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B82B - Nanostructures Formed By Manipulation Of Individual Atoms

Nanostructures formed by manipulation of individual atoms, molecules, or limited collections of atoms or molecules as discrete units; manufacture or treatment thereof. 469 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year grant trajectory.

469
US patents granted
#2/2
in B82
2.0%
B82 class share
-1%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Nanostructures Formed By Manipulation Of Individual Atoms ranks #549 of 670 CPC technology areas - 469 US patents granted since 2015, with recorded grant volume down 1% over five years.

#549
of 670 CPC technology areas
469
US patents granted, 2015–2025
International Business…
leading assignee (27)
-1%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

How B82B's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, B82B recorded 198 grants versus 201 in 2015–2019 (-1% equal-window velocity). Across complete years, output peaked in 2021 at 51 grants and bottomed in 2024 at 24 (+113% peak-over-trough). Lead assignee CBN Nano Technologies Inc. holds 2.8% of the class ; the top three share 4.3%.

Leaderboard read

B82B concentration, lead at 2.8%

CBN Nano Technologies Inc. leads this historical grant record at 2.8% of B82B - foreign corporation assignees hold 66% of class grants (39 of 59). Figures describe granted US utility patents in this CPC subclass, not current investment or legal strength.

Leader's share
2.8%

13 of 469 grants

Top three share
4.3%

of the class's recorded grants

Lead over #2
9

more grants than Canatu OY

Where B82B sits inside B82

Among 2 subclasses in B82 (Nanotechnology), B82B ranks #2 and holds 2.0% of the parent class's 23,511 recorded grants. Sibling chips below are the other subclasses in the same parent class, not the nationwide volume/lead-share peers further down.

B82Y 23,042

Rising assignees active in B82B

Company-wide grant multiples (2022–2024 vs 2019–2021) among assignees with ≥5 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide; class patent counts are subclass-specific.

  1. #1 CBN Nano Technologies Inc. 0.60x 15 → 9 company-wide · 13 in B82B

B82B grants by year, peak 2021 (51)

US utility-patent grants per year in B82B, 2015–2025 - recent five years are down 1% versus 2015–2019.

102030405060 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 20

Who leads B82B?

The 12 most active assignees in Nanostructures Formed BY Manipulation OF Individual Atoms, Molecules, OR Limited Collections OF Atoms OR Molecules AS Discrete UNITS; Manufacture OR Treatment Thereof - wider bars mean more grants

patents

What this shows International… is the most active filer in B82B, holding 27 of the 469 patents in this class. Concentration at the top signals how contestable this technology area is for new entrants.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025 grant years
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Top patent holders in CPC subclass B82B
Rank Company Patents in B82B
#1 CBN Nano Technologies Inc. 13
#2 Canatu OY 4
#3 Tianjin Funayuanchuang Technology Co., Ltd. 3
#4 Bank of Canada 3
#5 Palogen, Inc. 3
#6 6K Inc. 2
#7 Avantama AG 2
#8 Kuprion Inc. 2
#9 Nanotech Industrial Solutions 2
#10 Zyvex Labs, LLC 2
#11 Nanoclear Technologies, Inc. 2
#12 Solan, LLC 2
#13 Weinberg Medical Physics, Inc 1
#14 ChipMOS Technologies Inc. 1
#15 Ecole Normale Superieure 1
#16 Teledyne Dalsa B.V. 1
#17 Napra Co., Ltd. 1
#18 Global Frontier Center FOR Multiscale Energy Systems 1
#19 Xtpl S.A. 1
#20 Tokai Carbon Korea Co., Ltd. 1

Footprint here vs. claim strategy

Each dot is a leading B82B assignee, placed by how many patents it holds in this class (horizontal) against its company-wide average claims per patent (vertical) - a read on whether the class is led by broad-but-shallow filers or focused deep-claim players.

Top 14 B82B assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in B82B. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes). Scatter plot of 14 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 101520253035 051015 Patents in B82B Avg claims / patent (company-wide) Cbn NanoCanatu OyTianjin Funayuanchuang…Bank of CanadaPalogen6kAvantamaKuprionNanotech Industrial…Zyvex LabsNanoclearSolanWeinberg Medical…Chipmos
Top 14 B82B assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in B82B. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Questions about B82B

Which company holds the most patents in B82B?
International Business Machines Corporation leads B82B with 27 patents (2.8% of the subclass). By PatentsView assignee type, foreign corporations account for 66% of class grants.
Which B82B assignees grew fastest recently?
Among assignees with ≥5 grants in B82B, CBN Nano Technologies Inc. shows the highest company-wide grant multiple (0.60x: 15 grants in 2019–2021 → 9 in 2022–2024) while holding 13 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide, not class-only.
How does B82B compare inside parent class B82?
Inside B82 (Nanotechnology), B82B ranks #2 of 2 subclasses by grant volume and holds 2.0% of the parent class total. The largest sibling is B82Y (23,042 grants).

What to do with this data

B82B in context - here's where to go next.

  • CBN Nano Technologies Inc. leads B82B with 13 grants in this class. See full portfolio
  • B82B ranks #549 of 670 by grant volume among all tracked CPC technology areas. See the ranking
  • Inside parent class B82, the largest sibling subclass is B82Y with 23,042 grants. Explore B82Y

Figures reflect USPTO PatentsView grant data through 2026-05-15; pending applications not yet granted are not counted.

Methodology - B82B figures are USPTO PatentsView granted-utility totals for this subclass (469 grants in the tracked window).

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