Where does ABB HV Cables (SWITZERLAND) GMBH rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), ABB HV Cables (SWITZERLAND) GMBH ranks #30,718 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 HV Cables (SWITZERLAND) GMBH hold?

ABB HV Cables (SWITZERLAND) GMBH holds 8 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2018, spanning 10 technology areas.

What is ABB HV Cables (SWITZERLAND) GMBH's Innovation Score?

ABB HV Cables (SWITZERLAND) GMBH has an Innovation Score of 28.3 out of 100 (27th 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 HV Cables (SWITZERLAND) GMBH focus on?

ABB HV Cables (SWITZERLAND) GMBH's top technology area is H02G (Installation OF Electric Cables OR Lines, OR OF Combined Optical AND Electric Cables OR Lines) with 7 patents, ranking #135 of 985 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 10 CPC subclasses total.

Is ABB HV Cables (SWITZERLAND) GMBH's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

ABB HV Cables (SWITZERLAND) GMBH'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 HV Cables (SWITZERLAND) GMBH's patents?

ABB HV Cables (SWITZERLAND) GMBH's patents average 15.9 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 HV Cables (SWITZERLAND) GMBH 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 HV Cables (SWITZERLAND) GMBH

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 8 granted patents across 10 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2018. 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: H02G (Installation OF Electric Cables OR Lines, OR OF Combined Optical AND Electric Cables OR Lines).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, ABB ranks #30,718 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 8 patents across 10 technology areas.

#30,718
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 27th percentile
by Innovation Score (28.3/100): 15.9
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R30718 · Foreign Corporation #30,718 · 8 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 8 grants
MID-PACK #30,718/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH AA Power
CPC-FOCUS H02G · 10 areas
INNOV-THIN 28.3/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.9 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: AA Power 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 28.3 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 7.6 pts (27%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 11.2 pts (40%) Claim depth 9.5 pts (34%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
ABB HV Cables… · this assignee

28
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows ABB's Innovation Score is 28.3/100 (27th 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 15.9 claims/patent is ABOVE the 15.5 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where ABB's grants concentrate

ABB HV Cables (SWITZERLAND) GMBH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 10 CPC subclasses with 87.5% of grants classified under H02G (Installation OF Electric Cables OR Lines, OR OF Combined Optical AND Electric Cables OR Lines). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (5 grants) versus a trough of 3 in 2018. By volume, ABB sits between A.B. Seeds Ltd. and Abionyx Pharma SA.

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AA Power

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ABC Fintech

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ABC IP

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Aber Instruments

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What this shows ABB holds 8 patents at rank #30,719, 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 #30,719 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H02G (Installation OF Electric Cables OR Lines)

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

ABB's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

28 27th percentile higher than 27% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2018

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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ABB HV Cables (SWITZERLAND) GMBH patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	5	62.5%
2018	3	37.5%

Which technologies does ABB HV Cables (SWITZERLAND) GMBH patent most?

H02G - Installation OF Electric Cables OR Lines, OR OF Combined Optical AND Electric Cables OR Lines 7

H01B - CABLES; CONDUCTORS; INSULATORS; Selection OF Materials FOR Their Conductive, Insulating OR Dielectric Properties 7

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 3

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

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

F27D - Details OR Accessories OF Furnaces, Kilns, Ovens OR Retorts, IN SO FAR AS They ARE OF Kinds Occurring IN More Than ONE Kind OF Furnace 1

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 1

E21B - Earth OR Rock DRILLING; Obtaining OIL, GAS, Water, Soluble OR Meltable Materials OR A Slurry OF Minerals From Wells 1

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

H01R - Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors 1

Top 10 of 10 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

ABB HV Cables (SWITZERLAND) GMBH's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

ABB HV Cables (SWITZERLAND) GMBH's lead technology class is H02G (Installation OF Electric Cables OR Lines, OR OF Combined Optical AND Electric Cables OR Lines), 87.5% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H02G
Ranked #30,718 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare ABB HV Cables (SWITZERLAND) GMBH against A.B. Seeds Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 28.3/100 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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