USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Nvidia Corporation

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 3,075 granted patents across 119 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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3,075

Total patents granted

119

CPC technology areas

20.6

Avg claims per patent

+33%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Nvidia holds 3,075 US patents across 119 technology areas, rank #120 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#120
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 0.1%
by Innovation Score (77.7/100): 20.6
avg claims per patent: +33%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Nvidia Corporation has been granted 3,075 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Nvidia Corporation at rank #120 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 119 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 20.6 claims per patent with primary concentration in G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING). As a US Corporation, Nvidia Corporation is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Nvidia sits between Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd. (3,190 patents, rank #116) and Centre National DE LA Recherche Scientifique (3,025 patents, rank #124) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 77.7/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 1,754 grants, compared with 1,321 in the 2015–2019 window, a +33% shift in five-year velocity. Steady filing volume suggests sustained innovation without dramatic pivots. The US Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.

Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. Nvidia Corporation's 20.6 average claims per patent reflects complex, broadly scoped inventions that are difficult for competitors to design around, while a diversified footprint across 100+ CPC subclasses spreads risk across many technology fronts. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Nvidia Corporation against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Sumitomo Wiring S…

3,190
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3,184
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3,182
Raytheon

3,108
Nvidia ◀

3,075
Sony Interactive…

3,038
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3,036
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3,033
Centre National D…

3,025

What this shows Nvidia holds 3,075 patents at rank #120, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Nvidia

By rank, the assignees closest to #120 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06F (Electric Digital DATA Processing)

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

Nvidia's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

78 Top 1% higher than 99% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

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

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Nvidia Corporation patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	326	10.6%
2016	354	11.5%
2017	278	9.0%
2018	197	6.4%
2019	166	5.4%
2020	158	5.1%
2021	206	6.7%
2022	214	7.0%
2023	371	12.1%
2024	418	13.6%
2025	387	12.6%

Which technologies does Nvidia Corporation patent most?

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 1,522

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 1,069

G06N - COMPUTING ARRANGEMENTS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS 500

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 371

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 280

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 276

G09G - ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION 217

Y02D - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES [ICT], I.E. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AIMING AT THE REDUCTION OF THEIR OWN ENERGY USE 137

G05D - SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES 116

B60W - CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TO THE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT 113

H05K - PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS 108

A63F - CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 105

G11C - STATIC STORES 99

H03K - PULSE TECHNIQUE 88

H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10 81

Top 15 of 119 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Strong

Tech Breadth Diversified

Claim Depth Complex

Velocity Growing

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#120

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

77.7 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does Nvidia Corporation hold?

Nvidia Corporation holds 3,075 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 119 technology areas.

What is Nvidia Corporation's Innovation Score?

Nvidia Corporation has an Innovation Score of 77.7 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Nvidia Corporation focus on?

Nvidia Corporation's top technology area is G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING) with 1,522 patents. The company has filed patents in 119 CPC subclasses total.

Is Nvidia Corporation's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Nvidia Corporation's recent filing velocity is +33% compared to the prior five-year period. The company is maintaining or growing its patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Nvidia Corporation's patents?

Nvidia Corporation's patents average 20.6 claims each. This indicates complex, broadly scoped patents that are harder for competitors to design around.

How is the Nvidia Corporation 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.

How to use this portfolio

Nvidia's 3,075 grants land it in the top 0.1% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - Nvidia ranks #120 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in G06F - see who else leads that technology area. G06F leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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 byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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.