Where does Nisshinbo Brake, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Nisshinbo Brake, Inc. ranks #23,093 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 Nisshinbo Brake, Inc. hold?

Nisshinbo Brake, Inc. holds 12 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2025, spanning 8 technology areas.

What is Nisshinbo Brake, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Nisshinbo Brake, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 31.0 out of 100 (36th 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 Nisshinbo Brake, Inc. focus on?

Nisshinbo Brake, Inc.'s top technology area is F16D (Couplings FOR Transmitting ROTATION; CLUTCHES; Brakes) with 12 patents, ranking #128 of 1,090 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 8 CPC subclasses total.

Is Nisshinbo Brake, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Nisshinbo Brake, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -20% 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 Nisshinbo Brake, Inc.'s patents?

Nisshinbo Brake, Inc.'s patents average 3.6 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 Nisshinbo Brake, 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 Foreign Corporation

Nisshinbo Brake, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 12 granted patents across 8 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2025. 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: F16D (Couplings FOR Transmitting ROTATION; CLUTCHES; Brakes).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Nisshinbo ranks #23,093 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 12 patents across 8 technology areas.

#23,093
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 36th percentile
by Innovation Score (31.0/100): 3.6
avg claims per patent: -20%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R23093 · Foreign Corporation #23,093 · 12 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 12 grants
MID-PACK #23,093/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Ningobo Yinzhou…
CPC-NARROW F16D · 8 areas
INNOV-THIN 31.0/100
CLAIMS-SPARSE 3.6 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DOWN -20% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Ningobo Yinzhou Self Photoelectron Technology Co., Ltd. (±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 Nisshinbo’s 31.0 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 8.9 pts (29%) Velocity 10.0 pts (32%) Breadth 10.0 pts (32%) Claim depth 2.1 pts (7%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Nisshinbo Brake · this assignee

31
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Nisshinbo's Innovation Score is 31.0/100 (36th 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 Nisshinbo?

Each dot is one of Nisshinbo’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). Nisshinbo’s own 3.6 claims/patent is at or below the 8.4 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Nisshinbo's grants concentrate

Nisshinbo Brake, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 8 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under F16D (Couplings FOR Transmitting ROTATION; CLUTCHES; Brakes). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Nisshinbo sits between Ningobo Yinzhou Self Photoelectron Technology Co., Ltd. and NON Typical, Inc..

Nisshinbo's three-year grant acceleration

Nisshinbo Brake, Inc. shows 3 grants in 2022–2024 against only 2 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.

Ningobo Yinzhou S…

12
Nippon Conlux

12
Nippon Tungsten

12
Nishikawa

12
NLT Spine

12
NLU Products L L C

12
Noctrix Health

12
NON Typical

12
Nisshinbo Brake ◀

12

What this shows Nisshinbo holds 12 patents at rank #23,050, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Nisshinbo

By rank, the assignees closest to #23,050 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F16D (Couplings FOR Transmitting Rotation)

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

Nisshinbo's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

31 36th percentile higher than 36% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2025

Grants by year

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

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Nisshinbo Brake, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	1	8.3%
2018	3	25.0%
2019	1	8.3%
2020	1	8.3%
2022	1	8.3%
2024	2	16.7%
2025partial year	3	25.0%

Which technologies does Nisshinbo Brake, Inc. patent most?

F16D - Couplings FOR Transmitting ROTATION; CLUTCHES; Brakes 12

C09K - Materials FOR Miscellaneous Applications, NOT Provided FOR Elsewhere 2

C04B - Lime, MAGNESIA; SLAG; CEMENTS; Compositions Thereof, e.g. Mortars, Concrete OR Like Building MATERIALS; Artificial Stone ; Ceramics ; REFRACTORIES; Treatment OF Natural Stone 2

C10M - Lubricating Compositions ; USE OF Chemical Substances Either Alone OR AS Lubricating Ingredients IN A Lubricating Composition 1

C10N - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclass C10m Relating TO Lubricating Compositions 1

C08K - Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients 1

C08L - Compositions OF Macromolecular Compounds 1

B23K - Soldering OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; Cladding OR Plating BY Soldering OR WELDING; Cutting BY Applying Heat Locally, e.g. Flame CUTTING; Working BY Laser Beam 1

Top 8 of 8 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

Nisshinbo Brake, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Nisshinbo Brake, Inc.'s lead technology class is F16D (Couplings FOR Transmitting ROTATION; CLUTCHES; Brakes), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F16D
Ranked #23,093 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Nisshinbo Brake, Inc. against Ningobo Yinzhou Self Photoelectron Technology Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 31.0/100 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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