Where does Nelson Irrigation Corporation rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Nelson Irrigation Corporation ranks #5,098 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 Nelson Irrigation Corporation hold?

Nelson Irrigation Corporation holds 68 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 18 technology areas.

What is Nelson Irrigation Corporation's Innovation Score?

Nelson Irrigation Corporation has an Innovation Score of 43.0 out of 100 (top 29% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Nelson Irrigation Corporation focus on?

Nelson Irrigation Corporation's top technology area is B05B (Spraying APPARATUS; Atomising APPARATUS; Nozzles) with 35 patents, ranking #34 of 1,384 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 18 CPC subclasses total.

Is Nelson Irrigation Corporation's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Nelson Irrigation Corporation's recent grant velocity is -3% 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 Nelson Irrigation Corporation's patents?

Nelson Irrigation Corporation's patents average 16.9 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 Nelson Irrigation Corporation 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 US Corporation

Nelson Irrigation Corporation

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 68 granted patents across 18 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: B05B (Spraying APPARATUS; Atomising APPARATUS; Nozzles).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Nelson ranks #5,098 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 68 patents across 18 technology areas.

#5,098
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 29%
by Innovation Score (43.0/100): 16.9
avg claims per patent: -3%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R5098 · US Corporation #5,098 · 68 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-FLAT · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 68 grants
UPPER-Q #5,098/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Medizinische…
CPC-FOCUS B05B · 18 areas
INNOV-PAR 43.0/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.9 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-FLAT -3% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Medizinische Hochschule Hannover (±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 Nelson’s 43.0 Innovation Score adds up

The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.

Volume 14.6 pts (34%) Velocity 3.2 pts (7%) Breadth 15.0 pts (35%) Claim depth 10.1 pts (24%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Anheuser-Busch · near

43
APS Technology · near

43
Mahle Engine… · near

43
Nelson Irrigation · this assignee

43
Virtual Incision · near

43
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Nelson's Innovation Score is 43.0/100 (top 29% 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 Nelson?

Each dot is one of Nelson’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). Nelson’s own 16.9 claims/patent is ABOVE the 12.8 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Nelson's grants concentrate

Nelson Irrigation Corporation is a focused PatentsView assignee: 18 CPC subclasses with 51.5% of grants classified under B05B (Spraying APPARATUS; Atomising APPARATUS; Nozzles). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (10 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2023. By volume, Nelson sits between Medizinische Hochschule Hannover and Omega Ltd..

Nelson's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Nelson Irrigation Corporation moved from 27 to 13 grants (0.48x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). See the growth leaderboard.

Medizinische Hoch…

68
Medtronic Holding…

68
Merz Pharma & Kgaa

68
Middle Chart

68
Nutrition & Biosc…

68
Ningbo University

68
OSG

68
Omega

68
Nelson Irrigation ◀

68

What this shows Nelson holds 68 patents at rank #5,096, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Nelson

By rank, the assignees closest to #5,096 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B05B (Spraying Apparatus)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in Nelson's primary technology class.

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Nelson, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In B05B (Spraying Apparatus), Nelson ranks #34 of 1,384 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (43 here).

APS Technology, LLC 43 Mahle Engine Systems UK Ltd 43 Virtual Incision Corporation 43 Anheuser-Busch, LLC 43

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (16.9 here).

Kinze Manufacturing, Inc. 16.9 avg Zhejiang Jinko Solar Co., Ltd. 16.9 avg American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. 16.9 avg Saudi Arabian OIL Company 16.9 avg

Nelson's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

43 Top 29% higher than 71% 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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Nelson Irrigation Corporation patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	10	14.7%
2016	8	11.8%
2017	4	5.9%
2018	3	4.4%
2019	8	11.8%
2020	9	13.2%
2021	10	14.7%
2022	7	10.3%
2023	2	2.9%
2024	4	5.9%
2025partial year	3	4.4%

Which technologies does Nelson Irrigation Corporation patent most?

B05B - Spraying APPARATUS; Atomising APPARATUS; Nozzles 35

A01G - HORTICULTURE; Cultivation OF Vegetables, Flowers, Rice, Fruit, Vines, Hops OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; Watering 20

G05D - Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables 13

F16K - VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating 8

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 7

G05B - Control OR Regulating Systems IN GENERAL; Functional Elements OF Such SYSTEMS; Monitoring OR Testing Arrangements FOR Such Systems OR Elements 5

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 4

F16D - Couplings FOR Transmitting ROTATION; CLUTCHES; Brakes 4

B60T - Vehicle Brake Control Systems OR Parts THEREOF; Brake Control Systems OR Parts Thereof, IN General ; Arrangement OF Braking Elements ON Vehicles IN GENERAL; Portable Devices FOR Preventing Unwanted Movement OF VEHICLES; Vehicle Modifications TO Facilitate Cooling OF Brakes 4

F16L - PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General 3

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 2

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 2

F16B - Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing 2

B25B - Tools OR Bench Devices NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, FOR Fastening, Connecting, Disengaging OR Holding 1

B65B - Machines, Apparatus OR Devices FOR, OR Methods OF, Packaging Articles OR MATERIALS; Unpacking 1

Top 15 of 18 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

Nelson Irrigation Corporation's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Nelson Irrigation Corporation's lead technology class is B05B (Spraying APPARATUS; Atomising APPARATUS; Nozzles), 51.5% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B05B
Ranked #5,098 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Nelson Irrigation Corporation against Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 43.0/100 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.

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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