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NTK Cutting Tools Co., Ltd.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 3 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2024–2025. 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, NTK ranks #49,213 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 3 technology areas.

#49,213
of 49,997 US assignees by volume
30th percentile
by Innovation Score (29.3/100)
6.0
avg claims per patent

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R49213 · Foreign Corporation #49,213 · 5 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · BOTTOM-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH

  • GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
  • BOTTOM-DECILE #49,213/49,997
  • PHOTO-FINISH NPC
  • CPC-NARROW B23K · 3 areas
  • INNOV-THIN 29.3/100
  • CLAIMS-SPARSE 6.0 claims/avg
  • TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
  • SPAN-YRS 2024–2025 · 2y
  • BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: NPC 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 NTK’s 29.3 Innovation Score adds up

The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.

Innovation-score neighbourhood around NTK

Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.

score

What this shows NTK's Innovation Score is 29.3/100 (30th 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.

Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score As of 2015–2025

Does more volume mean deeper claims for NTK?

Each dot is one of NTK’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). NTK’s own 6.0 claims/patent is at or below the 9.2 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

NTK vs its 8 nearest volume peers: granted patents vs average claims per patent. Source: USPTO PatentsView. 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 9 entities by Granted patents (volume) (X) and Avg claims / patent (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Volume + depthSelective & thoroughVolume over depthLean filer 4.95.05.055.05.05.1 05101520 Granted patents (volume) Avg claims / patent NPC Co., Ltd. - 5, 6NPCNSK Steering & Control, Inc. - 5, 9.2NSK Steering & Co…NTA Enterprise - 5, 4.4NTA EnterpriseNtherma Corporation - 5, 7.8NthermaNTN Buzztime, Inc. - 5, 16.6NTN BuzztimeNTT Innovative Devices Corporation - 5, 9.6NTT Innovative De…NTT Security Holdings Corporation - 5, 14.2NTT Security Hold…Nuformix Limited - 5, 10.8NuformixNTK Cutting Tools Co., Ltd. - 5, 6NTK Cutting Tools
NTK vs its 8 nearest volume peers: granted patents vs average claims per patent. Source: USPTO PatentsView.

Where NTK's grants concentrate

NTK Cutting Tools Co., Ltd. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 3 CPC subclasses with 40% 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). By volume, NTK sits between NPC Co., Ltd. and Nuformix Limited.

NTK's three-year grant acceleration

NTK Cutting Tools Co., Ltd. shows 2 grants in 2022–2024 against only 0 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.

Who files at NTK's volume?

Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀

patents

What this shows NTK holds 5 patents at rank #49,084, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025

Companies ranked near NTK

By rank, the assignees closest to #49,084 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B23K (Soldering OR Unsoldering)

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

NTK's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

29 30th percentile higher than 30% of 49,997 US assignees

This assignee 0 100 every tracked assignee, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US assignees. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

1.522.533.5 20242025 3
USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2024–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2024–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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NTK Cutting Tools Co., Ltd. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year Patents Granted Share of Period
2024 2 40.0%
2025partial year 3 60.0%

Which technologies does NTK Cutting Tools Co., Ltd. patent most?

Top 3 of 3 technology areas

More on this record

Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

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What to do with this data

NTK Cutting Tools Co., Ltd.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

  • NTK Cutting Tools Co., Ltd.'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), 40% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B23K
  • Ranked #49,213 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
  • Compare NTK Cutting Tools Co., Ltd. against NPC Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
  • Innovation Score of 29.3/100 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

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.