Overall rank by patents
#23,006
of 50,000 tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 12 granted patents across 21 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2019–2021. 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: B63B (SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Mitsubishi ranks #23,006 of 50,000 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 12 patents across 21 technology areas.
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R23006 · Foreign Corporation #23,006 · 12 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-UP · BOOK-FULL
Nearest grant-volume peer: Mitsubishi Chemical Engineering Corporation (±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.
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
Mitsubishi Shipbuild… · this assignee
31 score
3D Lighting Innovati… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Mitsubishi's Innovation Score is 31.0/100 (top 64% 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.
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 21 CPC subclasses with 66.7% of grants classified under B63B (SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (5 grants) versus a trough of 3 in 2020. By volume, Mitsubishi sits between Mitsubishi Chemical Engineering Corporation and Modulex Inc..
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL ENGINEERING CORPORATION
12 patents
MITSUBISHI CORPORATION
12 patents
MITSUBISHI GENERATOR CO., LTD.
12 patents
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES PLASTIC TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
12 patents
MIWORLD ACCESSORIES LLC
12 patents
MMT, Inc.
12 patents
MOBILion Systems, Inc.
12 patents
MODULEX INC.
12 patents
MITSUBISHI SHIPBUILDING CO., LTD.
12 patents
What this shows Mitsubishi holds 12 patents at rank #22,959, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #22,959 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Mitsubishi's primary technology class.
Mitsubishi's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
31 Top 64% higher than 36% 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 2019–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5 | 41.7% |
| 2020 | 3 | 25.0% |
| 2021 | 4 | 33.3% |
Top 15 of 21 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#23,006
of 50,000 tracked assignees
31.0 out of 100
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