Overall rank by patents
#42,704
of 49,997 tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 11 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2021. 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: H04Q (Selecting).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Robert ranks #42,704 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 11 technology areas.
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R42704 · US Corporation #42,704 · 6 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-FLAT · BOOK-FULL
Nearest grant-volume peer: Ritter GmbH (±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.
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
Robert F Nienhouse… · this assignee
29 score
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Robert's Innovation Score is 28.6/100 (28th 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.
Robert F. Nienhouse 1997 Declaration of Trust is a focused PatentsView assignee: 11 CPC subclasses with 83.3% of grants classified under H04Q (Selecting). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Robert sits between Ritter GmbH and Roche Diagnostics GMBH.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
Ritter GmbH
6 patents
Robby Galletta Enterprises LLC
6 patents
Robell Research, Inc.
6 patents
Robert Bürkle GmbH
6 patents
Robo Industries, Inc.
6 patents
Robson Forensic, Inc.
6 patents
Robust AI, Inc.
6 patents
Roche Diagnostics GMBH
6 patents
Robert F. Nienhouse 1997 Declaration of Trust
6 patents
What this shows Robert holds 6 patents at rank #42,694, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #42,694 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Robert's primary technology class.
Robert's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
29 28th percentile higher than 28% of 49,997 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 16.7% |
| 2019 | 2 | 33.3% |
| 2020 | 1 | 16.7% |
| 2021 | 2 | 33.3% |
Top 11 of 11 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#42,704
of 49,997 tracked assignees
28.6 out of 100
What to do with this data
Robert F. Nienhouse 1997 Declaration of Trust's patent record in context - here's where to go next.
Figures reflect USPTO PatentsView grant data through May 2026; pending applications not yet granted are not counted.
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