Where does Astroscale Japan Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Astroscale Japan Inc. ranks #44,891 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 Astroscale Japan Inc. hold?

Astroscale Japan Inc. holds 5 US utility patents granted between 2018 and 2024, spanning 6 technology areas.

What is Astroscale Japan Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Astroscale Japan Inc. has an Innovation Score of 23.7 out of 100 (13th 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 Astroscale Japan Inc. focus on?

Astroscale Japan Inc.'s top technology area is B64G (COSMONAUTICS; Vehicles OR Equipment Therefor) with 5 patents, ranking #64 of 230 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 6 CPC subclasses total.

Is Astroscale Japan Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Astroscale Japan Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -33% 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 Astroscale Japan Inc.'s patents?

Astroscale Japan Inc.'s patents average 11.0 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 Astroscale Japan 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

Astroscale Japan Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 6 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2018–2024. 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: B64G (COSMONAUTICS; Vehicles OR Equipment Therefor).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Astroscale ranks #44,891 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 6 technology areas.

#44,891
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 13th percentile
by Innovation Score (23.7/100): 11.0
avg claims per patent: -33%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R44891 · Foreign Corporation #44,891 · 5 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
LOWER-Q #44,891/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Associated Hygienic…
CPC-NARROW B64G · 6 areas
INNOV-THIN 23.7/100
CLAIMS-PAR 11.0 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DOWN -33% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Associated Hygienic Products 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 Astroscale’s 23.7 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 6.2 pts (26%) Velocity 2.2 pts (9%) Breadth 8.7 pts (37%) Claim depth 6.6 pts (28%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Astroscale Japan · this assignee

24
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Astroscale's Innovation Score is 23.7/100 (13th 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 Astroscale?

Each dot is one of Astroscale’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). Astroscale’s own 11.0 claims/patent is at or below the 16.2 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Astroscale's grants concentrate

Astroscale Japan Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 6 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under B64G (COSMONAUTICS; Vehicles OR Equipment Therefor). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, Astroscale sits between Associated Hygienic Products LLC and AT&T Global Network Services France SAS.

Astroscale's three-year grant acceleration

Astroscale Japan Inc. shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 3 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.

Associated Hygien…

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Astom

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5
Astroscale Japan ◀

5

What this shows Astroscale holds 5 patents at rank #44,643, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Astroscale

By rank, the assignees closest to #44,643 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B64G (Cosmonautics)

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

Astroscale's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

24 13th percentile higher than 13% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2018–2024

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2018–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Astroscale Japan Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2018	1	20.0%
2019	2	40.0%
2021	1	20.0%
2024	1	20.0%

Which technologies does Astroscale Japan Inc. patent most?

B64G - COSMONAUTICS; Vehicles OR Equipment Therefor 5

F16D - Couplings FOR Transmitting ROTATION; CLUTCHES; Brakes 1

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

G01C - Measuring Distances, Levels OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; Gyroscopic INSTRUMENTS; Photogrammetry OR Videogrammetry 1

G01S - Radio DIRECTION-FINDING; Radio NAVIGATION; Determining Distance OR Velocity BY USE OF Radio WAVES; Locating OR Presence-detecting BY USE OF THE Reflection OR Reradiation OF Radio WAVES; Analogous Arrangements Using Other Waves 1

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 1

Top 6 of 6 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

Astroscale Japan Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Astroscale Japan Inc.'s lead technology class is B64G (COSMONAUTICS; Vehicles OR Equipment Therefor), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B64G
Ranked #44,891 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Astroscale Japan Inc. against Associated Hygienic Products LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 23.7/100 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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