Where does ZPower, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), ZPower, LLC ranks #18,328 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 ZPower, LLC hold?

ZPower, LLC holds 16 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2020, spanning 10 technology areas.

What is ZPower, LLC's Innovation Score?

ZPower, LLC has an Innovation Score of 30.5 out of 100 (35th 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 ZPower, LLC focus on?

ZPower, LLC's top technology area is H01M (Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy) with 12 patents, ranking #464 of 2,332 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 10 CPC subclasses total.

Is ZPower, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

ZPower, LLC's recent grant velocity is -93% 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 ZPower, LLC's patents?

ZPower, LLC's patents average 15.9 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 ZPower, LLC 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

ZPower, LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 16 granted patents across 10 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2020. 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: H01M (Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Zpower ranks #18,328 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 16 patents across 10 technology areas.

#18,328
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 35th percentile
by Innovation Score (30.5/100): 15.9
avg claims per patent: -93%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R18328 · US Corporation #18,328 · 16 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 16 grants
MID-PACK #18,328/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Zero E
CPC-FOCUS H01M · 10 areas
INNOV-THIN 30.5/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.9 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -93% 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 Zpower’s 30.5 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 9.8 pts (32%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 11.2 pts (37%) Claim depth 9.6 pts (31%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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ZPower · this assignee

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Zpower's Innovation Score is 30.5/100 (35th 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 Zpower?

Each dot is one of Zpower’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). Zpower’s own 15.9 claims/patent is ABOVE the 4.8 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Zpower's grants concentrate

ZPower, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 10 CPC subclasses with 75% of grants classified under H01M (Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2020. By volume, Zpower sits between ZIP TOP LLC and Zhaoqing Yitai Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd..

ZIP TOP

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Ziva

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Zopoise Technolog…

16
Zozo

16
ZS Pharma

16
Zero E

16
Zetta Research an…

16
Zhaoqing Yitai In…

16
Zpower ◀

16

What this shows ZPower holds 16 patents at rank #18,318, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near ZPower

By rank, the assignees closest to #18,318 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H01M (Processes OR Means)

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

Zpower's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

31 35th percentile higher than 35% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2020

Grants by year

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

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ZPower, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	4	25.0%
2016	4	25.0%
2017	3	18.8%
2018	2	12.5%
2019	2	12.5%
2020	1	6.3%

Which technologies does ZPower, LLC patent most?

H01M - Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy 12

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 12

H02J - Circuit Arrangements OR Systems FOR Supplying OR Distributing Electric POWER; Systems FOR Storing Electric Energy 3

Y02P - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN THE Production OR Processing OF Goods 2

H04R - Loudspeakers, Microphones, Gramophone Pick-ups OR Like Acoustic Electromechanical TRANSDUCERS; Deaf-aid SETS; Public Address Systems 2

C01G - Compounds Containing Metals NOT Covered BY Subclasses C01d OR C01f 1

C01P - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Structural AND Physical Aspects OF Solid Inorganic Compounds 1

B29L - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclass B29c, Relating TO Particular Articles 1

B29C - Shaping OR Joining OF PLASTICS; Shaping OF Material IN A Plastic State, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; After-treatment OF THE Shaped Products, e.g. Repairing 1

B29K - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses B29b, B29c OR B29d, Relating TO Moulding Materials OR TO Materials FOR ; Moulds, ; Reinforcements, Fillers OR Preformed Parts, e.g. Inserts 1

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

ZPower, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

ZPower, LLC's lead technology class is H01M (Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy), 75% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H01M
Ranked #18,328 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare ZPower, LLC against ZIP TOP LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 30.5/100 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

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