Overall rank by patents
#548
Across all tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 822 granted patents across 250 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: Y02E (REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION).
The verdict
National holds 822 US patents across 250 technology areas, rank #548 of 50,000 tracked assignees.
National Institute Of Advanced Industrial Science And Technology has been granted 822 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing National Institute Of Advanced Industrial Science And Technology at rank #548 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 250 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 11.3 claims per patent with primary concentration in Y02E (REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION). As a Foreign Corporation, National Institute Of Advanced Industrial Science And Technology is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, National sits between E Ink Holdings Inc. (824 patents, rank #544) and FUJI Corporation (812 patents, rank #552) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 59.2/100 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 361 grants, compared with 461 in the 2015–2019 window, a -22% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. The Foreign 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. National Institute Of Advanced Industrial Science And Technology's 11.3 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while a diversified footprint across 100+ CPC subclasses spreads risk across many technology fronts. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark National Institute Of Advanced Industrial Science And Technology against peers pursuing similar technology classes.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
E Ink Holdings Inc.
824 patents
KANEKA CORPORATION
824 patents
INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION, YONSEI UNIVERSITY
823 patents
NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.
823 patents
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
822 patents
Mitutoyo Corporation
820 patents
SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
820 patents
Sony Mobile Communications Inc.
815 patents
FUJI CORPORATION
812 patents
What this shows National holds 822 patents at rank #548, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #548 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in National's primary technology class.
National's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
59 Top 4% higher than 96% 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 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 114 | 13.9% |
| 2016 | 84 | 10.2% |
| 2017 | 90 | 10.9% |
| 2018 | 77 | 9.4% |
| 2019 | 96 | 11.7% |
| 2020 | 78 | 9.5% |
| 2021 | 77 | 9.4% |
| 2022 | 69 | 8.4% |
| 2023 | 41 | 5.0% |
| 2024 | 48 | 5.8% |
| 2025 | 48 | 5.8% |
Top 15 of 250 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#548
Across all tracked assignees
59.2 out of 100
How to use this portfolio
National's 822 grants land it in the top 4% 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.