Where does Yoshino Kogyosho Co., Ltd. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Yoshino Kogyosho Co., Ltd. ranks #1,739 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 Yoshino Kogyosho Co., Ltd. hold?

Yoshino Kogyosho Co., Ltd. holds 235 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 33 technology areas.

What is Yoshino Kogyosho Co., Ltd.'s Innovation Score?

Yoshino Kogyosho Co., Ltd. has an Innovation Score of 47.9 out of 100 (top 18% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Yoshino Kogyosho Co., Ltd.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Yoshino Kogyosho Co., Ltd.'s recent grant velocity is +13% 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 Yoshino Kogyosho Co., Ltd.'s patents?

Yoshino Kogyosho Co., Ltd.'s patents average 7.0 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 Yoshino Kogyosho Co., 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

Yoshino Kogyosho Co., Ltd.

Q: What technology areas does Yoshino Kogyosho Co., Ltd. focus on?

Yoshino Kogyosho Co., Ltd.'s top technology area is B65D (Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials, e.g. Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding CONTAINERS; Accessories, Closures, OR Fittings THEREFOR; Packaging ELEMENTS; Packages) with 150 patents, ranking #6 of 3,365 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 33 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 235 granted patents across 33 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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: B65D (Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials, e.g. Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding CONTAINERS; Accessories, Closures, OR F).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Yoshino ranks #1,739 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 235 patents across 33 technology areas.

#1,739
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 18%
by Innovation Score (47.9/100): 7.0
avg claims per patent: +13%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R1739 · Foreign Corporation #1,739 · 235 grants

GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-UP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MID 235 grants
TOP-DECILE #1,739/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Brigham Young…
CPC-FOCUS B65D · 33 areas
INNOV-PAR 47.9/100
CLAIMS-SPARSE 7.0 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-UP +13% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Brigham Young University (±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 Yoshino’s 47.9 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 18.9 pts (39%) Velocity 4.5 pts (9%) Breadth 20.3 pts (42%) Claim depth 4.2 pts (9%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Epiroc Rock Drills… · near

48
Fivetech Technology · near

48
Sagem Defense Securite · near

48
Shenzhen Mindray… · near

48
Yoshino Kogyosho · this assignee

48
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Yoshino's Innovation Score is 47.9/100 (top 18% 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 Yoshino?

Each dot is one of Yoshino’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). Yoshino’s own 7.0 claims/patent is at or below the 11.3 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Yoshino's grants concentrate

Yoshino Kogyosho Co., Ltd. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 33 CPC subclasses with 63.8% of grants classified under B65D (Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials, e.g. Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding CONTAINERS; Accessories, Closures, OR F). Peak complete grant year is 2022 (36 grants) versus a trough of 11 in 2024. By volume, Yoshino sits between Brigham Young University and Aptar France SAS.

Yoshino's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Yoshino Kogyosho Co., Ltd. moved from 88 to 59 grants (0.67x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). Among 3,296 tracked assignees with ≥100 grants and ≥20 prior-period grants, that multiple ranks #2,246. See the growth leaderboard.

Brigham Young Uni…

235
Consejo Superior…

235
Tessera

235
Williams-sonoma

235
Yoshino Kogyosho ◀

235
JX Nippon Oil & E…

234
Saudi Basic Indus…

234
Alstom Transport

233
Aptar France SAS

233

What this shows Yoshino holds 235 patents at rank #1,739, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Yoshino

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,739 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B65D (Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Yoshino, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In B65D (Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials), Yoshino ranks #6 of 3,365 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (48 here).

Sagem Defense Securite 48 Fivetech Technology Inc. 48 Shenzhen Mindray Scientific Co., Ltd. 48 Epiroc Rock Drills Aktiebolag 48

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (7.0 here).

Ecco Sko A/S 7.0 avg Kosmek Ltd. 7.0 avg The Gillette Company LLC 7.0 avg DeRoyal Industries, Inc. 7.0 avg

Yoshino's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

48 Top 18% higher than 82% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

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

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Yoshino Kogyosho Co., Ltd. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	19	8.1%
2016	16	6.8%
2017	20	8.5%
2018	22	9.4%
2019	28	11.9%
2020	34	14.5%
2021	26	11.1%
2022	36	15.3%
2023	12	5.1%
2024	11	4.7%
2025partial year	11	4.7%

Which technologies does Yoshino Kogyosho Co., Ltd. patent most?

B65D - Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials, e.g. Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding CONTAINERS; Accessories, Closures, OR Fittings THEREFOR; Packaging ELEMENTS; Packages 150

B29C - Shaping OR Joining OF PLASTICS; Shaping OF Material IN A Plastic State, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; After-treatment OF THE Shaped Products, e.g. Repairing 102

B29L - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclass B29c, Relating TO Particular Articles 85

B29K - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses B29b, B29c OR B29d, Relating TO Moulding Materials OR TO Materials FOR ; Moulds, ; Reinforcements, Fillers OR Preformed Parts, e.g. Inserts 73

B05B - Spraying APPARATUS; Atomising APPARATUS; Nozzles 50

B29B - Preparation OR Pretreatment OF THE Material TO BE SHAPED; Making Granules OR PREFORMS; Recovery OF Plastics OR Other Constituents OF Waste Material Containing Plastics 27

B32B - Layered Products, i.e. Products Built-up OF Strata OF Flat OR Non-flat, e.g. Cellular OR Honeycomb, Form 15

B65B - Machines, Apparatus OR Devices FOR, OR Methods OF, Packaging Articles OR MATERIALS; Unpacking 14

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 8

B29D - Producing Particular Articles From Plastics OR From Substances IN A Plastic State 8

A45D - Hairdressing OR Shaving Equipment ; Equipment FOR Cosmetics OR Cosmetic Treatments, e.g. FOR Manicuring OR Pedicuring 8

A61M - Devices FOR Introducing Media Into, OR Onto, THE Body ; Devices FOR Transducing Body Media OR FOR Taking Media From THE Body ; Devices FOR Producing OR Ending Sleep OR Stupor 7

F04B - Positive-displacement Machines FOR LIQUIDS; Pumps 7

B67C - Cleaning, Filling With Liquids OR Semiliquids, OR Emptying, OF Bottles, Jars, Cans, Casks, Barrels, OR Similar Containers, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Funnels 5

Y02W - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Wastewater Treatment OR Waste Management 5

Top 15 of 33 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

Yoshino Kogyosho Co., Ltd.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Yoshino Kogyosho Co., Ltd.'s lead technology class is B65D (Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials, e.g. Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding CONTAINERS; Accessories, Closures, OR F), 63.8% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B65D
Ranked #1,739 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Yoshino Kogyosho Co., Ltd. against Brigham Young University, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 47.9/100 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

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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

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