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Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 618 granted patents across 82 technology areas, active 2015–2024. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: H01L (SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10).

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618
Total patents granted
82
CPC technology areas
10.2
Avg claims per patent
-87%
5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Hitachi holds 618 US patents across 82 technology areas, rank #736 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#736
of 50,000 US assignees by volume
Top 6%
by Innovation Score (56.2/100)
10.2
avg claims per patent
-87%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc. has been granted 618 US utility patents between 2015 and 2024, placing Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc. at rank #736 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 82 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 10.2 claims per patent with primary concentration in H01L (SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10). As a Foreign Corporation, Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc. is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Hitachi sits between KING SAUD University (622 patents, rank #732) and Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (616 patents, rank #740) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 56.2/100 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. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 73 grants, compared with 545 in the 2015–2019 window, a -87% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. 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. Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc.'s 10.2 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while a multi-domain presence across 82 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Who files at Hitachi's volume?

Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀

patents

What this shows Hitachi holds 618 patents at rank #736, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025

Companies ranked near Hitachi

By rank, the assignees closest to #736 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H01L (Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10)

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

Hitachi's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

56 Top 6% higher than 94% of 50,000 US assignees

0–10: 687 US assignees (1%). Below this entry. 10–20: 2,527 US assignees (5%). Below this entry. 20–30: 13,162 US assignees (26%). Below this entry. 30–40: 15,294 US assignees (31%). Below this entry. 40–50: 11,491 US assignees (23%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,058 US assignees (10%). This entry sits in this band. 60–70: 1,537 US assignees (3%). Above this entry. 70–80: 234 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 80–90: 10 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 90–100: 0 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. This assignee 0 100 every tracked assignee, bucketed by value

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

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USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2024

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year Patents Granted Share of Period
2015 114 18.4%
2016 145 23.5%
2017 144 23.3%
2018 104 16.8%
2019 38 6.1%
2020 23 3.7%
2021 17 2.8%
2022 11 1.8%
2023 9 1.5%
2024 13 2.1%

Which technologies does Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc. patent most?

Top 15 of 82 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate
Tech Breadth Multi-domain
Claim Depth Simple
Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#736

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

56.2 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc. hold?
Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc. holds 618 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2024, spanning 82 technology areas.
What is Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc.'s Innovation Score?
Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc. has an Innovation Score of 56.2 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).
What technology areas does Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc. focus on?
Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc.'s top technology area is H01L (SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10) with 346 patents. The company has filed patents in 82 CPC subclasses total.
Is Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?
Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc.'s recent filing velocity is -87% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.
What does claim depth mean for Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc.'s patents?
Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc.'s patents average 10.2 claims each. This is relatively simple claim structure, typical for focused inventions.
How is the Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc. 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.

How to use this portfolio

Hitachi's 618 grants land it in the top 6% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

  • Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - Hitachi ranks #736 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
  • Most of this portfolio concentrates in H01L - see who else leads that technology area. H01L leaders
  • Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

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.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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

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.