Where does Nico IP, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Nico IP, LLC ranks #41,946 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 Nico IP, LLC hold?

Nico IP, LLC holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2024 and 2025, spanning 7 technology areas.

What is Nico IP, LLC's Innovation Score?

Nico IP, LLC has an Innovation Score of 40.1 out of 100 (top 36% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Nico IP, LLC focus on?

Nico IP, LLC's top technology area is D03D (Woven FABRICS; Methods OF WEAVING; Looms) with 1 patents, ranking #133 of 226 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 7 CPC subclasses total.

Is Nico IP, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for Nico IP, LLC.

What does claim depth mean for Nico IP, LLC's patents?

Nico IP, LLC's patents average 6.7 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 Nico IP, 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

Nico IP, LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 7 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2024–2025. 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: D03D (Woven FABRICS; Methods OF WEAVING; Looms).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Nico ranks #41,946 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 7 technology areas.

#41,946
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 36%
by Innovation Score (40.1/100): 6.7
avg claims per patent

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R41946 · US Corporation #41,946 · 6 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-USCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #41,946/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Next Pathway
CPC-NARROW D03D · 7 areas
INNOV-PAR 40.1/100
CLAIMS-SPARSE 6.7 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
SPAN-YRS 2024–2025 · 2y
BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Next Pathway 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 Nico’s 40.1 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 6.7 pts (17%) Velocity 20.0 pts (50%) Breadth 9.4 pts (23%) Claim depth 4.0 pts (10%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
GEA Tuchenhagen · near

40
Herbert Waldmann & KG · near

40
Nico IP · this assignee

40
Silicon Valley Bank · near

40
SiTune · near

40
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Nico's Innovation Score is 40.1/100 (top 36% 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 Nico?

Each dot is one of Nico’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). Nico’s own 6.7 claims/patent is at or below the 13.8 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Nico's grants concentrate

Nico IP, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 7 CPC subclasses with 16.7% of grants classified under D03D (Woven FABRICS; Methods OF WEAVING; Looms). By volume, Nico sits between Next Pathway Inc. and Nikko-Materials Co., Ltd..

Nico's three-year grant acceleration

Nico IP, LLC shows 4 grants in 2022–2024 against only 0 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.

Next Pathway

6
Next Science

6
Nexus Pharmaceuti…

6
Nexus

6
Nielsen & Bainbri…

6
Nienstedt

6
Nightwing Group

6
Nikko-materials

6
Nico IP ◀

6

What this shows Nico holds 6 patents at rank #41,988, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Nico

By rank, the assignees closest to #41,988 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in D03D (Woven Fabrics)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Nico, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In D03D (Woven Fabrics), Nico ranks #133 of 226 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (40 here).

SiTune Corporation 40 GEA Tuchenhagen GmbH 40 Herbert Waldmann GMBH & Co. KG 40 Silicon Valley Bank 40

Nico's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

40 Top 36% higher than 64% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2024–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2024–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Nico IP, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2024	4	66.7%
2025partial year	2	33.3%

Which technologies does Nico IP, LLC patent most?

D03D - Woven FABRICS; Methods OF WEAVING; Looms 1

D01F - Chemical Features IN THE Manufacture OF Artificial Filaments, Threads, Fibres, Bristles OR RIBBONS; Apparatus Specially Adapted FOR THE Manufacture OF Carbon Filaments 1

E06B - Fixed OR Movable Closures FOR Openings IN Buildings, Vehicles, Fences OR Like Enclosures IN General, e.g. Doors, Windows, Blinds, Gates 1

D10B - Indexing Scheme Associated With Sublasses OF Section D, Relating TO Textiles 1

D06M - Treatment, NOT Provided FOR Elsewhere IN Class D06, OF Fibres, Threads, Yarns, Fabrics, Feathers OR Fibrous Goods Made From Such Materials 1

E04C - Structural ELEMENTS; Building Materials 1

E04B - General Building CONSTRUCTIONS; Walls, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; Insulation OR Other Protection OF Buildings 1

Top 7 of 7 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

Nico IP, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Nico IP, LLC's lead technology class is D03D (Woven FABRICS; Methods OF WEAVING; Looms), 16.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore D03D
Ranked #41,946 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Nico IP, LLC against Next Pathway Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 40.1/100 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

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