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JEOL Ltd.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 350 granted patents across 66 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: H01J (ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS).

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350
Total patents granted
66
CPC technology areas
8.3
Avg claims per patent
+85%
5-year filing velocity

The verdict

JEOL holds 350 US patents across 66 technology areas, rank #1,215 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,215
of 50,000 US assignees by volume
Top 6%
by Innovation Score (56.4/100)
8.3
avg claims per patent
+85%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

JEOL Ltd. has been granted 350 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing JEOL Ltd. at rank #1,215 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 66 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 8.3 claims per patent with primary concentration in H01J (ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS). As a Foreign Corporation, JEOL Ltd. is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, JEOL sits between Clarion Co., Ltd. (350 patents, rank #1,211) and Deutsche Telekom Ag (349 patents, rank #1,219) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 56.4/100 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 227 grants, compared with 123 in the 2015–2019 window, a +85% 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. JEOL Ltd.'s 8.3 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while a multi-domain presence across 66 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark JEOL Ltd. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Who files at JEOL's volume?

Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀

patents

What this shows JEOL holds 350 patents at rank #1,215, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025

Companies ranked near JEOL

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,215 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H01J (Electric Discharge Tubes OR Discharge Lamps)

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

JEOL's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

56 Top 6% higher than 94% of 50,000 US assignees

0–10: 687 US assignees (1%). Below this entry. 10–20: 2,527 US assignees (5%). Below this entry. 20–30: 13,162 US assignees (26%). Below this entry. 30–40: 15,294 US assignees (31%). Below this entry. 40–50: 11,491 US assignees (23%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,058 US assignees (10%). This entry sits in this band. 60–70: 1,537 US assignees (3%). Above this entry. 70–80: 234 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 80–90: 10 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 90–100: 0 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. This assignee 0 100 every tracked assignee, bucketed by value

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

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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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JEOL Ltd. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year Patents Granted Share of Period
2015 13 3.7%
2016 25 7.1%
2017 32 9.1%
2018 24 6.9%
2019 29 8.3%
2020 49 14.0%
2021 40 11.4%
2022 40 11.4%
2023 48 13.7%
2024 22 6.3%
2025 28 8.0%

Which technologies does JEOL Ltd. patent most?

Top 15 of 66 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate
Tech Breadth Multi-domain
Claim Depth Simple
Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,215

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

56.4 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 JEOL Ltd. hold?
JEOL Ltd. holds 350 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 66 technology areas.
What is JEOL Ltd.'s Innovation Score?
JEOL Ltd. has an Innovation Score of 56.4 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).
What technology areas does JEOL Ltd. focus on?
JEOL Ltd.'s top technology area is H01J (ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS) with 219 patents. The company has filed patents in 66 CPC subclasses total.
Is JEOL Ltd.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?
JEOL Ltd.'s recent filing velocity is +85% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.
What does claim depth mean for JEOL Ltd.'s patents?
JEOL Ltd.'s patents average 8.3 claims each. This is relatively simple claim structure, typical for focused inventions.
How is the JEOL 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

JEOL's 350 grants land it in the top 6% 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 - JEOL ranks #1,215 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
  • Most of this portfolio concentrates in H01J - see who else leads that technology area. H01J 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

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.