Overall rank by patents
#32,715
Across all tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 8 granted patents across 11 technology areas, active 2018–2023. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: F16L (PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL).
The verdict
Operations holds 8 US patents across 11 technology areas, rank #32,715 of 50,000 tracked assignees.
Operations Technology Development, NEP has been granted 8 US utility patents between 2018 and 2023, placing Operations Technology Development, NEP at rank #32,715 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 11 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 17.1 claims per patent with primary concentration in F16L (PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL). As a US Corporation, Operations Technology Development, NEP is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Operations sits between OP Bio Factory Co., Ltd. (8 patents, rank #32,711) and Opë, Llc (8 patents, rank #32,719) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 32.3/100 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 7 grants, compared with 1 in the 2015–2019 window, a +600% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. 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. Operations Technology Development, NEP's 17.1 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while concentration in 11 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Operations Technology Development, NEP against peers pursuing similar technology classes.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
OP Bio Factory Co., Ltd.
8 patents
OPALUX INCORPORATED
8 patents
OPENLANE, Inc.
8 patents
OPERATION TECHNOLOGY, INC.
8 patents
OPGAL Optronic Industries Ltd.
8 patents
OPTICAL ENGINES INC.
8 patents
OPTOVUE, INC.
8 patents
OPë, LLC
8 patents
OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT, NEP
8 patents
What this shows Operations holds 8 patents at rank #32,715, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #32,715 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Operations's primary technology class.
Operations's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
32 Top 59% higher than 41% of 50,000 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2018–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 12.5% |
| 2020 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | 12.5% |
| 2022 | 1 | 12.5% |
| 2023 | 1 | 12.5% |
Top 11 of 11 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#32,715
Across all tracked assignees
32.3 out of 100
How to use this portfolio
Operations's 8 grants land it in the top 59% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.
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.
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.