USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Nitta Corporation

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 77 granted patents across 69 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: B25J (MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES).

Compiled by PlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

6.9

Avg claims per patent

+8%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Nitta holds 77 US patents across 69 technology areas, rank #4,572 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#4,572
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 15%
by Innovation Score (49.3/100): 6.9
avg claims per patent: +8%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Nitta Corporation has been granted 77 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Nitta Corporation at rank #4,572 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 69 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 6.9 claims per patent with primary concentration in B25J (MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES). As a Foreign Corporation, Nitta Corporation is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Nitta sits between Lighting Science Group Corporation (77 patents, rank #4,568) and Norton (waterford) Limited (77 patents, rank #4,576) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 49.3/100 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 40 grants, compared with 37 in the 2015–2019 window, a +8% 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. Nitta Corporation's 6.9 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while a multi-domain presence across 69 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Nitta Corporation against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Lighting Science…

77
Meiji

77
Matterport

77
Mie Fujitsu Semic…

77
NYSE Holdings

77
Nanoco

77
Nordischer Maschi…

77
Norton (Waterford)

77
Nitta ◀

77

What this shows Nitta holds 77 patents at rank #4,572, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Nitta

By rank, the assignees closest to #4,572 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B25J (Manipulators)

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

Nitta's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

49 Top 15% higher than 85% 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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Nitta Corporation patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	3	3.9%
2016	6	7.8%
2017	4	5.2%
2018	9	11.7%
2019	15	19.5%
2020	10	13.0%
2021	4	5.2%
2022	12	15.6%
2023	2	2.6%
2024	8	10.4%
2025	4	5.2%

Which technologies does Nitta Corporation patent most?

B25J - MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES 13

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 11

C08J - WORKING-UP; GENERAL PROCESSES OF COMPOUNDING; AFTER-TREATMENT NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C08B, C08C, C08F, C08G or C08H 10

B32B - LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM 9

D06M - TREATMENT, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE IN CLASS D06, OF FIBRES, THREADS, YARNS, FABRICS, FEATHERS OR FIBROUS GOODS MADE FROM SUCH MATERIALS 7

G06K - GRAPHICAL DATA READING ; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS 7

F16L - PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL 7

B82Y - SPECIFIC USES OR APPLICATIONS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MEASUREMENT OR ANALYSIS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF NANOSTRUCTURES 6

F16G - BELTS, CABLES, OR ROPES, PREDOMINANTLY USED FOR DRIVING PURPOSES; CHAINS; FITTINGS PREDOMINANTLY USED THEREFOR 5

B65G - TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS 5

C01B - NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS; COMPOUNDS THEREOF; ; METALLOIDS OR COMPOUNDS THEREOF NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASS C01C 5

C08K - Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients 4

C09J - ADHESIVES; NON-MECHANICAL ASPECTS OF ADHESIVE PROCESSES IN GENERAL; ADHESIVE PROCESSES NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; USE OF MATERIALS AS ADHESIVES 4

C08G - MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED OTHERWISE THAN BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVING UNSATURATED CARBON-TO-CARBON BONDS 4

H01Q - ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS 4

Top 15 of 69 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Simple

Velocity Growing

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#4,572

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

49.3 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 Nitta Corporation hold?

Nitta Corporation holds 77 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 69 technology areas.

What is Nitta Corporation's Innovation Score?

Nitta Corporation has an Innovation Score of 49.3 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Nitta Corporation focus on?

Nitta Corporation's top technology area is B25J (MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES) with 13 patents. The company has filed patents in 69 CPC subclasses total.

Is Nitta Corporation's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Nitta Corporation's recent filing velocity is +8% compared to the prior five-year period. The company is maintaining or growing its patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Nitta Corporation's patents?

Nitta Corporation's patents average 6.9 claims each. This is relatively simple claim structure, typical for focused inventions.

How is the Nitta Corporation 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

Nitta's 77 grants land it in the top 15% 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 - Nitta ranks #4,572 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in B25J - see who else leads that technology area. B25J 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 by PlainPatent 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.