USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 445 granted patents across 88 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: C09D (COATING COMPOSITIONS, e.g. PAINTS, VARNISHES OR LACQUERS; FILLING PASTES; CHEMICAL PAINT OR INK REMOVERS; INKS; CORRECTING FLUIDS; WOODSTAINS; PASTES OR SOLIDS FOR COLOURING OR PRINTING; USE OF MATERI).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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445

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

12.3

Avg claims per patent

-67%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Nissan holds 445 US patents across 88 technology areas, rank #990 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#990
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 7%
by Innovation Score (54.7/100): 12.3
avg claims per patent: -67%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd. has been granted 445 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd. at rank #990 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 88 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 12.3 claims per patent with primary concentration in C09D (COATING COMPOSITIONS, e.g. PAINTS, VARNISHES OR LACQUERS; FILLING PASTES; CHEMICAL PAINT OR INK REMOVERS; INKS; CORRECTING FLUIDS; WOODSTAINS; PASTES OR SOLIDS FOR COLOURING OR PRINTING; USE OF MATERI). As a Foreign Corporation, Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd. is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Nissan sits between Ecole Polytechnique Federale DE Lausanne (epfl) (446 patents, rank #986) and YKK Corporation (443 patents, rank #994) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 54.7/100 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 111 grants, compared with 334 in the 2015–2019 window, a -67% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. 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. Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd.'s 12.3 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 88 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Ecole Polytechniq…

446
RAI Strategic Hol…

446
Spectrum Diversif…

446
The Charles Stark…

446
Pirelli TYRE S P A

445
Nissan Chemical I… ◀

445
University OF Mar…

444
Daifuku

443
YKK

443

What this shows Nissan holds 445 patents at rank #990, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Nissan

By rank, the assignees closest to #990 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C09D (Coating Compositions)

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

Nissan's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

55 Top 7% higher than 93% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	62	13.9%
2016	73	16.4%
2017	59	13.3%
2018	71	16.0%
2019	69	15.5%
2020	57	12.8%
2021	22	4.9%
2022	15	3.4%
2023	11	2.5%
2024	2	0.4%
2025	4	0.9%

Which technologies does Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd. patent most?

C09D - COATING COMPOSITIONS, e.g. PAINTS, VARNISHES OR LACQUERS; FILLING PASTES; CHEMICAL PAINT OR INK REMOVERS; INKS; CORRECTING FLUIDS; WOODSTAINS; PASTES OR SOLIDS FOR COLOURING OR PRINTING; USE OF MATERIALS THEREFOR 191

C08G - MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED OTHERWISE THAN BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVING UNSATURATED CARBON-TO-CARBON BONDS 173

G03F - PHOTOMECHANICAL PRODUCTION OF TEXTURED OR PATTERNED SURFACES, e.g. FOR PRINTING, FOR PROCESSING OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; MATERIALS THEREFOR; ORIGINALS THEREFOR; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED THEREFOR; 139

H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10 104

C08F - MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVING CARBON-TO-CARBON UNSATURATED BONDS 100

C08L - COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS 99

C08K - Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients 63

C09K - MATERIALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE 57

C07D - HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS 55

H10K - ORGANIC ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES 50

G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS 47

C07C - ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS 41

A61K - PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES 37

Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION 36

G02F - OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS 34

Top 15 of 88 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#990

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

54.7 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 Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd. hold?

Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd. holds 445 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 88 technology areas.

What is Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd.'s Innovation Score?

Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd. has an Innovation Score of 54.7 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd. focus on?

Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd.'s top technology area is C09D (COATING COMPOSITIONS, e.g. PAINTS, VARNISHES OR LACQUERS; FILLING PASTES; CHEMICAL PAINT OR INK REMOVERS; INKS; CORRECTING FLUIDS; WOODSTAINS; PASTES OR SOLIDS FOR COLOURING OR PRINTING; USE OF MATERIALS THEREFOR) with 191 patents. The company has filed patents in 88 CPC subclasses total.

Is Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd.'s recent filing velocity is -67% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd.'s patents?

Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd.'s patents average 12.3 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd. 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

Nissan's 445 grants land it in the top 7% 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 - Nissan ranks #990 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in C09D - see who else leads that technology area. C09D 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 · May 15, 2026

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. Data current as of May 2026.