Where does Natcore Technology, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Natcore Technology, Inc. ranks #23,046 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 Natcore Technology, Inc. hold?

Natcore Technology, Inc. holds 12 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2019, spanning 16 technology areas.

What is Natcore Technology, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Natcore Technology, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 32.4 out of 100 (41st percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Natcore Technology, Inc. focus on?

Natcore Technology, Inc.'s top technology area is Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution) with 10 patents, ranking #1,272 of 5,963 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 16 CPC subclasses total.

Is Natcore Technology, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Natcore Technology, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -100% 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 Natcore Technology, Inc.'s patents?

Natcore Technology, Inc.'s patents average 15.6 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 Natcore Technology, Inc. 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

Natcore Technology, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 12 granted patents across 16 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2019. 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, Natcore ranks #23,046 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 12 patents across 16 technology areas.

#23,046
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 41st percentile
by Innovation Score (32.4/100): 15.6
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R23046 · US Corporation #23,046 · 12 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 12 grants
MID-PACK #23,046/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Nakata Manufacturing
CPC-FOCUS Y02E · 16 areas
INNOV-THIN 32.4/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.6 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Nakata Manufacturing 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 Natcore’s 32.4 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 8.9 pts (28%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 14.1 pts (44%) Claim depth 9.3 pts (29%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Natcore Technology · this assignee

32
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Natcore's Innovation Score is 32.4/100 (41st percentile 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 Natcore?

Each dot is one of Natcore’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). Natcore’s own 15.6 claims/patent is ABOVE the 12.6 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Natcore's grants concentrate

Natcore Technology, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 16 CPC subclasses with 83.3% of grants classified under Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (5 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2015. By volume, Natcore sits between Nakata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. and Nelumbo Inc..

Nakata Manufactur…

12
Nanobiosys

12
Nantenergy

12
Nantmobile

12
Naver Cloud

12
NBC Meshtec

12
NEC Space

12
Nelumbo

12
Natcore Technology ◀

12

What this shows Natcore holds 12 patents at rank #23,030, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Natcore

By rank, the assignees closest to #23,030 in granted patent volume.

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

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

Natcore's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

32 41st percentile higher than 41% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2019

Grants by year

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

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Natcore Technology, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	16.7%
2016	5	41.7%
2017	3	25.0%
2019	2	16.7%

Which technologies does Natcore Technology, Inc. patent most?

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 10

H10F - Inorganic Semiconductor Devices Sensitive TO Infrared Radiation, Light, Electromagnetic Radiation OF Shorter Wavelength OR Corpuscular Radiation 10

Y02P - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN THE Production OR Processing OF Goods 7

H01L - Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10 5

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 2

B23K - Soldering OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; Cladding OR Plating BY Soldering OR WELDING; Cutting BY Applying Heat Locally, e.g. Flame CUTTING; Working BY Laser Beam 2

C23C - Coating Metallic MATERIAL; Coating Material With Metallic MATERIAL; Surface Treatment OF Metallic Material BY Diffusion Into THE Surface, BY Chemical Conversion OR SUBSTITUTION; Coating BY Vacuum Evaporation, BY Sputtering, BY ION Implantation OR BY Chemical Vapour Deposition, IN General 2

C25D - Processes FOR THE Electrolytic OR Electrophoretic Production OF COATINGS; ELECTROFORMING; Apparatus Therefor 1

C01P - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Structural AND Physical Aspects OF Solid Inorganic Compounds 1

H10K - Organic Electric Solid-state Devices 1

C08K - Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients 1

C04B - Lime, MAGNESIA; SLAG; CEMENTS; Compositions Thereof, e.g. Mortars, Concrete OR Like Building MATERIALS; Artificial Stone ; Ceramics ; REFRACTORIES; Treatment OF Natural Stone 1

C09C - Treatment OF Inorganic Materials, Other Than Fibrous Fillers, TO Enhance Their Pigmenting OR Filling Properties ; Preparation OF Carbon Black ; ; Preparation OF Inorganic Materials Which ARE NO Single Chemical Compounds AND Which ARE Mainly Used AS Pigments OR Fillers 1

C01B - Non-metallic ELEMENTS; Compounds THEREOF; ; Metalloids OR Compounds Thereof NOT Covered BY Subclass C01c 1

B82Y - Specific Uses OR Applications OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Measurement OR Analysis OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Manufacture OR Treatment OF Nanostructures 1

Top 15 of 16 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

Natcore Technology, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Natcore Technology, Inc.'s lead technology class is Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution), 83.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore Y02E
Ranked #23,046 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Natcore Technology, Inc. against Nakata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 32.4/100 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.

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

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