Where does Novarc Technologies Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Novarc Technologies Inc. ranks #36,743 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 Novarc Technologies Inc. hold?

Novarc Technologies Inc. holds 7 US utility patents granted between 2020 and 2025, spanning 5 technology areas.

What is Novarc Technologies Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Novarc Technologies Inc. has an Innovation Score of 26.3 out of 100 (20th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Novarc Technologies Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for Novarc Technologies Inc..

What does claim depth mean for Novarc Technologies Inc.'s patents?

Novarc Technologies Inc.'s patents average 11.3 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 Novarc Technologies 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 Foreign Corporation

Novarc Technologies Inc.

Q: What technology areas does Novarc Technologies Inc. focus on?

Novarc Technologies Inc.'s top technology area is B23K (Soldering OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; Cladding OR Plating BY Soldering OR WELDING; Cutting BY Applying Heat Locally, e.g. Flame CUTTING; Working BY Laser Beam) with 6 patents, ranking #335 of 1,623 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 5 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 5 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2020–2025. 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: B23K (Soldering OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; Cladding OR Plating BY Soldering OR WELDING; Cutting BY Applying Heat Locally, e.g. Flame CUTTING; Working BY Laser Beam).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Novarc ranks #36,743 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 5 technology areas.

#36,743
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 20th percentile
by Innovation Score (26.3/100): 11.3
avg claims per patent

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R36743 · Foreign Corporation #36,743 · 7 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 7 grants
MID-PACK #36,743/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Northern Illinois…
CPC-NARROW B23K · 5 areas
INNOV-THIN 26.3/100
CLAIMS-PAR 11.3 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
SPAN-YRS 2020–2025 · 6y
BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Northern Illinois Research Foundation (±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 Novarc’s 26.3 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 7.2 pts (27%) Velocity 4.4 pts (17%) Breadth 7.9 pts (30%) Claim depth 6.8 pts (26%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Novarc · this assignee

26
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Novarc's Innovation Score is 26.3/100 (20th 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 Novarc?

Each dot is one of Novarc’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). Novarc’s own 11.3 claims/patent is at or below the 15.3 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Novarc's grants concentrate

Novarc Technologies Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 5 CPC subclasses with 85.7% of grants classified under B23K (Soldering OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; Cladding OR Plating BY Soldering OR WELDING; Cutting BY Applying Heat Locally, e.g. Flame CUTTING; Working BY Laser Beam). Peak complete grant year is 2021 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2020. By volume, Novarc sits between Northern Illinois Research Foundation and NSD Corporation.

Novarc's three-year grant acceleration

Novarc Technologies Inc. shows 2 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.

Northern Illinois…

7
Nous

7
Nova Lumos

7
Novapharm Researc…

7
Novumind

7
NOX Medical

7
NS Poles Technolo…

7
NSD

7
Novarc ◀

7

What this shows Novarc holds 7 patents at rank #36,654, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Novarc

By rank, the assignees closest to #36,654 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B23K (Soldering OR Unsoldering)

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

Novarc's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

26 20th percentile higher than 20% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2020–2025

Grants by year

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

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Novarc Technologies Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2020	1	14.3%
2021	2	28.6%
2023	2	28.6%
2025partial year	2	28.6%

Which technologies does Novarc Technologies Inc. patent most?

B23K - Soldering OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; Cladding OR Plating BY Soldering OR WELDING; Cutting BY Applying Heat Locally, e.g. Flame CUTTING; Working BY Laser Beam 6

B25J - MANIPULATORS; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices 5

G05B - Control OR Regulating Systems IN GENERAL; Functional Elements OF Such SYSTEMS; Monitoring OR Testing Arrangements FOR Such Systems OR Elements 4

B08B - Cleaning IN GENERAL; Prevention OF Fouling IN General 1

F16L - PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General 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

Novarc Technologies Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Novarc Technologies Inc.'s lead technology class is B23K (Soldering OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; Cladding OR Plating BY Soldering OR WELDING; Cutting BY Applying Heat Locally, e.g. Flame CUTTING; Working BY Laser Beam), 85.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B23K
Ranked #36,743 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Novarc Technologies Inc. against Northern Illinois Research Foundation, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 26.3/100 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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