Where does Nextek Power Systems, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Nextek Power Systems, Inc. ranks #23,078 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 Nextek Power Systems, Inc. hold?

Nextek Power Systems, Inc. holds 12 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2023, spanning 12 technology areas.

What is Nextek Power Systems, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Nextek Power Systems, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 30.5 out of 100 (35th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Nextek Power Systems, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Nextek Power Systems, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -29% 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 Nextek Power Systems, Inc.'s patents?

Nextek Power Systems, Inc.'s patents average 12.9 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 Nextek Power Systems, 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

Nextek Power Systems, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does Nextek Power Systems, Inc. focus on?

Nextek Power Systems, Inc.'s top technology area is H02J (Circuit Arrangements OR Systems FOR Supplying OR Distributing Electric POWER; Systems FOR Storing Electric Energy) with 8 patents, ranking #616 of 3,143 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 12 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 12 granted patents across 12 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: H02J (Circuit Arrangements OR Systems FOR Supplying OR Distributing Electric POWER; Systems FOR Storing Electric Energy).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Nextek ranks #23,078 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 12 patents across 12 technology areas.

#23,078
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 35th percentile
by Innovation Score (30.5/100): 12.9
avg claims per patent: -29%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R23078 · US Corporation #23,078 · 12 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 12 grants
MID-PACK #23,078/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Nevada Nanotech…
CPC-FOCUS H02J · 12 areas
INNOV-THIN 30.5/100
CLAIMS-RICH 12.9 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DOWN -29% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Nevada Nanotech Systems 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 Nextek’s 30.5 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 8.9 pts (29%) Velocity 1.7 pts (6%) Breadth 12.2 pts (40%) Claim depth 7.8 pts (25%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Nextek Power Systems · this assignee

31
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Nextek's Innovation Score is 30.5/100 (35th 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 Nextek?

Each dot is one of Nextek’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). Nextek’s own 12.9 claims/patent is ABOVE the 7.8 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Nextek's grants concentrate

Nextek Power Systems, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 12 CPC subclasses with 66.7% of grants classified under H02J (Circuit Arrangements OR Systems FOR Supplying OR Distributing Electric POWER; Systems FOR Storing Electric Energy). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Nextek sits between Nevada Nanotech Systems Inc. and NoCell Technologies, LLC.

Nextek's three-year grant acceleration

Nextek Power Systems, Inc. shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 4 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.

Nevada Nanotech S…

12
New Wave Endo-sur…

12
Newgen Surgical

12
Newpace

12
Ningbo Forward Pl…

12
Ningbo Yousun Imp…

12
Nippon Tanshi

12
Nocell

12
Nextek Power Syst… ◀

12

What this shows Nextek holds 12 patents at rank #23,094, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Nextek

By rank, the assignees closest to #23,094 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H02J (Circuit Arrangements OR Systems FOR Supplying OR Distribu…)

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

Nextek's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

31 35th percentile higher than 35% 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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Nextek Power Systems, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	3	25.0%
2016	1	8.3%
2017	1	8.3%
2018	2	16.7%
2020	2	16.7%
2021	2	16.7%
2023	1	8.3%

Which technologies does Nextek Power Systems, Inc. patent most?

H02J - Circuit Arrangements OR Systems FOR Supplying OR Distributing Electric POWER; Systems FOR Storing Electric Energy 8

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 4

Y02P - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN THE Production OR Processing OF Goods 3

G06K - Graphical Data Reading ; Presentation OF DATA; Record CARRIERS; Handling Record Carriers 1

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 1

H01R - Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors 1

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 1

H02M - Apparatus FOR Conversion Between AC AND AC, Between AC AND DC, OR Between DC AND DC, AND FOR USE With Mains OR Similar Power Supply SYSTEMS; Conversion OF DC OR AC Input Power Into Surge Output POWER; Control OR Regulation Thereof 1

H04B - Transmission 1

H02B - Boards, Substations OR Switching Arrangements FOR THE Supply OR Distribution OF Electric Power 1

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 1

H02G - Installation OF Electric Cables OR Lines, OR OF Combined Optical AND Electric Cables OR Lines 1

Top 12 of 12 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

Nextek Power Systems, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Nextek Power Systems, Inc.'s lead technology class is H02J (Circuit Arrangements OR Systems FOR Supplying OR Distributing Electric POWER; Systems FOR Storing Electric Energy), 66.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H02J
Ranked #23,078 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Nextek Power Systems, Inc. against Nevada Nanotech Systems Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 30.5/100 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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