Where does National University Corporation, Iwate University rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), National University Corporation, Iwate University ranks #9,328 of 49,997 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.

What is National University Corporation, Iwate University's Innovation Score?

National University Corporation, Iwate University has an Innovation Score of 48.7 out of 100 (top 16% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is National University Corporation, Iwate University's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

National University Corporation, Iwate University's recent grant velocity is +14% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for National University Corporation, Iwate University's patents?

National University Corporation, Iwate University's patents average 10.4 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

National University Corporation, Iwate University

Q: How many patents does National University Corporation, Iwate University hold?

National University Corporation, Iwate University holds 34 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 44 technology areas.

Q: What technology areas does National University Corporation, Iwate University focus on?

National University Corporation, Iwate University's top technology area is C08G (Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than BY Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds) with 13 patents, ranking #279 of 1,741 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 44 CPC subclasses total.

Q: How is the National University Corporation, Iwate University 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 PatentsView assignee record - 34 granted patents across 44 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: C08G (Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than BY Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, National ranks #9,328 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 34 patents across 44 technology areas.

#9,328
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 16%
by Innovation Score (48.7/100): 10.4
avg claims per patent: +14%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R9328 · Foreign Corporation #9,328 · 34 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-UP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 34 grants
UPPER-Q #9,328/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Medtronic Ventor
CPC-WIDE C08G · 44 areas
INNOV-PAR 48.7/100
CLAIMS-PAR 10.4 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-UP +14% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Medtronic Ventor Technologies 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 National’s 48.7 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 12.3 pts (25%) Velocity 6.7 pts (14%) Breadth 23.5 pts (48%) Claim depth 6.3 pts (13%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Digital Ally · near

49
National University… · this assignee

49
Shanghai Institute… · near

49
Herakles · near

49
Kulite Semiconductor… · near

49
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows National's Innovation Score is 48.7/100 (top 16% 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 10.4 claims/patent is at or below the 13.5 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 University Corporation, Iwate University is a focused PatentsView assignee: 44 CPC subclasses with 38.2% of grants classified under C08G (Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than BY Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds). Peak complete grant year is 2023 (5 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, National sits between Medtronic Ventor Technologies Ltd. and Nidec Seimitsu Corporation.

National's three-year grant acceleration

National University Corporation, Iwate University shows 10 grants in 2022–2024 against only 10 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.

Medtronic Ventor

34
Mercury Plastics

34
Merrimack Pharmac…

34
Messer Industries…

34
Neofect

34
Nextremity Soluti…

34
Nidec GPM

34
Nidec Seimitsu

34
National Universi… ◀

34

What this shows National holds 34 patents at rank #9,328, 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 #9,328 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C08G (Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than BY React…)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in National's primary technology 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 C08G (Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than BY React…), National ranks #279 of 1,741 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (49 here).

Shanghai Institute OF Ceramics, Chinese Academy OF Sciences 49 Digital Ally, Inc. 49 Herakles 49 Kulite Semiconductor Products, Inc. 49

National's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

49 Top 16% higher than 84% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

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

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National University Corporation, Iwate University patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	4	11.8%
2016	1	2.9%
2017	4	11.8%
2018	1	2.9%
2019	4	11.8%
2020	3	8.8%
2021	3	8.8%
2022	2	5.9%
2023	5	14.7%
2024	3	8.8%
2025partial year	4	11.8%

Which technologies does National University Corporation, Iwate University patent most?

C08G - Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than BY Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds 13

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 6

C08J - WORKING-UP; General Processes OF COMPOUNDING; After-treatment NOT Covered BY Subclasses C08b, C08c, C08f, C08g or C08h 5

C07C - Acyclic OR Carbocyclic Compounds 5

H01M - Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy 4

C08L - Compositions OF Macromolecular Compounds 4

B32B - Layered Products, i.e. Products Built-up OF Strata OF Flat OR Non-flat, e.g. Cellular OR Honeycomb, Form 3

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 3

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 3

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 3

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 3

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 3

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 3

G06N - Computing Arrangements Based ON Specific Computational Models 3

G05B - Control OR Regulating Systems IN GENERAL; Functional Elements OF Such SYSTEMS; Monitoring OR Testing Arrangements FOR Such Systems OR Elements 2

Top 15 of 44 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 University Corporation, Iwate University's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

National University Corporation, Iwate University's lead technology class is C08G (Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than BY Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds), 38.2% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore C08G
Ranked #9,328 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare National University Corporation, Iwate University against Medtronic Ventor Technologies Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 48.7/100 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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