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

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), NMC, Inc. ranks #24,898 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 NMC, Inc. hold?

NMC, Inc. holds 11 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2022, spanning 13 technology areas.

What is NMC, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

NMC, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 29.1 out of 100 (30th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

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

NMC, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -17% 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 NMC, Inc.'s patents?

NMC, Inc.'s patents average 10.7 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 NMC, 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

NMC, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does NMC, Inc. focus on?

NMC, Inc.'s top technology area is C12N (Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media) with 6 patents, ranking #1,557 of 4,144 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 13 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 11 granted patents across 13 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2022. 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: C12N (Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, NMC ranks #24,898 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 11 patents across 13 technology areas.

#24,898
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 30th percentile
by Innovation Score (29.1/100): 10.7
avg claims per patent: -17%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R24898 · US Corporation #24,898 · 11 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 11 grants
MID-PACK #24,898/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Nippon A&L
CPC-FOCUS C12N · 13 areas
INNOV-THIN 29.1/100
CLAIMS-PAR 10.7 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DOWN -17% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Nippon A&L 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 NMC’s 29.1 Innovation Score adds up

The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.

Volume 8.6 pts (30%) Velocity 1.3 pts (4%) Breadth 12.7 pts (44%) Claim depth 6.4 pts (22%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
NMC · this assignee

29
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows NMC's Innovation Score is 29.1/100 (30th 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 NMC?

Each dot is one of NMC’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). NMC’s own 10.7 claims/patent is at or below the 12.6 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where NMC's grants concentrate

NMC, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 13 CPC subclasses with 54.5% of grants classified under C12N (Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, NMC sits between Nippon A&L Inc. and Novatrans Group SA.

NMC's three-year grant acceleration

NMC, Inc. shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 5 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 A&L

11
Nippon Medical Sc…

11
Nippon Yusen

11
Nitto Pharmaceuti…

11
Noramco

11
Northstar Battery

11
Novasight

11
Novatrans Group

11
NMC ◀

11

What this shows NMC holds 11 patents at rank #24,864, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near NMC

By rank, the assignees closest to #24,864 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C12N (Microorganisms OR Enzymes)

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

NMC's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

29 30th percentile higher than 30% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2022

Grants by year

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

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NMC, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	9.1%
2016	3	27.3%
2018	1	9.1%
2019	1	9.1%
2020	2	18.2%
2021	2	18.2%
2022	1	9.1%

Which technologies does NMC, Inc. patent most?

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 6

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 5

C07K - Peptides 4

C12P - Fermentation OR Enzyme-using Processes TO Synthesise A Desired Chemical Compound OR Composition OR TO Separate Optical Isomers From A Racemic Mixture 4

F16B - Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing 4

C12Y - Enzymes 3

H04B - Transmission 1

Y02T - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation 1

B64C - AEROPLANES; Helicopters 1

B64D - Equipment FOR Fitting IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; Flight SUITS; PARACHUTES; Arrangement OR Mounting OF Power Plants OR Propulsion Transmissions IN Aircraft 1

E04B - General Building CONSTRUCTIONS; Walls, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; Insulation OR Other Protection OF Buildings 1

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

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

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

NMC, Inc.'s lead technology class is C12N (Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media), 54.5% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore C12N
Ranked #24,898 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare NMC, Inc. against Nippon A&L Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 29.1/100 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.

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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