Dainippon Screen MFG. Co., Ltd.
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 9 granted patents across 12 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2015. 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: B41J (TYPEWRITERS; Selective Printing Mechanisms, i.e. Mechanisms Printing Otherwise Than From A FORME; Correction OF Typographical Errors).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Dainippon ranks #28,528 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 9 patents across 12 technology areas.
- #28,528
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- 32nd percentile
- by Innovation Score (29.7/100)
- 15.8
- avg claims per patent
- -100%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R28528 · Foreign Corporation #28,528 · 9 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-MICRO 9 grants
- MID-PACK #28,528/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH C° Change Surgical
- CPC-FOCUS B41J · 12 areas
- INNOV-THIN 29.7/100
- CLAIMS-RICH 15.8 claims/avg
- TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
- VEL-DROP -100% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: C° Change Surgical LLC (±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.
How Dainippon’s 29.7 Innovation Score adds up
The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around Dainippon
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- Dainippon Screen MFG · this assignee 30
Dainippon Screen MFG · this assignee
30 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Dainippon's Innovation Score is 29.7/100 (32nd 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.
Does more volume mean deeper claims for Dainippon?
Each dot is one of Dainippon’s 8 nearest volume peers (same corpus rank neighbourhood as the chart above), placed by total granted patents (horizontal) against average claims per patent (vertical). Dainippon’s own 15.8 claims/patent is at or below the 15.9 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.
Where Dainippon's grants concentrate
Dainippon Screen MFG. Co., Ltd. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 12 CPC subclasses with 33.3% of grants classified under B41J (TYPEWRITERS; Selective Printing Mechanisms, i.e. Mechanisms Printing Otherwise Than From A FORME; Correction OF Typographical Errors). By volume, Dainippon sits between Cytonics Corporation and Davinci Lock LLC.
Who files at Dainippon's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Cytonics
Cytonics Corporation
9 patents
- C° Change Surgical
C° Change Surgical LLC
9 patents
- D2iq
D2iQ, Inc.
9 patents
- Daewoo Engineerin…
Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd
9 patents
- Dairymaster
Dairymaster
9 patents
- DAP Products
DAP Products, Inc.
9 patents
- Datt Life Science…
Datt Life Sciences Private Limited
9 patents
- Davinci Lock
Davinci Lock LLC
9 patents
- Dainippon Screen… ◀
Dainippon Screen MFG. Co., Ltd.
9 patents
What this shows Dainippon holds 9 patents at rank #28,523, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near Dainippon
By rank, the assignees closest to #28,523 in granted patent volume.
- Cytonics Corporation #28,519 · 9 patents
- C° Change Surgical LLC #28,520 · 9 patents
- D2iQ, Inc. #28,521 · 9 patents
- Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd #28,522 · 9 patents
- Dairymaster #28,524 · 9 patents
- DAP Products, Inc. #28,525 · 9 patents
- Datt Life Sciences Private Limited #28,526 · 9 patents
- Davinci Lock LLC #28,527 · 9 patents
Leaders in B41J (Typewriters)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Dainippon's primary technology class.
- Seiko Epson Corporation 5,146 in class
- Canon Kabushiki Kaisha 3,133 in class
- Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha 2,693 in class
- Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.P. 2,289 in class
- Ricoh Company, Ltd. 1,612 in class
- Xerox Corporation 781 in class
- Toshiba TEC Kabushiki Kaisha 615 in class
- Kyocera Document Solutions Inc. 553 in class
Dainippon's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
30 32nd percentile higher than 32% of 49,997 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Grants by year
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 9 | 100.0% |
Which technologies does Dainippon Screen MFG. Co., Ltd. patent most?
Top 12 of 12 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
Dainippon Screen MFG. Co., Ltd.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- Dainippon Screen MFG. Co., Ltd.'s lead technology class is B41J (TYPEWRITERS; Selective Printing Mechanisms, i.e. Mechanisms Printing Otherwise Than From A FORME; Correction OF Typographical Errors), 33.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B41J
- Ranked #28,528 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare Dainippon Screen MFG. Co., Ltd. against Cytonics Corporation, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 29.7/100 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.
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