Overall rank by patents
#125
Across all tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 3,023 granted patents across 335 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING).
The verdict
Industrial holds 3,023 US patents across 335 technology areas, rank #125 of 50,000 tracked assignees.
Industrial Technology Research Institute has been granted 3,023 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Industrial Technology Research Institute at rank #125 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 335 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 16.8 claims per patent with primary concentration in G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING). As a Foreign Corporation, Industrial Technology Research Institute is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Industrial sits between Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. (3,038 patents, rank #121) and TDK Corporation (2,914 patents, rank #129) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 67.3/100 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 1,295 grants, compared with 1,728 in the 2015–2019 window, a -25% 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. Industrial Technology Research Institute's 16.8 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a diversified footprint across 100+ CPC subclasses spreads risk across many technology fronts. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Industrial Technology Research Institute against peers pursuing similar technology classes.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
3,038 patents
MEDIATEK INC.
3,036 patents
PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
3,033 patents
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
3,025 patents
Industrial Technology Research Institute
3,023 patents
Adobe Inc.
3,022 patents
DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC
3,004 patents
TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
2,972 patents
TDK CORPORATION
2,914 patents
What this shows Industrial holds 3,023 patents at rank #125, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #125 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Industrial's primary technology class.
Industrial's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
67 Top 1% higher than 99% 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 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 427 | 14.1% |
| 2016 | 376 | 12.4% |
| 2017 | 315 | 10.4% |
| 2018 | 292 | 9.7% |
| 2019 | 318 | 10.5% |
| 2020 | 299 | 9.9% |
| 2021 | 263 | 8.7% |
| 2022 | 215 | 7.1% |
| 2023 | 242 | 8.0% |
| 2024 | 138 | 4.6% |
| 2025 | 138 | 4.6% |
Top 15 of 335 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#125
Across all tracked assignees
67.3 out of 100
How to use this portfolio
Industrial's 3,023 grants land it in the top 1% 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.