Overall rank by patents
#35,709
of 49,997 tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 5 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2018. 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: Y10T (Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Hitachi ranks #35,709 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 5 technology areas.
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R35709 · Foreign Corporation #35,709 · 7 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL
Nearest grant-volume peer: Hiconics Eco-energy Drive Technology Co., Ltd. (±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.
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
Hitachi Tool… · this assignee
22 score
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Hitachi's Innovation Score is 21.9/100 (9th 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.
Hitachi Tool Engineering, Ltd. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 5 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under Y10T (Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Hitachi sits between Hiconics Eco-energy Drive Technology Co., Ltd. and HKI Systems and Service LLC.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
Hiconics Eco-energy Drive Technology Co., Ltd.
7 patents
Hiconics Eco-energy Technology Co., Ltd.
7 patents
High Voltage Graphics, Inc.
7 patents
Highyag Lasertechnologie GMBH
7 patents
Hitachi Zosen Fukui Corporation
7 patents
Hitgen, Inc.
7 patents
Hithink Financial Services Inc.
7 patents
HKI Systems and Service LLC
7 patents
Hitachi Tool Engineering, Ltd.
7 patents
What this shows Hitachi holds 7 patents at rank #35,645, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #35,645 in granted patent volume.
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, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
22 9th percentile higher than 9% of 49,997 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 4 | 57.1% |
| 2017 | 1 | 14.3% |
| 2018 | 2 | 28.6% |
Top 5 of 5 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#35,709
of 49,997 tracked assignees
21.9 out of 100
What to do with this data
Hitachi Tool Engineering, Ltd.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.
Figures reflect USPTO PatentsView grant data through May 2026; pending applications not yet granted are not counted.
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