Where does First Institute OF Oceanography, Ministry OF Natural Resources rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), First Institute OF Oceanography, Ministry OF Natural Resources ranks #18,621 of 49,997 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.

Is First Institute OF Oceanography, Ministry OF Natural Resources's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for First Institute OF Oceanography, Ministry OF Natural Resources.

What does claim depth mean for First Institute OF Oceanography, Ministry OF Natural Resources's patents?

First Institute OF Oceanography, Ministry OF Natural Resources's patents average 6.7 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

First Institute OF Oceanography, Ministry OF Natural Resources

Q: How is the First Institute OF Oceanography, Ministry OF Natural Resources 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 PatentsView assignee record - 15 granted patents across 21 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2022–2025. 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: G01S (Radio DIRECTION-FINDING; Radio NAVIGATION; Determining Distance OR Velocity BY USE OF Radio WAVES; Locating OR Presence-detecting BY USE OF THE Reflection OR Reradiation OF Radio WAVES; Analogous Arra).

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, First ranks #18,621 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 15 patents across 21 technology areas.

#18,621
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 14%
by Innovation Score (49.8/100): 6.7
avg claims per patent

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R18621 · Foreign Corporation #18,621 · 15 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH

GRANTS-MICRO 15 grants
MID-PACK #18,621/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH FB Global Plumbing…
CPC-FOCUS G01S · 21 areas
INNOV-PAR 49.8/100
CLAIMS-SPARSE 6.7 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
SPAN-YRS 2022–2025 · 4y
BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: FB Global Plumbing Group 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 First’s 49.8 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 (19%) Velocity 20.0 pts (40%) Breadth 16.2 pts (33%) Claim depth 4.0 pts (8%)

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What this shows First's Innovation Score is 49.8/100 (top 14% 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 First?

Each dot is one of First’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). First’s own 6.7 claims/patent is at or below the 14.5 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where First's grants concentrate

First Institute OF Oceanography, Ministry OF Natural Resources is a focused PatentsView assignee: 21 CPC subclasses with 40% of grants classified under G01S (Radio DIRECTION-FINDING; Radio NAVIGATION; Determining Distance OR Velocity BY USE OF Radio WAVES; Locating OR Presence-detecting BY USE OF THE Reflection OR Reradiation OF Radio WAVES; Analogous Arra). Peak complete grant year is 2023 (7 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2022. By volume, First sits between FB Global Plumbing Group LLC and Fosber S.P.A..

First's three-year grant acceleration

First Institute OF Oceanography, Ministry OF Natural Resources shows 11 grants in 2022–2024 against only 0 in 2019–2021. That prior window is too thin for a growth multiple (rename and spin-out assignees look artificially high when the baseline is near zero), so PlainPatent withholds a ranked acceleration claim here.

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What this shows First holds 15 patents at rank #18,615, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near First

By rank, the assignees closest to #18,615 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01S (Radio Direction-finding)

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

First's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

50 Top 14% higher than 86% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2022–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2022–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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First Institute OF Oceanography, Ministry OF Natural Resources patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2022	1	6.7%
2023	7	46.7%
2024	3	20.0%
2025partial year	4	26.7%

Which technologies does First Institute OF Oceanography, Ministry OF Natural Resources patent most?

G01S - Radio DIRECTION-FINDING; Radio NAVIGATION; Determining Distance OR Velocity BY USE OF Radio WAVES; Locating OR Presence-detecting BY USE OF THE Reflection OR Reradiation OF Radio WAVES; Analogous Arrangements Using Other Waves 6

B63B - Ships OR Other Waterborne VESSELS; Equipment FOR Shipping 5

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 5

G01C - Measuring Distances, Levels OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; Gyroscopic INSTRUMENTS; Photogrammetry OR Videogrammetry 4

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 3

G05D - Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables 2

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 2

B66C - CRANES; Load-engaging Elements OR Devices FOR Cranes, Capstans, Winches, OR Tackles 1

H04R - Loudspeakers, Microphones, Gramophone Pick-ups OR Like Acoustic Electromechanical TRANSDUCERS; Deaf-aid SETS; Public Address Systems 1

E05B - LOCKS; Accessories THEREFOR; Handcuffs 1

G01T - Measurement OF Nuclear OR X-radiation 1

B63G - Offensive OR Defensive Arrangements ON VESSELS; MINE-LAYING; MINE-SWEEPING; SUBMARINES; Aircraft Carriers 1

G01K - Measuring TEMPERATURE; Measuring Quantity OF HEAT; Thermally-sensitive Elements NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

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

G21D - Nuclear Power Plant 1

Top 15 of 21 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

First Institute OF Oceanography, Ministry OF Natural Resources's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

First Institute OF Oceanography, Ministry OF Natural Resources's lead technology class is G01S (Radio DIRECTION-FINDING; Radio NAVIGATION; Determining Distance OR Velocity BY USE OF Radio WAVES; Locating OR Presence-detecting BY USE OF THE Reflection OR Reradiation OF Radio WAVES; Analogous Arra), 40% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01S
Ranked #18,621 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare First Institute OF Oceanography, Ministry OF Natural Resources against FB Global Plumbing Group LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 49.8/100 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

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.