Overall rank by patents
#26,940
Across all tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 10 granted patents across 6 technology areas, active 2015–2022. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: B23B (TURNING; BORING).
The verdict
NO holds 10 US patents across 6 technology areas, rank #26,940 of 50,000 tracked assignees.
NO Screw Ltd. has been granted 10 US utility patents between 2015 and 2022, placing NO Screw Ltd. at rank #26,940 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 6 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 17.2 claims per patent with primary concentration in B23B (TURNING; BORING). As a Foreign Corporation, NO Screw Ltd. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, NO sits between Nimvia, Llc (10 patents, rank #26,936) and North & South Brother Pharmacy Investment Company Limited (10 patents, rank #26,944) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 28.6/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.
Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 3 grants, compared with 7 in the 2015–2019 window, a -57% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. The Foreign Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.
Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. NO Screw Ltd.'s 17.2 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while concentration in 6 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark NO Screw Ltd. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
NIMVIA, LLC
10 patents
NINGBO BOTONG PLASTIC CO., LTD
10 patents
NINGBO LIANDA WINCH CO., LTD.
10 patents
NMETRIC, LLC
10 patents
NOA, Inc.
10 patents
NOBLE DRILLING A/S
10 patents
NOKE, INC.
10 patents
NORTH & SOUTH BROTHER PHARMACY INVESTMENT COMPANY LIMITED
10 patents
NO SCREW LTD.
10 patents
What this shows NO holds 10 patents at rank #26,940, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #26,940 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in NO's primary technology class.
NO's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
29 Top 72% higher than 28% of 50,000 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 10.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | 10.0% |
| 2018 | 2 | 20.0% |
| 2019 | 3 | 30.0% |
| 2020 | 1 | 10.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | 10.0% |
| 2022 | 1 | 10.0% |
Top 6 of 6 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#26,940
Across all tracked assignees
28.6 out of 100
How to use this portfolio
NO's 10 grants land it in the top 72% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.
Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.
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.