Where does Nov-blm rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Nov-blm ranks #49,182 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 Nov-blm hold?

Nov-blm holds 5 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2019, spanning 5 technology areas.

What is Nov-blm's Innovation Score?

Nov-blm has an Innovation Score of 21.1 out of 100 (8th 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 Nov-blm focus on?

Nov-blm's top technology area is B63B (Ships OR Other Waterborne VESSELS; Equipment FOR Shipping) with 4 patents, ranking #204 of 645 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 5 CPC subclasses total.

Is Nov-blm's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Nov-blm'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 Nov-blm's patents?

Nov-blm's patents average 11.6 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 Nov-blm 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

Nov-blm

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 5 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2019. 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: B63B (Ships OR Other Waterborne VESSELS; Equipment FOR Shipping).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Nov-blm ranks #49,182 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 5 technology areas.

#49,182
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 8th percentile
by Innovation Score (21.1/100): 11.6
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R49182 · Foreign Corporation #49,182 · 5 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
BOTTOM-DECILE #49,182/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH North American Rescue
CPC-NARROW B63B · 5 areas
INNOV-THIN 21.1/100
CLAIMS-PAR 11.6 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: North American Rescue, LLC (±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 Nov-blm’s 21.1 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 6.2 pts (29%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 7.9 pts (37%) Claim depth 7.0 pts (33%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Nov-blm · this assignee

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What this shows Nov-blm's Innovation Score is 21.1/100 (8th 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 Nov-blm?

Each dot is one of Nov-blm’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). Nov-blm’s own 11.6 claims/patent is ABOVE the 8.4 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Nov-blm's grants concentrate

Nov-blm is a focused PatentsView assignee: 5 CPC subclasses with 80% of grants classified under B63B (Ships OR Other Waterborne VESSELS; Equipment FOR Shipping). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Nov-blm sits between North American Rescue, LLC and Novar GmbH.

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What this shows Nov-blm holds 5 patents at rank #49,070, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Nov-blm

By rank, the assignees closest to #49,070 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B63B (Ships OR Other Waterborne Vessels)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in Nov-blm's primary technology class.

Nov-blm's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

21 8th percentile higher than 8% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2019

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Nov-blm patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	20.0%
2017	2	40.0%
2019	2	40.0%

Which technologies does Nov-blm patent most?

B63B - Ships OR Other Waterborne VESSELS; Equipment FOR Shipping 4

F16G - Belts, Cables, OR Ropes, Predominantly Used FOR Driving PURPOSES; CHAINS; Fittings Predominantly Used Therefor 1

E02D - FOUNDATIONS; EXCAVATIONS; Embankments ; Underground OR Underwater Structures 1

E02B - Hydraulic Engineering 1

F16H - Gearing 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

Nov-blm's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Nov-blm's lead technology class is B63B (Ships OR Other Waterborne VESSELS; Equipment FOR Shipping), 80% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B63B
Ranked #49,182 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Nov-blm against North American Rescue, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 21.1/100 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

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.