Where does Nilfisk, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Nilfisk, Inc. ranks #41,959 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 Nilfisk, Inc. hold?

Nilfisk, Inc. holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2017, spanning 5 technology areas.

What is Nilfisk, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Nilfisk, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 26.5 out of 100 (20th 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 Nilfisk, Inc. focus on?

Nilfisk, Inc.'s top technology area is A47L (Domestic Washing OR Cleaning ; Suction Cleaners IN General) with 5 patents, ranking #147 of 516 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 5 CPC subclasses total.

Is Nilfisk, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Nilfisk, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -100% 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 Nilfisk, Inc.'s patents?

Nilfisk, Inc.'s patents average 19.8 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 Nilfisk, Inc. 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 US Corporation

Nilfisk, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 5 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2017. 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: A47L (Domestic Washing OR Cleaning ; Suction Cleaners IN General).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Nilfisk ranks #41,959 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 5 technology areas.

#41,959
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 20th percentile
by Innovation Score (26.5/100): 19.8
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R41959 · US Corporation #41,959 · 6 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #41,959/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Nihon Shokuhin Kako
CPC-NARROW A47L · 5 areas
INNOV-THIN 26.5/100
CLAIMS-RICH 19.8 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Nihon Shokuhin Kako Co., Ltd. (±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 Nilfisk’s 26.5 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 (25%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 7.9 pts (30%) Claim depth 11.9 pts (45%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Nilfisk · this assignee

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Nilfisk's Innovation Score is 26.5/100 (20th 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 Nilfisk?

Each dot is one of Nilfisk’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). Nilfisk’s own 19.8 claims/patent is ABOVE the 11.5 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Nilfisk's grants concentrate

Nilfisk, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 5 CPC subclasses with 83.3% of grants classified under A47L (Domestic Washing OR Cleaning ; Suction Cleaners IN General). By volume, Nilfisk sits between Nihon Shokuhin Kako Co., Ltd. and Ningbo Diroan Auto Accessories Co., Ltd..

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Niko

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Nikon-trimble

6
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6
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6
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6
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What this shows Nilfisk holds 6 patents at rank #41,865, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Nilfisk

By rank, the assignees closest to #41,865 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A47L (Domestic Washing OR Cleaning)

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

Nilfisk's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

27 20th percentile higher than 20% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2017

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Nilfisk, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	3	50.0%
2017	3	50.0%

Which technologies does Nilfisk, Inc. patent most?

A47L - Domestic Washing OR Cleaning ; Suction Cleaners IN General 5

F05B - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Wind, Spring, Weight, Inertia OR Like Motors, TO Machines OR Engines FOR Liquids Covered BY Subclasses F03b, F03d AND F03g 1

F04D - Non-positive-displacement Pumps 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

B01D - Separation 1

Top 5 of 5 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

Nilfisk, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Nilfisk, Inc.'s lead technology class is A47L (Domestic Washing OR Cleaning ; Suction Cleaners IN General), 83.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A47L
Ranked #41,959 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Nilfisk, Inc. against Nihon Shokuhin Kako Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 26.5/100 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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