National Products, Inc.
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 64 granted patents across 30 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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: G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, National ranks #5,387 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 64 patents across 30 technology areas.
- #5,387
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- Top 14%
- by Innovation Score (50.0/100)
- 19.0
- avg claims per patent
- +81%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R5387 · US Corporation #5,387 · 64 grants
GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-SMALL 64 grants
- UPPER-Q #5,387/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Mid-West Metal…
- CPC-FOCUS G06F · 30 areas
- INNOV-PAR 50.0/100
- CLAIMS-RICH 19.0 claims/avg
- TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
- VEL-SURGE +81% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Mid-West Metal Products Company, 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 50.0 Innovation Score adds up
The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around National
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- Grass Valley Canada · near
Grass Valley Canada · near
50 score
- Kymab · near
Kymab · near
50 score
- National Products · this assignee
National Products · this assignee
50 score
- REIFENHÄUSER & KG… · near
REIFENHÄUSER & KG… · near
50 score
- U S Bank National… · near
U S Bank National… · near
50 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows National's Innovation Score is 50.0/100 (top 14% 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 19.0 claims/patent is ABOVE the 9.7 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.
Where National's grants concentrate
National Products, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 30 CPC subclasses with 50% of grants classified under G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (10 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2015. By volume, National sits between Mid-West Metal Products Company, Inc. and Otto Bock Healthcare Products GmbH.
National's three-year grant acceleration
From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, National Products, Inc. moved from 26 to 19 grants (0.73x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). See the growth leaderboard.
Who files at National's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Mid-west Metal Pr…
Mid-West Metal Products Company, Inc.
64 patents
- Nisshinbo Holdings
Nisshinbo Holdings Inc.
64 patents
- Narrative Science
Narrative Science LLC
64 patents
- National Chi Nan…
National Chi Nan University
64 patents
- National Universi…
National University Corporation Yokohama National University
64 patents
- Nokian Tyres
Nokian Tyres plc
64 patents
- Ojjo
Ojjo, Inc.
64 patents
- Otto Bock Healthc…
Otto Bock Healthcare Products GmbH
64 patents
- National Products ◀
National Products, Inc.
64 patents
What this shows National holds 64 patents at rank #5,387, 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 #5,387 in granted patent volume.
- Mid-West Metal Products Company, Inc. #5,383 · 64 patents
- Nisshinbo Holdings Inc. #5,384 · 64 patents
- Narrative Science LLC #5,385 · 64 patents
- National Chi Nan University #5,386 · 64 patents
- National University Corporation Yokohama National University #5,388 · 64 patents
- Nokian Tyres plc #5,389 · 64 patents
- Ojjo, Inc. #5,390 · 64 patents
- Otto Bock Healthcare Products GmbH #5,391 · 64 patents
Leaders in G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in National's primary technology class.
- International Business Machines Corporation 42,717 in class
- Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 21,497 in class
- Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC 16,951 in class
- Google LLC 13,092 in class
- Intel Corporation 12,803 in class
- Apple Inc. 11,007 in class
- Amazon Technologies, Inc. 10,217 in class
- Dell Products L.P. 7,187 in class
Assignees with similar portfolio profiles
Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for National, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing), National ranks #1,397 of 13,878 assignees by patent count in that subclass.
Similar innovation score
Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (50 here).
Similar claim depth
Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (19.0 here).
National's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
50 Top 14% higher than 86% of 49,997 US assignees
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US assignees. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Grants by year
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2 | 3.1% |
| 2016 | 2 | 3.1% |
| 2017 | 5 | 7.8% |
| 2018 | 5 | 7.8% |
| 2019 | 7 | 10.9% |
| 2020 | 10 | 15.6% |
| 2021 | 9 | 14.1% |
| 2022 | 8 | 12.5% |
| 2023 | 4 | 6.3% |
| 2024 | 7 | 10.9% |
| 2025partial year | 5 | 7.8% |
Which technologies does National Products, Inc. patent most?
Top 15 of 30 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
National Products, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- National Products, Inc.'s lead technology class is G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing), 50% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G06F
- Ranked #5,387 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare National Products, Inc. against Mid-West Metal Products Company, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 50.0/100 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.
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