Where does NEC Space Technologies, Ltd. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), NEC Space Technologies, Ltd. ranks #23,059 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 NEC Space Technologies, Ltd. hold?

NEC Space Technologies, Ltd. holds 12 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2024, spanning 17 technology areas.

What is NEC Space Technologies, Ltd.'s Innovation Score?

NEC Space Technologies, Ltd. has an Innovation Score of 39.2 out of 100 (top 39% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is NEC Space Technologies, Ltd.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

NEC Space Technologies, Ltd.'s recent grant velocity is -50% 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 NEC Space Technologies, Ltd.'s patents?

NEC Space Technologies, Ltd.'s patents average 9.6 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 NEC Space Technologies, 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

NEC Space Technologies, Ltd.

Q: What technology areas does NEC Space Technologies, Ltd. focus on?

NEC Space Technologies, Ltd.'s top technology area is H05K (Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components) with 3 patents, ranking #1,363 of 3,545 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 17 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 12 granted patents across 17 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2024. 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: H05K (Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, NEC ranks #23,059 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 12 patents across 17 technology areas.

#23,059
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 39%
by Innovation Score (39.2/100): 9.6
avg claims per patent: -50%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R23059 · Foreign Corporation #23,059 · 12 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 12 grants
MID-PACK #23,059/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Nantmobile
CPC-FOCUS H05K · 17 areas
INNOV-THIN 39.2/100
CLAIMS-PAR 9.6 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -50% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Nantmobile, LLC (±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 NEC’s 39.2 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 8.9 pts (23%) Velocity 10.0 pts (26%) Breadth 14.6 pts (37%) Claim depth 5.7 pts (15%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
NEC Space · this assignee

39
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows NEC's Innovation Score is 39.2/100 (top 39% 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 NEC?

Each dot is one of NEC’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). NEC’s own 9.6 claims/patent is at or below the 12.6 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where NEC's grants concentrate

NEC Space Technologies, Ltd. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 17 CPC subclasses with 25% of grants classified under H05K (Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, NEC sits between Nantmobile, LLC and Nexen Energy ULC.

NEC's three-year grant acceleration

NEC Space Technologies, Ltd. shows 3 grants in 2022–2024 against only 2 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.

Nantmobile

12
Natcore Technology

12
Naver Cloud

12
NBC Meshtec

12
Nelumbo

12
Neura Robotics

12
Neuralstem

12
Nexen Energy ULC

12
NEC Space ◀

12

What this shows NEC holds 12 patents at rank #23,033, 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 #23,033 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H05K (Printed Circuits)

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

39 Top 39% higher than 61% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2024

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 Space Technologies, Ltd. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	8.3%
2016	1	8.3%
2017	3	25.0%
2018	2	16.7%
2019	1	8.3%
2021	1	8.3%
2022	2	16.7%
2024	1	8.3%

Which technologies does NEC Space Technologies, Ltd. patent most?

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

H04B - Transmission 3

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 3

H01Q - Antennas, i.e. Radio Aerials 2

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 2

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

H01L - Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10 1

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 1

H03F - Amplifiers 1

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 1

B23K - Soldering OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; Cladding OR Plating BY Soldering OR WELDING; Cutting BY Applying Heat Locally, e.g. Flame CUTTING; Working BY Laser Beam 1

H10F - Inorganic Semiconductor Devices Sensitive TO Infrared Radiation, Light, Electromagnetic Radiation OF Shorter Wavelength OR Corpuscular Radiation 1

H02S - Generation OF Electric Power BY Conversion OF Infrared Radiation, Visible Light OR Ultraviolet Light, e.g. Using Photovoltaic [PV] Modules 1

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 1

H03G - Control OF Amplification 1

Top 15 of 17 technology areas

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USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

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What to do with this data

NEC Space Technologies, Ltd.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

NEC Space Technologies, Ltd.'s lead technology class is H05K (Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components), 25% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H05K
Ranked #23,059 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare NEC Space Technologies, Ltd. against Nantmobile, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 39.2/100 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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