Where does DIC Corporation (TOKYO) rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), DIC Corporation (TOKYO) ranks #18,536 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 DIC Corporation (TOKYO) hold?

DIC Corporation (TOKYO) holds 15 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2019, spanning 16 technology areas.

What is DIC Corporation (TOKYO)'s Innovation Score?

DIC Corporation (TOKYO) has an Innovation Score of 28.8 out of 100 (28th 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 DIC Corporation (TOKYO) focus on?

DIC Corporation (TOKYO)'s top technology area is C09K (Materials FOR Miscellaneous Applications, NOT Provided FOR Elsewhere) with 9 patents, ranking #312 of 1,605 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 16 CPC subclasses total.

Is DIC Corporation (TOKYO)'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

DIC Corporation (TOKYO)'s recent grant velocity is -100% 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 DIC Corporation (TOKYO)'s patents?

DIC Corporation (TOKYO)'s patents average 8.5 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 DIC Corporation (TOKYO) 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

DIC Corporation (TOKYO)

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 15 granted patents across 16 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2019. 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: C09K (Materials FOR Miscellaneous Applications, NOT Provided FOR Elsewhere).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, DIC ranks #18,536 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 15 patents across 16 technology areas.

#18,536
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 28th percentile
by Innovation Score (28.8/100): 8.5
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R18536 · Foreign Corporation #18,536 · 15 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 15 grants
MID-PACK #18,536/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Decision Sciences…
CPC-FOCUS C09K · 16 areas
INNOV-THIN 28.8/100
CLAIMS-PAR 8.5 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Decision Sciences Medical Company, 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 DIC’s 28.8 Innovation Score adds up

The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.

Volume 9.6 pts (33%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 14.1 pts (49%) Claim depth 5.1 pts (18%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
DIC (TOKYO) · this assignee

29
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows DIC's Innovation Score is 28.8/100 (28th 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 DIC?

Each dot is one of DIC’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). DIC’s own 8.5 claims/patent is at or below the 13.5 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

DIC vs its 8 nearest volume peers: granted patents vs average claims per patent. Source: USPTO PatentsView.

Where DIC's grants concentrate

DIC Corporation (TOKYO) is a focused PatentsView assignee: 16 CPC subclasses with 60% of grants classified under C09K (Materials FOR Miscellaneous Applications, NOT Provided FOR Elsewhere). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (6 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2017. By volume, DIC sits between Decision Sciences Medical Company, LLC and DNA Script.

Decision Sciences…

15
Delsey

15
Dexcel Pharma

15
Dialpad

15
Dipharma Francis…

15
Dish Network

15
DL Chemical

15
DNA Script

15
DIC (Tokyo) ◀

15

What this shows DIC holds 15 patents at rank #18,529, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near DIC

By rank, the assignees closest to #18,529 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C09K (Materials FOR Miscellaneous Applications)

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

DIC's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

29 28th percentile higher than 28% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2019

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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DIC Corporation (TOKYO) patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	4	26.7%
2017	2	13.3%
2018	6	40.0%
2019	3	20.0%

Which technologies does DIC Corporation (TOKYO) patent most?

C09K - Materials FOR Miscellaneous Applications, NOT Provided FOR Elsewhere 9

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 6

C09D - Coating Compositions, e.g. Paints, Varnishes OR LACQUERS; Filling PASTES; Chemical Paint OR INK REMOVERS; INKS; Correcting FLUIDS; WOODSTAINS; Pastes OR Solids FOR Colouring OR PRINTING; USE OF Materials Therefor 3

C08G - Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than BY Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds 2

C25D - Processes FOR THE Electrolytic OR Electrophoretic Production OF COATINGS; ELECTROFORMING; Apparatus Therefor 1

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 1

C07C - Acyclic OR Carbocyclic Compounds 1

C08K - Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients 1

C01P - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Structural AND Physical Aspects OF Solid Inorganic Compounds 1

C09C - Treatment OF Inorganic Materials, Other Than Fibrous Fillers, TO Enhance Their Pigmenting OR Filling Properties ; Preparation OF Carbon Black ; ; Preparation OF Inorganic Materials Which ARE NO Single Chemical Compounds AND Which ARE Mainly Used AS Pigments OR Fillers 1

C08F - Macromolecular Compounds Obtained BY Reactions Only Involving Carbon-to-carbon Unsaturated Bonds 1

C08L - Compositions OF Macromolecular Compounds 1

H10K - Organic Electric Solid-state Devices 1

C09J - ADHESIVES; Non-mechanical Aspects OF Adhesive Processes IN GENERAL; Adhesive Processes NOT Provided FOR ELSEWHERE; USE OF Materials AS Adhesives 1

B41J - TYPEWRITERS; Selective Printing Mechanisms, i.e. Mechanisms Printing Otherwise Than From A FORME; Correction OF Typographical Errors 1

Top 15 of 16 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

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What to do with this data

DIC Corporation (TOKYO)'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

DIC Corporation (TOKYO)'s lead technology class is C09K (Materials FOR Miscellaneous Applications, NOT Provided FOR Elsewhere), 60% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore C09K
Ranked #18,536 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare DIC Corporation (TOKYO) against Decision Sciences Medical Company, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 28.8/100 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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