOR Making Clothes, e.g. FOR Dress-making OR FOR Tailoring, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

G01B - Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours 1

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 1

A43D - Machines, Tools, Equipment OR Methods FOR Manufacturing OR Repairing Footwear 1

G06V - Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding 1

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 1

A45D - Hairdressing OR Shaving Equipment ; Equipment FOR Cosmetics OR Cosmetic Treatments, e.g. FOR Manicuring OR Pedicuring 1

Top 9 of 9 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

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

Zozo, Inc.'s lead technology class is G06T (Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General), 18.8% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G06T
Ranked #18,327 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Zozo, Inc. against ZF Airbag Germany GMBH, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 32.0/100 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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