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

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Nihon Techno Co., Ltd. ranks #41,953 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 Techno Co., Ltd. hold?

Nihon Techno Co., Ltd. holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2021, spanning 14 technology areas.

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

Nihon Techno Co., Ltd. has an Innovation Score of 26.9 out of 100 (22nd percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Nihon Techno Co., Ltd. focus on?

Nihon Techno Co., Ltd.'s top technology area is G01R (Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables) with 3 patents, ranking #1,290 of 3,424 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 14 CPC subclasses total.

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

Nihon Techno Co., Ltd.'s recent grant velocity is -80% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). Grant activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

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

Nihon Techno Co., Ltd.'s patents average 11.5 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 Techno 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 Techno Co., Ltd.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 14 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2021. 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: G01R (Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Nihon ranks #41,953 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 14 technology areas.

#41,953
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 22nd percentile
by Innovation Score (26.9/100): 11.5
avg claims per patent: -80%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R41953 · Foreign Corporation #41,953 · 6 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #41,953/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH NGR
CPC-FOCUS G01R · 14 areas
INNOV-THIN 26.9/100
CLAIMS-PAR 11.5 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -80% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: NGR 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 26.9 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 (25%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 13.2 pts (49%) Claim depth 6.9 pts (26%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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What this shows Nihon's Innovation Score is 26.9/100 (22nd percentile 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 11.5 claims/patent is ABOVE the 11.2 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Nihon's grants concentrate

Nihon Techno Co., Ltd. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 14 CPC subclasses with 50% of grants classified under G01R (Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Nihon sits between NGR Inc. and Nilfisk-advance A/S.

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What this shows Nihon holds 6 patents at rank #41,862, 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 #41,862 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01R (Measuring Electric Variables)

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)

27 22nd percentile higher than 22% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2021

Grants by year

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

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Nihon Techno Co., Ltd. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	16.7%
2016	2	33.3%
2017	1	16.7%
2018	1	16.7%
2021	1	16.7%

Which technologies does Nihon Techno Co., Ltd. patent most?

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 3

G06Q - Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory PURPOSES; Systems OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory Purposes, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 3

Y04S - Systems Integrating Technologies Related TO Power Network Operation, Communication OR Information Technologies FOR Improving THE Electrical Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution, Management OR Usage, i.e. Smart Grids 3

Y02B - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Buildings, e.g. Housing, House Appliances OR Related End-user Applications 3

H02J - Circuit Arrangements OR Systems FOR Supplying OR Distributing Electric POWER; Systems FOR Storing Electric Energy 3

G04G - Electronic Time-pieces 3

G04B - Mechanically-driven Clocks OR WATCHES; Mechanical Parts OF Clocks OR Watches IN GENERAL; Time Pieces Using THE Position OF THE SUN, Moon OR Stars 2

G08B - Signalling OR Calling SYSTEMS; Order TELEGRAPHS; Alarm Systems 1

G05B - Control OR Regulating Systems IN GENERAL; Functional Elements OF Such SYSTEMS; Monitoring OR Testing Arrangements FOR Such Systems OR Elements 1

G05F - Systems FOR Regulating Electric OR Magnetic Variables 1

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 1

Y02P - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN THE Production OR Processing OF Goods 1

G04C - Electromechanical Clocks OR Watches 1

G04R - Radio-controlled Time-pieces 1

Top 14 of 14 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 Techno Co., Ltd.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Nihon Techno Co., Ltd.'s lead technology class is G01R (Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables), 50% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01R
Ranked #41,953 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Nihon Techno Co., Ltd. against NGR Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 26.9/100 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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