USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

National Institute Of Advanced Industrial Science

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 9 granted patents across 19 technology areas, active 2016–2022. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G01N (INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

8.7

Avg claims per patent

-71%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

National holds 9 US patents across 19 technology areas, rank #29,578 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#29,578
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 64%
by Innovation Score (30.8/100): 8.7
avg claims per patent: -71%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

National Institute Of Advanced Industrial Science has been granted 9 US utility patents between 2016 and 2022, placing National Institute Of Advanced Industrial Science at rank #29,578 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 19 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 8.7 claims per patent with primary concentration in G01N (INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES). As a Foreign Corporation, National Institute Of Advanced Industrial Science is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, National sits between Nanogram Corporation (9 patents, rank #29,574) and Near Earth Autonomy, Inc. (9 patents, rank #29,582) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 30.8/100 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 2 grants, compared with 7 in the 2015–2019 window, a -71% 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's 8.7 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while concentration in 19 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark National Institute Of Advanced Industrial Science against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows National holds 9 patents at rank #29,578, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near National

By rank, the assignees closest to #29,578 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their…)

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)

31 Top 64% higher than 36% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2022

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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National Institute Of Advanced Industrial Science patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	11.1%
2017	2	22.2%
2018	2	22.2%
2019	2	22.2%
2020	1	11.1%
2022	1	11.1%

Which technologies does National Institute Of Advanced Industrial Science patent most?

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 2

H10D - INORGANIC ELECTRIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES 1

H10N - ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 1

C30B - SINGLE-CRYSTAL GROWTH ; UNIDIRECTIONAL SOLIDIFICATION OF EUTECTIC MATERIAL OR UNIDIRECTIONAL DEMIXING OF EUTECTOID MATERIAL; REFINING BY ZONE-MELTING OF MATERIAL ; PRODUCTION OF A HOMOGENEOUS POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIAL WITH DEFINED STRUCTURE ; SINGLE CRYSTALS OR HOMOGENEOUS POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIAL WI 1

H03H - IMPEDANCE NETWORKS, e.g. RESONANT CIRCUITS; RESONATORS 1

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 1

C03C - CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF GLASSES, GLAZES OR VITREOUS ENAMELS; SURFACE TREATMENT OF GLASS; SURFACE TREATMENT OF FIBRES OR FILAMENTS MADE FROM GLASS, MINERALS OR SLAGS; JOINING GLASS TO GLASS OR OTHER MATERIALS 1

C09K - MATERIALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE 1

G03C - PHOTOSENSITIVE MATERIALS FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC PURPOSES ; PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESSES, e.g. CINE, X-RAY, COLOUR, STEREO-PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESSES; AUXILIARY PROCESSES IN PHOTOGRAPHY 1

G01D - MEASURING NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE; ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEASURING TWO OR MORE VARIABLES NOT COVERED IN A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS; TARIFF METERING APPARATUS; MEASURING OR TESTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 1

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 1

G05D - SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES 1

B63B - SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 1

B01L - CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE 1

B65B - MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING 1

Top 15 of 19 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Focused

Claim Depth Simple

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#29,578

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

30.8 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does National Institute Of Advanced Industrial Science hold?

National Institute Of Advanced Industrial Science holds 9 US granted patents filed between 2016 and 2022, spanning 19 technology areas.

What is National Institute Of Advanced Industrial Science's Innovation Score?

National Institute Of Advanced Industrial Science has an Innovation Score of 30.8 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does National Institute Of Advanced Industrial Science focus on?

National Institute Of Advanced Industrial Science's top technology area is G01N (INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES) with 2 patents. The company has filed patents in 19 CPC subclasses total.

Is National Institute Of Advanced Industrial Science's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

National Institute Of Advanced Industrial Science's recent filing velocity is -71% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for National Institute Of Advanced Industrial Science's patents?

National Institute Of Advanced Industrial Science's patents average 8.7 claims each. This is relatively simple claim structure, typical for focused inventions.

How is the National Institute Of Advanced Industrial Science 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.

How to use this portfolio

National's 9 grants land it in the top 64% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - National ranks #29,578 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in G01N - see who else leads that technology area. G01N leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

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.

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

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 byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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.