USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Max Co., Ltd.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 305 granted patents across 68 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: B25C (HAND-HELD NAILING OR STAPLING TOOLS; MANUALLY OPERATED PORTABLE STAPLING TOOLS).

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

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305

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

9.3

Avg claims per patent

+163%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Max holds 305 US patents across 68 technology areas, rank #1,374 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,374
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 3%
by Innovation Score (60.6/100): 9.3
avg claims per patent: +163%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Max Co., Ltd. has been granted 305 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Max Co., Ltd. at rank #1,374 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 68 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 9.3 claims per patent with primary concentration in B25C (HAND-HELD NAILING OR STAPLING TOOLS; MANUALLY OPERATED PORTABLE STAPLING TOOLS). As a Foreign Corporation, Max Co., Ltd. is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Max sits between Coulter Ventures, Llc. (306 patents, rank #1,370) and Yandex Europe Ag (305 patents, rank #1,378) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 60.6/100 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 221 grants, compared with 84 in the 2015–2019 window, a +163% 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. Max Co., Ltd.'s 9.3 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while a multi-domain presence across 68 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Max Co., Ltd. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Coulter Ventures

306
DRÄGerwerk & KGAA

306
FMR

306
Stmicroelectronic…

306
Nihon Kohden

305
University of Ken…

305
Yahoo Assets

305
Yandex Europe

305
Max ◀

305

What this shows Max holds 305 patents at rank #1,374, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Max

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,374 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B25C (Hand-held Nailing OR Stapling Tools)

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

Max's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

61 Top 3% higher than 97% 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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Max Co., Ltd. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	13	4.3%
2016	23	7.5%
2017	17	5.6%
2018	12	3.9%
2019	19	6.2%
2020	30	9.8%
2021	35	11.5%
2022	38	12.5%
2023	38	12.5%
2024	53	17.4%
2025	27	8.9%

Which technologies does Max Co., Ltd. patent most?

B25C - HAND-HELD NAILING OR STAPLING TOOLS; MANUALLY OPERATED PORTABLE STAPLING TOOLS 96

E04G - SCAFFOLDING; FORMS; SHUTTERING; BUILDING IMPLEMENTS OR AIDS, OR THEIR USE; HANDLING BUILDING MATERIALS ON THE SITE; REPAIRING, BREAKING-UP OR OTHER WORK ON EXISTING BUILDINGS 91

B65B - MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING 82

B21F - WORKING OR PROCESSING OF METAL WIRE 61

B65H - HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES 40

B25B - TOOLS OR BENCH DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, FOR FASTENING, CONNECTING, DISENGAGING OR HOLDING 39

B27F - DOVETAILED WORK; TENONS; SLOTTING MACHINES FOR WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIAL; NAILING OR STAPLING MACHINES 37

B25F - COMBINATION OR MULTI-PURPOSE TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DETAILS OR COMPONENTS OF PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS NOT PARTICULARLY RELATED TO THE OPERATIONS PERFORMED AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 25

A01G - HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING 20

F16B - DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING 12

F04B - POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS 12

B42B - PERMANENTLY ATTACHING TOGETHER SHEETS, QUIRES OR SIGNATURES OR PERMANENTLY ATTACHING OBJECTS THERETO 11

B25D - PERCUSSIVE TOOLS 9

B41J - TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS 8

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 6

Top 15 of 68 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Simple

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,374

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

60.6 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 Max Co., Ltd. hold?

Max Co., Ltd. holds 305 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 68 technology areas.

What is Max Co., Ltd.'s Innovation Score?

Max Co., Ltd. has an Innovation Score of 60.6 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Max Co., Ltd. focus on?

Max Co., Ltd.'s top technology area is B25C (HAND-HELD NAILING OR STAPLING TOOLS; MANUALLY OPERATED PORTABLE STAPLING TOOLS) with 96 patents. The company has filed patents in 68 CPC subclasses total.

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

Max Co., Ltd.'s recent filing velocity is +163% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

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

Max Co., Ltd.'s patents average 9.3 claims each. This is relatively simple claim structure, typical for focused inventions.

How is the Max 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

Max's 305 grants land it in the top 3% 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 - Max ranks #1,374 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in B25C - see who else leads that technology area. B25C 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.