USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Horiba STEC, Co., Ltd.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 165 granted patents across 48 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G05D (SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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165

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

9.2

Avg claims per patent

+23%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Horiba holds 165 US patents across 48 technology areas, rank #2,372 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#2,372
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 9%
by Innovation Score (53.6/100): 9.2
avg claims per patent: +23%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Horiba STEC, Co., Ltd. has been granted 165 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Horiba STEC, Co., Ltd. at rank #2,372 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 48 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 9.2 claims per patent with primary concentration in G05D (SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES). As a Foreign Corporation, Horiba STEC, Co., Ltd. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Horiba sits between A. Raymond ET CIE (165 patents, rank #2,368) and Solid, Inc. (165 patents, rank #2,376) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 53.6/100 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 91 grants, compared with 74 in the 2015–2019 window, a +23% shift in five-year velocity. Steady filing volume suggests sustained innovation without dramatic pivots. 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. Horiba STEC, Co., Ltd.'s 9.2 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while a multi-domain presence across 48 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Horiba STEC, Co., Ltd. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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165

What this shows Horiba holds 165 patents at rank #2,372, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Horiba

By rank, the assignees closest to #2,372 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G05D (Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables)

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

Horiba's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

54 Top 9% higher than 91% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

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

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Horiba STEC, Co., Ltd. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	16	9.7%
2016	8	4.8%
2017	15	9.1%
2018	17	10.3%
2019	18	10.9%
2020	16	9.7%
2021	17	10.3%
2022	17	10.3%
2023	16	9.7%
2024	12	7.3%
2025	13	7.9%

Which technologies does Horiba STEC, Co., Ltd. patent most?

G05D - SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES 76

G01F - MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME 58

F16K - VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING 43

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 32

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 22

C23C - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL BY DIFFUSION INTO THE SURFACE, BY CHEMICAL CONVERSION OR SUBSTITUTION; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL 20

G05B - CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS 13

H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10 13

G01L - MEASURING FORCE, STRESS, TORQUE, WORK, MECHANICAL POWER, MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY, OR FLUID PRESSURE 9

H01J - ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS 6

B01F - MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING 5

H02N - ELECTRIC MACHINES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 5

B01D - SEPARATION 5

G01D - MEASURING NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE; ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEASURING TWO OR MORE VARIABLES NOT COVERED IN A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS; TARIFF METERING APPARATUS; MEASURING OR TESTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 4

F16L - PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL 4

Top 15 of 48 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Simple

Velocity Growing

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#2,372

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

53.6 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 Horiba STEC, Co., Ltd. hold?

Horiba STEC, Co., Ltd. holds 165 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 48 technology areas.

What is Horiba STEC, Co., Ltd.'s Innovation Score?

Horiba STEC, Co., Ltd. has an Innovation Score of 53.6 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Horiba STEC, Co., Ltd. focus on?

Horiba STEC, Co., Ltd.'s top technology area is G05D (SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES) with 76 patents. The company has filed patents in 48 CPC subclasses total.

Is Horiba STEC, Co., Ltd.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Horiba STEC, Co., Ltd.'s recent filing velocity is +23% compared to the prior five-year period. The company is maintaining or growing its patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Horiba STEC, Co., Ltd.'s patents?

Horiba STEC, Co., Ltd.'s patents average 9.2 claims each. This is relatively simple claim structure, typical for focused inventions.

How is the Horiba STEC, Co., Ltd. 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

Horiba's 165 grants land it in the top 9% 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 - Horiba ranks #2,372 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in G05D - see who else leads that technology area. G05D 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

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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.