Overall rank by patents
#18,615
Across all tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 15 granted patents across 21 technology areas, active 2022–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. 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).
The verdict
First holds 15 US patents across 21 technology areas, rank #18,615 of 50,000 tracked assignees.
First Institute OF Oceanography, Ministry OF Natural Resources has been granted 15 US utility patents between 2022 and 2025, placing First Institute OF Oceanography, Ministry OF Natural Resources at rank #18,615 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 21 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 6.7 claims per patent with primary concentration in 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). As a Foreign Corporation, First Institute OF Oceanography, Ministry OF Natural Resources is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. The composite Innovation Score of 49.8/100 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. Historical data spans 2022 through 2025, with 15 total grants over that period. Velocity comparisons require five years of historical filings to calibrate. 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. First Institute OF Oceanography, Ministry OF Natural Resources's 6.7 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while a multi-domain presence across 21 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark First Institute OF Oceanography, Ministry OF Natural Resources against peers pursuing similar technology classes.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus the largest corporate holders, this company marked ◀
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
106,890 patents
International Business Machines Corporation
72,926 patents
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
34,378 patents
LG ELECTRONICS INC.
32,607 patents
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
31,041 patents
Apple Inc.
30,560 patents
QUALCOMM Incorporated
30,354 patents
Intel Corporation
27,498 patents
FIRST INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY, MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES
15 patents
What this shows First holds 15 patents, placing it at rank #18,615 overall, well behind the volume leaders but ahead of the tens of thousands of smaller assignees in the dataset.
First's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
50 Top 14% higher than 86% of 50,000 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2022–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 6.7% |
| 2023 | 7 | 46.7% |
| 2024 | 3 | 20.0% |
| 2025 | 4 | 26.7% |
Top 15 of 21 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#18,615
Across all tracked assignees
49.8 out of 100
How to use this portfolio
First's 15 grants land it in the top 14% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.
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.
First Institute OF Oceanography, Ministry OF Natural Resources's primary CPC class, all holders and yearly trends
See where First Institute OF Oceanography, Ministry OF Natural Resources ranks among the largest US patent assignees
Browse every CPC technology area by patent activity
The four dimensions behind the Innovation Score
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