Nightware, Inc.
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 3 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2020–2024. 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: A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Nightware ranks #49,090 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 3 technology areas.
- #49,090
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- Top 27%
- by Innovation Score (44.0/100)
- 19.4
- avg claims per patent
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R49090 · US Corporation #49,090 · 5 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · BOTTOM-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH
- GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
- BOTTOM-DECILE #49,090/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Nidec SR Drives
- CPC-NARROW A61B · 3 areas
- INNOV-PAR 44.0/100
- CLAIMS-RICH 19.4 claims/avg
- TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
- SPAN-YRS 2020–2024 · 5y
- BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Nidec SR Drives, Ltd (±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 Nightware’s 44.0 Innovation Score adds up
The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around Nightware
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- Nightware · this assignee
Nightware · this assignee
44 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Nightware's Innovation Score is 44.0/100 (top 27% 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 Nightware?
Each dot is one of Nightware’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). Nightware’s own 19.4 claims/patent is ABOVE the 9.4 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.
Where Nightware's grants concentrate
Nightware, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 3 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification). Peak complete grant year is 2022 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2020. By volume, Nightware sits between Nidec SR Drives, Ltd and Nine Intelligent (CHANGZHOU) Tech Co., Ltd..
Nightware's three-year grant acceleration
Nightware, Inc. shows 4 grants in 2022–2024 against only 1 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.
Who files at Nightware's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Nidec SR Drives
Nidec SR Drives, Ltd
5 patents
- Nidecker
Nidecker SA
5 patents
- Nielsen-kellerman
Nielsen-kellerman, Co.
5 patents
- Niftylift
Niftylift Limited
5 patents
- Niha
Niha Corp
5 patents
- Nikkei MC Alumini…
Nikkei MC Aluminium Co., Ltd.
5 patents
- Nikken Lease Kogyo
Nikken Lease Kogyo Co., Ltd.
5 patents
- Nine Intelligent…
Nine Intelligent (CHANGZHOU) Tech Co., Ltd.
5 patents
- Nightware ◀
Nightware, Inc.
5 patents
What this shows Nightware holds 5 patents at rank #49,020, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near Nightware
By rank, the assignees closest to #49,020 in granted patent volume.
- Nidec SR Drives, Ltd #49,016 · 5 patents
- Nidecker SA #49,017 · 5 patents
- Nielsen-kellerman, Co. #49,018 · 5 patents
- Niftylift Limited #49,019 · 5 patents
- Niha Corp #49,021 · 5 patents
- Nikkei MC Aluminium Co., Ltd. #49,022 · 5 patents
- Nikken Lease Kogyo Co., Ltd. #49,023 · 5 patents
- Nine Intelligent (CHANGZHOU) Tech Co., Ltd. #49,024 · 5 patents
Leaders in A61B (Diagnosis)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Nightware's primary technology class.
- Covidien LP 5,709 in class
- Koniniklijke Philips N.V. 3,414 in class
- Olympus Corporation 2,758 in class
- Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. 2,362 in class
- Cilag GmbH International 2,063 in class
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. 1,921 in class
- DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. 1,796 in class
- Ethicon, Inc. 1,762 in class
Nightware's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
44 Top 27% higher than 73% of 49,997 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Grants by year
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2020–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 20.0% |
| 2022 | 2 | 40.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | 20.0% |
| 2024 | 1 | 20.0% |
Which technologies does Nightware, Inc. patent most?
Top 3 of 3 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
Nightware, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- Nightware, Inc.'s lead technology class is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61B
- Ranked #49,090 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare Nightware, Inc. against Nidec SR Drives, Ltd, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 44.0/100 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.
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.