Where does North States Industries, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), North States Industries, Inc. ranks #32,671 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 North States Industries, Inc. hold?

North States Industries, Inc. holds 8 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2025, spanning 5 technology areas.

What is North States Industries, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

North States Industries, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 30.7 out of 100 (35th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is North States Industries, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

North States Industries, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -60% 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 North States Industries, Inc.'s patents?

North States Industries, Inc.'s patents average 14.3 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 North States Industries, 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

North States Industries, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does North States Industries, Inc. focus on?

North States Industries, Inc.'s top technology area is E06B (Fixed OR Movable Closures FOR Openings IN Buildings, Vehicles, Fences OR Like Enclosures IN General, e.g. Doors, Windows, Blinds, Gates) with 4 patents, ranking #207 of 637 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 5 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 8 granted patents across 5 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2025. 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: E06B (Fixed OR Movable Closures FOR Openings IN Buildings, Vehicles, Fences OR Like Enclosures IN General, e.g. Doors, Windows, Blinds, Gates).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, North ranks #32,671 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 8 patents across 5 technology areas.

#32,671
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 35th percentile
by Innovation Score (30.7/100): 14.3
avg claims per patent: -60%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R32671 · US Corporation #32,671 · 8 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 8 grants
MID-PACK #32,671/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Noroo Coil Coatings
CPC-NARROW E06B · 5 areas
INNOV-THIN 30.7/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.3 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -60% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Noroo Coil Coatings Co., 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 North’s 30.7 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 7.6 pts (25%) Velocity 6.7 pts (22%) Breadth 7.9 pts (26%) Claim depth 8.5 pts (28%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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North States… · this assignee

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows North's Innovation Score is 30.7/100 (35th 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 North?

Each dot is one of North’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). North’s own 14.3 claims/patent is ABOVE the 10.0 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where North's grants concentrate

North States Industries, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 5 CPC subclasses with 50% of grants classified under E06B (Fixed OR Movable Closures FOR Openings IN Buildings, Vehicles, Fences OR Like Enclosures IN General, e.g. Doors, Windows, Blinds, Gates). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, North sits between Noroo Coil Coatings Co., Ltd. and Novoset, LLC.

North's three-year grant acceleration

North States Industries, Inc. shows 2 grants in 2022–2024 against only 2 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.

Noroo Coil Coatin…

8
North American Ro…

8
North American Wa…

8
North Carolina Ce…

8
Nouvel Heritage

8
Nova Siri Genetic…

8
Novagen Holding

8
Novoset

8
North States Indu… ◀

8

What this shows North holds 8 patents at rank #32,613, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near North

By rank, the assignees closest to #32,613 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in E06B (Fixed OR Movable Closures FOR Openings IN Buildings)

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

North's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

31 35th percentile higher than 35% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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North States Industries, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	2	25.0%
2018	1	12.5%
2019	2	25.0%
2022	1	12.5%
2024	1	12.5%
2025partial year	1	12.5%

Which technologies does North States Industries, Inc. patent most?

E06B - Fixed OR Movable Closures FOR Openings IN Buildings, Vehicles, Fences OR Like Enclosures IN General, e.g. Doors, Windows, Blinds, Gates 4

A47D - Furniture Specially Adapted FOR Children 2

E05B - LOCKS; Accessories THEREFOR; Handcuffs 2

E05C - Bolts OR Fastening Devices FOR Wings, Specially FOR Doors OR Windows 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 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

North States Industries, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

North States Industries, Inc.'s lead technology class is E06B (Fixed OR Movable Closures FOR Openings IN Buildings, Vehicles, Fences OR Like Enclosures IN General, e.g. Doors, Windows, Blinds, Gates), 50% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore E06B
Ranked #32,671 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare North States Industries, Inc. against Noroo Coil Coatings Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 30.7/100 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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