Where does ZPE Systems, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), ZPE Systems, Inc. ranks #12,326 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 ZPE Systems, Inc. hold?

ZPE Systems, Inc. holds 25 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2025, spanning 4 technology areas.

What is ZPE Systems, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

ZPE Systems, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 40.5 out of 100 (top 35% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does ZPE Systems, Inc. focus on?

ZPE Systems, Inc.'s top technology area is G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing) with 20 patents, ranking #2,074 of 13,878 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 4 CPC subclasses total.

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

ZPE Systems, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +260% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

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

ZPE Systems, Inc.'s patents average 18.0 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 ZPE Systems, 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

ZPE Systems, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 25 granted patents across 4 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2025. 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: G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, ZPE ranks #12,326 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 25 patents across 4 technology areas.

#12,326
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 35%
by Innovation Score (40.5/100): 18.0
avg claims per patent: +260%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R12326 · US Corporation #12,326 · 25 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 25 grants
UPPER-Q #12,326/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Xirrus
CPC-NARROW G06F · 4 areas
INNOV-PAR 40.5/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.0 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +260% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Xirrus, 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 ZPE’s 40.5 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 11.3 pts (28%) Velocity 11.4 pts (28%) Breadth 7.1 pts (17%) Claim depth 10.8 pts (27%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Accedian Networks · near

41
Adaptix · near

41
Kumu Networks · near

41
Xicato · near

41
ZPE Systems · this assignee

41
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows ZPE's Innovation Score is 40.5/100 (top 35% 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 ZPE?

Each dot is one of ZPE’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). ZPE’s own 18.0 claims/patent is at or below the 18.0 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where ZPE's grants concentrate

ZPE Systems, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 4 CPC subclasses with 80% of grants classified under G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing). Peak complete grant year is 2024 (7 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2019. By volume, ZPE sits between Xirrus, Inc. and Zodiac Seats France.

ZPE's three-year grant acceleration

ZPE Systems, Inc. shows 12 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.

Xirrus

25
Zenith Epigenetics

25
Zhejiang Jiecang…

25
Zora Biosciences…

25
Zendesk

25
Zero Friction

25
Zipline Medical

25
Zodiac Seats Fran…

25
ZPE Systems ◀

25

What this shows ZPE holds 25 patents at rank #12,318, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near ZPE

By rank, the assignees closest to #12,318 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for ZPE, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing), ZPE ranks #2,074 of 13,878 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (41 here).

Adaptix Ltd 41 Xicato, Inc. 41 Kumu Networks, Inc. 41 Accedian Networks Inc. 41

ZPE's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

41 Top 35% higher than 65% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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ZPE Systems, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	2	8.0%
2018	2	8.0%
2019	1	4.0%
2020	4	16.0%
2021	2	8.0%
2022	3	12.0%
2023	2	8.0%
2024	7	28.0%
2025partial year	2	8.0%

Which technologies does ZPE Systems, Inc. patent most?

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 20

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 20

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 11

H01R - Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors 9

Top 4 of 4 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

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

ZPE Systems, Inc.'s lead technology class is G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing), 80% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G06F
Ranked #12,326 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare ZPE Systems, Inc. against Xirrus, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 40.5/100 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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