Where does Tesla Nanocoatings, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Tesla Nanocoatings, Inc. ranks #14,319 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 Tesla Nanocoatings, Inc. hold?

Tesla Nanocoatings, Inc. holds 21 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2024, spanning 14 technology areas.

What is Tesla Nanocoatings, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Tesla Nanocoatings, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 35.8 out of 100 (top 48% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Tesla Nanocoatings, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Tesla Nanocoatings, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -38% 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 Tesla Nanocoatings, Inc.'s patents?

Tesla Nanocoatings, Inc.'s patents average 16.1 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 Tesla Nanocoatings, 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

Tesla Nanocoatings, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does Tesla Nanocoatings, Inc. focus on?

Tesla Nanocoatings, Inc.'s top technology area is C09D (Coating Compositions, e.g. Paints, Varnishes OR LACQUERS; Filling PASTES; Chemical Paint OR INK REMOVERS; INKS; Correcting FLUIDS; WOODSTAINS; Pastes OR Solids FOR Colouring OR PRINTING; USE OF Materials Therefor) with 20 patents, ranking #164 of 1,818 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 14 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 21 granted patents across 14 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2024. 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: C09D (Coating Compositions, e.g. Paints, Varnishes OR LACQUERS; Filling PASTES; Chemical Paint OR INK REMOVERS; INKS; Correcting FLUIDS; WOODSTAINS; Pastes OR Solids FOR Colouring OR PRINTING; USE OF Materi).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Tesla ranks #14,319 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 21 patents across 14 technology areas.

#14,319
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 48%
by Innovation Score (35.8/100): 16.1
avg claims per patent: -38%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R14319 · US Corporation #14,319 · 21 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 21 grants
MID-PACK #14,319/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Taimide Technology…
CPC-FOCUS C09D · 14 areas
INNOV-THIN 35.8/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.1 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DOWN -38% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Taimide Technology Incorporation (±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 Tesla’s 35.8 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 10.7 pts (30%) Velocity 2.2 pts (6%) Breadth 13.2 pts (37%) Claim depth 9.7 pts (27%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Tesla Nanocoatings · this assignee

36
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Tesla's Innovation Score is 35.8/100 (top 48% 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 Tesla?

Each dot is one of Tesla’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). Tesla’s own 16.1 claims/patent is ABOVE the 15.3 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Tesla's grants concentrate

Tesla Nanocoatings, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 14 CPC subclasses with 95.2% of grants classified under C09D (Coating Compositions, e.g. Paints, Varnishes OR LACQUERS; Filling PASTES; Chemical Paint OR INK REMOVERS; INKS; Correcting FLUIDS; WOODSTAINS; Pastes OR Solids FOR Colouring OR PRINTING; USE OF Materi). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (6 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Tesla sits between Taimide Technology Incorporation and TMY Technology Inc..

Tesla's three-year grant acceleration

Tesla Nanocoatings, Inc. shows 3 grants in 2022–2024 against only 9 in 2019–2021. That prior window is too thin for a growth multiple (rename and spin-out assignees look artificially high when the baseline is near zero), so PlainPatent withholds a ranked acceleration claim here.

Taimide Technolog…

21
Teachers Insuranc…

21
Technetics Group

21
Terumo Medical

21
THE Korea Develop…

21
Thinkanalytics

21
Tiama

21
TMY Technology

21
Tesla Nanocoatings ◀

21

What this shows Tesla holds 21 patents at rank #14,312, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Tesla

By rank, the assignees closest to #14,312 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C09D (Coating Compositions)

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

Tesla's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

36 Top 48% higher than 52% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2024

Grants by year

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

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Tesla Nanocoatings, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	4.8%
2017	2	9.5%
2018	6	28.6%
2019	4	19.0%
2020	3	14.3%
2021	2	9.5%
2022	2	9.5%
2024	1	4.8%

Which technologies does Tesla Nanocoatings, Inc. patent most?

C09D - Coating Compositions, e.g. Paints, Varnishes OR LACQUERS; Filling PASTES; Chemical Paint OR INK REMOVERS; INKS; Correcting FLUIDS; WOODSTAINS; Pastes OR Solids FOR Colouring OR PRINTING; USE OF Materials Therefor 20

B82Y - Specific Uses OR Applications OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Measurement OR Analysis OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Manufacture OR Treatment OF Nanostructures 16

C08K - Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients 14

C01B - Non-metallic ELEMENTS; Compounds THEREOF; ; Metalloids OR Compounds Thereof NOT Covered BY Subclass C01c 10

C08G - Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than BY Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds 9

C08L - Compositions OF Macromolecular Compounds 8

C01P - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Structural AND Physical Aspects OF Solid Inorganic Compounds 6

C07F - Acyclic, Carbocyclic OR Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium OR Tellurium 6

C09C - Treatment OF Inorganic Materials, Other Than Fibrous Fillers, TO Enhance Their Pigmenting OR Filling Properties ; Preparation OF Carbon Black ; ; Preparation OF Inorganic Materials Which ARE NO Single Chemical Compounds AND Which ARE Mainly Used AS Pigments OR Fillers 6

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 6

B05D - Processes FOR Applying Fluent Materials TO Surfaces, IN General 5

C23F - Non-mechanical Removal OF Metallic Material From Surface ; Inhibiting Corrosion OF Metallic Material OR Incrustation IN GENERAL; Multi-step Processes FOR Surface Treatment OF Metallic Material Involving AT Least ONE Process Provided FOR IN Class C23 AND AT Least ONE Process Covered BY Subclass C21d 2

H01B - CABLES; CONDUCTORS; INSULATORS; Selection OF Materials FOR Their Conductive, Insulating OR Dielectric Properties 2

C23C - Coating Metallic MATERIAL; Coating Material With Metallic MATERIAL; Surface Treatment OF Metallic Material BY Diffusion Into THE Surface, BY Chemical Conversion OR SUBSTITUTION; Coating BY Vacuum Evaporation, BY Sputtering, BY ION Implantation OR BY Chemical Vapour Deposition, IN General 2

Top 14 of 14 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

Tesla Nanocoatings, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Tesla Nanocoatings, Inc.'s lead technology class is C09D (Coating Compositions, e.g. Paints, Varnishes OR LACQUERS; Filling PASTES; Chemical Paint OR INK REMOVERS; INKS; Correcting FLUIDS; WOODSTAINS; Pastes OR Solids FOR Colouring OR PRINTING; USE OF Materi), 95.2% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore C09D
Ranked #14,319 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Tesla Nanocoatings, Inc. against Taimide Technology Incorporation, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 35.8/100 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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