Where does NLB, Corp. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), NLB, Corp. ranks #36,713 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 NLB, Corp. hold?

NLB, Corp. holds 7 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2025, spanning 8 technology areas.

What is NLB, Corp.'s Innovation Score?

NLB, Corp. has an Innovation Score of 34.6 out of 100 (48th 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 NLB, Corp. focus on?

NLB, Corp.'s top technology area is B05B (Spraying APPARATUS; Atomising APPARATUS; Nozzles) with 3 patents, ranking #412 of 1,384 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 8 CPC subclasses total.

Is NLB, Corp.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

NLB, Corp.'s recent grant velocity is -50% 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 NLB, Corp.'s patents?

NLB, Corp.'s patents average 17.9 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 NLB, Corp. 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

NLB, Corp.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 8 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2025. 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: B05B (Spraying APPARATUS; Atomising APPARATUS; Nozzles).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, NLB ranks #36,713 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 8 technology areas.

#36,713
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 48th percentile
by Innovation Score (34.6/100): 17.9
avg claims per patent: -50%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R36713 · US Corporation #36,713 · 7 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 7 grants
MID-PACK #36,713/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Nisshin Pharma
CPC-NARROW B05B · 8 areas
INNOV-THIN 34.6/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.9 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -50% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Nisshin Pharma 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 NLB’s 34.6 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 7.2 pts (21%) Velocity 6.7 pts (19%) Breadth 10.0 pts (29%) Claim depth 10.7 pts (31%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Advanced Technology · near

35
TMT Tapping… · near

35
Clean Diesel · near

35
Joulwatt Technology… · near

35
NLB · this assignee

35
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows NLB's Innovation Score is 34.6/100 (48th 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 NLB?

Each dot is one of NLB’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). NLB’s own 17.9 claims/patent is ABOVE the 11.1 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where NLB's grants concentrate

NLB, Corp. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 8 CPC subclasses with 42.9% of grants classified under B05B (Spraying APPARATUS; Atomising APPARATUS; Nozzles). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, NLB sits between Nisshin Pharma Inc. and NO.59 Institute OF China Ordnance Industry.

NLB's three-year grant acceleration

NLB, Corp. shows 1 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.

Nisshin Pharma

7
Nitricgen

7
Nitto Belgium

7
Nitto Kasei

7
Nlightning Techno…

7
NMI Naturwissensc…

7
No-knob

7
NO 59 Institute O…

7
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7

What this shows NLB holds 7 patents at rank #36,637, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near NLB

By rank, the assignees closest to #36,637 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B05B (Spraying Apparatus)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for NLB, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In B05B (Spraying Apparatus), NLB ranks #412 of 1,384 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (35 here).

Clean Diesel Technologies, Inc. 35 Joulwatt Technology (HANGZHOU) Co., Ltd. 35 TMT Tapping Measuring Technology SÀRL 35 Advanced Technology Inc. 35

NLB's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

35 48th percentile higher than 48% of 49,997 US assignees

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US assignees. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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NLB, Corp. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	14.3%
2018	3	42.9%
2020	1	14.3%
2023	1	14.3%
2025partial year	1	14.3%

Which technologies does NLB, Corp. patent most?

B05B - Spraying APPARATUS; Atomising APPARATUS; Nozzles 3

F04B - Positive-displacement Machines FOR LIQUIDS; Pumps 2

B08B - Cleaning IN GENERAL; Prevention OF Fouling IN General 2

F16L - PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General 2

F28G - Cleaning OF Internal OR External Surfaces OF Heat-exchange OR Heat-transfer Conduits, e.g. Water Tubes OR Boilers 1

E01H - Street CLEANING; Cleaning OF Permanent WAYS; Cleaning BEACHES; Dispersing ; OR PREVENTING; FOG IN General ; Cleaning Street OR Railway Furniture OR Tunnel Walls 1

B60R - Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

E01C - Construction OF, OR Surfaces FOR, Roads, Sports Grounds, OR THE LIKE; Machines OR Auxiliary Tools FOR Construction OR Repair 1

Top 8 of 8 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

View all rankings → How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

NLB, Corp.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

NLB, Corp.'s lead technology class is B05B (Spraying APPARATUS; Atomising APPARATUS; Nozzles), 42.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B05B
Ranked #36,713 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare NLB, Corp. against Nisshin Pharma Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 34.6/100 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

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