Overall rank by patents
#35,653
Across all tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 5 technology areas, active 2019–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G06T (IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL).
The verdict
Hobonichi holds 7 US patents across 5 technology areas, rank #35,653 of 50,000 tracked assignees.
Hobonichi Co., Ltd. has been granted 7 US utility patents between 2019 and 2025, placing Hobonichi Co., Ltd. at rank #35,653 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 5 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 8.7 claims per patent with primary concentration in G06T (IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL). As a Foreign Corporation, Hobonichi Co., Ltd. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Hobonichi sits between HKI Systems And Service Llc (7 patents, rank #35,649) and Houston Medical Robotics, Inc. (7 patents, rank #35,657) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 20.3/100 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 6 grants, compared with 1 in the 2015–2019 window, a +500% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. 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. Hobonichi Co., Ltd.'s 8.7 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while concentration in 5 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Hobonichi Co., Ltd. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
HKI Systems and Service LLC
7 patents
HKR SEUFFER AUTOMOTIVE GMBH & CO. KG
7 patents
HLFIP HOLDING, LLC
7 patents
HMT LLC
7 patents
HORTAU INC.
7 patents
HORUS VISION, LLC
7 patents
HOUSE FOODS CORPORATION
7 patents
HOUSTON MEDICAL ROBOTICS, INC.
7 patents
HOBONICHI CO., LTD.
7 patents
What this shows Hobonichi holds 7 patents at rank #35,653, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #35,653 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Hobonichi's primary technology class.
Hobonichi's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
20 Top 93% higher than 7% 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 2019–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 14.3% |
| 2020 | 3 | 42.9% |
| 2021 | 1 | 14.3% |
| 2025 | 2 | 28.6% |
Top 5 of 5 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#35,653
Across all tracked assignees
20.3 out of 100
How to use this portfolio
Hobonichi's 7 grants land it in the top 93% 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.
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.