JCU Corporation
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 10 granted patents across 13 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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: C25D (Processes FOR THE Electrolytic OR Electrophoretic Production OF COATINGS; ELECTROFORMING; Apparatus Therefor).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, JCU ranks #26,625 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 10 patents across 13 technology areas.
- #26,625
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- 43rd percentile
- by Innovation Score (33.0/100)
- 12.6
- avg claims per patent
- +25%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R26625 · Foreign Corporation #26,625 · 10 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-UP · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-MICRO 10 grants
- MID-PACK #26,625/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH J-quad Dynamics
- CPC-FOCUS C25D · 13 areas
- INNOV-THIN 33.0/100
- CLAIMS-RICH 12.6 claims/avg
- TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
- VEL-UP +25% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: J-quad Dynamics Inc. (±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 JCU’s 33.0 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 JCU
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- JCU · this assignee 33
JCU · this assignee
33 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows JCU's Innovation Score is 33.0/100 (43rd 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 JCU?
Each dot is one of JCU’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). JCU’s own 12.6 claims/patent is ABOVE the 10.2 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.
Where JCU's grants concentrate
JCU Corporation is a focused PatentsView assignee: 13 CPC subclasses with 60% of grants classified under C25D (Processes FOR THE Electrolytic OR Electrophoretic Production OF COATINGS; ELECTROFORMING; Apparatus Therefor). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, JCU sits between J-quad Dynamics Inc. and Jiangmen City Xinhui Henglong Innovative Housewares Co., Ltd..
JCU's three-year grant acceleration
JCU Corporation shows 2 grants in 2022–2024 against only 3 in 2019–2021. That prior window is too thin for a growth multiple (rename and spin-out assignees look artificially high when the baseline is near zero), so PlainPatent withholds a ranked acceleration claim here.
Who files at JCU's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- J-quad Dynamics
J-quad Dynamics Inc.
10 patents
- Janesko OY
Janesko OY
10 patents
- JBL Radical Innov…
JBL Radical Innovations, LLC
10 patents
- JBS USA
JBS USA, LLC
10 patents
- Jeda Networks
Jeda Networks, Inc.
10 patents
- JEI MOU Industrial
JEI MOU Industrial Co., Ltd.
10 patents
- JFE Engineering
JFE Engineering Corporation
10 patents
- Jiangmen City Xin…
Jiangmen City Xinhui Henglong Innovative Housewares Co., Ltd.
10 patents
- JCU ◀
JCU Corporation
10 patents
What this shows JCU holds 10 patents at rank #26,617, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near JCU
By rank, the assignees closest to #26,617 in granted patent volume.
- J-quad Dynamics Inc. #26,613 · 10 patents
- Janesko OY #26,614 · 10 patents
- JBL Radical Innovations, LLC #26,615 · 10 patents
- JBS USA, LLC #26,616 · 10 patents
- Jeda Networks, Inc. #26,618 · 10 patents
- JEI MOU Industrial Co., Ltd. #26,619 · 10 patents
- JFE Engineering Corporation #26,620 · 10 patents
- Jiangmen City Xinhui Henglong Innovative Housewares Co., Ltd. #26,621 · 10 patents
Leaders in C25D (Processes FOR THE Electrolytic OR Electrophoretic Product…)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in JCU's primary technology class.
- Ebara Corporation 187 in class
- Lam Research Corporation 114 in class
- Nippon Steel Corporation 91 in class
- Atotech Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG 89 in class
- Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials LLC 86 in class
- JFE Steel Corporation 85 in class
- Novellus Systems, Inc. 69 in class
- JX Nippon Mining & Metals Corporation 52 in class
JCU's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
33 43rd percentile higher than 43% 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 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 10.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | 10.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | 10.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | 10.0% |
| 2020 | 2 | 20.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | 10.0% |
| 2022 | 2 | 20.0% |
| 2025partial year | 1 | 10.0% |
Which technologies does JCU Corporation patent most?
Top 13 of 13 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
JCU Corporation's patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- JCU Corporation's lead technology class is C25D (Processes FOR THE Electrolytic OR Electrophoretic Production OF COATINGS; ELECTROFORMING; Apparatus Therefor), 60% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore C25D
- Ranked #26,625 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare JCU Corporation against J-quad Dynamics Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 33.0/100 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.
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.