Where does NIO Nextev Limited rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), NIO Nextev Limited ranks #3,978 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 NIO Nextev Limited hold?

NIO Nextev Limited holds 91 US utility patents granted between 2018 and 2022, spanning 19 technology areas.

What is NIO Nextev Limited's Innovation Score?

NIO Nextev Limited has an Innovation Score of 33.1 out of 100 (43rd 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 NIO Nextev Limited focus on?

NIO Nextev Limited's top technology area is Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution) with 10 patents, ranking #1,272 of 5,963 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 19 CPC subclasses total.

Is NIO Nextev Limited's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

NIO Nextev Limited's recent grant velocity is -2% 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 NIO Nextev Limited's patents?

NIO Nextev Limited's patents average 3.3 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 NIO Nextev Limited 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

NIO Nextev Limited

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 91 granted patents across 19 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2018–2022. 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: Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, NIO ranks #3,978 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 91 patents across 19 technology areas.

#3,978
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 43rd percentile
by Innovation Score (33.1/100): 3.3
avg claims per patent: -2%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R3978 · Foreign Corporation #3,978 · 91 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-FLAT · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 91 grants
TOP-DECILE #3,978/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Kistler Holding
CPC-FOCUS Y02E · 19 areas
INNOV-THIN 33.1/100
CLAIMS-SPARSE 3.3 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-FLAT -2% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Kistler Holding AG (±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 NIO’s 33.1 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 15.6 pts (47%) Velocity 0.1 pts (0%) Breadth 15.4 pts (47%) Claim depth 2.0 pts (6%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Amphenol East Asia… · near

33
Mtek-smart · near

33
NIO Nextev · this assignee

33
Olympus Imaging · near

33
Opko Biologics · near

33
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows NIO's Innovation Score is 33.1/100 (43rd 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 NIO?

Each dot is one of NIO’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). NIO’s own 3.3 claims/patent is at or below the 13.8 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where NIO's grants concentrate

NIO Nextev Limited is a focused PatentsView assignee: 19 CPC subclasses with 11% of grants classified under Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (41 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2022. By volume, NIO sits between Kofax, Inc. and SOCIÉTÉ BIC.

NIO's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, NIO Nextev Limited moved from 84 to 1 grants (0.01x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). See the growth leaderboard.

Kofax

91
Kistler Holding

91
L&F Plastics

91
Ludwig Institute…

91
North China Elect…

91
National Universi…

91
Patent Investment…

91
SOCIÉTÉ BIC

91
NIO Nextev ◀

91

What this shows NIO holds 91 patents at rank #3,977, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near NIO

By rank, the assignees closest to #3,977 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for NIO, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions), NIO ranks #1,272 of 5,963 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (33 here).

Olympus Imaging Corp. 33 Amphenol East Asia Electronic Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. 33 Opko Biologics Ltd. 33 Mtek-smart Corporation 33

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (3.3 here).

Cambria Company LLC 3.3 avg Wolverine Outdoors, Inc. 3.3 avg Shenzhen Lanhe Technologies Co., Ltd. 3.4 avg Qizhi Software (BEIJING) Company Limited 3.4 avg

NIO's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

33 43rd percentile higher than 43% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2018–2022

Grants by year

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

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NIO Nextev Limited patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2018	6	6.6%
2019	40	44.0%
2020	41	45.1%
2021	3	3.3%
2022	1	1.1%

Which technologies does NIO Nextev Limited patent most?

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 10

H01M - Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy 10

B60L - Propulsion OF Electrically-propelled Vehicles ; Supplying Electric Power FOR Auxiliary Equipment OF Electrically-propelled Vehicles ; Electrodynamic Brake Systems FOR Vehicles IN General ; Magnetic Suspension OR Levitation FOR VEHICLES; Monitoring Operating Variables OF Electrically-propelled Vehicl 10

Y02T - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation 9

B60K - Arrangement OR Mounting OF Propulsion Units OR OF Transmissions IN VEHICLES; Arrangement OR Mounting OF Plural Diverse Prime-movers IN VEHICLES; Auxiliary Drives FOR VEHICLES; Instrumentation OR Dashboards FOR VEHICLES; Arrangements IN Connection With Cooling, AIR Intake, GAS Exhaust OR Fuel Supply 6

H02J - Circuit Arrangements OR Systems FOR Supplying OR Distributing Electric POWER; Systems FOR Storing Electric Energy 5

B60Y - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Aspects Cross-cutting Vehicle Technology 4

Y04S - Systems Integrating Technologies Related TO Power Network Operation, Communication OR Information Technologies FOR Improving THE Electrical Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution, Management OR Usage, i.e. Smart Grids 2

B60W - Conjoint Control OF Vehicle Sub-units OF Different Type OR Different FUNCTION; Control Systems Specially Adapted FOR Hybrid VEHICLES; Road Vehicle Drive Control Systems FOR Purposes NOT Related TO THE Control OF A Particular Sub-unit 2

Y02P - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN THE Production OR Processing OF Goods 1

H02K - Dynamo-electric Machines 1

F16B - Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing 1

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 1

F28D - Heat-exchange Apparatus, NOT Provided FOR IN Another Subclass, IN Which THE Heat-exchange Media DO NOT Come Into Direct Contact 1

F28F - Details OF Heat-exchange AND Heat-transfer Apparatus, OF General Application 1

Top 15 of 19 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

NIO Nextev Limited's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

NIO Nextev Limited's lead technology class is Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution), 11% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore Y02E
Ranked #3,978 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare NIO Nextev Limited against Kofax, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 33.1/100 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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