USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 11 granted patents across 18 technology areas, active 2017–2024. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: B63B (SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING).

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

9.4

Avg claims per patent

+20%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Nippon holds 11 US patents across 18 technology areas, rank #24,862 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#24,862
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 53%
by Innovation Score (34.2/100): 9.4
avg claims per patent: +20%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha has been granted 11 US utility patents between 2017 and 2024, placing Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha at rank #24,862 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 18 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 9.4 claims per patent with primary concentration in B63B (SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING). As a Foreign Corporation, Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Nippon sits between Ningbo Yamao Optoelectronics Co., Ltd. (11 patents, rank #24,858) and Northstar Battery Company, Llc (11 patents, rank #24,866) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 34.2/100 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. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 6 grants, compared with 5 in the 2015–2019 window, a +20% shift in five-year velocity. Steady filing volume suggests sustained innovation without dramatic pivots. 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. Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha's 9.4 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while concentration in 18 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows Nippon holds 11 patents at rank #24,862, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Nippon's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

34 Top 53% higher than 47% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2024

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	1	9.1%
2018	3	27.3%
2019	1	9.1%
2020	2	18.2%
2021	1	9.1%
2022	2	18.2%
2024	1	9.1%

Which technologies does Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha patent most?

B63B - SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 11

G01C - MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY 6

Y02T - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION 4

G08G - TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS 3

B63H - MARINE PROPULSION OR STEERING 3

G01P - MEASURING LINEAR OR ANGULAR SPEED, ACCELERATION, DECELERATION, OR SHOCK; INDICATING PRESENCE, ABSENCE, OR DIRECTION, OF MOVEMENT 2

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 2

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 2

G05D - SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES 1

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 1

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 1

G07C - TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE 1

G01F - MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME 1

F02D - CONTROLLING COMBUSTION ENGINES 1

G01K - MEASURING TEMPERATURE; MEASURING QUANTITY OF HEAT; THERMALLY-SENSITIVE ELEMENTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 1

Top 15 of 18 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Focused

Claim Depth Simple

Velocity Growing

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#24,862

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

34.2 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha hold?

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha holds 11 US granted patents filed between 2017 and 2024, spanning 18 technology areas.

What is Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha's Innovation Score?

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha has an Innovation Score of 34.2 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha focus on?

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha's top technology area is B63B (SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING) with 11 patents. The company has filed patents in 18 CPC subclasses total.

Is Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha's recent filing velocity is +20% compared to the prior five-year period. The company is maintaining or growing its patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha's patents?

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha's patents average 9.4 claims each. This is relatively simple claim structure, typical for focused inventions.

How is the Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha 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.

How to use this portfolio

Nippon's 11 grants land it in the top 53% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - Nippon ranks #24,862 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in B63B - see who else leads that technology area. B63B leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

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.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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 byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team

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.