Where does Nextteq LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Nextteq LLC ranks #24,876 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 Nextteq LLC hold?

Nextteq LLC holds 11 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2021, spanning 5 technology areas.

What is Nextteq LLC's Innovation Score?

Nextteq LLC has an Innovation Score of 26.1 out of 100 (19th 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 Nextteq LLC focus on?

Nextteq LLC's top technology area is G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties) with 10 patents, ranking #1,460 of 7,863 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 5 CPC subclasses total.

Is Nextteq LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Nextteq LLC's recent grant velocity is -90% 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 Nextteq LLC's patents?

Nextteq LLC's patents average 16.0 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 Nextteq LLC 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

Nextteq LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 11 granted patents across 5 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: G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Nextteq ranks #24,876 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 11 patents across 5 technology areas.

#24,876
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 19th percentile
by Innovation Score (26.1/100): 16.0
avg claims per patent: -90%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R24876 · US Corporation #24,876 · 11 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 11 grants
MID-PACK #24,876/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Netsweeper (BARBADOS)
CPC-NARROW G01N · 5 areas
INNOV-THIN 26.1/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.0 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -90% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Netsweeper (BARBADOS) 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 Nextteq’s 26.1 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 8.6 pts (33%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 7.9 pts (30%) Claim depth 9.6 pts (37%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Nextteq · this assignee

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Nextteq's Innovation Score is 26.1/100 (19th 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 Nextteq?

Each dot is one of Nextteq’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). Nextteq’s own 16.0 claims/patent is ABOVE the 9.4 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Nextteq's grants concentrate

Nextteq LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 5 CPC subclasses with 90.9% of grants classified under G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Nextteq sits between Netsweeper (BARBADOS) Inc. and Nihon Video System Co., Ltd..

Netsweeper (Barba…

11
Neumayer Tekfor E…

11
Nevakar Injectabl…

11
NEW Concepts Deve…

11
Nexus Spine

11
Next-e Solutions

11
Nihon Superior

11
Nihon Video System

11
Nextteq ◀

11

What this shows Nextteq holds 11 patents at rank #24,848, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Nextteq

By rank, the assignees closest to #24,848 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their…)

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

Nextteq's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

26 19th percentile higher than 19% 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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Nextteq LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	18.2%
2016	1	9.1%
2017	3	27.3%
2018	1	9.1%
2019	3	27.3%
2021	1	9.1%

Which technologies does Nextteq LLC patent most?

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 10

A62B - Devices, Apparatus OR Methods FOR Life-saving 1

G08B - Signalling OR Calling SYSTEMS; Order TELEGRAPHS; Alarm Systems 1

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 1

B65D - Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials, e.g. Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding CONTAINERS; Accessories, Closures, OR Fittings THEREFOR; Packaging ELEMENTS; Packages 1

Top 5 of 5 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

View all rankings → How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

Nextteq LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Nextteq LLC's lead technology class is G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties), 90.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01N
Ranked #24,876 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Nextteq LLC against Netsweeper (BARBADOS) Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 26.1/100 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

Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.