USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Novanta Corporation

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 11 granted patents across 16 technology areas, active 2017–2024. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G01D (MEASURING NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE; ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEASURING TWO OR MORE VARIABLES NOT COVERED IN A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS; TARIFF METERING APPARATUS; MEASURING OR TESTING NOT OT).

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

16.0

Avg claims per patent

+350%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Novanta holds 11 US patents across 16 technology areas, rank #24,902 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#24,902
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 23%
by Innovation Score (45.7/100): 16.0
avg claims per patent: +350%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Novanta Corporation has been granted 11 US utility patents between 2017 and 2024, placing Novanta Corporation at rank #24,902 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 16 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 16.0 claims per patent with primary concentration in G01D (MEASURING NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE; ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEASURING TWO OR MORE VARIABLES NOT COVERED IN A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS; TARIFF METERING APPARATUS; MEASURING OR TESTING NOT OT). As a US Corporation, Novanta Corporation is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Novanta sits between Northeast Institute Of Geography And Agroecology, Chinese Academy Of Sciences (11 patents, rank #24,898) and Nut Shell Llc (11 patents, rank #24,906) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 45.7/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 9 grants, compared with 2 in the 2015–2019 window, a +350% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. The US Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.

Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. Novanta Corporation's 16.0 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while concentration in 16 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Novanta Corporation against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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11
Novanta ◀

11

What this shows Novanta holds 11 patents at rank #24,902, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Novanta's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

46 Top 23% higher than 77% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2024

Grants by year

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

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Novanta Corporation patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	1	9.1%
2018	1	9.1%
2020	2	18.2%
2021	1	9.1%
2022	2	18.2%
2024	4	36.4%

Which technologies does Novanta Corporation patent most?

G01D - MEASURING NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE; ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEASURING TWO OR MORE VARIABLES NOT COVERED IN A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS; TARIFF METERING APPARATUS; MEASURING OR TESTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 7

G01B - MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS 2

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 2

H01F - MAGNETS; INDUCTANCES; TRANSFORMERS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR MAGNETIC PROPERTIES 1

G11B - INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER 1

H01S - DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL 1

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 1

H04H - BROADCAST COMMUNICATION 1

H04W - WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS 1

Y04S - SYSTEMS INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO POWER NETWORK OPERATION, COMMUNICATION OR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR IMPROVING THE ELECTRICAL POWER GENERATION, TRANSMISSION, DISTRIBUTION, MANAGEMENT OR USAGE, i.e. SMART GRIDS 1

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 1

Y02B - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS 1

H02J - CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY 1

H04B - TRANSMISSION 1

G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS 1

Top 15 of 16 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Focused

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#24,902

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

45.7 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does Novanta Corporation hold?

Novanta Corporation holds 11 US granted patents filed between 2017 and 2024, spanning 16 technology areas.

What is Novanta Corporation's Innovation Score?

Novanta Corporation has an Innovation Score of 45.7 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Novanta Corporation focus on?

Novanta Corporation's top technology area is G01D (MEASURING NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE; ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEASURING TWO OR MORE VARIABLES NOT COVERED IN A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS; TARIFF METERING APPARATUS; MEASURING OR TESTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR) with 7 patents. The company has filed patents in 16 CPC subclasses total.

Is Novanta Corporation's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Novanta Corporation's recent filing velocity is +350% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for Novanta Corporation's patents?

Novanta Corporation's patents average 16.0 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Novanta Corporation 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.

How to use this portfolio

Novanta's 11 grants land it in the top 23% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - Novanta ranks #24,902 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in G01D - see who else leads that technology area. G01D leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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 byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team

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