Where does Murata Machinery, Ltd. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Murata Machinery, Ltd. ranks #968 of 49,997 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.

How many patents does Murata Machinery, Ltd. hold?

Murata Machinery, Ltd. holds 454 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 118 technology areas.

What is Murata Machinery, Ltd.'s Innovation Score?

Murata Machinery, Ltd. has an Innovation Score of 57.9 out of 100 (top 5% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Murata Machinery, Ltd.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Murata Machinery, Ltd.'s recent grant velocity is -28% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). Grant activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Murata Machinery, Ltd.'s patents?

Murata Machinery, Ltd.'s patents average 9.3 claims each. This is an aggregate descriptive count from the grant record; it does not establish claim scope, legal strength, enforceability, or design-around risk.

How is the Murata Machinery, 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Murata Machinery, Ltd.

Q: What technology areas does Murata Machinery, Ltd. focus on?

Murata Machinery, Ltd.'s top technology area is B65G (Transport OR Storage Devices, e.g. Conveyors FOR Loading OR Tipping, Shop Conveyor Systems OR Pneumatic Tube Conveyors) with 198 patents, ranking #4 of 1,746 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 118 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 454 granted patents across 118 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: B65G (Transport OR Storage Devices, e.g. Conveyors FOR Loading OR Tipping, Shop Conveyor Systems OR Pneumatic Tube Conveyors).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Murata ranks #968 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 454 patents across 118 technology areas.

#968
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 5%
by Innovation Score (57.9/100): 9.3
avg claims per patent: -28%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R968 · Foreign Corporation #968 · 454 grants

GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MID 454 grants
TOP-DECILE #968/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Hanwha Techwin
CPC-WIDE B65G · 118 areas
INNOV-PAR 57.9/100
CLAIMS-PAR 9.3 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DOWN -28% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Hanwha Techwin Co., Ltd. (±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 Murata’s 57.9 Innovation Score adds up

The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.

Volume 21.1 pts (36%) Velocity 6.2 pts (11%) Breadth 25.0 pts (43%) Claim depth 5.6 pts (10%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
THE University OF… · near

58
Unirac · near

58
Alpha and Omega… · near

58
Murata Machinery · this assignee

58
Xidian University · near

58
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Murata's Innovation Score is 57.9/100 (top 5% 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 Murata?

Each dot is one of Murata’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). Murata’s own 9.3 claims/patent is at or below the 14.5 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

Murata vs its 8 nearest volume peers: granted patents vs average claims per patent. Source: USPTO PatentsView.

How Murata's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, Murata Machinery, Ltd. received 176 grants versus 245 in 2015–2019 (-28% equal-window velocity, below median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2017 at 62 grants and bottomed in 2023 at 18. Lead class B65G accounts for 43.6% of the portfolio across 118 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Fisher Controls International LLC (#964) and Toshiba Mitsubishi-electric Industrial Systems Corporation (#972).

Murata's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Murata Machinery, Ltd. moved from 117 to 109 grants (0.93x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). Among 3,296 tracked assignees with ≥100 grants and ≥20 prior-period grants, that multiple ranks #1,382. See the growth leaderboard.

Fisher Controls I…

456
Hella & Kgaa

456
Hanwha Techwin

454
Invensas

454
Murata Machinery ◀

454
Bombardier Recrea…

453
Continental Autom…

453
Hgst Netherlands…

453
Toshiba Mitsubish…

452

What this shows Murata holds 454 patents at rank #968, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Murata

By rank, the assignees closest to #968 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B65G (Transport OR Storage Devices)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Murata, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In B65G (Transport OR Storage Devices), Murata ranks #4 of 1,746 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (58 here).

Xidian University 58 Alpha and Omega Semiconductor International LP 58 Unirac, Inc. 58 THE University OF Liverpool 58

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (9.3 here).

Pioneer Corporation 9.3 avg China University OF Petroleum (EAST CHINA) 9.3 avg Tokuyama Corporation 9.3 avg National University Corporation Gunma University 9.3 avg

Murata's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

58 Top 5% higher than 95% of 49,997 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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Murata Machinery, Ltd. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	43	9.5%
2016	49	10.8%
2017	62	13.7%
2018	41	9.0%
2019	50	11.0%
2020	27	5.9%
2021	40	8.8%
2022	33	7.3%
2023	18	4.0%
2024	58	12.8%
2025partial year	33	7.3%

Which technologies does Murata Machinery, Ltd. patent most?

B65G - Transport OR Storage Devices, e.g. Conveyors FOR Loading OR Tipping, Shop Conveyor Systems OR Pneumatic Tube Conveyors 198

H01L - Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10 195

G05D - Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables 57

B61B - Railway SYSTEMS; Equipment Therefor NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 45

B66C - CRANES; Load-engaging Elements OR Devices FOR Cranes, Capstans, Winches, OR Tackles 34

B29C - Shaping OR Joining OF PLASTICS; Shaping OF Material IN A Plastic State, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; After-treatment OF THE Shaped Products, e.g. Repairing 30

B66F - Hoisting, Lifting, Hauling OR Pushing, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, e.g. Devices Which Apply A Lifting OR Pushing Force Directly TO THE Surface OF A Load 26

B65H - Handling Thin OR Filamentary Material, e.g. Sheets, Webs, Cables 26

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 25

G05B - Control OR Regulating Systems IN GENERAL; Functional Elements OF Such SYSTEMS; Monitoring OR Testing Arrangements FOR Such Systems OR Elements 24

Y02P - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN THE Production OR Processing OF Goods 17

G06Q - Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory PURPOSES; Systems OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory Purposes, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 14

G01C - Measuring Distances, Levels OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; Gyroscopic INSTRUMENTS; Photogrammetry OR Videogrammetry 14

B61L - Guiding Railway TRAFFIC; Ensuring THE Safety OF Railway Traffic 14

B25J - MANIPULATORS; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices 13

Top 15 of 118 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

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What to do with this data

Murata Machinery, Ltd.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Murata Machinery, Ltd.'s lead technology class is B65G (Transport OR Storage Devices, e.g. Conveyors FOR Loading OR Tipping, Shop Conveyor Systems OR Pneumatic Tube Conveyors), 43.6% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B65G
Ranked #968 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Murata Machinery, Ltd. against Fisher Controls International LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 57.9/100 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.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent

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.

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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 by PlainPatent , US Patent Intelligence Editorial Process · May 15, 2026

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