Where does NuCoat, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), NuCoat, Inc. ranks #49,218 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 NuCoat, Inc. hold?

NuCoat, Inc. holds 5 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2020, spanning 12 technology areas.

What is NuCoat, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

NuCoat, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 30.9 out of 100 (36th 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 NuCoat, Inc. focus on?

NuCoat, Inc.'s top technology area is B41M (Printing, Duplicating, Marking, OR Copying PROCESSES; Colour Printing,) with 5 patents, ranking #118 of 466 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 12 CPC subclasses total.

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

NuCoat, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -75% 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 NuCoat, Inc.'s patents?

NuCoat, Inc.'s patents average 20.8 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 NuCoat, 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

NuCoat, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 12 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2020. 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: B41M (Printing, Duplicating, Marking, OR Copying PROCESSES; Colour Printing,).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Nucoat ranks #49,218 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 12 technology areas.

#49,218
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 36th percentile
by Innovation Score (30.9/100): 20.8
avg claims per patent: -75%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R49218 · US Corporation #49,218 · 5 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · BOTTOM-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
BOTTOM-DECILE #49,218/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Novonate
CPC-FOCUS B41M · 12 areas
INNOV-THIN 30.9/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 20.8 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -75% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Novonate, Inc. (±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 Nucoat’s 30.9 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 6.2 pts (20%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 12.2 pts (39%) Claim depth 12.5 pts (40%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
NuCoat · this assignee

31
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Nucoat's Innovation Score is 30.9/100 (36th 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 Nucoat?

Each dot is one of Nucoat’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). Nucoat’s own 20.8 claims/patent is ABOVE the 15.6 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Nucoat's grants concentrate

NuCoat, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 12 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under B41M (Printing, Duplicating, Marking, OR Copying PROCESSES; Colour Printing,). By volume, Nucoat sits between Novonate, Inc. and Nuctech Jiangsu Company Limited.

Novonate

5
Novostia

5
Nsgene A/S

5
Nucare

5
Nugeneration

5
Nuleds

5
Nuvolta (Shanghai)

5
Nuctech Jiangsu

5
Nucoat ◀

5

What this shows NuCoat holds 5 patents at rank #49,236, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near NuCoat

By rank, the assignees closest to #49,236 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B41M (Printing)

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

Nucoat's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

31 36th percentile higher than 36% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2020

Grants by year

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

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NuCoat, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	20.0%
2016	1	20.0%
2017	1	20.0%
2019	1	20.0%
2020	1	20.0%

Which technologies does NuCoat, Inc. patent most?

B41M - Printing, Duplicating, Marking, OR Copying PROCESSES; Colour Printing, 5

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 4

B43K - Implements FOR Writing OR Drawing 3

B43L - Articles FOR Writing OR Drawing UPON; ; Writing OR Drawing AIDS;; Accessories FOR Writing OR Drawing 3

B65C - Labelling OR Tagging Machines, Apparatus, OR Processes 2

B32B - Layered Products, i.e. Products Built-up OF Strata OF Flat OR Non-flat, e.g. Cellular OR Honeycomb, Form 2

B44C - Producing Decorative Effects ; MOSAICS; Tarsia Work ; Paperhanging 2

B05D - Processes FOR Applying Fluent Materials TO Surfaces, IN General 2

C09D - Coating Compositions, e.g. Paints, Varnishes OR LACQUERS; Filling PASTES; Chemical Paint OR INK REMOVERS; INKS; Correcting FLUIDS; WOODSTAINS; Pastes OR Solids FOR Colouring OR PRINTING; USE OF Materials Therefor 2

B44D - Painting OR Artistic Drawing, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Preserving PAINTINGS; Surface Treatment TO Obtain Special Artistic Surface Effects OR Finishes 2

H05B - Electric HEATING; Electric Light Sources NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Circuit Arrangements FOR Electric Light Sources, IN General 1

A63H - Toys, e.g. Tops, Dolls, Hoops OR Building Blocks 1

Top 12 of 12 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

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

NuCoat, Inc.'s lead technology class is B41M (Printing, Duplicating, Marking, OR Copying PROCESSES; Colour Printing,), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B41M
Ranked #49,218 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare NuCoat, Inc. against Novonate, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 30.9/100 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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