Where does nference, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), nference, Inc. ranks #11,366 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 nference, Inc. hold?

nference, Inc. holds 27 US utility patents granted between 2019 and 2025, spanning 12 technology areas.

What is nference, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

nference, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 56.7 out of 100 (top 6% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does nference, Inc. focus on?

nference, Inc.'s top technology area is G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing) with 21 patents, ranking #1,973 of 13,878 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 12 CPC subclasses total.

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

nference, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +1200% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for nference, Inc.'s patents?

nference, Inc.'s patents average 21.5 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 nference, 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

nference, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 27 granted patents across 12 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2019–2025. 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, nference ranks #11,366 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 27 patents across 12 technology areas.

#11,366
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 6%
by Innovation Score (56.7/100): 21.5
avg claims per patent: +1200%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R11366 · US Corporation #11,366 · 27 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 27 grants
UPPER-Q #11,366/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH ams-OSRAM Internatio…
CPC-FOCUS G06F · 12 areas
INNOV-PAR 56.7/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 21.5 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +1200% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: ams-OSRAM International GmbH (±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 nference’s 56.7 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 11.5 pts (20%) Velocity 20.0 pts (35%) Breadth 12.2 pts (22%) Claim depth 12.9 pts (23%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
1ahead · near

57
Aura Home · near

57
nference · this assignee

57
Rehrig Pacific · near

57
Simon Fraser… · near

57
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows nference's Innovation Score is 56.7/100 (top 6% 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 nference?

Each dot is one of nference’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). nference’s own 21.5 claims/patent is ABOVE the 15.3 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where nference's grants concentrate

nference, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 12 CPC subclasses with 77.8% of grants classified under G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing). Peak complete grant year is 2024 (7 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2019. By volume, nference sits between Zhejiang NHU Co., Ltd. and Adaptix Ltd.

nference's three-year grant acceleration

nference, Inc. shows 12 grants in 2022–2024 against only 2 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.

Zhejiang NHU

27
Zapadoceska unive…

27
ams-osram Interna…

27
eyesight Mobile

27
tzero IP

27
nference ◀

27
Access Medical Sy…

26
ACE Light & Tech…

26
Adaptix

26

What this shows nference holds 27 patents at rank #11,521, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near nference

By rank, the assignees closest to #11,521 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for nference, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing), nference ranks #1,973 of 13,878 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (57 here).

Aura Home, Inc. 57 Simon Fraser University 57 Rehrig Pacific Company 57 1ahead Technologies 57

nference's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

57 Top 6% higher than 94% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2019–2025

Grants by year

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

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nference, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2019	1	3.7%
2021	1	3.7%
2022	1	3.7%
2023	4	14.8%
2024	7	25.9%
2025partial year	13	48.1%

Which technologies does nference, Inc. patent most?

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 21

G16H - Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data 14

G06N - Computing Arrangements Based ON Specific Computational Models 10

G16B - Bioinformatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Genetic OR Protein-related Data Processing IN Computational Molecular Biology 4

G06V - Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding 3

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 2

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 2

C07K - Peptides 1

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 1

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 1

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 1

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 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

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

nference, Inc.'s lead technology class is G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing), 77.8% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G06F
Ranked #11,366 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare nference, Inc. against Zhejiang NHU Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 56.7/100 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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