Where does CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche ranks #39,526 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 CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche hold?

CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2020, spanning 12 technology areas.

What is CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche's Innovation Score?

CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche has an Innovation Score of 31.9 out of 100 (39th 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 CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche focus on?

CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche's top technology area is G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus) with 2 patents. Grants appear in 12 CPC subclasses total.

Is CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche's recent grant velocity is -80% 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 CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche's patents?

CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche's patents average 21.5 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 CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche 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

CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 12 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: G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, CNR ranks #39,526 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 12 technology areas.

#39,526
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 39th percentile
by Innovation Score (31.9/100): 21.5
avg claims per patent: -80%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R39526 · Foreign Corporation #39,526 · 6 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #39,526/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Cmotion
CPC-FOCUS G02B · 12 areas
INNOV-THIN 31.9/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 21.5 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -80% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Cmotion Technologies Limited (±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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
CNR Consiglio… · this assignee

32
3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows CNR's Innovation Score is 31.9/100 (39th 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.

Where CNR's grants concentrate

CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche is a focused PatentsView assignee: 12 CPC subclasses with 33.3% of grants classified under G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, CNR sits between Cmotion Technologies Limited and Codagenix Inc..

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What this shows CNR holds 6 patents at rank #39,400, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near CNR

By rank, the assignees closest to #39,400 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G02B (Optical Elements)

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

CNR's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

32 39th percentile higher than 39% 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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CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	16.7%
2016	2	33.3%
2018	2	33.3%
2020	1	16.7%

Which technologies does CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche patent most?

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 2

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 1

G01J - Measurement OF Intensity, Velocity, Spectral Content, Polarisation, Phase OR Pulse Characteristics OF Infrared, Visible OR Ultraviolet LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; Radiation Pyrometry 1

H10N - Electric Solid-state Devices NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 1

Y10S - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former Uspc Cross-reference ART Collections [XRACs] AND Digests 1

H10F - Inorganic Semiconductor Devices Sensitive TO Infrared Radiation, Light, Electromagnetic Radiation OF Shorter Wavelength OR Corpuscular Radiation 1

B82Y - Specific Uses OR Applications OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Measurement OR Analysis OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Manufacture OR Treatment OF Nanostructures 1

C01B - Non-metallic ELEMENTS; Compounds THEREOF; ; Metalloids OR Compounds Thereof NOT Covered BY Subclass C01c 1

A61L - Methods OR Apparatus FOR Sterilising Materials OR Objects IN GENERAL; Disinfection, Sterilisation OR Deodorisation OF AIR; Chemical Aspects OF Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical ARTICLES; Materials FOR Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical Articles 1

A61F - Filters Implantable Into Blood VESSELS; PROSTHESES; Devices Providing Patency TO, OR Preventing Collapsing OF, Tubular Structures OF THE Body, e.g. STENTS; Orthopaedic, Nursing OR Contraceptive DEVICES; FOMENTATION; Treatment OR Protection OF Eyes OR EARS; Bandages, Dressings OR Absorbent PADS; Firs 1

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 1

Top 12 of 12 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#39,526

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

31.9 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche's lead technology class is G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus), 33.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G02B
Ranked #39,526 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche against Cmotion Technologies Limited, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 31.9/100 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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