Where does Shimadzu Research Laboratory (Europe) Ltd. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Shimadzu Research Laboratory (Europe) Ltd. ranks #43,063 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 Shimadzu Research Laboratory (Europe) Ltd. hold?

Shimadzu Research Laboratory (Europe) Ltd. holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2020, spanning 3 technology areas.

What is Shimadzu Research Laboratory (Europe) Ltd.'s Innovation Score?

Shimadzu Research Laboratory (Europe) Ltd. has an Innovation Score of 23.3 out of 100 (12th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Shimadzu Research Laboratory (Europe) Ltd. focus on?

Shimadzu Research Laboratory (Europe) Ltd.'s top technology area is H01J (Electric Discharge Tubes OR Discharge Lamps) with 5 patents, ranking #328 of 1,076 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 3 CPC subclasses total.

Is Shimadzu Research Laboratory (Europe) Ltd.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Shimadzu Research Laboratory (Europe) Ltd.'s recent grant velocity is -80% 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 Shimadzu Research Laboratory (Europe) Ltd.'s patents?

Shimadzu Research Laboratory (Europe) Ltd.'s patents average 17.3 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 Shimadzu Research Laboratory (Europe) Ltd. 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 Foreign Corporation

Shimadzu Research Laboratory (Europe) Ltd.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 3 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2020. 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: H01J (Electric Discharge Tubes OR Discharge Lamps).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Shimadzu ranks #43,063 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 3 technology areas.

#43,063
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 12th percentile
by Innovation Score (23.3/100): 17.3
avg claims per patent: -80%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R43063 · Foreign Corporation #43,063 · 6 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #43,063/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Shenzhen kensonic…
CPC-NARROW H01J · 3 areas
INNOV-THIN 23.3/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.3 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -80% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Shenzhen kensonic Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. (±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 Shimadzu’s 23.3 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 (29%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 6.1 pts (26%) Claim depth 10.4 pts (45%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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What this shows Shimadzu's Innovation Score is 23.3/100 (12th 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 Shimadzu?

Each dot is one of Shimadzu’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). Shimadzu’s own 17.3 claims/patent is ABOVE the 9.5 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Shimadzu's grants concentrate

Shimadzu Research Laboratory (Europe) Ltd. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 3 CPC subclasses with 83.3% of grants classified under H01J (Electric Discharge Tubes OR Discharge Lamps). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Shimadzu sits between Shenzhen Zuokou Trading Co., Ltd. and Shorefield Holdings LLC.

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What this shows Shimadzu holds 6 patents at rank #43,225, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Shimadzu

By rank, the assignees closest to #43,225 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H01J (Electric Discharge Tubes OR Discharge Lamps)

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

Shimadzu's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

23 12th percentile higher than 12% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2020

Grants by year

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

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Shimadzu Research Laboratory (Europe) Ltd. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	16.7%
2017	2	33.3%
2019	2	33.3%
2020	1	16.7%

Which technologies does Shimadzu Research Laboratory (Europe) Ltd. patent most?

H01J - Electric Discharge Tubes OR Discharge Lamps 5

H02M - Apparatus FOR Conversion Between AC AND AC, Between AC AND DC, OR Between DC AND DC, AND FOR USE With Mains OR Similar Power Supply SYSTEMS; Conversion OF DC OR AC Input Power Into Surge Output POWER; Control OR Regulation Thereof 1

G05F - Systems FOR Regulating Electric OR Magnetic Variables 1

Top 3 of 3 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

Shimadzu Research Laboratory (Europe) Ltd.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Shimadzu Research Laboratory (Europe) Ltd.'s lead technology class is H01J (Electric Discharge Tubes OR Discharge Lamps), 83.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H01J
Ranked #43,063 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Shimadzu Research Laboratory (Europe) Ltd. against Shenzhen Zuokou Trading Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 23.3/100 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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