Hobonichi Co., Ltd.
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 5 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2019–2025. 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: G06T (Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Hobonichi ranks #35,720 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 5 technology areas.
- #35,720
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- 7th percentile
- by Innovation Score (20.3/100)
- 8.7
- avg claims per patent
- +300%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R35720 · Foreign Corporation #35,720 · 7 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-MICRO 7 grants
- MID-PACK #35,720/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH HKI Systems and…
- CPC-NARROW G06T · 5 areas
- INNOV-THIN 20.3/100
- CLAIMS-PAR 8.7 claims/avg
- TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
- VEL-SURGE +300% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: HKI Systems and Service LLC (±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 Hobonichi’s 20.3 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 Hobonichi
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- Hobonichi · this assignee 20
Hobonichi · this assignee
20 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Hobonichi's Innovation Score is 20.3/100 (7th 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 Hobonichi?
Each dot is one of Hobonichi’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). Hobonichi’s own 8.7 claims/patent is at or below the 14.6 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.
Where Hobonichi's grants concentrate
Hobonichi Co., Ltd. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 5 CPC subclasses with 42.9% of grants classified under G06T (Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2019. By volume, Hobonichi sits between HKI Systems and Service LLC and Houston Medical Robotics, Inc..
Who files at Hobonichi's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- HKI Systems and S…
HKI Systems and Service LLC
7 patents
- HKR Seuffer Autom…
HKR Seuffer Automotive GMBH & Co. KG
7 patents
- Hlfip Holding
Hlfip Holding, LLC
7 patents
- HMT
HMT LLC
7 patents
- Hortau
Hortau Inc.
7 patents
- Horus Vision
Horus Vision, LLC
7 patents
- House Foods
House Foods Corporation
7 patents
- Houston Medical R…
Houston Medical Robotics, Inc.
7 patents
- Hobonichi ◀
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.
Companies ranked near Hobonichi
By rank, the assignees closest to #35,653 in granted patent volume.
- HKI Systems and Service LLC #35,649 · 7 patents
- HKR Seuffer Automotive GMBH & Co. KG #35,650 · 7 patents
- Hlfip Holding, LLC #35,651 · 7 patents
- HMT LLC #35,652 · 7 patents
- Hortau Inc. #35,654 · 7 patents
- Horus Vision, LLC #35,655 · 7 patents
- House Foods Corporation #35,656 · 7 patents
- Houston Medical Robotics, Inc. #35,657 · 7 patents
Leaders in G06T (Image Data Processing OR Generation)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Hobonichi's primary technology class.
- Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 4,120 in class
- Canon Kabushiki Kaisha 3,282 in class
- Apple Inc. 2,522 in class
- Sony Group Corporation 2,484 in class
- Intel Corporation 2,439 in class
- Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC 2,389 in class
- International Business Machines Corporation 2,281 in class
- Google LLC 2,182 in class
Hobonichi's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
20 7th percentile higher than 7% 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 2019–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 14.3% |
| 2020 | 3 | 42.9% |
| 2021 | 1 | 14.3% |
| 2025partial year | 2 | 28.6% |
Which technologies does Hobonichi 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
Hobonichi Co., Ltd.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- Hobonichi Co., Ltd.'s lead technology class is G06T (Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General), 42.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G06T
- Ranked #35,720 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare Hobonichi Co., Ltd. against HKI Systems and Service LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 20.3/100 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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