Where does Nitto Bend Technologies, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Nitto Bend Technologies, Inc. ranks #49,139 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 Nitto Bend Technologies, Inc. hold?

Nitto Bend Technologies, Inc. holds 5 US utility patents granted between 2023 and 2025, spanning 9 technology areas.

What is Nitto Bend Technologies, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Nitto Bend Technologies, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 40.9 out of 100 (top 34% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Nitto Bend Technologies, Inc. focus on?

Nitto Bend Technologies, Inc.'s top technology area is G01L (Measuring Force, Stress, Torque, Work, Mechanical Power, Mechanical Efficiency, OR Fluid Pressure) with 5 patents, ranking #188 of 1,293 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 9 CPC subclasses total.

Is Nitto Bend Technologies, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for Nitto Bend Technologies, Inc..

What does claim depth mean for Nitto Bend Technologies, Inc.'s patents?

Nitto Bend Technologies, Inc.'s patents average 18.0 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 Nitto Bend Technologies, 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

Nitto Bend Technologies, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 9 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2023–2025. 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: G01L (Measuring Force, Stress, Torque, Work, Mechanical Power, Mechanical Efficiency, OR Fluid Pressure).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Nitto ranks #49,139 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 9 technology areas.

#49,139
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 34%
by Innovation Score (40.9/100): 18.0
avg claims per patent

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R49139 · US Corporation #49,139 · 5 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · BOTTOM-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH

GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
BOTTOM-DECILE #49,139/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Nippon Steel Coated…
CPC-NARROW G01L · 9 areas
INNOV-PAR 40.9/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.0 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
SPAN-YRS 2023–2025 · 3y
BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Nippon Steel Coated Sheet Corporation (±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 Nitto’s 40.9 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 6.2 pts (15%) Velocity 13.3 pts (33%) Breadth 10.6 pts (26%) Claim depth 10.8 pts (26%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Nitto Bend · this assignee

41
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Nitto's Innovation Score is 40.9/100 (top 34% 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 Nitto?

Each dot is one of Nitto’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). Nitto’s own 18.0 claims/patent is ABOVE the 9.2 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Nitto's grants concentrate

Nitto Bend Technologies, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 9 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under G01L (Measuring Force, Stress, Torque, Work, Mechanical Power, Mechanical Efficiency, OR Fluid Pressure). By volume, Nitto sits between Nippon Steel Coated Sheet Corporation and NLX Inc..

Nitto's three-year grant acceleration

Nitto Bend Technologies, Inc. shows 2 grants in 2022–2024 against only 0 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.

Nippon Steel Coat…

5
Nippon Steel SG W…

5
Nipsea PTE

5
Nitta Gelatin

5
NJS

5
Nkia

5
NKK Switches

5
NLX

5
Nitto Bend ◀

5

What this shows Nitto holds 5 patents at rank #49,046, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Nitto

By rank, the assignees closest to #49,046 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01L (Measuring Force)

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

Nitto's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

41 Top 34% higher than 66% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2023–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2023–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Nitto Bend Technologies, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2023	2	40.0%
2025partial year	3	60.0%

Which technologies does Nitto Bend Technologies, Inc. patent most?

G01L - Measuring Force, Stress, Torque, Work, Mechanical Power, Mechanical Efficiency, OR Fluid Pressure 5

G01B - Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours 5

A63B - Apparatus FOR Physical Training, Gymnastics, Swimming, Climbing, OR FENCING; Ball GAMES; Training Equipment 2

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 2

G01D - Measuring NOT Specially Adapted FOR A Specific VARIABLE; Arrangements FOR Measuring TWO OR More Variables NOT Covered IN A Single Other SUBCLASS; Tariff Metering APPARATUS; Measuring OR Testing NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

B60T - Vehicle Brake Control Systems OR Parts THEREOF; Brake Control Systems OR Parts Thereof, IN General ; Arrangement OF Braking Elements ON Vehicles IN GENERAL; Portable Devices FOR Preventing Unwanted Movement OF VEHICLES; Vehicle Modifications TO Facilitate Cooling OF Brakes 1

B60C - Vehicle TYRES; Tyre INFLATION; Tyre CHANGING; Connecting Valves TO Inflatable Elastic Bodies IN GENERAL; Devices OR Arrangements Related TO Tyres 1

G01M - Testing Static OR Dynamic Balance OF Machines OR STRUCTURES; Testing OF Structures OR Apparatus, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

G01P - Measuring Linear OR Angular Speed, Acceleration, Deceleration, OR SHOCK; Indicating Presence, Absence, OR Direction, OF Movement 1

Top 9 of 9 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

Nitto Bend Technologies, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Nitto Bend Technologies, Inc.'s lead technology class is G01L (Measuring Force, Stress, Torque, Work, Mechanical Power, Mechanical Efficiency, OR Fluid Pressure), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01L
Ranked #49,139 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Nitto Bend Technologies, Inc. against Nippon Steel Coated Sheet Corporation, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 40.9/100 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

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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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