Fujiwa Denki Co., Ltd.
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 17 granted patents across 5 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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: B22D (Casting OF METALS; Casting OF Other Substances BY THE Same Processes OR Devices).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Fujiwa ranks #16,813 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 17 patents across 5 technology areas.
- #16,813
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- 27th percentile
- by Innovation Score (28.4/100)
- 11.1
- avg claims per patent
- +29%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R16813 · Foreign Corporation #16,813 · 17 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-UP · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-MICRO 17 grants
- MID-PACK #16,813/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH FormFactor Beaverton
- CPC-NARROW B22D · 5 areas
- INNOV-THIN 28.4/100
- CLAIMS-PAR 11.1 claims/avg
- TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
- VEL-UP +29% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: FormFactor Beaverton, Inc. (±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 Fujiwa’s 28.4 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 Fujiwa
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- Fujiwa Denki · this assignee 28
Fujiwa Denki · this assignee
28 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Fujiwa's Innovation Score is 28.4/100 (27th 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 Fujiwa?
Each dot is one of Fujiwa’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). Fujiwa’s own 11.1 claims/patent is at or below the 15.3 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.
Where Fujiwa's grants concentrate
Fujiwa Denki Co., Ltd. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 5 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under B22D (Casting OF METALS; Casting OF Other Substances BY THE Same Processes OR Devices). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2021. By volume, Fujiwa sits between FormFactor Beaverton, Inc. and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz UNIVERSITÄT Hannover.
Fujiwa's three-year grant acceleration
Fujiwa Denki Co., Ltd. shows 4 grants in 2022–2024 against only 7 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.
Who files at Fujiwa's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Formfactor Beaver…
FormFactor Beaverton, Inc.
17 patents
- Fractal Heatsink
Fractal Heatsink Technologies LLC
17 patents
- Framo Engineering…
Framo Engineering AS
17 patents
- Fujifilm Imaging…
Fujifilm Imaging Colorants, Inc.
17 patents
- GEA Food Solution…
GEA Food Solutions Germany GmbH
17 patents
- Genexine
Genexine, Inc.
17 patents
- Good WAY Technolo…
Good WAY Technology Co., Ltd.
17 patents
- Gottfried Wilhelm…
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz UNIVERSITÄT Hannover
17 patents
- Fujiwa Denki ◀
Fujiwa Denki Co., Ltd.
17 patents
What this shows Fujiwa holds 17 patents at rank #16,815, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near Fujiwa
By rank, the assignees closest to #16,815 in granted patent volume.
- FormFactor Beaverton, Inc. #16,811 · 17 patents
- Fractal Heatsink Technologies LLC #16,812 · 17 patents
- Framo Engineering AS #16,813 · 17 patents
- Fujifilm Imaging Colorants, Inc. #16,814 · 17 patents
- GEA Food Solutions Germany GmbH #16,816 · 17 patents
- Genexine, Inc. #16,817 · 17 patents
- Good WAY Technology Co., Ltd. #16,818 · 17 patents
- Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz UNIVERSITÄT Hannover #16,819 · 17 patents
Leaders in B22D (Casting OF Metals)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Fujiwa's primary technology class.
- Novelis Inc. 59 in class
- Nippon Steel Corporation 58 in class
- JFE Steel Corporation 57 in class
- Molten Metal Equipment Innovations, LLC 55 in class
- Citic Dicastal Co., Ltd. 52 in class
- Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation 46 in class
- Sintokogio, Ltd. 43 in class
- Refractory Intellectual Property GMBH & Co. KG 39 in class
Fujiwa's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
28 27th percentile higher than 27% 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 | 3 | 17.6% |
| 2016 | 2 | 11.8% |
| 2019 | 2 | 11.8% |
| 2020 | 4 | 23.5% |
| 2021 | 1 | 5.9% |
| 2022 | 1 | 5.9% |
| 2023 | 2 | 11.8% |
| 2024 | 1 | 5.9% |
| 2025partial year | 1 | 5.9% |
Which technologies does Fujiwa Denki Co., Ltd. patent most?
Top 5 of 5 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
Fujiwa Denki Co., Ltd.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- Fujiwa Denki Co., Ltd.'s lead technology class is B22D (Casting OF METALS; Casting OF Other Substances BY THE Same Processes OR Devices), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B22D
- Ranked #16,813 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare Fujiwa Denki Co., Ltd. against FormFactor Beaverton, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 28.4/100 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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