USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Nifco Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 288 granted patents across 90 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: B60R (VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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288

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

6.8

Avg claims per patent

-43%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Nifco holds 288 US patents across 90 technology areas, rank #1,450 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,450
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 10%
by Innovation Score (52.8/100): 6.8
avg claims per patent: -43%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Nifco Inc. has been granted 288 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Nifco Inc. at rank #1,450 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 90 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 6.8 claims per patent with primary concentration in B60R (VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR). As a Foreign Corporation, Nifco Inc. is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Nifco sits between AJOU University Industry-academic Cooperation (288 patents, rank #1,446) and Tyco Fire Products Lp (287 patents, rank #1,454) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 52.8/100 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 104 grants, compared with 184 in the 2015–2019 window, a -43% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. 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. Nifco Inc.'s 6.8 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while a multi-domain presence across 90 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Nifco Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

AJOU University I…

288
Julius BLUM

288
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288
Nifco ◀

288
Alnylam Pharmaceu…

287
Carl Freudenberg…

287
EMD Millipore

287
Tyco Fire Products

287

What this shows Nifco holds 288 patents at rank #1,450, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Nifco

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,450 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B60R (Vehicles)

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

Nifco's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

53 Top 10% higher than 90% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Nifco Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	51	17.7%
2016	29	10.1%
2017	23	8.0%
2018	43	14.9%
2019	38	13.2%
2020	19	6.6%
2021	24	8.3%
2022	21	7.3%
2023	13	4.5%
2024	16	5.6%
2025	11	3.8%

Which technologies does Nifco Inc. patent most?

B60R - VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 60

F16B - DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING 56

B60K - ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY 47

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 36

B60N - SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 34

F16L - PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL 28

F02M - SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF 22

F16K - VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING 21

F16F - SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; MEANS FOR DAMPING VIBRATION 19

F16J - PISTONS ; CYLINDERS; SEALINGS 17

E05B - LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS 16

E05C - BOLTS OR FASTENING DEVICES FOR WINGS, SPECIALLY FOR DOORS OR WINDOWS 13

B62D - MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS 12

E05F - DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION; CHECKS FOR WINGS; WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING 11

E05Y - INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF 10

Top 15 of 90 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Simple

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,450

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

52.8 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 Nifco Inc. hold?

Nifco Inc. holds 288 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 90 technology areas.

What is Nifco Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Nifco Inc. has an Innovation Score of 52.8 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Nifco Inc. focus on?

Nifco Inc.'s top technology area is B60R (VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR) with 60 patents. The company has filed patents in 90 CPC subclasses total.

Is Nifco Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Nifco Inc.'s recent filing velocity is -43% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

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

Nifco Inc.'s patents average 6.8 claims each. This is relatively simple claim structure, typical for focused inventions.

How is the Nifco 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.

How to use this portfolio

Nifco's 288 grants land it in the top 10% 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 - Nifco ranks #1,450 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in B60R - see who else leads that technology area. B60R 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 · May 15, 2026

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.