Where does Nine Stars Group, (USA) Inc rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Nine Stars Group, (USA) Inc ranks #14,165 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 Nine Stars Group, (USA) Inc hold?

Nine Stars Group, (USA) Inc holds 21 US utility patents granted between 2018 and 2024, spanning 11 technology areas.

What is Nine Stars Group, (USA) Inc's Innovation Score?

Nine Stars Group, (USA) Inc has an Innovation Score of 36.7 out of 100 (top 46% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Nine Stars Group, (USA) Inc focus on?

Nine Stars Group, (USA) Inc's top technology area is B65F (Gathering OR Removal OF Domestic OR Like Refuse) with 13 patents, ranking #16 of 127 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 11 CPC subclasses total.

Is Nine Stars Group, (USA) Inc's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Nine Stars Group, (USA) Inc's recent grant velocity is +1900% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Nine Stars Group, (USA) Inc's patents?

Nine Stars Group, (USA) Inc's patents average 10.3 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 Nine Stars Group, (USA) 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

Nine Stars Group, (USA) Inc

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 21 granted patents across 11 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2018–2024. 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: B65F (Gathering OR Removal OF Domestic OR Like Refuse).

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Nine ranks #14,165 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 21 patents across 11 technology areas.

#14,165
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 46%
by Innovation Score (36.7/100): 10.3
avg claims per patent: +1900%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R14165 · US Corporation #14,165 · 21 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 21 grants
MID-PACK #14,165/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH NCC Nano
CPC-FOCUS B65F · 11 areas
INNOV-THIN 36.7/100
CLAIMS-PAR 10.3 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +1900% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: NCC Nano, LLC (±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 Nine’s 36.7 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 10.7 pts (29%) Velocity 8.1 pts (22%) Breadth 11.7 pts (32%) Claim depth 6.2 pts (17%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Nine Stars Group (USA) · this assignee

37
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Nine's Innovation Score is 36.7/100 (top 46% 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 Nine?

Each dot is one of Nine’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). Nine’s own 10.3 claims/patent is at or below the 10.3 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Nine's grants concentrate

Nine Stars Group, (USA) Inc is a focused PatentsView assignee: 11 CPC subclasses with 61.9% of grants classified under B65F (Gathering OR Removal OF Domestic OR Like Refuse). Peak complete grant year is 2021 (7 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, Nine sits between NCC Nano, LLC and Njoy, LLC.

Nine's three-year grant acceleration

Nine Stars Group, (USA) Inc shows 11 grants in 2022–2024 against only 9 in 2019–2021. That prior window is too thin for a growth multiple (rename and spin-out assignees look artificially high when the baseline is near zero), so PlainPatent withholds a ranked acceleration claim here.

NCC Nano

21
Newvoicemedia

21
Nicor

21
Niko Semiconductor

21
Ningbo Ucome Ligh…

21
Nisco

21
Nisshinbo Chemical

21
Njoy

21
Nine Stars Group… ◀

21

What this shows Nine holds 21 patents at rank #14,159, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Nine

By rank, the assignees closest to #14,159 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B65F (Gathering OR Removal OF Domestic OR Like Refuse)

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

Nine's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

37 Top 46% higher than 54% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2018–2024

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2018–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Nine Stars Group, (USA) Inc patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2018	1	4.8%
2020	2	9.5%
2021	7	33.3%
2022	4	19.0%
2023	3	14.3%
2024	4	19.0%

Which technologies does Nine Stars Group, (USA) Inc patent most?

B65F - Gathering OR Removal OF Domestic OR Like Refuse 13

G05B - Control OR Regulating Systems IN GENERAL; Functional Elements OF Such SYSTEMS; Monitoring OR Testing Arrangements FOR Such Systems OR Elements 4

A61L - Methods OR Apparatus FOR Sterilising Materials OR Objects IN GENERAL; Disinfection, Sterilisation OR Deodorisation OF AIR; Chemical Aspects OF Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical ARTICLES; Materials FOR Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical Articles 3

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 2

H02P - Control OR Regulation OF Electric Motors, Electric Generators OR Dynamo-electric CONVERTERS; Controlling Transformers, Reactors OR Choke Coils 2

G09G - Arrangements OR Circuits FOR Control OF Indicating Devices Using Static Means TO Present Variable Information 1

G01S - Radio DIRECTION-FINDING; Radio NAVIGATION; Determining Distance OR Velocity BY USE OF Radio WAVES; Locating OR Presence-detecting BY USE OF THE Reflection OR Reradiation OF Radio WAVES; Analogous Arrangements Using Other Waves 1

B08B - Cleaning IN GENERAL; Prevention OF Fouling IN General 1

A46B - Brushes 1

A61C - DENTISTRY; Apparatus OR Methods FOR Oral OR Dental Hygiene 1

A01M - Catching, Trapping OR Scaring OF Animals ; Apparatus FOR THE Destruction OF Noxious Animals OR Noxious Plants 1

Top 11 of 11 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

Nine Stars Group, (USA) Inc's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Nine Stars Group, (USA) Inc's lead technology class is B65F (Gathering OR Removal OF Domestic OR Like Refuse), 61.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B65F
Ranked #14,165 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Nine Stars Group, (USA) Inc against NCC Nano, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 36.7/100 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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