Where does National Institute of Metrology rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), National Institute of Metrology ranks #36,624 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 National Institute of Metrology hold?

National Institute of Metrology holds 7 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2023, spanning 6 technology areas.

What is National Institute of Metrology's Innovation Score?

National Institute of Metrology has an Innovation Score of 22.3 out of 100 (10th 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 National Institute of Metrology focus on?

National Institute of Metrology's top technology area is G01G (Weighing) with 3 patents, ranking #95 of 427 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 6 CPC subclasses total.

Is National Institute of Metrology's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

National Institute of Metrology's recent grant velocity is -25% 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 National Institute of Metrology's patents?

National Institute of Metrology's patents average 8.0 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 National Institute of Metrology 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 Foreign Corporation

National Institute of Metrology

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 6 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2023. 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: G01G (Weighing).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, National ranks #36,624 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 6 technology areas.

#36,624
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 10th percentile
by Innovation Score (22.3/100): 8.0
avg claims per patent: -25%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R36624 · Foreign Corporation #36,624 · 7 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 7 grants
MID-PACK #36,624/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Nanoscale Components
CPC-NARROW G01G · 6 areas
INNOV-THIN 22.3/100
CLAIMS-PAR 8.0 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DOWN -25% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Nanoscale Components, Inc. (±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 National’s 22.3 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 7.2 pts (32%) Velocity 1.7 pts (8%) Breadth 8.7 pts (39%) Claim depth 4.8 pts (21%)

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What this shows National's Innovation Score is 22.3/100 (10th 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 National?

Each dot is one of National’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). National’s own 8.0 claims/patent is at or below the 15.6 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where National's grants concentrate

National Institute of Metrology is a focused PatentsView assignee: 6 CPC subclasses with 42.9% of grants classified under G01G (Weighing). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2023. By volume, National sits between Nanoscale Components, Inc. and Naturs Design Inc..

National's three-year grant acceleration

National Institute of Metrology shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 4 in 2019–2021. That prior window is too thin for a growth multiple (rename and spin-out assignees look artificially high when the baseline is near zero), so PlainPatent withholds a ranked acceleration claim here.

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What this shows National holds 7 patents at rank #36,686, 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 #36,686 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01G (Weighing)

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, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)

22 10th percentile higher than 10% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2023

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 Metrology patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	2	28.6%
2019	2	28.6%
2021	2	28.6%
2023	1	14.3%

Which technologies does National Institute of Metrology patent most?

G01G - Weighing 3

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 1

G03F - Photomechanical Production OF Textured OR Patterned Surfaces, e.g. FOR Printing, FOR Processing OF Semiconductor DEVICES; Materials THEREFOR; Originals THEREFOR; Apparatus Specially Adapted THEREFOR; 1

G01P - Measuring Linear OR Angular Speed, Acceleration, Deceleration, OR SHOCK; Indicating Presence, Absence, OR Direction, OF Movement 1

G01J - Measurement OF Intensity, Velocity, Spectral Content, Polarisation, Phase OR Pulse Characteristics OF Infrared, Visible OR Ultraviolet LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; Radiation Pyrometry 1

G01B - Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours 1

Top 6 of 6 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

National Institute of Metrology's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

National Institute of Metrology's lead technology class is G01G (Weighing), 42.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01G
Ranked #36,624 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare National Institute of Metrology against Nanoscale Components, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 22.3/100 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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