Where does Nixon, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Nixon, Inc. ranks #13,083 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 Nixon, Inc. hold?

Nixon, Inc. holds 23 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2018, spanning 8 technology areas.

What is Nixon, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Nixon, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 22.9 out of 100 (11th 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 Nixon, Inc. focus on?

Nixon, Inc.'s top technology area is G04G (Electronic Time-pieces) with 3 patents, ranking #26 of 113 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 8 CPC subclasses total.

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

Nixon, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -100% 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 Nixon, Inc.'s patents?

Nixon, Inc.'s patents average 3.2 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 Nixon, 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

Nixon, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 23 granted patents across 8 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2018. 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: G04G (Electronic Time-pieces).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Nixon ranks #13,083 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 23 patents across 8 technology areas.

#13,083
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 11th percentile
by Innovation Score (22.9/100): 3.2
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R13083 · US Corporation #13,083 · 23 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 23 grants
MID-PACK #13,083/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH NanoString
CPC-NARROW G04G · 8 areas
INNOV-THIN 22.9/100
CLAIMS-SPARSE 3.2 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: NanoString Technologies, Inc. (±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 Nixon’s 22.9 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 11.0 pts (48%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 10.0 pts (44%) Claim depth 1.9 pts (8%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Nixon · this assignee

23
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Nixon's Innovation Score is 22.9/100 (11th 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 Nixon?

Each dot is one of Nixon’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). Nixon’s own 3.2 claims/patent is at or below the 14.1 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Nixon's grants concentrate

Nixon, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 8 CPC subclasses with 13% of grants classified under G04G (Electronic Time-pieces). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (14 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Nixon sits between Nexdot and Natural Fiber Welding, Inc..

Nexdot

23
Nexite

23
Nidec Motors & Ac…

23
Ningbo Careline E…

23
Nokian Renkaat OYJ

23
Nanostring

23
National Formosa…

23
Natural Fiber Wel…

23
Nixon ◀

23

What this shows Nixon holds 23 patents at rank #13,070, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Nixon

By rank, the assignees closest to #13,070 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G04G (Electronic Time-pieces)

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

Nixon's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

23 11th percentile higher than 11% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2018

Grants by year

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

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Nixon, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	4.3%
2016	1	4.3%
2017	14	60.9%
2018	7	30.4%

Which technologies does Nixon, Inc. patent most?

G04G - Electronic Time-pieces 3

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 2

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

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 2

G01C - Measuring Distances, Levels OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; Gyroscopic INSTRUMENTS; Photogrammetry OR Videogrammetry 2

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 2

G01W - Meteorology 2

G04B - Mechanically-driven Clocks OR WATCHES; Mechanical Parts OF Clocks OR Watches IN GENERAL; Time Pieces Using THE Position OF THE SUN, Moon OR Stars 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

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

Nixon, Inc.'s lead technology class is G04G (Electronic Time-pieces), 13% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G04G
Ranked #13,083 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Nixon, Inc. against Nexdot, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 22.9/100 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

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

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.