Where does NIO USA, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), NIO USA, Inc. ranks #1,848 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 USA, Inc. hold?

NIO USA, Inc. holds 218 US utility patents granted between 2018 and 2024, spanning 84 technology areas.

What is NIO USA, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

NIO USA, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 55.3 out of 100 (top 7% 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 USA, Inc. focus on?

NIO USA, Inc.'s top technology area is Y02T (Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation) with 90 patents, ranking #107 of 2,877 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 84 CPC subclasses total.

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

NIO USA, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +32% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for NIO USA, Inc.'s patents?

NIO USA, Inc.'s patents average 18.8 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 NIO 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

NIO USA, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 218 granted patents across 84 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: Y02T (Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, NIO ranks #1,848 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 218 patents across 84 technology areas.

#1,848
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 7%
by Innovation Score (55.3/100): 18.8
avg claims per patent: +32%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R1848 · US Corporation #1,848 · 218 grants

GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-UP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MID 218 grants
TOP-DECILE #1,848/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Carl Zeiss Vision…
CPC-WIDE Y02T · 84 areas
INNOV-PAR 55.3/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.8 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-UP +32% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Carl Zeiss Vision International GmbH (±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 55.3 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 18.6 pts (34%) Velocity 0.4 pts (1%) Breadth 25.0 pts (45%) Claim depth 11.3 pts (20%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Exergyn · near

55
NIO USA · this assignee

55
Stryker European… · near

55
The Trustees of… · near

55
Wilcox Industries · near

55
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows NIO's Innovation Score is 55.3/100 (top 7% 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 18.8 claims/patent is ABOVE the 12.9 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

How NIO's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, NIO USA, Inc. received 124 grants versus 94 in 2015–2019 (+32% equal-window velocity, above median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2020 at 77 grants and bottomed in 2024 at 1. Lead class Y02T accounts for 41.3% of the portfolio across 84 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Vista Outdoor Operations LLC (#1,844) and Total Marketing Services (#1,852).

NIO's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, NIO USA, Inc. moved from 180 to 10 grants (0.06x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). Among 3,296 tracked assignees with ≥100 grants and ≥20 prior-period grants, that multiple ranks #3,227. See the growth leaderboard.

Vista Outdoor Ope…

219
Carl Zeiss Vision…

218
Furukawa Automoti…

218
National Chung Sh…

218
SL

218
Steelseries Aps

218
Suncast

218
Total Marketing S…

218
NIO USA ◀

218

What this shows NIO holds 218 patents at rank #1,848, 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 #1,848 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in Y02T (Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transpo…)

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 Y02T (Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transpo…), NIO ranks #107 of 2,877 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (55 here).

Stryker European Holdings, LLC 55 Wilcox Industries Corp. 55 Exergyn, Ltd. 55 The Trustees of Boston College 55

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (18.8 here).

Hill-Rom Services, Inc. 18.8 avg Verily Life Sciences LLC 18.8 avg Commscope Technologies LLC 18.8 avg Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. 18.8 avg

NIO's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

55 Top 7% higher than 93% 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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NIO USA, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2018	28	12.8%
2019	66	30.3%
2020	77	35.3%
2021	37	17.0%
2022	9	4.1%
2024	1	0.5%

Which technologies does NIO USA, Inc. patent most?

Y02T - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation 90

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 88

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 56

G05D - Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables 50

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 47

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 46

B60R - Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 42

G01C - Measuring Distances, Levels OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; Gyroscopic INSTRUMENTS; Photogrammetry OR Videogrammetry 41

G08G - Traffic Control Systems 41

H02J - Circuit Arrangements OR Systems FOR Supplying OR Distributing Electric POWER; Systems FOR Storing Electric Energy 41

H01M - Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy 41

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 38

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 34

G06Q - Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory PURPOSES; Systems OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory Purposes, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 33

G06V - Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding 31

Top 15 of 84 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 USA, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

NIO USA, Inc.'s lead technology class is Y02T (Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation), 41.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore Y02T
Ranked #1,848 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare NIO USA, Inc. against Vista Outdoor Operations LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 55.3/100 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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