Overall rank by patents
#23,082
of 50,000 tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 12 granted patents across 6 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2024. 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: A61P (SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS OR MEDICINAL PREPARATIONS).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Nicox ranks #23,082 of 50,000 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 12 patents across 6 technology areas.
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R23082 · US Corporation #23,082 · 12 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-UP · BOOK-FULL
Nearest grant-volume peer: Nexgen Storage, 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.
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
Nicox Ophthalmics · this assignee
32 score
3D Lighting Innovati… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Nicox's Innovation Score is 31.8/100 (top 61% 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.
Nicox Ophthalmics, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 6 CPC subclasses with 83.3% of grants classified under A61P (SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS OR MEDICINAL PREPARATIONS). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, Nicox sits between Nexgen Storage, Inc. and Ningobo Yinzhou SELF Photoelectron Technology Co., Ltd..
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
NEXGEN STORAGE, INC.
12 patents
NGI A/S
12 patents
NICHEM FINE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
12 patents
NICHOLAS KIRKWOOD LIMITED
12 patents
NIHON TRIM CO., LTD.
12 patents
NIHON YAMAMURA GLASS CO., LTD.
12 patents
NINGBO GECEN PROMOTION & GIFT CO., LTD.
12 patents
NINGOBO YINZHOU SELF PHOTOELECTRON TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
12 patents
NICOX OPHTHALMICS, INC.
12 patents
What this shows Nicox holds 12 patents at rank #23,042, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #23,042 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Nicox's primary technology class.
Nicox's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
32 Top 61% higher than 39% 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 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 25.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | 8.3% |
| 2019 | 1 | 8.3% |
| 2020 | 1 | 8.3% |
| 2021 | 2 | 16.7% |
| 2022 | 1 | 8.3% |
| 2023 | 2 | 16.7% |
| 2024 | 1 | 8.3% |
Top 6 of 6 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#23,082
of 50,000 tracked assignees
31.8 out of 100
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