Where does Nexen Group, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Nexen Group, Inc. ranks #18,943 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 Nexen Group, Inc. hold?

Nexen Group, Inc. holds 15 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2025, spanning 11 technology areas.

What is Nexen Group, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Nexen Group, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 32.5 out of 100 (42nd percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Nexen Group, Inc. focus on?

Nexen Group, Inc.'s top technology area is F16H (Gearing) with 8 patents, ranking #299 of 1,603 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 11 CPC subclasses total.

Is Nexen Group, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Nexen Group, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +150% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Nexen Group, Inc.'s patents?

Nexen Group, Inc.'s patents average 7.6 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 Nexen Group, Inc. 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

Nexen Group, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 15 granted patents across 11 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2025. 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: F16H (Gearing).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Nexen ranks #18,943 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 15 patents across 11 technology areas.

#18,943
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 42nd percentile
by Innovation Score (32.5/100): 7.6
avg claims per patent: +150%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R18943 · US Corporation #18,943 · 15 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 15 grants
MID-PACK #18,943/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Neocoil
CPC-FOCUS F16H · 11 areas
INNOV-THIN 32.5/100
CLAIMS-SPARSE 7.6 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +150% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Neocoil, 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 Nexen’s 32.5 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 9.6 pts (29%) Velocity 6.7 pts (21%) Breadth 11.7 pts (36%) Claim depth 4.6 pts (14%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Nexen Group · this assignee

33
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Nexen's Innovation Score is 32.5/100 (42nd percentile 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 Nexen?

Each dot is one of Nexen’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). Nexen’s own 7.6 claims/patent is at or below the 11.7 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Nexen's grants concentrate

Nexen Group, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 11 CPC subclasses with 53.3% of grants classified under F16H (Gearing). Peak complete grant year is 2021 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Nexen sits between Neocoil, LLC and Nifty Home Products, Inc.

Nexen's three-year grant acceleration

Nexen Group, Inc. shows 5 grants in 2022–2024 against only 5 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.

Neocoil

15
Neural Analytics

15
Neurala

15
New Way Machine C…

15
Nexisvision

15
Nice-pak Products

15
Nickel & Suede

15
Nifty Home Produc…

15
Nexen Group ◀

15

What this shows Nexen holds 15 patents at rank #18,948, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Nexen

By rank, the assignees closest to #18,948 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F16H (Gearing)

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

Nexen's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

33 42nd percentile higher than 42% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Nexen Group, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	6.7%
2017	1	6.7%
2018	2	13.3%
2020	1	6.7%
2021	4	26.7%
2022	2	13.3%
2023	3	20.0%
2025partial year	1	6.7%

Which technologies does Nexen Group, Inc. patent most?

F16H - Gearing 8

F16C - SHAFTS; Flexible SHAFTS; Elements OR Crankshaft MECHANISMS; Rotary Bodies Other Than Gearing ELEMENTS; Bearings 6

F16D - Couplings FOR Transmitting ROTATION; CLUTCHES; Brakes 5

H02K - Dynamo-electric Machines 2

B23Q - Details, Components, OR Accessories FOR Machine Tools, e.g. Arrangements FOR Copying OR Controlling ; Machine Tools IN General Characterised BY THE Construction OF Particular Details OR COMPONENTS; Combinations OR Associations OF Metal-working Machines, NOT Directed TO A Particular Result 1

C08G - Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than BY Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds 1

C08K - Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients 1

C09D - Coating Compositions, e.g. Paints, Varnishes OR LACQUERS; Filling PASTES; Chemical Paint OR INK REMOVERS; INKS; Correcting FLUIDS; WOODSTAINS; Pastes OR Solids FOR Colouring OR PRINTING; USE OF Materials Therefor 1

A63B - Apparatus FOR Physical Training, Gymnastics, Swimming, Climbing, OR FENCING; Ball GAMES; Training Equipment 1

B66C - CRANES; Load-engaging Elements OR Devices FOR Cranes, Capstans, Winches, OR Tackles 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

Top 11 of 11 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

Nexen Group, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Nexen Group, Inc.'s lead technology class is F16H (Gearing), 53.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F16H
Ranked #18,943 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Nexen Group, Inc. against Neocoil, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 32.5/100 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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