Where does Nextech Materials, Ltd. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Nextech Materials, Ltd. ranks #36,673 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 Nextech Materials, Ltd. hold?

Nextech Materials, Ltd. holds 7 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2023, spanning 7 technology areas.

What is Nextech Materials, Ltd.'s Innovation Score?

Nextech Materials, Ltd. has an Innovation Score of 38.2 out of 100 (top 41% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Nextech Materials, Ltd. focus on?

Nextech Materials, Ltd.'s top technology area is H01M (Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy) with 4 patents, ranking #1,008 of 2,332 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 7 CPC subclasses total.

Is Nextech Materials, Ltd.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Nextech Materials, Ltd.'s recent grant velocity is -83% 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 Nextech Materials, Ltd.'s patents?

Nextech Materials, Ltd.'s patents average 25.0 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 Nextech Materials, 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 US Corporation

Nextech Materials, Ltd.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 7 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2023. 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: H01M (Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Nextech ranks #36,673 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 7 technology areas.

#36,673
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 41%
by Innovation Score (38.2/100): 25.0
avg claims per patent: -83%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R36673 · US Corporation #36,673 · 7 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 7 grants
MID-PACK #36,673/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Newstim
CPC-NARROW H01M · 7 areas
INNOV-THIN 38.2/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 25.0 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -83% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Newstim, 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 Nextech’s 38.2 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 7.2 pts (19%) Velocity 6.7 pts (17%) Breadth 9.4 pts (25%) Claim depth 15.0 pts (39%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Nextech Materials · this assignee

38
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Nextech's Innovation Score is 38.2/100 (top 41% 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 Nextech?

Each dot is one of Nextech’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). Nextech’s own 25.0 claims/patent is ABOVE the 15.4 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Nextech's grants concentrate

Nextech Materials, Ltd. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 7 CPC subclasses with 57.1% of grants classified under H01M (Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Nextech sits between Newstim, Inc. and NHN Studio629 Corporation.

Nextech's three-year grant acceleration

Nextech Materials, Ltd. shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 0 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.

Newstim

7
Newtech Group

7
Nexom (US)

7
Nextdoor COM

7
Nextsense

7
NGT Global

7
NHN Cloud

7
NHN Studio629

7
Nextech Materials ◀

7

What this shows Nextech holds 7 patents at rank #36,610, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Nextech

By rank, the assignees closest to #36,610 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H01M (Processes OR Means)

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

Nextech's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

38 Top 41% higher than 59% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2023

Grants by year

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

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Nextech Materials, Ltd. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	4	57.1%
2016	1	14.3%
2017	1	14.3%
2023	1	14.3%

Which technologies does Nextech Materials, Ltd. patent most?

H01M - Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy 4

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 4

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 4

F01N - Gas-flow Silencers OR Exhaust Apparatus FOR Machines OR Engines IN GENERAL; Gas-flow Silencers OR Exhaust Apparatus FOR Internal-combustion Engines 2

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 2

Y02P - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN THE Production OR Processing OF Goods 1

C04B - Lime, MAGNESIA; SLAG; CEMENTS; Compositions Thereof, e.g. Mortars, Concrete OR Like Building MATERIALS; Artificial Stone ; Ceramics ; REFRACTORIES; Treatment OF Natural Stone 1

Top 7 of 7 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

Nextech Materials, Ltd.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Nextech Materials, Ltd.'s lead technology class is H01M (Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy), 57.1% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H01M
Ranked #36,673 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Nextech Materials, Ltd. against Newstim, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 38.2/100 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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