USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Bruker Nano, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 134 granted patents across 38 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G01Q (SCANNING-PROBE TECHNIQUES OR APPARATUS; APPLICATIONS OF SCANNING-PROBE TECHNIQUES, e.g. SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY [SPM]).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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134

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

16.8

Avg claims per patent

-3%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Bruker holds 134 US patents across 38 technology areas, rank #2,857 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#2,857
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 4%
by Innovation Score (58.5/100): 16.8
avg claims per patent: -3%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Bruker Nano, Inc. has been granted 134 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Bruker Nano, Inc. at rank #2,857 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 38 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 16.8 claims per patent with primary concentration in G01Q (SCANNING-PROBE TECHNIQUES OR APPARATUS; APPLICATIONS OF SCANNING-PROBE TECHNIQUES, e.g. SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY [SPM]). As a US Corporation, Bruker Nano, Inc. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Bruker sits between Second Sight Medical Products, Inc. (135 patents, rank #2,853) and Ingenico Inc. (134 patents, rank #2,861) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 58.5/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 66 grants, compared with 68 in the 2015–2019 window, a -3% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. The US Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.

Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. Bruker Nano, Inc.'s 16.8 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 38 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Bruker Nano, Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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135
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135
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135
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Immunomedics

134
Ingenico

134
Bruker Nano ◀

134

What this shows Bruker holds 134 patents at rank #2,857, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Bruker

By rank, the assignees closest to #2,857 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01Q (Scanning-probe Techniques OR Apparatus)

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

Bruker's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

59 Top 4% higher than 96% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

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

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Bruker Nano, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	14	10.4%
2016	15	11.2%
2017	14	10.4%
2018	11	8.2%
2019	14	10.4%
2020	6	4.5%
2021	11	8.2%
2022	16	11.9%
2023	20	14.9%
2024	9	6.7%
2025	4	3.0%

Which technologies does Bruker Nano, Inc. patent most?

G01Q - SCANNING-PROBE TECHNIQUES OR APPARATUS; APPLICATIONS OF SCANNING-PROBE TECHNIQUES, e.g. SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY [SPM] 74

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 56

B82Y - SPECIFIC USES OR APPLICATIONS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MEASUREMENT OR ANALYSIS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF NANOSTRUCTURES 31

G01B - MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS 14

G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS 14

H01J - ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS 12

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 11

H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10 10

G01T - MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION 10

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 8

H05K - PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS 8

G03F - PHOTOMECHANICAL PRODUCTION OF TEXTURED OR PATTERNED SURFACES, e.g. FOR PRINTING, FOR PROCESSING OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; MATERIALS THEREFOR; ORIGINALS THEREFOR; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED THEREFOR; 8

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 7

B08B - CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL 7

G21K - TECHNIQUES FOR HANDLING PARTICLES OR IONISING RADIATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; IRRADIATION DEVICES; GAMMA RAY OR X-RAY MICROSCOPES 7

Top 15 of 38 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#2,857

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

58.5 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does Bruker Nano, Inc. hold?

Bruker Nano, Inc. holds 134 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 38 technology areas.

What is Bruker Nano, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Bruker Nano, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 58.5 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Bruker Nano, Inc. focus on?

Bruker Nano, Inc.'s top technology area is G01Q (SCANNING-PROBE TECHNIQUES OR APPARATUS; APPLICATIONS OF SCANNING-PROBE TECHNIQUES, e.g. SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY [SPM]) with 74 patents. The company has filed patents in 38 CPC subclasses total.

Is Bruker Nano, Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Bruker Nano, Inc.'s recent filing velocity is -3% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

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

Bruker Nano, Inc.'s patents average 16.8 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Bruker Nano, 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.

How to use this portfolio

Bruker's 134 grants land it in the top 4% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - Bruker ranks #2,857 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in G01Q - see who else leads that technology area. G01Q leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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 byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.