Where does Nanotek Instruments Group, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Nanotek Instruments Group, LLC ranks #2,563 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 Nanotek Instruments Group, LLC hold?

Nanotek Instruments Group, LLC holds 152 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2022, spanning 59 technology areas.

What is Nanotek Instruments Group, LLC's Innovation Score?

Nanotek Instruments Group, LLC has an Innovation Score of 57.6 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 Nanotek Instruments Group, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Nanotek Instruments Group, LLC's recent grant velocity is -92% 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 Nanotek Instruments Group, LLC's patents?

Nanotek Instruments Group, LLC's patents average 26.3 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 Nanotek Instruments Group, LLC 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 US Corporation

Nanotek Instruments Group, LLC

Q: What technology areas does Nanotek Instruments Group, LLC focus on?

Nanotek Instruments Group, LLC's top technology area is Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution) with 102 patents, ranking #140 of 5,963 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 59 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 152 granted patents across 59 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2022. 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: Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Nanotek ranks #2,563 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 152 patents across 59 technology areas.

#2,563
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 5%
by Innovation Score (57.6/100): 26.3
avg claims per patent: -92%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R2563 · US Corporation #2,563 · 152 grants

GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MID 152 grants
TOP-DECILE #2,563/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Joyson Safety…
CPC-WIDE Y02E · 59 areas
INNOV-PAR 57.6/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 26.3 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -92% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Joyson Safety Systems Acquisition LLC (±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 Nanotek’s 57.6 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 17.4 pts (30%) Velocity 0.2 pts (0%) Breadth 25.0 pts (43%) Claim depth 15.0 pts (26%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Karl Storz Imaging · near

58
Nanotek Instruments… · this assignee

58
Netflix · near

58
ServiceNow · near

58
UWM Research… · near

58
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Nanotek's Innovation Score is 57.6/100 (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 Nanotek?

Each dot is one of Nanotek’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). Nanotek’s own 26.3 claims/patent is ABOVE the 16.3 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

How Nanotek's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, Nanotek Instruments Group, LLC received 11 grants versus 141 in 2015–2019 (-92% equal-window velocity, below median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2018 at 43 grants and bottomed in 2022 at 1. Lead class Y02E accounts for 67.1% of the portfolio across 59 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Joyson Safety Systems Acquisition LLC (#2,559) and Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG (#2,567).

Nanotek's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Nanotek Instruments Group, LLC moved from 31 to 1 grants (0.03x 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 #3,251. See the growth leaderboard.

Joyson Safety Sys…

152
Mitsui Kinzoku ACT

152
Mannkind

152
Merlin Technology

152
Nevro

152
Peregrine Semicon…

152
Sofradim Producti…

152
Sennheiser & KG

152
Nanotek Instrumen… ◀

152

What this shows Nanotek holds 152 patents at rank #2,563, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Nanotek

By rank, the assignees closest to #2,563 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Nanotek, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions), Nanotek ranks #140 of 5,963 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (58 here).

Karl Storz Imaging, Inc. 58 Netflix, Inc. 58 ServiceNow, Inc. 58 UWM Research Foundation, Inc. 58

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (26.3 here).

Tactual Labs Co. 26.4 avg Ultravision Technologies, LLC 26.4 avg Phase Sensitive Innovations, Inc. 26.4 avg AGC Flat Glass North America, Inc. 26.3 avg

Nanotek'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 · 2015–2022

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Nanotek Instruments Group, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	22	14.5%
2016	22	14.5%
2017	33	21.7%
2018	43	28.3%
2019	21	13.8%
2020	4	2.6%
2021	6	3.9%
2022	1	0.7%

Which technologies does Nanotek Instruments Group, LLC patent most?

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 102

H01M - Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy 83

C01B - Non-metallic ELEMENTS; Compounds THEREOF; ; Metalloids OR Compounds Thereof NOT Covered BY Subclass C01c 50

H01G - CAPACITORS; Capacitors, Rectifiers, Detectors, Switching Devices, Light-sensitive OR Temperature-sensitive Devices OF THE Electrolytic Type 47

Y02T - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation 42

B82Y - Specific Uses OR Applications OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Measurement OR Analysis OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Manufacture OR Treatment OF Nanostructures 37

Y02P - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN THE Production OR Processing OF Goods 27

H01B - CABLES; CONDUCTORS; INSULATORS; Selection OF Materials FOR Their Conductive, Insulating OR Dielectric Properties 20

C09K - Materials FOR Miscellaneous Applications, NOT Provided FOR Elsewhere 16

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 15

C01P - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Structural AND Physical Aspects OF Solid Inorganic Compounds 15

Y10S - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former Uspc Cross-reference ART Collections [XRACs] AND Digests 10

B01J - Chemical OR Physical Processes, e.g. Catalysis OR Colloid CHEMISTRY; Their Relevant Apparatus 7

C04B - Lime, MAGNESIA; SLAG; CEMENTS; Compositions Thereof, e.g. Mortars, Concrete OR Like Building MATERIALS; Artificial Stone ; Ceramics ; REFRACTORIES; Treatment OF Natural Stone 7

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 6

Top 15 of 59 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

Nanotek Instruments Group, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Nanotek Instruments Group, LLC's lead technology class is Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution), 67.1% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore Y02E
Ranked #2,563 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Nanotek Instruments Group, LLC against Joyson Safety Systems Acquisition LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 57.6/100 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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