Where does NSK Americas, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), NSK Americas, Inc. ranks #17,956 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 NSK Americas, Inc. hold?

NSK Americas, Inc. holds 16 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2024, spanning 17 technology areas.

What is NSK Americas, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

NSK Americas, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 44.1 out of 100 (top 26% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does NSK Americas, Inc. focus on?

NSK Americas, Inc.'s top technology area is B62D (Motor VEHICLES; Trailers) with 13 patents, ranking #200 of 1,368 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 17 CPC subclasses total.

Is NSK Americas, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

NSK Americas, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +67% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for NSK Americas, Inc.'s patents?

NSK Americas, Inc.'s patents average 19.6 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 NSK Americas, 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

NSK Americas, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 16 granted patents across 17 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2024. 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: B62D (Motor VEHICLES; Trailers).

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, NSK ranks #17,956 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 16 patents across 17 technology areas.

#17,956
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 26%
by Innovation Score (44.1/100): 19.6
avg claims per patent: +67%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R17956 · US Corporation #17,956 · 16 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 16 grants
MID-PACK #17,956/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Namuga
CPC-FOCUS B62D · 17 areas
INNOV-PAR 44.1/100
CLAIMS-RICH 19.6 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +67% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Namuga 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 NSK’s 44.1 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 9.8 pts (22%) Velocity 8.0 pts (18%) Breadth 14.6 pts (33%) Claim depth 11.8 pts (27%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
NSK Americas · this assignee

44
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows NSK's Innovation Score is 44.1/100 (top 26% 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 NSK?

Each dot is one of NSK’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). NSK’s own 19.6 claims/patent is ABOVE the 15.1 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where NSK's grants concentrate

NSK Americas, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 17 CPC subclasses with 81.3% of grants classified under B62D (Motor VEHICLES; Trailers). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, NSK sits between North American Pipe Corporation and Namuga Co., Ltd..

NSK's three-year grant acceleration

NSK Americas, Inc. shows 6 grants in 2022–2024 against only 5 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.

North American Pi…

16
Northrop Grumman…

16
Noxxon Pharma

16
Nsfocus Informati…

16
Nuclera

16
Nugen

16
NZ Tube Mills

16
Namuga

16
NSK Americas ◀

16

What this shows NSK holds 16 patents at rank #17,938, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near NSK

By rank, the assignees closest to #17,938 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B62D (Motor Vehicles)

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

NSK's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

44 Top 26% higher than 74% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2024

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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NSK Americas, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	12.5%
2016	1	6.3%
2017	1	6.3%
2018	1	6.3%
2019	1	6.3%
2020	3	18.8%
2021	1	6.3%
2022	2	12.5%
2023	3	18.8%
2024	1	6.3%

Which technologies does NSK Americas, Inc. patent most?

B62D - Motor VEHICLES; Trailers 13

F16H - Gearing 4

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 3

G01L - Measuring Force, Stress, Torque, Work, Mechanical Power, Mechanical Efficiency, OR Fluid Pressure 2

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 2

H01F - MAGNETS; INDUCTANCES; TRANSFORMERS; Selection OF Materials FOR Their Magnetic Properties 2

G01F - Measuring Volume, Volume Flow, Mass Flow OR Liquid LEVEL; Metering BY Volume 2

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 2

F16D - Couplings FOR Transmitting ROTATION; CLUTCHES; Brakes 2

F16B - Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing 2

H02K - Dynamo-electric Machines 2

F16F - SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; Means FOR Damping Vibration 2

G01B - Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours 2

B24B - Machines, Devices, OR Processes FOR Grinding OR Polishing ; Dressing OR Conditioning OF Abrading SURFACES; Feeding OF Grinding, Polishing, OR Lapping Agents 1

F16C - SHAFTS; Flexible SHAFTS; Elements OR Crankshaft MECHANISMS; Rotary Bodies Other Than Gearing ELEMENTS; Bearings 1

Top 15 of 17 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

NSK Americas, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

NSK Americas, Inc.'s lead technology class is B62D (Motor VEHICLES; Trailers), 81.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B62D
Ranked #17,956 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare NSK Americas, Inc. against North American Pipe Corporation, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 44.1/100 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

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