Where does Norcros Group (Holdings) Limited rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Norcros Group (Holdings) Limited ranks #42,002 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 Norcros Group (Holdings) Limited hold?

Norcros Group (Holdings) Limited holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2021 and 2023, spanning 4 technology areas.

What is Norcros Group (Holdings) Limited's Innovation Score?

Norcros Group (Holdings) Limited has an Innovation Score of 38.9 out of 100 (top 40% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Norcros Group (Holdings) Limited focus on?

Norcros Group (Holdings) Limited's top technology area is A47B (TABLES; DESKS; Office FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; General Details OF Furniture) with 3 patents, ranking #284 of 990 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 4 CPC subclasses total.

Is Norcros Group (Holdings) Limited's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for Norcros Group (Holdings) Limited.

What does claim depth mean for Norcros Group (Holdings) Limited's patents?

Norcros Group (Holdings) Limited's patents average 8.5 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 Norcros Group (Holdings) Limited 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

Norcros Group (Holdings) Limited

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 4 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2021–2023. 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: A47B (TABLES; DESKS; Office FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; General Details OF Furniture).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Norcros ranks #42,002 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 4 technology areas.

#42,002
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 40%
by Innovation Score (38.9/100): 8.5
avg claims per patent

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R42002 · Foreign Corporation #42,002 · 6 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-FRNCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #42,002/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Nissin Industries
CPC-NARROW A47B · 4 areas
INNOV-THIN 38.9/100
CLAIMS-PAR 8.5 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
SPAN-YRS 2021–2023 · 3y
BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Nissin Industries 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 Norcros’s 38.9 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 (17%) Velocity 20.0 pts (51%) Breadth 7.1 pts (18%) Claim depth 5.1 pts (13%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Norcros's Innovation Score is 38.9/100 (top 40% 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 Norcros?

Each dot is one of Norcros’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). Norcros’s own 8.5 claims/patent is at or below the 14.0 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Norcros's grants concentrate

Norcros Group (Holdings) Limited is a focused PatentsView assignee: 4 CPC subclasses with 50% of grants classified under A47B (TABLES; DESKS; Office FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; General Details OF Furniture). Peak complete grant year is 2023 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2021. By volume, Norcros sits between Nissin Industries Ltd. and Nortek Global Hvac, LLC.

Norcros's three-year grant acceleration

Norcros Group (Holdings) Limited shows 5 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.

Nissin Industries

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Noble Research In…

6
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What this shows Norcros holds 6 patents at rank #42,008, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Norcros

By rank, the assignees closest to #42,008 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A47B (Tables)

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

Norcros's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

39 Top 40% higher than 60% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2021–2023

Grants by year

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

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Norcros Group (Holdings) Limited patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2021	1	16.7%
2022	1	16.7%
2023	4	66.7%

Which technologies does Norcros Group (Holdings) Limited patent most?

A47B - TABLES; DESKS; Office FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; General Details OF Furniture 3

A47K - Sanitary Equipment NOT Otherwise Provided FOR ; Toilet Accessories 2

E04F - Finishing Work ON Buildings, e.g. Stairs, Floors 2

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 4 of 4 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

Norcros Group (Holdings) Limited's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Norcros Group (Holdings) Limited's lead technology class is A47B (TABLES; DESKS; Office FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; General Details OF Furniture), 50% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A47B
Ranked #42,002 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Norcros Group (Holdings) Limited against Nissin Industries Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 38.9/100 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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