Where does Nextvpu (SHANGHAI) Co., Ltd. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Nextvpu (SHANGHAI) Co., Ltd. ranks #12,589 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 Nextvpu (SHANGHAI) Co., Ltd. hold?

Nextvpu (SHANGHAI) Co., Ltd. holds 24 US utility patents granted between 2019 and 2024, spanning 23 technology areas.

What is Nextvpu (SHANGHAI) Co., Ltd.'s Innovation Score?

Nextvpu (SHANGHAI) Co., Ltd. has an Innovation Score of 40.0 out of 100 (top 37% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Nextvpu (SHANGHAI) Co., Ltd. focus on?

Nextvpu (SHANGHAI) Co., Ltd.'s top technology area is G06V (Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding) with 10 patents, ranking #931 of 5,108 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 23 CPC subclasses total.

Is Nextvpu (SHANGHAI) Co., Ltd.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Nextvpu (SHANGHAI) Co., Ltd.'s recent grant velocity is +1000% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Nextvpu (SHANGHAI) Co., Ltd.'s patents?

Nextvpu (SHANGHAI) Co., Ltd.'s patents average 16.1 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 Nextvpu (SHANGHAI) Co., 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 Foreign Corporation

Nextvpu (SHANGHAI) Co., Ltd.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 24 granted patents across 23 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2019–2024. 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: G06V (Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Nextvpu ranks #12,589 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 24 patents across 23 technology areas.

#12,589
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 37%
by Innovation Score (40.0/100): 16.1
avg claims per patent: +1000%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R12589 · Foreign Corporation #12,589 · 24 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 24 grants
MID-PACK #12,589/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH National University…
CPC-FOCUS G06V · 23 areas
INNOV-THIN 40.0/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.1 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +1000% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: National University Corporation Hamamatsu University School OF Medicine (±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 Nextvpu’s 40.0 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 11.1 pts (28%) Velocity 2.2 pts (6%) Breadth 17.0 pts (43%) Claim depth 9.7 pts (24%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Nextvpu (SHANGHAI) · this assignee

40
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Nextvpu's Innovation Score is 40.0/100 (top 37% 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 Nextvpu?

Each dot is one of Nextvpu’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). Nextvpu’s own 16.1 claims/patent is ABOVE the 7.7 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Nextvpu's grants concentrate

Nextvpu (SHANGHAI) Co., Ltd. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 23 CPC subclasses with 41.7% of grants classified under G06V (Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (8 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2023. By volume, Nextvpu sits between National University Corporation Hamamatsu University School OF Medicine and Nittoku Engineering Co., Ltd..

Nextvpu's three-year grant acceleration

Nextvpu (SHANGHAI) Co., Ltd. shows 6 grants in 2022–2024 against only 18 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.

National Universi…

24
Neusoft Medical S…

24
NEW Japan Radio

24
Newtl

24
NGD Systems

24
Nickolas Brands

24
Nisshin Seifun Gr…

24
Nittoku Engineeri…

24
Nextvpu (Shanghai) ◀

24

What this shows Nextvpu holds 24 patents at rank #12,581, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Nextvpu

By rank, the assignees closest to #12,581 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06V (Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding)

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

Nextvpu's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

40 Top 37% higher than 63% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2019–2024

Grants by year

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

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Nextvpu (SHANGHAI) Co., Ltd. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2019	2	8.3%
2020	8	33.3%
2021	8	33.3%
2022	3	12.5%
2023	1	4.2%
2024	2	8.3%

Which technologies does Nextvpu (SHANGHAI) Co., Ltd. patent most?

G06V - Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding 10

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 9

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 8

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 3

G05D - Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables 3

G10L - Speech Analysis Techniques OR Speech SYNTHESIS; Speech RECOGNITION; Speech OR Voice Processing TECHNIQUES; Speech OR Audio Coding OR Decoding 2

F16B - Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing 2

G02C - SPECTACLES; Sunglasses OR Goggles Insofar AS They Have THE Same Features AS SPECTACLES; Contact Lenses 2

F16M - Frames, Casings OR Beds OF Engines, Machines OR Apparatus, NOT Specific TO Engines, Machines OR Apparatus Provided FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; Supports 2

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 2

G06N - Computing Arrangements Based ON Specific Computational Models 2

G01S - Radio DIRECTION-FINDING; Radio NAVIGATION; Determining Distance OR Velocity BY USE OF Radio WAVES; Locating OR Presence-detecting BY USE OF THE Reflection OR Reradiation OF Radio WAVES; Analogous Arrangements Using Other Waves 2

A47L - Domestic Washing OR Cleaning ; Suction Cleaners IN General 2

B25J - MANIPULATORS; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices 2

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

Top 15 of 23 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

Nextvpu (SHANGHAI) Co., Ltd.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Nextvpu (SHANGHAI) Co., Ltd.'s lead technology class is G06V (Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding), 41.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G06V
Ranked #12,589 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Nextvpu (SHANGHAI) Co., Ltd. against National University Corporation Hamamatsu University School OF Medicine, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 40.0/100 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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