Where does ZTE Microelectronics Technology Co., Ltd rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), ZTE Microelectronics Technology Co., Ltd ranks #22,089 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 ZTE Microelectronics Technology Co., Ltd hold?

ZTE Microelectronics Technology Co., Ltd holds 13 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2018, spanning 7 technology areas.

What is ZTE Microelectronics Technology Co., Ltd's Innovation Score?

ZTE Microelectronics Technology Co., Ltd has an Innovation Score of 25.8 out of 100 (18th 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 ZTE Microelectronics Technology Co., Ltd focus on?

ZTE Microelectronics Technology Co., Ltd's top technology area is H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication) with 7 patents, ranking #3,127 of 8,956 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 7 CPC subclasses total.

Is ZTE Microelectronics Technology Co., Ltd's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

ZTE Microelectronics Technology Co., Ltd's recent grant velocity is -100% 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 ZTE Microelectronics Technology Co., Ltd's patents?

ZTE Microelectronics Technology Co., Ltd's patents average 12.2 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 ZTE Microelectronics Technology Co., Ltd 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

ZTE Microelectronics Technology Co., Ltd

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 13 granted patents across 7 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2018. 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: H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, ZTE ranks #22,089 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 13 patents across 7 technology areas.

#22,089
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 18th percentile
by Innovation Score (25.8/100): 12.2
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R22089 · Foreign Corporation #22,089 · 13 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 13 grants
MID-PACK #22,089/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Zambon S P A
CPC-NARROW H04L · 7 areas
INNOV-THIN 25.8/100
CLAIMS-RICH 12.2 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Zambon S.P.A. (±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 ZTE’s 25.8 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 9.1 pts (35%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 9.4 pts (36%) Claim depth 7.3 pts (28%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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ZTE Microelectronics… · this assignee

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows ZTE's Innovation Score is 25.8/100 (18th 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 ZTE?

Each dot is one of ZTE’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). ZTE’s own 12.2 claims/patent is at or below the 16.0 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where ZTE's grants concentrate

ZTE Microelectronics Technology Co., Ltd is a focused PatentsView assignee: 7 CPC subclasses with 53.8% of grants classified under H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (7 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, ZTE sits between Zhejiang Sanhua Climate AND Appliance Controls Group Co., Ltd. and Zetta, LLC.

Zhejiang Sanhua C…

13
Zhejiang Sanhua

13
Zhuhai Hengqin Su…

13
Zoll Respicardia

13
Zynerba Pharmaceu…

13
ZYP Coatings

13
Zambon S P A

13
Zetta

13
ZTE Microelectron… ◀

13

What this shows ZTE holds 13 patents at rank #22,076, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near ZTE

By rank, the assignees closest to #22,076 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information)

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

ZTE's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

26 18th percentile higher than 18% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2018

Grants by year

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

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ZTE Microelectronics Technology Co., Ltd patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	7.7%
2016	7	53.8%
2017	3	23.1%
2018	2	15.4%

Which technologies does ZTE Microelectronics Technology Co., Ltd patent most?

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 7

H04B - Transmission 7

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 6

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 2

Y02D - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN Information AND Communication Technologies [ICT], I.E. Information AND Communication Technologies Aiming AT THE Reduction OF Their OWN Energy USE 1

G11C - Static Stores 1

H04J - Multiplex Communication 1

Top 7 of 7 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

ZTE Microelectronics Technology Co., Ltd's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

ZTE Microelectronics Technology Co., Ltd's lead technology class is H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication), 53.8% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H04L
Ranked #22,089 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare ZTE Microelectronics Technology Co., Ltd against Zhejiang Sanhua Climate AND Appliance Controls Group Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 25.8/100 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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