Where does Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Technology Research Institute rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Technology Research Institute ranks #20,541 of 49,997 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.

Is Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Technology Research Institute's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Technology Research Institute's recent grant velocity is +0% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Technology Research Institute's patents?

Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Technology Research Institute's patents average 9.9 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Technology Research Institute

Q: How is the Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Technology Research Institute 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 PatentsView assignee record - 14 granted patents across 31 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2023. 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: G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties).

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Tokyo ranks #20,541 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 14 patents across 31 technology areas.

#20,541
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 44%
by Innovation Score (37.5/100): 9.9
avg claims per patent: +0%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R20541 · Foreign Corporation #20,541 · 14 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-FLAT · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 14 grants
MID-PACK #20,541/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Thornhill Scientific
CPC-FOCUS G01N · 31 areas
INNOV-THIN 37.5/100
CLAIMS-PAR 9.9 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-FLAT +0% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Thornhill Scientific Inc. (±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 Tokyo’s 37.5 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 9.4 pts (25%) Velocity 2.5 pts (7%) Breadth 19.7 pts (53%) Claim depth 5.9 pts (16%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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What this shows Tokyo's Innovation Score is 37.5/100 (top 44% 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 Tokyo?

Each dot is one of Tokyo’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). Tokyo’s own 9.9 claims/patent is ABOVE the 9.6 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Tokyo's grants concentrate

Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Technology Research Institute is a focused PatentsView assignee: 31 CPC subclasses with 35.7% of grants classified under G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Tokyo sits between Thornhill Scientific Inc. and Toray Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd..

Tokyo's three-year grant acceleration

Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Technology Research Institute shows 3 grants in 2022–2024 against only 8 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.

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Tigers Polymer

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Tokyo University…

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TOM Dixon

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TON DUC Thang Uni…

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Toray Fine Chemic…

14
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14

What this shows Tokyo holds 14 patents at rank #20,508, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Tokyo

By rank, the assignees closest to #20,508 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their…)

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

Tokyo's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

37 Top 44% higher than 56% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2023

Grants by year

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

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Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Technology Research Institute patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	7.1%
2017	1	7.1%
2018	1	7.1%
2019	4	28.6%
2020	2	14.3%
2021	2	14.3%
2023	3	21.4%

Which technologies does Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Technology Research Institute patent most?

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 5

A61L - Methods OR Apparatus FOR Sterilising Materials OR Objects IN GENERAL; Disinfection, Sterilisation OR Deodorisation OF AIR; Chemical Aspects OF Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical ARTICLES; Materials FOR Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical Articles 3

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 3

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 2

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 2

C01P - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Structural AND Physical Aspects OF Solid Inorganic Compounds 2

C01B - Non-metallic ELEMENTS; Compounds THEREOF; ; Metalloids OR Compounds Thereof NOT Covered BY Subclass C01c 2

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 2

G01B - Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours 2

C07K - Peptides 2

B62D - Motor VEHICLES; Trailers 1

G05F - Systems FOR Regulating Electric OR Magnetic Variables 1

H05B - Electric HEATING; Electric Light Sources NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Circuit Arrangements FOR Electric Light Sources, IN General 1

H04B - Transmission 1

A61F - Filters Implantable Into Blood VESSELS; PROSTHESES; Devices Providing Patency TO, OR Preventing Collapsing OF, Tubular Structures OF THE Body, e.g. STENTS; Orthopaedic, Nursing OR Contraceptive DEVICES; FOMENTATION; Treatment OR Protection OF Eyes OR EARS; Bandages, Dressings OR Absorbent PADS; Firs 1

Top 15 of 31 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

Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Technology Research Institute's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Technology Research Institute's lead technology class is G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties), 35.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01N
Ranked #20,541 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Technology Research Institute against Thornhill Scientific Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 37.5/100 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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