Where does ABB AB rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), ABB AB ranks #13,821 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 ABB AB hold?

ABB AB holds 21 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2018, spanning 21 technology areas.

What is ABB AB's Innovation Score?

ABB AB has an Innovation Score of 34.0 out of 100 (46th 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 ABB AB focus on?

ABB AB's top technology area is B25J (MANIPULATORS; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices) with 4 patents, ranking #454 of 1,442 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 21 CPC subclasses total.

Is ABB AB's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

ABB AB'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 ABB AB's patents?

ABB AB's patents average 11.9 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.

How is the ABB AB 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

ABB AB

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 21 granted patents across 21 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2018. 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: B25J (MANIPULATORS; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices).

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, ABB ranks #13,821 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 21 patents across 21 technology areas.

#13,821
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 46th percentile
by Innovation Score (34.0/100): 11.9
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R13821 · Foreign Corporation #13,821 · 21 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 21 grants
MID-PACK #13,821/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH 3I
CPC-FOCUS B25J · 21 areas
INNOV-THIN 34.0/100
CLAIMS-PAR 11.9 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: 3I 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 ABB’s 34.0 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 (31%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 16.2 pts (48%) Claim depth 7.1 pts (21%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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ABB AB · this assignee

34
Allergan Sales · near

34
Fabbrica D'armi… · near

34
Tongfu Microelectron… · near

34
Trinity North… · near

34
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows ABB's Innovation Score is 34.0/100 (46th 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.

Does more volume mean deeper claims for ABB?

Each dot is one of ABB’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). ABB’s own 11.9 claims/patent is at or below the 16.6 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where ABB's grants concentrate

ABB AB is a focused PatentsView assignee: 21 CPC subclasses with 19% of grants classified under B25J (MANIPULATORS; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (9 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, ABB sits between 3I Inc. and Academisch Ziekenhuis Maastricht.

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ABB Power

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ABI Attachments

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Abov Semiconductor

21
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21
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What this shows ABB holds 21 patents at rank #13,822, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near ABB

By rank, the assignees closest to #13,822 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B25J (Manipulators)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for ABB, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In B25J (Manipulators), ABB ranks #454 of 1,442 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (34 here).

Trinity North American Freight CAR, Inc. 34 Fabbrica D'armi Pietro Beretta S.P.A. 34 Allergan Sales, LLC 34 Tongfu Microelectronics Co., Ltd. 34

ABB's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

34 46th percentile higher than 46% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2018

Grants by year

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

View data table

ABB AB patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	7	33.3%
2016	9	42.9%
2017	4	19.0%
2018	1	4.8%

Which technologies does ABB AB patent most?

B25J - MANIPULATORS; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices 4

G05B - Control OR Regulating Systems IN GENERAL; Functional Elements OF Such SYSTEMS; Monitoring OR Testing Arrangements FOR Such Systems OR Elements 4

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 3

A47B - TABLES; DESKS; Office FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; General Details OF Furniture 2

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 2

H02M - Apparatus FOR Conversion Between AC AND AC, Between AC AND DC, OR Between DC AND DC, AND FOR USE With Mains OR Similar Power Supply SYSTEMS; Conversion OF DC OR AC Input Power Into Surge Output POWER; Control OR Regulation Thereof 2

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 2

H02J - Circuit Arrangements OR Systems FOR Supplying OR Distributing Electric POWER; Systems FOR Storing Electric Energy 2

H02B - Boards, Substations OR Switching Arrangements FOR THE Supply OR Distribution OF Electric Power 1

F21V - Functional Features OR Details OF Lighting Devices OR Systems THEREOF; Structural Combinations OF Lighting Devices With Other Articles, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 1

H02G - Installation OF Electric Cables OR Lines, OR OF Combined Optical AND Electric Cables OR Lines 1

B66C - CRANES; Load-engaging Elements OR Devices FOR Cranes, Capstans, Winches, OR Tackles 1

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 1

B66B - ELEVATORS; Escalators OR Moving Walkways 1

Top 15 of 21 technology areas

More on this record

Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

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What to do with this data

ABB AB's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

ABB AB's lead technology class is B25J (MANIPULATORS; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices), 19% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B25J
Ranked #13,821 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare ABB AB against 3I Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 34.0/100 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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