Overall rank by patents
#23,081
of 50,000 tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 12 granted patents across 0 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2019. Grant-trend analysis is cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search; it does not measure application filings, current R&D, or legal strength.
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Nicholas ranks #23,081 of 50,000 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 12 patents across 0 technology areas.
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R23081 · Foreign Corporation #23,081 · 12 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-UNK · INNOV-LOW · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-RICH
Nearest grant-volume peer: Nexen Energy ULC (±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.
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
Nicholas Kirkwood · this assignee
9 score
3D Lighting Innovati… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Nicholas's Innovation Score is 9.5/100 (top 99% 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.
Nicholas Kirkwood Limited is a focused PatentsView assignee: 0 CPC subclasses . Peak complete grant year is 2018 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Nicholas sits between Nexen Energy ULC and Ningbo Gecen Promotion & GIFT Co., Ltd..
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
NEXEN ENERGY ULC
12 patents
NEXGEN STORAGE, INC.
12 patents
NGI A/S
12 patents
NICHEM FINE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
12 patents
NICOX OPHTHALMICS, INC.
12 patents
NIHON TRIM CO., LTD.
12 patents
NIHON YAMAMURA GLASS CO., LTD.
12 patents
NINGBO GECEN PROMOTION & GIFT CO., LTD.
12 patents
NICHOLAS KIRKWOOD LIMITED
12 patents
What this shows Nicholas holds 12 patents at rank #23,041, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #23,041 in granted patent volume.
Nicholas's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
9 Top 99% higher than 1% of 50,000 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3 | 25.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | 8.3% |
| 2017 | 3 | 25.0% |
| 2018 | 4 | 33.3% |
| 2019 | 1 | 8.3% |
Overall rank by patents
#23,081
of 50,000 tracked assignees
9.5 out of 100
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