Where does Novatek IP, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Novatek IP, LLC ranks #20,169 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 Novatek IP, LLC hold?

Novatek IP, LLC holds 14 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2021, spanning 14 technology areas.

What is Novatek IP, LLC's Innovation Score?

Novatek IP, LLC has an Innovation Score of 33.8 out of 100 (46th 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 Novatek IP, LLC focus on?

Novatek IP, LLC's top technology area is E21B (Earth OR Rock DRILLING; Obtaining OIL, GAS, Water, Soluble OR Meltable Materials OR A Slurry OF Minerals From Wells) with 7 patents, ranking #483 of 1,363 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 14 CPC subclasses total.

Is Novatek IP, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Novatek IP, LLC's recent grant velocity is -25% 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 Novatek IP, LLC's patents?

Novatek IP, LLC's patents average 18.7 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 Novatek IP, LLC 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

Novatek IP, LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 14 granted patents across 14 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2021. 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: E21B (Earth OR Rock DRILLING; Obtaining OIL, GAS, Water, Soluble OR Meltable Materials OR A Slurry OF Minerals From Wells).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Novatek ranks #20,169 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 14 patents across 14 technology areas.

#20,169
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 46th percentile
by Innovation Score (33.8/100): 18.7
avg claims per patent: -25%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R20169 · US Corporation #20,169 · 14 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 14 grants
MID-PACK #20,169/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Nolangroup SPA
CPC-FOCUS E21B · 14 areas
INNOV-THIN 33.8/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.7 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DOWN -25% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Nolangroup SPA (±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 Novatek’s 33.8 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 9.4 pts (28%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 13.2 pts (39%) Claim depth 11.2 pts (33%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Novatek IP · this assignee

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Novatek's Innovation Score is 33.8/100 (46th 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 Novatek?

Each dot is one of Novatek’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). Novatek’s own 18.7 claims/patent is ABOVE the 10.4 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Novatek's grants concentrate

Novatek IP, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 14 CPC subclasses with 50% of grants classified under E21B (Earth OR Rock DRILLING; Obtaining OIL, GAS, Water, Soluble OR Meltable Materials OR A Slurry OF Minerals From Wells). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (5 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Novatek sits between Nolangroup SPA and NTT Data Services, LLC.

Nolangroup SPA

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North America I M…

14
Nota

14
Novasolix

14
Novmetapharma

14
Novus Scientific…

14
NSI International

14
NTT Data Services

14
Novatek IP ◀

14

What this shows Novatek holds 14 patents at rank #20,146, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Novatek

By rank, the assignees closest to #20,146 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in E21B (Earth OR Rock Drilling)

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

Novatek's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

34 46th percentile higher than 46% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2021

Grants by year

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

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Novatek IP, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	7.1%
2017	2	14.3%
2018	3	21.4%
2019	2	14.3%
2020	5	35.7%
2021	1	7.1%

Which technologies does Novatek IP, LLC patent most?

E21B - Earth OR Rock DRILLING; Obtaining OIL, GAS, Water, Soluble OR Meltable Materials OR A Slurry OF Minerals From Wells 7

E21C - Mining OR Quarrying 4

E01C - Construction OF, OR Surfaces FOR, Roads, Sports Grounds, OR THE LIKE; Machines OR Auxiliary Tools FOR Construction OR Repair 2

B30B - Presses IN General 1

F04C - Rotary-piston, OR Oscillating-piston, Positive-displacement Machines FOR Liquids ; Rotary-piston, OR Oscillating-piston, Positive-displacement Pumps 1

B01J - Chemical OR Physical Processes, e.g. Catalysis OR Colloid CHEMISTRY; Their Relevant Apparatus 1

G01S - Radio DIRECTION-FINDING; Radio NAVIGATION; Determining Distance OR Velocity BY USE OF Radio WAVES; Locating OR Presence-detecting BY USE OF THE Reflection OR Reradiation OF Radio WAVES; Analogous Arrangements Using Other Waves 1

F05D - Indexing Scheme FOR Aspects Relating TO Non-positive-displacement Machines OR Engines, Gas-turbines OR Jet-propulsion Plants 1

F03B - Machines OR Engines FOR Liquids 1

F01D - Non-positive Displacement Machines OR Engines, e.g. Steam Turbines 1

F01C - Rotary-piston OR Oscillating-piston Machines OR Engines 1

F05B - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Wind, Spring, Weight, Inertia OR Like Motors, TO Machines OR Engines FOR Liquids Covered BY Subclasses F03b, F03d AND F03g 1

F16H - Gearing 1

B28D - Working Stone OR Stone-like Materials 1

Top 14 of 14 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

Novatek IP, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Novatek IP, LLC's lead technology class is E21B (Earth OR Rock DRILLING; Obtaining OIL, GAS, Water, Soluble OR Meltable Materials OR A Slurry OF Minerals From Wells), 50% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore E21B
Ranked #20,169 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Novatek IP, LLC against Nolangroup SPA, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 33.8/100 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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