Where does Nexgen Storage, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Nexgen Storage, Inc. ranks #23,077 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 Nexgen Storage, Inc. hold?

Nexgen Storage, Inc. holds 12 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2021, spanning 3 technology areas.

What is Nexgen Storage, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Nexgen Storage, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 27.8 out of 100 (25th 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 Nexgen Storage, Inc. focus on?

Nexgen Storage, Inc.'s top technology area is G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing) with 10 patents, ranking #3,601 of 13,878 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 3 CPC subclasses total.

Is Nexgen Storage, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Nexgen Storage, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -80% 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 Nexgen Storage, Inc.'s patents?

Nexgen Storage, Inc.'s patents average 21.4 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 Nexgen Storage, 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

Nexgen Storage, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 12 granted patents across 3 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2021. 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: G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Nexgen ranks #23,077 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 12 patents across 3 technology areas.

#23,077
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 25th percentile
by Innovation Score (27.8/100): 21.4
avg claims per patent: -80%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R23077 · US Corporation #23,077 · 12 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 12 grants
MID-PACK #23,077/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Nelumbo
CPC-NARROW G06F · 3 areas
INNOV-THIN 27.8/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 21.4 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -80% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Nelumbo Inc. (±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 Nexgen’s 27.8 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 (32%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 6.1 pts (22%) Claim depth 12.9 pts (46%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Nexgen Storage · this assignee

28
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Nexgen's Innovation Score is 27.8/100 (25th 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 Nexgen?

Each dot is one of Nexgen’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). Nexgen’s own 21.4 claims/patent is ABOVE the 10.7 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Nexgen's grants concentrate

Nexgen Storage, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 3 CPC subclasses with 83.3% of grants classified under G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (5 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Nexgen sits between Nelumbo Inc. and Nicox Ophthalmics, Inc..

Nelumbo

12
Neura Robotics

12
Neuralstem

12
Nexen Energy ULC

12
NGI A/S

12
Nichem Fine Techn…

12
Nicholas Kirkwood

12
Nicox Ophthalmics

12
Nexgen Storage ◀

12

What this shows Nexgen holds 12 patents at rank #23,038, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Nexgen

By rank, the assignees closest to #23,038 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing)

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

Nexgen's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

28 25th percentile higher than 25% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2021

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Nexgen Storage, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	8.3%
2016	2	16.7%
2017	1	8.3%
2018	1	8.3%
2019	5	41.7%
2020	1	8.3%
2021	1	8.3%

Which technologies does Nexgen Storage, Inc. patent most?

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 10

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

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 2

Top 3 of 3 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

Nexgen Storage, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Nexgen Storage, Inc.'s lead technology class is G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing), 83.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G06F
Ranked #23,077 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Nexgen Storage, Inc. against Nelumbo Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 27.8/100 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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