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

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Nihon Video System Co., Ltd. ranks #24,882 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 Video System Co., Ltd. hold?

Nihon Video System Co., Ltd. holds 11 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2021, spanning 9 technology areas.

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

Nihon Video System Co., Ltd. has an Innovation Score of 24.3 out of 100 (14th 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 Video System Co., Ltd. focus on?

Nihon Video System Co., Ltd.'s top technology area is H04N (Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television) with 8 patents, ranking #1,527 of 5,951 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 9 CPC subclasses total.

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

Nihon Video System Co., Ltd.'s recent grant velocity is -90% 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 Video System Co., Ltd.'s patents?

Nihon Video System Co., Ltd.'s patents average 8.6 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 Video System 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 Video System Co., Ltd.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 11 granted patents across 9 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: H04N (Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Nihon ranks #24,882 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 11 patents across 9 technology areas.

#24,882
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 14th percentile
by Innovation Score (24.3/100): 8.6
avg claims per patent: -90%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R24882 · Foreign Corporation #24,882 · 11 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 11 grants
MID-PACK #24,882/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH NExT-e Solutions
CPC-NARROW H04N · 9 areas
INNOV-THIN 24.3/100
CLAIMS-PAR 8.6 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -90% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: NExT-e Solutions 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 24.3 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 8.6 pts (35%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 10.6 pts (44%) Claim depth 5.1 pts (21%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Nihon Video System · this assignee

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Nihon's Innovation Score is 24.3/100 (14th 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 8.6 claims/patent is at or below the 13.2 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 Video System Co., Ltd. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 9 CPC subclasses with 72.7% of grants classified under H04N (Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Nihon sits between Nextteq LLC and Ningbo Flying-horse International Trade Co., Ltd.

Nextteq

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Next-e Solutions

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Nihon Superior

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NII Northern Inte…

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Nikon Research OF…

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Niles Werkzeugmas…

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Ningbo Flying-hor…

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What this shows Nihon holds 11 patents at rank #24,852, 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 #24,852 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04N (Pictorial Communication)

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)

24 14th percentile higher than 14% 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 Video System Co., Ltd. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	3	27.3%
2016	1	9.1%
2017	4	36.4%
2018	2	18.2%
2021	1	9.1%

Which technologies does Nihon Video System Co., Ltd. patent most?

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 8

G03B - Apparatus OR Arrangements FOR Taking Photographs OR FOR Projecting OR Viewing THEM; Apparatus OR Arrangements Employing Analogous Techniques Using Waves Other Than Optical WAVES; Accessories Therefor 3

H04B - Transmission 2

F16M - Frames, Casings OR Beds OF Engines, Machines OR Apparatus, NOT Specific TO Engines, Machines OR Apparatus Provided FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; Supports 2

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 1

H01M - Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy 1

H02J - Circuit Arrangements OR Systems FOR Supplying OR Distributing Electric POWER; Systems FOR Storing Electric Energy 1

Y02B - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Buildings, e.g. Housing, House Appliances OR Related End-user Applications 1

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 1

Top 9 of 9 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 Video System Co., Ltd.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Nihon Video System Co., Ltd.'s lead technology class is H04N (Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television), 72.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H04N
Ranked #24,882 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Nihon Video System Co., Ltd. against Nextteq LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 24.3/100 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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