Noroo IC Co., Ltd.
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 4 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2020–2024. 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).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Noroo ranks #42,011 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 4 technology areas.
- #42,011
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- 33rd percentile
- by Innovation Score (30.0/100)
- 15.8
- avg claims per patent
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R42011 · US Corporation #42,011 · 6 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH
- GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
- LOWER-Q #42,011/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Norbar Torque Tools
- CPC-NARROW C12N · 4 areas
- INNOV-THIN 30.0/100
- CLAIMS-RICH 15.8 claims/avg
- TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
- SPAN-YRS 2020–2024 · 5y
- BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Norbar Torque Tools Limited (±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 Noroo’s 30.0 Innovation Score adds up
The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around Noroo
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- Noroo IC · this assignee 30
Noroo IC · this assignee
30 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Noroo's Innovation Score is 30.0/100 (33rd 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 Noroo?
Each dot is one of Noroo’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). Noroo’s own 15.8 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.7 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.
Where Noroo's grants concentrate
Noroo IC Co., Ltd. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 4 CPC subclasses with 100% 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 2021 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2020. By volume, Noroo sits between Norbar Torque Tools Limited and Northspyre, Inc..
Noroo's three-year grant acceleration
Noroo IC Co., Ltd. shows 3 grants in 2022–2024 against only 3 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.
Who files at Noroo's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Norbar Torque Too…
Norbar Torque Tools Limited
6 patents
- Norcros Group (Ho…
Norcros Group (Holdings) Limited
6 patents
- Norlase Aps
Norlase ApS
6 patents
- Normark Innovatio…
Normark Innovations, Inc.
6 patents
- Nortek Global Hvac
Nortek Global Hvac, LLC
6 patents
- North American Ma…
North American Manufacturing Enterprises
6 patents
- Northann Building…
Northann Building Solutions LLC
6 patents
- Northspyre
Northspyre, Inc.
6 patents
- Noroo IC ◀
Noroo IC Co., Ltd.
6 patents
What this shows Noroo holds 6 patents at rank #42,011, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near Noroo
By rank, the assignees closest to #42,011 in granted patent volume.
- Norbar Torque Tools Limited #42,007 · 6 patents
- Norcros Group (Holdings) Limited #42,008 · 6 patents
- Norlase ApS #42,009 · 6 patents
- Normark Innovations, Inc. #42,010 · 6 patents
- Nortek Global Hvac, LLC #42,012 · 6 patents
- North American Manufacturing Enterprises #42,013 · 6 patents
- Northann Building Solutions LLC #42,014 · 6 patents
- Northspyre, Inc. #42,015 · 6 patents
Leaders in C12N (Microorganisms OR Enzymes)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Noroo's primary technology class.
- Monsanto Technology LLC 1,335 in class
- The Regents of the University of California 1,161 in class
- Novozymes A/S 656 in class
- Immatics Biotechnologies GmbH 647 in class
- Pioneer Hi-bred International, Inc. 623 in class
- President and Fellows of Harvard College 594 in class
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology 541 in class
- The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania 537 in class
Noroo's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
30 33rd percentile higher than 33% of 49,997 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Grants by year
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2020–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 16.7% |
| 2021 | 2 | 33.3% |
| 2023 | 2 | 33.3% |
| 2024 | 1 | 16.7% |
Which technologies does Noroo IC Co., Ltd. patent most?
Top 4 of 4 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
Noroo IC Co., Ltd.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- Noroo IC Co., Ltd.'s lead technology class is C12N (Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore C12N
- Ranked #42,011 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare Noroo IC Co., Ltd. against Norbar Torque Tools Limited, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 30.0/100 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.
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.