USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Nicolon Corporation

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 10 granted patents across 15 technology areas, active 2016–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: D10B (INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBLASSES OF SECTION D, RELATING TO TEXTILES).

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

27.7

Avg claims per patent

+800%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Nicolon holds 10 US patents across 15 technology areas, rank #26,984 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#26,984
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 28%
by Innovation Score (43.6/100): 27.7
avg claims per patent: +800%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Nicolon Corporation has been granted 10 US utility patents between 2016 and 2025, placing Nicolon Corporation at rank #26,984 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 15 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 27.7 claims per patent with primary concentration in D10B (INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBLASSES OF SECTION D, RELATING TO TEXTILES). As a Foreign Corporation, Nicolon Corporation is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Nicolon sits between Newell Window Furnishings, Inc. (10 patents, rank #26,980) and Nippon Gas Co., Ltd. (10 patents, rank #26,988) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 43.6/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 9 grants, compared with 1 in the 2015–2019 window, a +800% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. The Foreign Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.

Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. Nicolon Corporation's 27.7 average claims per patent reflects complex, broadly scoped inventions that are difficult for competitors to design around, while concentration in 15 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Nicolon Corporation against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows Nicolon holds 10 patents at rank #26,984, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Nicolon

By rank, the assignees closest to #26,984 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in D10B (Indexing Scheme Associated WITH Sublasses OF Section D)

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

Nicolon's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

44 Top 28% higher than 72% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Nicolon Corporation patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	10.0%
2020	4	40.0%
2022	2	20.0%
2024	2	20.0%
2025	1	10.0%

Which technologies does Nicolon Corporation patent most?

D10B - INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBLASSES OF SECTION D, RELATING TO TEXTILES 8

D03D - WOVEN FABRICS; METHODS OF WEAVING; LOOMS 7

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 4

E02D - FOUNDATIONS; EXCAVATIONS; EMBANKMENTS ; UNDERGROUND OR UNDERWATER STRUCTURES 2

B32B - LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM 2

C08L - COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS 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

E04H - BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL 1

D04H - MAKING TEXTILE FABRICS, e.g. FROM FIBRES OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL ; FABRICS MADE BY SUCH PROCESSES OR APPARATUS, e.g. FELTS, NON-WOVEN FABRICS; COTTON-WOOL; WADDING ; ; NON-WOVEN FABRICS FROM STAPLE FIBRES, FILAMENTS OR YARNS, BONDED WITH AT LEAST ONE WEB-LIKE MATERIAL DURING THEIR CONSOLIDATION 1

D04B - KNITTING 1

E01C - CONSTRUCTION OF, OR SURFACES FOR, ROADS, SPORTS GROUNDS, OR THE LIKE; MACHINES OR AUXILIARY TOOLS FOR CONSTRUCTION OR REPAIR 1

D02G - CRIMPING OR CURLING FIBRES, FILAMENTS, THREADS, OR YARNS; YARNS OR THREADS 1

D02J - FINISHING OR DRESSING OF FILAMENTS, YARNS, THREADS, CORDS, ROPES OR THE LIKE 1

D06M - TREATMENT, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE IN CLASS D06, OF FIBRES, THREADS, YARNS, FABRICS, FEATHERS OR FIBROUS GOODS MADE FROM SUCH MATERIALS 1

D01D - MECHANICAL METHODS OR APPARATUS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF ARTIFICIAL FILAMENTS, THREADS, FIBRES, BRISTLES OR RIBBONS 1

Top 15 of 15 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Focused

Claim Depth Complex

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#26,984

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

43.6 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does Nicolon Corporation hold?

Nicolon Corporation holds 10 US granted patents filed between 2016 and 2025, spanning 15 technology areas.

What is Nicolon Corporation's Innovation Score?

Nicolon Corporation has an Innovation Score of 43.6 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Nicolon Corporation focus on?

Nicolon Corporation's top technology area is D10B (INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBLASSES OF SECTION D, RELATING TO TEXTILES) with 8 patents. The company has filed patents in 15 CPC subclasses total.

Is Nicolon Corporation's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Nicolon Corporation's recent filing velocity is +800% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for Nicolon Corporation's patents?

Nicolon Corporation's patents average 27.7 claims each. This indicates complex, broadly scoped patents that are harder for competitors to design around.

How is the Nicolon Corporation 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.

How to use this portfolio

Nicolon's 10 grants land it in the top 28% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - Nicolon ranks #26,984 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in D10B - see who else leads that technology area. D10B leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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 byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team

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.