Overall rank by patents
#49,023
Across all tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 4 technology areas, active 2020–2021. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: E04G (SCAFFOLDING; FORMS; SHUTTERING; BUILDING IMPLEMENTS OR AIDS, OR THEIR USE; HANDLING BUILDING MATERIALS ON THE SITE; REPAIRING, BREAKING-UP OR OTHER WORK ON EXISTING BUILDINGS).
The verdict
Nikken holds 5 US patents across 4 technology areas, rank #49,023 of 50,000 tracked assignees.
Nikken Lease Kogyo Co., Ltd. has been granted 5 US utility patents between 2020 and 2021, placing Nikken Lease Kogyo Co., Ltd. at rank #49,023 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 4 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 4.6 claims per patent with primary concentration in E04G (SCAFFOLDING; FORMS; SHUTTERING; BUILDING IMPLEMENTS OR AIDS, OR THEIR USE; HANDLING BUILDING MATERIALS ON THE SITE; REPAIRING, BREAKING-UP OR OTHER WORK ON EXISTING BUILDINGS). As a Foreign Corporation, Nikken Lease Kogyo Co., Ltd. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Nikken sits between Niftylift Limited (5 patents, rank #49,019) and Ningbo Jiangbei Runleader Electronics Co., Ltd (5 patents, rank #49,027) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 16.0/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.
Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Historical data spans 2020 through 2021, with 5 total grants over that period. Velocity comparisons require five years of historical filings to calibrate. The Foreign Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.
Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. Nikken Lease Kogyo Co., Ltd.'s 4.6 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while specialization in 4 subclasses reflects a tightly scoped invention area. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Nikken Lease Kogyo Co., Ltd. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
NIFTYLIFT LIMITED
5 patents
NIGHTWARE, INC.
5 patents
NIHA CORP
5 patents
NIKKEI MC ALUMINIUM CO., LTD.
5 patents
NINE INTELLIGENT (CHANGZHOU) TECH CO., LTD.
5 patents
NINGBO CRRC TIMES TRANSDUCER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
5 patents
NINGBO HELONG NEW MATERIAL CO., LTD
5 patents
NINGBO JIANGBEI RUNLEADER ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
5 patents
NIKKEN LEASE KOGYO CO., LTD.
5 patents
What this shows Nikken holds 5 patents at rank #49,023, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #49,023 in granted patent volume.
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, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
16 Top 97% higher than 3% of 50,000 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2020–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 40.0% |
| 2021 | 3 | 60.0% |
Top 4 of 4 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#49,023
Across all tracked assignees
16.0 out of 100
How to use this portfolio
Nikken's 5 grants land it in the top 97% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.
Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.
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.