Nittoku Co., Ltd.
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 16 granted patents across 17 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2020–2025. 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: H02K (Dynamo-electric Machines).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Nittoku ranks #17,951 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 16 patents across 17 technology areas.
- #17,951
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- Top 47%
- by Innovation Score (36.1/100)
- 6.9
- avg claims per patent
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R17951 · Foreign Corporation #17,951 · 16 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH
- GRANTS-MICRO 16 grants
- MID-PACK #17,951/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Nikon-essilor
- CPC-FOCUS H02K · 17 areas
- INNOV-THIN 36.1/100
- CLAIMS-SPARSE 6.9 claims/avg
- TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
- SPAN-YRS 2020–2025 · 6y
- BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Nikon-essilor 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 Nittoku’s 36.1 Innovation Score adds up
The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around Nittoku
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- Nittoku · this assignee
Nittoku · this assignee
36 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Nittoku's Innovation Score is 36.1/100 (top 47% 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 Nittoku?
Each dot is one of Nittoku’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). Nittoku’s own 6.9 claims/patent is at or below the 15.6 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.
Where Nittoku's grants concentrate
Nittoku Co., Ltd. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 17 CPC subclasses with 37.5% of grants classified under H02K (Dynamo-electric Machines). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (5 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2022. By volume, Nittoku sits between Nikon-essilor Co., Ltd. and Nsfocus Information Technology Co., Ltd..
Nittoku's three-year grant acceleration
Nittoku Co., Ltd. shows 8 grants in 2022–2024 against only 7 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.
Who files at Nittoku's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Nikon-essilor
Nikon-essilor Co., Ltd.
16 patents
- Nine Downhole
Nine Downhole Technologies, LLC
16 patents
- Ningbo Yinzhou Ji…
Ningbo Yinzhou Jiasheng Pump Electric Machinery Factory
16 patents
- Ningbo Yusing Opt…
Ningbo Yusing Optoelectonic Technology Co., Ltd.
16 patents
- North American Pi…
North American Pipe Corporation
16 patents
- Northrop Grumman…
Northrop Grumman Guidance AND Electronics Company, Inc.
16 patents
- Noxxon Pharma
Noxxon Pharma AG
16 patents
- Nsfocus Informati…
Nsfocus Information Technology Co., Ltd.
16 patents
- Nittoku ◀
Nittoku Co., Ltd.
16 patents
What this shows Nittoku holds 16 patents at rank #17,933, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near Nittoku
By rank, the assignees closest to #17,933 in granted patent volume.
- Nikon-essilor Co., Ltd. #17,929 · 16 patents
- Nine Downhole Technologies, LLC #17,930 · 16 patents
- Ningbo Yinzhou Jiasheng Pump Electric Machinery Factory #17,931 · 16 patents
- Ningbo Yusing Optoelectonic Technology Co., Ltd. #17,932 · 16 patents
- North American Pipe Corporation #17,934 · 16 patents
- Northrop Grumman Guidance AND Electronics Company, Inc. #17,935 · 16 patents
- Noxxon Pharma AG #17,936 · 16 patents
- Nsfocus Information Technology Co., Ltd. #17,937 · 16 patents
Leaders in H02K (Dynamo-electric Machines)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Nittoku's primary technology class.
Nittoku's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
36 Top 47% higher than 53% of 49,997 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Grants by year
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2020–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 31.3% |
| 2021 | 2 | 12.5% |
| 2022 | 1 | 6.3% |
| 2023 | 2 | 12.5% |
| 2024 | 5 | 31.3% |
| 2025partial year | 1 | 6.3% |
Which technologies does Nittoku Co., Ltd. patent most?
Top 15 of 17 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
Nittoku Co., Ltd.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- Nittoku Co., Ltd.'s lead technology class is H02K (Dynamo-electric Machines), 37.5% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H02K
- Ranked #17,951 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare Nittoku Co., Ltd. against Nikon-essilor Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 36.1/100 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.
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