Where does Nxt-id, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Nxt-id, Inc. ranks #18,965 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-id, Inc. hold?

Nxt-id, Inc. holds 15 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2021, spanning 13 technology areas.

What is Nxt-id, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Nxt-id, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 36.1 out of 100 (top 47% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Nxt-id, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Nxt-id, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -12% 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-id, Inc.'s patents?

Nxt-id, Inc.'s patents average 22.9 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-id, 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

Nxt-id, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does Nxt-id, Inc. focus on?

Nxt-id, Inc.'s top technology area is G06Q (Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory PURPOSES; Systems OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory Purposes, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR) with 9 patents, ranking #1,413 of 6,520 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 13 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 15 granted patents across 13 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2021. 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: G06Q (Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory PURPOSES; Systems OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Administrative,).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Nxt-id ranks #18,965 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 15 patents across 13 technology areas.

#18,965
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 47%
by Innovation Score (36.1/100): 22.9
avg claims per patent: -12%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R18965 · US Corporation #18,965 · 15 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 15 grants
MID-PACK #18,965/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Nano Precision Medical
CPC-FOCUS G06Q · 13 areas
INNOV-THIN 36.1/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 22.9 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DOWN -12% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Nano Precision Medical, 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 Nxt-id’s 36.1 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 9.6 pts (27%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 12.7 pts (35%) Claim depth 13.8 pts (38%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Nxt-id · this assignee

36
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Nxt-id's Innovation Score is 36.1/100 (top 47% 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-id?

Each dot is one of Nxt-id’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-id’s own 22.9 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.9 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Nxt-id's grants concentrate

Nxt-id, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 13 CPC subclasses with 60% of grants classified under G06Q (Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory PURPOSES; Systems OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Administrative,). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Nxt-id sits between Nisshin Engineering Inc. and Napatech A/S.

Nisshin Engineeri…

15
NOK Klueber

15
North American Li…

15
NOX II

15
Nzxt

15
Nano Precision Me…

15
Nanoxplore

15
Napatech A/S

15
Nxt-id ◀

15

What this shows Nxt-id holds 15 patents at rank #18,934, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Nxt-id

By rank, the assignees closest to #18,934 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06Q (Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially…)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in Nxt-id's primary technology class.

Nxt-id's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

36 Top 47% higher than 53% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2021

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Nxt-id, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	6.7%
2018	3	20.0%
2019	4	26.7%
2020	3	20.0%
2021	4	26.7%

Which technologies does Nxt-id, Inc. patent most?

G06Q - Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory PURPOSES; Systems OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory Purposes, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 9

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 8

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 7

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 4

G08B - Signalling OR Calling SYSTEMS; Order TELEGRAPHS; Alarm Systems 2

G16H - Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data 2

H02J - Circuit Arrangements OR Systems FOR Supplying OR Distributing Electric POWER; Systems FOR Storing Electric Energy 2

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 1

G09C - Ciphering OR Deciphering Apparatus FOR Cryptographic OR Other Purposes Involving THE Need FOR Secrecy 1

H04M - Telephonic Communication 1

H01Q - Antennas, i.e. Radio Aerials 1

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 1

H04B - Transmission 1

Top 13 of 13 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-id, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Nxt-id, Inc.'s lead technology class is G06Q (Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory PURPOSES; Systems OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Administrative,), 60% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G06Q
Ranked #18,965 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Nxt-id, Inc. against Nisshin Engineering Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 36.1/100 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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