USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

NEC Platforms, Ltd.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 344 granted patents across 111 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING).

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

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344

Total patents granted

111

CPC technology areas

9.3

Avg claims per patent

+61%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

NEC holds 344 US patents across 111 technology areas, rank #1,235 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,235
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 4%
by Innovation Score (59.3/100): 9.3
avg claims per patent: +61%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

NEC Platforms, Ltd. has been granted 344 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing NEC Platforms, Ltd. at rank #1,235 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 111 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 9.3 claims per patent with primary concentration in G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING). As a Foreign Corporation, NEC Platforms, Ltd. is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, NEC sits between Vanguard International Semiconductor Corporation (345 patents, rank #1,231) and Cox Communications, Inc. (342 patents, rank #1,239) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 59.3/100 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 212 grants, compared with 132 in the 2015–2019 window, a +61% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. 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 Platforms, Ltd.'s 9.3 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while a diversified footprint across 100+ CPC subclasses spreads risk across many technology fronts. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark NEC Platforms, Ltd. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows NEC holds 344 patents at rank #1,235, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near NEC

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,235 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06F (Electric Digital DATA Processing)

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)

59 Top 4% higher than 96% of 50,000 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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NEC Platforms, Ltd. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	21	6.1%
2016	19	5.5%
2017	24	7.0%
2018	33	9.6%
2019	35	10.2%
2020	25	7.3%
2021	35	10.2%
2022	45	13.1%
2023	27	7.8%
2024	49	14.2%
2025	31	9.0%

Which technologies does NEC Platforms, Ltd. patent most?

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 101

H05K - PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS 57

H04M - TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION 53

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 41

H04W - WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS 36

G06Q - INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 35

G07G - REGISTERING THE RECEIPT OF CASH, VALUABLES, OR TOKENS 28

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 24

H01Q - ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS 22

G11B - INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER 21

H04Q - SELECTING 17

G06K - GRAPHICAL DATA READING ; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS 17

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 16

H04B - TRANSMISSION 13

H02J - CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY 13

Top 15 of 111 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Diversified

Claim Depth Simple

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,235

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

59.3 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 NEC Platforms, Ltd. hold?

NEC Platforms, Ltd. holds 344 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 111 technology areas.

What is NEC Platforms, Ltd.'s Innovation Score?

NEC Platforms, Ltd. has an Innovation Score of 59.3 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does NEC Platforms, Ltd. focus on?

NEC Platforms, Ltd.'s top technology area is G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING) with 101 patents. The company has filed patents in 111 CPC subclasses total.

Is NEC Platforms, Ltd.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

NEC Platforms, Ltd.'s recent filing velocity is +61% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for NEC Platforms, Ltd.'s patents?

NEC Platforms, Ltd.'s patents average 9.3 claims each. This is relatively simple claim structure, typical for focused inventions.

How is the NEC Platforms, Ltd. 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

NEC's 344 grants land it in the top 4% 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 - NEC ranks #1,235 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in G06F - see who else leads that technology area. G06F 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.