Hitachi High-tech Analytical Science Finland OY
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 9 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2020–2025. 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: G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Hitachi ranks #40,711 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 9 technology areas.
- #40,711
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- Top 41%
- by Innovation Score (38.4/100)
- 18.5
- avg claims per patent
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R40711 · Foreign Corporation #40,711 · 6 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH
- GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
- LOWER-Q #40,711/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH HIQ Solar
- CPC-NARROW G01N · 9 areas
- INNOV-THIN 38.4/100
- CLAIMS-RICH 18.5 claims/avg
- TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
- SPAN-YRS 2020–2025 · 6y
- BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: HIQ Solar, 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 Hitachi’s 38.4 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 Hitachi
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- Hitachi High-tech… · this assignee
Hitachi High-tech… · this assignee
38 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Hitachi's Innovation Score is 38.4/100 (top 41% 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 Hitachi?
Each dot is one of Hitachi’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). Hitachi’s own 18.5 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.3 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.
Where Hitachi's grants concentrate
Hitachi High-tech Analytical Science Finland OY is a focused PatentsView assignee: 9 CPC subclasses with 83.3% of grants classified under G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2022. By volume, Hitachi sits between HIQ Solar, Inc. and HK Pharma.
Hitachi's three-year grant acceleration
Hitachi High-tech Analytical Science Finland OY shows 3 grants in 2022–2024 against only 2 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 Hitachi's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- HIQ Solar
HIQ Solar, Inc.
6 patents
- Histocell S L
Histocell, S.L.
6 patents
- Hitachi Astemo Fr…
Hitachi Astemo France
6 patents
- Hitachi Astemo Ue…
Hitachi Astemo Ueda, Ltd.
6 patents
- Hitachi High-tech…
Hitachi High-tech Fine Systems Corporation
6 patents
- Hiya
Hiya, Inc.
6 patents
- HJ Laboratories L…
HJ Laboratories Licensing, LLC
6 patents
- HK Pharma
HK Pharma
6 patents
- Hitachi High-tech… ◀
Hitachi High-tech Analytical Science Finland OY
6 patents
What this shows Hitachi holds 6 patents at rank #40,639, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near Hitachi
By rank, the assignees closest to #40,639 in granted patent volume.
- HIQ Solar, Inc. #40,635 · 6 patents
- Histocell, S.L. #40,636 · 6 patents
- Hitachi Astemo France #40,637 · 6 patents
- Hitachi Astemo Ueda, Ltd. #40,638 · 6 patents
- Hitachi High-tech Fine Systems Corporation #40,640 · 6 patents
- Hiya, Inc. #40,641 · 6 patents
- HJ Laboratories Licensing, LLC #40,642 · 6 patents
- HK Pharma #40,643 · 6 patents
Leaders in G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their…)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Hitachi's primary technology class.
- The Regents of the University of California 1,153 in class
- Shimadzu Corporation 1,111 in class
- Saudi Arabian OIL Company 837 in class
- Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. 816 in class
- The Boeing Company 701 in class
- General Electric Company 634 in class
- Kla-tencor Corporation 583 in class
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology 530 in class
Hitachi's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
38 Top 41% higher than 59% 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 2020–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 33.3% |
| 2022 | 1 | 16.7% |
| 2023 | 1 | 16.7% |
| 2024 | 1 | 16.7% |
| 2025partial year | 1 | 16.7% |
Which technologies does Hitachi High-tech Analytical Science Finland OY patent most?
Top 9 of 9 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
Hitachi High-tech Analytical Science Finland OY's patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- Hitachi High-tech Analytical Science Finland OY's lead technology class is G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties), 83.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01N
- Ranked #40,711 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare Hitachi High-tech Analytical Science Finland OY against HIQ Solar, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 38.4/100 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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