USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 1,164 granted patents across 176 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: B32B (LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM).

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

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1,164

Total patents granted

176

CPC technology areas

12.0

Avg claims per patent

+21%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Dai holds 1,164 US patents across 176 technology areas, rank #377 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#377
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 2%
by Innovation Score (62.6/100): 12.0
avg claims per patent: +21%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. has been granted 1,164 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. at rank #377 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 176 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 12.0 claims per patent with primary concentration in B32B (LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM). As a Foreign Corporation, Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Dai sits between Quanta Computer Inc. (1,171 patents, rank #373) and The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Army (1,151 patents, rank #381) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 62.6/100 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 637 grants, compared with 527 in the 2015–2019 window, a +21% 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. Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.'s 12.0 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while a diversified footprint across 100+ CPC subclasses spreads risk across many technology fronts. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows Dai holds 1,164 patents at rank #377, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Dai

By rank, the assignees closest to #377 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B32B (Layered Products)

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

Dai's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

63 Top 2% higher than 98% 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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Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	117	10.1%
2016	105	9.0%
2017	101	8.7%
2018	96	8.2%
2019	108	9.3%
2020	119	10.2%
2021	117	10.1%
2022	101	8.7%
2023	99	8.5%
2024	114	9.8%
2025	87	7.5%

Which technologies does Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. patent most?

B32B - LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM 305

G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS 301

G02F - OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS 175

H10K - ORGANIC ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES 147

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 136

B41M - PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING, 116

B29C - SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING 114

H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10 112

Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION 108

C23C - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL BY DIFFUSION INTO THE SURFACE, BY CHEMICAL CONVERSION OR SUBSTITUTION; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL 103

H05K - PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS 87

H01M - PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY 83

G03H - HOLOGRAPHIC PROCESSES OR APPARATUS 70

B67C - CLEANING, FILLING WITH LIQUIDS OR SEMILIQUIDS, OR EMPTYING, OF BOTTLES, JARS, CANS, CASKS, BARRELS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; FUNNELS 69

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 66

Top 15 of 176 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Strong

Tech Breadth Diversified

Claim Depth Simple

Velocity Growing

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#377

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

62.6 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 Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. hold?

Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. holds 1,164 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 176 technology areas.

What is Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.'s Innovation Score?

Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. has an Innovation Score of 62.6 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. focus on?

Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.'s top technology area is B32B (LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM) with 305 patents. The company has filed patents in 176 CPC subclasses total.

Is Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.'s recent filing velocity is +21% compared to the prior five-year period. The company is maintaining or growing its patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.'s patents?

Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.'s patents average 12.0 claims each. This is relatively simple claim structure, typical for focused inventions.

How is the Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. 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

Dai's 1,164 grants land it in the top 2% 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 - Dai ranks #377 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in B32B - see who else leads that technology area. B32B 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.