USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Canon Finetech Nisca Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 242 granted patents across 30 technology areas, active 2017–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: B65H (HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES).

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

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242

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

11.4

Avg claims per patent

+2%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Canon holds 242 US patents across 30 technology areas, rank #1,697 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,697
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 17%
by Innovation Score (48.0/100): 11.4
avg claims per patent: +2%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Canon Finetech Nisca Inc. has been granted 242 US utility patents between 2017 and 2025, placing Canon Finetech Nisca Inc. at rank #1,697 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 30 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 11.4 claims per patent with primary concentration in B65H (HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES). As a Foreign Corporation, Canon Finetech Nisca Inc. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Canon sits between Delphi Technologies IP Limited (243 patents, rank #1,693) and Dometic Sweden AB (241 patents, rank #1,701) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 48.0/100 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 122 grants, compared with 120 in the 2015–2019 window, a +2% shift in five-year velocity. Steady filing volume suggests sustained innovation without dramatic pivots. The Foreign 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. Canon Finetech Nisca Inc.'s 11.4 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while a multi-domain presence across 30 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Canon Finetech Nisca Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Delphi IP

243
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243
Spring Meadow Nur…

243
Stora Enso OYJ

243
Foxconn (Kunshan)…

242
Shindengen Electr…

242
Stats Chippac

242
Canon Finetech Ni… ◀

242
Dometic Sweden AB

241

What this shows Canon holds 242 patents at rank #1,697, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Canon

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,697 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B65H (Handling THIN OR Filamentary Material)

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

Canon's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

48 Top 17% higher than 83% of 50,000 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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Canon Finetech Nisca Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	15	6.2%
2018	54	22.3%
2019	51	21.1%
2020	41	16.9%
2021	25	10.3%
2022	24	9.9%
2023	18	7.4%
2024	8	3.3%
2025	6	2.5%

Which technologies does Canon Finetech Nisca Inc. patent most?

B65H - HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES 179

G03G - ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY 124

B42C - BOOKBINDING 52

B42B - PERMANENTLY ATTACHING TOGETHER SHEETS, QUIRES OR SIGNATURES OR PERMANENTLY ATTACHING OBJECTS THERETO 45

B41J - TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS 44

B31F - MECHANICAL WORKING OR DEFORMATION OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER 39

B26F - PERFORATING; PUNCHING; CUTTING-OUT; STAMPING-OUT; SEVERING BY MEANS OTHER THAN CUTTING 14

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 12

B41M - PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING, 11

B26D - CUTTING; DETAILS COMMON TO MACHINES FOR PERFORATING, PUNCHING, CUTTING-OUT, STAMPING-OUT OR SEVERING 11

G06K - GRAPHICAL DATA READING ; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS 8

B27F - DOVETAILED WORK; TENONS; SLOTTING MACHINES FOR WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIAL; NAILING OR STAPLING MACHINES 8

B42F - SHEETS TEMPORARILY ATTACHED TOGETHER; FILING APPLIANCES; FILE CARDS; INDEXING 5

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 4

B32B - LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM 4

Top 15 of 30 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Simple

Velocity Growing

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,697

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

48.0 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 Canon Finetech Nisca Inc. hold?

Canon Finetech Nisca Inc. holds 242 US granted patents filed between 2017 and 2025, spanning 30 technology areas.

What is Canon Finetech Nisca Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Canon Finetech Nisca Inc. has an Innovation Score of 48.0 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Canon Finetech Nisca Inc. focus on?

Canon Finetech Nisca Inc.'s top technology area is B65H (HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES) with 179 patents. The company has filed patents in 30 CPC subclasses total.

Is Canon Finetech Nisca Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Canon Finetech Nisca Inc.'s recent filing velocity is +2% compared to the prior five-year period. The company is maintaining or growing its patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Canon Finetech Nisca Inc.'s patents?

Canon Finetech Nisca Inc.'s patents average 11.4 claims each. This is relatively simple claim structure, typical for focused inventions.

How is the Canon Finetech Nisca 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

Canon's 242 grants land it in the top 17% 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 - Canon ranks #1,697 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in B65H - see who else leads that technology area. B65H 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.