Where does Nikken Kosakusho Works, Ltd. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Nikken Kosakusho Works, Ltd. ranks #36,688 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 Nikken Kosakusho Works, Ltd. hold?

Nikken Kosakusho Works, Ltd. holds 7 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2021, spanning 6 technology areas.

What is Nikken Kosakusho Works, Ltd.'s Innovation Score?

Nikken Kosakusho Works, Ltd. has an Innovation Score of 21.6 out of 100 (9th 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 Nikken Kosakusho Works, Ltd. focus on?

Nikken Kosakusho Works, Ltd.'s top technology area is B23B (TURNING; Boring) with 3 patents, ranking #141 of 490 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 6 CPC subclasses total.

Is Nikken Kosakusho Works, Ltd.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Nikken Kosakusho Works, Ltd.'s recent grant velocity is -60% 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 Nikken Kosakusho Works, Ltd.'s patents?

Nikken Kosakusho Works, Ltd.'s patents average 9.6 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 Nikken Kosakusho Works, 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

Nikken Kosakusho Works, Ltd.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 6 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: B23B (TURNING; Boring).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Nikken ranks #36,688 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 6 technology areas.

#36,688
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 9th percentile
by Innovation Score (21.6/100): 9.6
avg claims per patent: -60%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R36688 · Foreign Corporation #36,688 · 7 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 7 grants
MID-PACK #36,688/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Nhwa Pharma
CPC-NARROW B23B · 6 areas
INNOV-THIN 21.6/100
CLAIMS-PAR 9.6 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -60% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Nhwa Pharma. Corporation (±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 Nikken’s 21.6 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 7.2 pts (33%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 8.7 pts (40%) Claim depth 5.7 pts (26%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Nikken Kosakusho Works · this assignee

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What this shows Nikken's Innovation Score is 21.6/100 (9th 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 Nikken?

Each dot is one of Nikken’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). Nikken’s own 9.6 claims/patent is ABOVE the 5.3 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Nikken's grants concentrate

Nikken Kosakusho Works, Ltd. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 6 CPC subclasses with 42.9% of grants classified under B23B (TURNING; Boring). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (3 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2015. By volume, Nikken sits between Nhwa Pharma. Corporation and Ningbo Hongfu Aluminium & Plastic Electric Appliance Co., Ltd..

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7

What this shows Nikken holds 7 patents at rank #36,619, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Nikken

By rank, the assignees closest to #36,619 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B23B (Turning)

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

Nikken's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

22 9th percentile higher than 9% 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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Nikken Kosakusho Works, Ltd. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	28.6%
2016	3	42.9%
2021	2	28.6%

Which technologies does Nikken Kosakusho Works, Ltd. patent most?

B23B - TURNING; Boring 3

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 3

G05B - Control OR Regulating Systems IN GENERAL; Functional Elements OF Such SYSTEMS; Monitoring OR Testing Arrangements FOR Such Systems OR Elements 2

B23C - Milling 1

B23Q - Details, Components, OR Accessories FOR Machine Tools, e.g. Arrangements FOR Copying OR Controlling ; Machine Tools IN General Characterised BY THE Construction OF Particular Details OR COMPONENTS; Combinations OR Associations OF Metal-working Machines, NOT Directed TO A Particular Result 1

G01M - Testing Static OR Dynamic Balance OF Machines OR STRUCTURES; Testing OF Structures OR Apparatus, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

Top 6 of 6 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

Nikken Kosakusho Works, Ltd.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Nikken Kosakusho Works, Ltd.'s lead technology class is B23B (TURNING; Boring), 42.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B23B
Ranked #36,688 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Nikken Kosakusho Works, Ltd. against Nhwa Pharma. Corporation, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 21.6/100 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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