Overall rank by patents
#33,498
Across all tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 8 granted patents across 4 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: B63C (LAUNCHING, HAULING-OUT, OR DRY-DOCKING OF VESSELS; LIFE-SAVING IN WATER; EQUIPMENT FOR DWELLING OR WORKING UNDER WATER; MEANS FOR SALVAGING OR SEARCHING FOR UNDERWATER OBJECTS).
The verdict
Tabata holds 8 US patents across 4 technology areas, rank #33,498 of 50,000 tracked assignees.
Tabata Co., Ltd. has been granted 8 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Tabata Co., Ltd. at rank #33,498 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 4 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 6.8 claims per patent with primary concentration in B63C (LAUNCHING, HAULING-OUT, OR DRY-DOCKING OF VESSELS; LIFE-SAVING IN WATER; EQUIPMENT FOR DWELLING OR WORKING UNDER WATER; MEANS FOR SALVAGING OR SEARCHING FOR UNDERWATER OBJECTS). As a Foreign Corporation, Tabata Co., Ltd. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Tabata sits between Syntach Ag (8 patents, rank #33,494) and Tagore Technology, Inc. (8 patents, rank #33,502) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 32.0/100 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 3 grants, compared with 5 in the 2015–2019 window, a -40% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. The Foreign 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. Tabata Co., Ltd.'s 6.8 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while specialization in 4 subclasses reflects a tightly scoped invention area. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Tabata Co., Ltd. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
Syntach AG
8 patents
Synthro Inc.
8 patents
Süddeutsche Gelenkscheibenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG;
8 patents
T6 Health Systems LLC
8 patents
TACHIKAWA CORPORATION
8 patents
TACTILE DISPLAYS, LLC
8 patents
TAGCYX Biotechnologies Inc.
8 patents
TAGORE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
8 patents
TABATA CO., LTD.
8 patents
What this shows Tabata holds 8 patents at rank #33,498, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #33,498 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Tabata's primary technology class.
Tabata's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
32 Top 60% higher than 40% 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 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 12.5% |
| 2016 | 1 | 12.5% |
| 2017 | 2 | 25.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | 12.5% |
| 2023 | 1 | 12.5% |
| 2024 | 1 | 12.5% |
| 2025 | 1 | 12.5% |
Top 4 of 4 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#33,498
Across all tracked assignees
32.0 out of 100
How to use this portfolio
Tabata's 8 grants land it in the top 60% 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.