Where does Noark ELECTRICS(SHANGHAI) Co., Ltd. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Noark ELECTRICS(SHANGHAI) Co., Ltd. ranks #41,996 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 Noark ELECTRICS(SHANGHAI) Co., Ltd. hold?

Noark ELECTRICS(SHANGHAI) Co., Ltd. holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 5 technology areas.

What is Noark ELECTRICS(SHANGHAI) Co., Ltd.'s Innovation Score?

Noark ELECTRICS(SHANGHAI) Co., Ltd. has an Innovation Score of 20.4 out of 100 (7th 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 Noark ELECTRICS(SHANGHAI) Co., Ltd. focus on?

Noark ELECTRICS(SHANGHAI) Co., Ltd.'s top technology area is H01H (Electric SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; Emergency Protective Devices) with 6 patents, ranking #203 of 1,006 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 5 CPC subclasses total.

Is Noark ELECTRICS(SHANGHAI) Co., Ltd.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Noark ELECTRICS(SHANGHAI) Co., Ltd.'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 Noark ELECTRICS(SHANGHAI) Co., Ltd.'s patents?

Noark ELECTRICS(SHANGHAI) Co., Ltd.'s patents average 9.7 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 Noark ELECTRICS(SHANGHAI) 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

Noark ELECTRICS(SHANGHAI) Co., Ltd.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 5 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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: H01H (Electric SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; Emergency Protective Devices).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Noark ranks #41,996 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 5 technology areas.

#41,996
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 7th percentile
by Innovation Score (20.4/100): 9.7
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R41996 · Foreign Corporation #41,996 · 6 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #41,996/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Nitto Kogyo
CPC-NARROW H01H · 5 areas
INNOV-THIN 20.4/100
CLAIMS-PAR 9.7 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Nitto Kogyo Corporation (±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 Noark’s 20.4 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 6.7 pts (33%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 7.9 pts (39%) Claim depth 5.8 pts (28%)

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What this shows Noark's Innovation Score is 20.4/100 (7th 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 Noark?

Each dot is one of Noark’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). Noark’s own 9.7 claims/patent is ABOVE the 9.2 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Noark's grants concentrate

Noark ELECTRICS(SHANGHAI) Co., Ltd. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 5 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under H01H (Electric SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; Emergency Protective Devices). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Noark sits between Nitto Kogyo Corporation and Nordmeccanica S.P.A..

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NK Works

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Nkmax

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Nookology

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What this shows Noark holds 6 patents at rank #41,891, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Noark

By rank, the assignees closest to #41,891 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H01H (Electric Switches)

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

Noark's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

20 7th percentile higher than 7% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

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

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Noark ELECTRICS(SHANGHAI) Co., Ltd. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	16.7%
2016	2	33.3%
2017	1	16.7%
2018	1	16.7%
2025partial year	1	16.7%

Which technologies does Noark ELECTRICS(SHANGHAI) Co., Ltd. patent most?

H01H - Electric SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; Emergency Protective Devices 6

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

E05B - LOCKS; Accessories THEREFOR; Handcuffs 1

H01R - Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors 1

F16B - Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing 1

Top 5 of 5 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

Noark ELECTRICS(SHANGHAI) Co., Ltd.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Noark ELECTRICS(SHANGHAI) Co., Ltd.'s lead technology class is H01H (Electric SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; Emergency Protective Devices), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H01H
Ranked #41,996 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Noark ELECTRICS(SHANGHAI) Co., Ltd. against Nitto Kogyo Corporation, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 20.4/100 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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