USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

CNR Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 12 technology areas, active 2015–2020. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G02B (OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS).

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

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

21.5

Avg claims per patent

-80%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

CNR holds 6 US patents across 12 technology areas, rank #39,400 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#39,400
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 61%
by Innovation Score (31.9/100): 21.5
avg claims per patent: -80%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

CNR Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche has been granted 6 US utility patents between 2015 and 2020, placing CNR Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche at rank #39,400 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 12 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 21.5 claims per patent with primary concentration in G02B (OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS). As a Foreign Corporation, CNR Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, CNR sits between Cmotion Technologies Limited (6 patents, rank #39,396) and Codagenix Inc. (6 patents, rank #39,404) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 31.9/100 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 1 grants, compared with 5 in the 2015–2019 window, a -80% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. 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. CNR Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche's 21.5 average claims per patent reflects complex, broadly scoped inventions that are difficult for competitors to design around, while concentration in 12 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark CNR Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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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, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)

32 Top 61% higher than 39% of 50,000 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

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Focused

Claim Depth Complex

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#39,400

Across all 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?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does CNR Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche hold?

CNR Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche holds 6 US granted patents filed 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. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing 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. The company has filed patents in 12 CPC subclasses total.

Is CNR Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

CNR Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche's recent filing velocity is -80% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing 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 indicates complex, broadly scoped patents that are harder for competitors to design around.

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.

How to use this portfolio

CNR's 6 grants land it in the top 61% 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 - CNR ranks #39,400 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in G02B - see who else leads that technology area. G02B 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.