Where does NXT Generation, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), NXT Generation, LLC ranks #42,056 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 NXT Generation, LLC hold?

NXT Generation, LLC holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2019, spanning 2 technology areas.

What is NXT Generation, LLC's Innovation Score?

NXT Generation, LLC has an Innovation Score of 15.9 out of 100 (3rd percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is NXT Generation, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

NXT Generation, LLC's recent grant velocity is -100% 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 NXT Generation, LLC's patents?

NXT Generation, LLC's patents average 7.0 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 NXT Generation, 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

NXT Generation, LLC

Q: What technology areas does NXT Generation, LLC focus on?

NXT Generation, LLC's top technology area is F41B (Weapons FOR Projecting Missiles Without USE OF Explosive OR Combustible Propellant CHARGE; Weapons NOT Otherwise Provided FOR) with 2 patents, ranking #92 of 154 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 2 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 2 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2019. 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: F41B (Weapons FOR Projecting Missiles Without USE OF Explosive OR Combustible Propellant CHARGE; Weapons NOT Otherwise Provided FOR).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, NXT ranks #42,056 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 2 technology areas.

#42,056
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 3rd percentile
by Innovation Score (15.9/100): 7.0
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R42056 · US Corporation #42,056 · 6 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-LOW · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #42,056/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Nabholz Construction
CPC-NARROW F41B · 2 areas
INNOV-LOW 15.9/100
CLAIMS-SPARSE 7.0 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Nabholz Construction Corporation (±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 NXT’s 15.9 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 6.7 pts (42%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 5.0 pts (31%) Claim depth 4.2 pts (26%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
NXT Generation · this assignee

16
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows NXT's Innovation Score is 15.9/100 (3rd 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 NXT?

Each dot is one of NXT’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). NXT’s own 7.0 claims/patent is at or below the 12.2 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where NXT's grants concentrate

NXT Generation, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 2 CPC subclasses with 33.3% of grants classified under F41B (Weapons FOR Projecting Missiles Without USE OF Explosive OR Combustible Propellant CHARGE; Weapons NOT Otherwise Provided FOR). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2019. By volume, NXT sits between Numascale AS and Nabors Drilling USA, LP.

Numascale AS

6
Nuovo Film

6
Nustorage Technol…

6
Nutrition Sciences

6
NY State Psychiat…

6
NZ

6
Nabholz Construct…

6
Nabors Drilling U…

6
NXT Generation ◀

6

What this shows NXT holds 6 patents at rank #41,925, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near NXT

By rank, the assignees closest to #41,925 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F41B (Weapons FOR Projecting Missiles Without USE OF Explosive…)

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

NXT's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

16 3rd percentile higher than 3% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2019

Grants by year

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

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NXT Generation, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	3	50.0%
2016	2	33.3%
2019	1	16.7%

Which technologies does NXT Generation, LLC patent most?

F41B - Weapons FOR Projecting Missiles Without USE OF Explosive OR Combustible Propellant CHARGE; Weapons NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

F41A - Functional Features OR Details Common TO Both Smallarms AND Ordnance, e.g. CANNONS; Mountings FOR Smallarms OR Ordnance 1

Top 2 of 2 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

NXT Generation, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

NXT Generation, LLC's lead technology class is F41B (Weapons FOR Projecting Missiles Without USE OF Explosive OR Combustible Propellant CHARGE; Weapons NOT Otherwise Provided FOR), 33.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F41B
Ranked #42,056 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare NXT Generation, LLC against Numascale AS, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 15.9/100 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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