Overall rank by patents
#48,981
Across all tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 7 technology areas, active 2015–2015. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING).
The verdict
NEC holds 5 US patents across 7 technology areas, rank #48,981 of 50,000 tracked assignees.
NEC Infrontia Corporation has been granted 5 US utility patents between 2015 and 2015, placing NEC Infrontia Corporation at rank #48,981 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 7 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 8.4 claims per patent with primary concentration in G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING). As a Foreign Corporation, NEC Infrontia Corporation is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, NEC sits between NDIS Corporation (5 patents, rank #48,977) and Nellone Therapeutics, Inc. (5 patents, rank #48,985) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 20.6/100 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 0 grants, compared with 5 in the 2015–2019 window, a -100% 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. NEC Infrontia Corporation's 8.4 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while concentration in 7 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark NEC Infrontia Corporation against peers pursuing similar technology classes.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
NDIS CORPORATION
5 patents
NEAR INTELLIGENCE LLC
5 patents
NEARSHORE NATURAL GAS, LLC
5 patents
NEC Hong Kong Limited
5 patents
NEEDSTOMATCH CORPORATION
5 patents
NEFAB AB
5 patents
NEKTIUM PHARMA S.L.
5 patents
NELLONE THERAPEUTICS, INC.
5 patents
NEC INFRONTIA CORPORATION
5 patents
What this shows NEC holds 5 patents at rank #48,981, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #48,981 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in NEC's primary technology class.
NEC's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
21 Top 93% higher than 7% 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 | 5 | 100.0% |
Top 7 of 7 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#48,981
Across all tracked assignees
20.6 out of 100
How to use this portfolio
NEC's 5 grants land it in the top 93% 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.
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