Where does Nkia Co., Ltd. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Nkia Co., Ltd. ranks #49,141 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 Nkia Co., Ltd. hold?

Nkia Co., Ltd. holds 5 US utility patents granted between 2021 and 2025, spanning 13 technology areas.

What is Nkia Co., Ltd.'s Innovation Score?

Nkia Co., Ltd. has an Innovation Score of 44.5 out of 100 (top 25% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Nkia Co., Ltd. focus on?

Nkia Co., Ltd.'s top technology area is B66C (CRANES; Load-engaging Elements OR Devices FOR Cranes, Capstans, Winches, OR Tackles) with 3 patents, ranking #131 of 428 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 13 CPC subclasses total.

Is Nkia Co., Ltd.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for Nkia Co., Ltd..

What does claim depth mean for Nkia Co., Ltd.'s patents?

Nkia Co., Ltd.'s patents average 9.2 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 Nkia Co., Ltd. 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

Nkia Co., Ltd.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 13 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2021–2025. 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: B66C (CRANES; Load-engaging Elements OR Devices FOR Cranes, Capstans, Winches, OR Tackles).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Nkia ranks #49,141 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 13 technology areas.

#49,141
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 25%
by Innovation Score (44.5/100): 9.2
avg claims per patent

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R49141 · Foreign Corporation #49,141 · 5 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
BOTTOM-DECILE #49,141/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Nipsea PTE
CPC-FOCUS B66C · 13 areas
INNOV-PAR 44.5/100
CLAIMS-PAR 9.2 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
SPAN-YRS 2021–2025 · 5y
BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Nipsea Technologies PTE 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 Nkia’s 44.5 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 (14%) Velocity 20.0 pts (45%) Breadth 12.7 pts (29%) Claim depth 5.5 pts (12%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Nkia · this assignee

44
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Nkia's Innovation Score is 44.5/100 (top 25% 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 Nkia?

Each dot is one of Nkia’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). Nkia’s own 9.2 claims/patent is at or below the 11.4 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Nkia's grants concentrate

Nkia Co., Ltd. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 13 CPC subclasses with 60% of grants classified under B66C (CRANES; Load-engaging Elements OR Devices FOR Cranes, Capstans, Winches, OR Tackles). By volume, Nkia sits between Nipsea Technologies PTE Ltd and Noah Medical Corporation.

Nkia's three-year grant acceleration

Nkia Co., Ltd. shows 3 grants in 2022–2024 against only 1 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.

Nipsea PTE

5
Nitta Gelatin

5
Nitto Bend

5
NJS

5
NKK Switches

5
NLX

5
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Noah Medical

5
Nkia ◀

5

What this shows Nkia holds 5 patents at rank #49,048, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Nkia

By rank, the assignees closest to #49,048 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B66C (Cranes)

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

Nkia's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

44 Top 25% higher than 75% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2021–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2021–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Nkia Co., Ltd. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2021	1	20.0%
2022	1	20.0%
2023	1	20.0%
2024	1	20.0%
2025partial year	1	20.0%

Which technologies does Nkia Co., Ltd. patent most?

B66C - CRANES; Load-engaging Elements OR Devices FOR Cranes, Capstans, Winches, OR Tackles 3

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 1

B66B - ELEVATORS; Escalators OR Moving Walkways 1

G08B - Signalling OR Calling SYSTEMS; Order TELEGRAPHS; Alarm Systems 1

B66D - CAPSTANS; WINCHES; Tackles, e.g. Pulley BLOCKS; Hoists 1

G06N - Computing Arrangements Based ON Specific Computational Models 1

H04Q - Selecting 1

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 1

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 1

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 1

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

H02J - Circuit Arrangements OR Systems FOR Supplying OR Distributing Electric POWER; Systems FOR Storing Electric Energy 1

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 1

Top 13 of 13 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

Nkia Co., Ltd.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Nkia Co., Ltd.'s lead technology class is B66C (CRANES; Load-engaging Elements OR Devices FOR Cranes, Capstans, Winches, OR Tackles), 60% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B66C
Ranked #49,141 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Nkia Co., Ltd. against Nipsea Technologies PTE Ltd, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 44.5/100 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.