Overall rank by patents
#29,577
Across all tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 9 granted patents across 19 technology areas, active 2016–2024. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION).
The verdict
Nantworks holds 9 US patents across 19 technology areas, rank #29,577 of 50,000 tracked assignees.
Nantworks, Llc has been granted 9 US utility patents between 2016 and 2024, placing Nantworks, Llc at rank #29,577 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 19 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 22.6 claims per patent with primary concentration in A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION). As a US Corporation, Nantworks, Llc is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Nantworks sits between Nanodx, Inc. (9 patents, rank #29,573) and Navipharm Co., Ltd. (9 patents, rank #29,581) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 43.6/100 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 5 grants, compared with 4 in the 2015–2019 window, a +25% shift in five-year velocity. Steady filing volume suggests sustained innovation without dramatic pivots. The US 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. Nantworks, Llc's 22.6 average claims per patent reflects complex, broadly scoped inventions that are difficult for competitors to design around, while concentration in 19 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Nantworks, Llc against peers pursuing similar technology classes.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
NanoDX, Inc.
9 patents
NanoGram Corporation
9 patents
NanoMech, Inc.
9 patents
NanoVMs, Inc.
9 patents
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science
9 patents
NatureSweet, Ltd.
9 patents
Nautilus Hyosung America, Inc.
9 patents
Navipharm Co., Ltd.
9 patents
Nantworks, LLC
9 patents
What this shows Nantworks holds 9 patents at rank #29,577, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #29,577 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Nantworks's primary technology class.
Nantworks's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
44 Top 28% higher than 72% 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 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 11.1% |
| 2019 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 2021 | 1 | 11.1% |
| 2022 | 1 | 11.1% |
| 2023 | 1 | 11.1% |
| 2024 | 2 | 22.2% |
Top 15 of 19 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#29,577
Across all tracked assignees
43.6 out of 100
How to use this portfolio
Nantworks's 9 grants land it in the top 28% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.
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.
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.