Where does Nihon Shokuhin Kako Co., Ltd. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Nihon Shokuhin Kako Co., Ltd. ranks #41,952 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 Nihon Shokuhin Kako Co., Ltd. hold?

Nihon Shokuhin Kako Co., Ltd. holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2021 and 2025, spanning 16 technology areas.

What is Nihon Shokuhin Kako Co., Ltd.'s Innovation Score?

Nihon Shokuhin Kako Co., Ltd. has an Innovation Score of 47.5 out of 100 (top 18% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Nihon Shokuhin Kako Co., Ltd.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for Nihon Shokuhin Kako Co., Ltd..

What does claim depth mean for Nihon Shokuhin Kako Co., Ltd.'s patents?

Nihon Shokuhin Kako Co., Ltd.'s patents average 11.0 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 Nihon Shokuhin Kako Co., Ltd. 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 Foreign Corporation

Nihon Shokuhin Kako Co., Ltd.

Q: What technology areas does Nihon Shokuhin Kako Co., Ltd. focus on?

Nihon Shokuhin Kako Co., Ltd.'s top technology area is A23L (Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic Beverages, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Preparation OR Treatment Thereof) with 4 patents, ranking #424 of 1,325 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 16 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 16 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2021–2025. 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: A23L (Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic Beverages, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Preparation OR Treatment Thereof).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Nihon ranks #41,952 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 16 technology areas.

#41,952
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 18%
by Innovation Score (47.5/100): 11.0
avg claims per patent

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R41952 · Foreign Corporation #41,952 · 6 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-FRNCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #41,952/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH NGCodec
CPC-FOCUS A23L · 16 areas
INNOV-PAR 47.5/100
CLAIMS-PAR 11.0 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
SPAN-YRS 2021–2025 · 5y
BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: NGCodec 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 Nihon’s 47.5 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 (14%) Velocity 20.0 pts (42%) Breadth 14.1 pts (30%) Claim depth 6.6 pts (14%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Nihon Shokuhin Kako · this assignee

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What this shows Nihon's Innovation Score is 47.5/100 (top 18% 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 Nihon?

Each dot is one of Nihon’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). Nihon’s own 11.0 claims/patent is at or below the 11.5 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Nihon's grants concentrate

Nihon Shokuhin Kako Co., Ltd. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 16 CPC subclasses with 66.7% of grants classified under A23L (Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic Beverages, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Preparation OR Treatment Thereof). Peak complete grant year is 2022 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2021. By volume, Nihon sits between NGCodec Inc. and Nilfisk, Inc..

Nihon's three-year grant acceleration

Nihon Shokuhin Kako Co., Ltd. shows 3 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.

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What this shows Nihon holds 6 patents at rank #41,861, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Nihon

By rank, the assignees closest to #41,861 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A23L (Foods)

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

Nihon's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

47 Top 18% higher than 82% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2021–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2021–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Nihon Shokuhin Kako Co., Ltd. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2021	1	16.7%
2022	2	33.3%
2023	1	16.7%
2025partial year	2	33.3%

Which technologies does Nihon Shokuhin Kako Co., Ltd. patent most?

A23L - Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic Beverages, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Preparation OR Treatment Thereof 4

A23V - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic Beverages AND Lactic OR Propionic Acid Bacteria Used IN Foodstuffs OR Food Preparation 4

C08B - POLYSACCHARIDES; Derivatives Thereof 3

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 3

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 2

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 2

A23D - Edible Oils OR Fats, e.g. Margarines, Shortenings OR Cooking Oils 1

A23P - Shaping OR Working OF Foodstuffs, NOT Fully Covered BY A Single Other Subclass 1

C07B - General Methods OF Organic CHEMISTRY; Apparatus Therefor 1

C12P - Fermentation OR Enzyme-using Processes TO Synthesise A Desired Chemical Compound OR Composition OR TO Separate Optical Isomers From A Racemic Mixture 1

C12Y - Enzymes 1

A61Q - Specific USE OF Cosmetics OR Similar Toiletry Preparations 1

A23K - Fodder 1

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 1

B01J - Chemical OR Physical Processes, e.g. Catalysis OR Colloid CHEMISTRY; Their Relevant Apparatus 1

Top 15 of 16 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

Nihon Shokuhin Kako Co., Ltd.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Nihon Shokuhin Kako Co., Ltd.'s lead technology class is A23L (Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic Beverages, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Preparation OR Treatment Thereof), 66.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A23L
Ranked #41,952 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Nihon Shokuhin Kako Co., Ltd. against NGCodec Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 47.5/100 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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