Where does Toshiba America Research, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Toshiba America Research, Inc. ranks #37,990 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 Toshiba America Research, Inc. hold?

Toshiba America Research, Inc. holds 7 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2016, spanning 6 technology areas.

What is Toshiba America Research, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Toshiba America Research, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 25.4 out of 100 (17th 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 Toshiba America Research, Inc. focus on?

Toshiba America Research, Inc.'s top technology area is H04W (Wireless Communication Networks) with 4 patents. Grants appear in 6 CPC subclasses total.

Is Toshiba America Research, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Toshiba America Research, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -100% 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 Toshiba America Research, Inc.'s patents?

Toshiba America Research, Inc.'s patents average 16.0 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 Toshiba America Research, 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

Toshiba America Research, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 6 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2016. 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: H04W (Wireless Communication Networks).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Toshiba ranks #37,990 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 6 technology areas.

#37,990
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 17th percentile
by Innovation Score (25.4/100): 16.0
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R37990 · US Corporation #37,990 · 7 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 7 grants
LOWER-Q #37,990/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Toray Films Europe
CPC-NARROW H04W · 6 areas
INNOV-THIN 25.4/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.0 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Toray Films Europe (±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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Toshiba America… · this assignee

25
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Toshiba's Innovation Score is 25.4/100 (17th 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.

Where Toshiba's grants concentrate

Toshiba America Research, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 6 CPC subclasses with 57.1% of grants classified under H04W (Wireless Communication Networks). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (6 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Toshiba sits between Toray Films Europe and Toyota Battery Co., Ltd..

Toray Films Europe

7
Torex Semiconduct…

7
TORQ/LITE

7
Torque-tech Preci…

7
TotalfÖRsvarets F…

7
Tounetsu

7
Toyo Electric MFG

7
Toyota Battery

7
Toshiba America R… ◀

7

What this shows Toshiba holds 7 patents at rank #37,870, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Toshiba

By rank, the assignees closest to #37,870 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04W (Wireless Communication Networks)

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

Toshiba's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

25 17th percentile higher than 17% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2016

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Toshiba America Research, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	6	85.7%
2016	1	14.3%

Which technologies does Toshiba America Research, Inc. patent most?

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 4

G06Q - Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory PURPOSES; Systems OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory Purposes, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 1

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 1

G08B - Signalling OR Calling SYSTEMS; Order TELEGRAPHS; Alarm Systems 1

G01S - Radio DIRECTION-FINDING; Radio NAVIGATION; Determining Distance OR Velocity BY USE OF Radio WAVES; Locating OR Presence-detecting BY USE OF THE Reflection OR Reradiation OF Radio WAVES; Analogous Arrangements Using Other Waves 1

Top 6 of 6 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#37,990

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

25.4 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

Toshiba America Research, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Toshiba America Research, Inc.'s lead technology class is H04W (Wireless Communication Networks), 57.1% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H04W
Ranked #37,990 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Toshiba America Research, Inc. against Toray Films Europe, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 25.4/100 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

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.