USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

ABB Research Ltd.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 229 granted patents across 94 technology areas, active 2015–2023. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: H02J (CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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229

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

17.4

Avg claims per patent

-99%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

ABB holds 229 US patents across 94 technology areas, rank #1,775 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,775
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 7%
by Innovation Score (54.8/100): 17.4
avg claims per patent: -99%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

ABB Research Ltd. has been granted 229 US utility patents between 2015 and 2023, placing ABB Research Ltd. at rank #1,775 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 94 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 17.4 claims per patent with primary concentration in H02J (CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY). As a Foreign Corporation, ABB Research Ltd. is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, ABB sits between Total Research & Technology Feluy (230 patents, rank #1,771) and Hirose Electric Co., Ltd. (229 patents, rank #1,779) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 54.8/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 2 grants, compared with 227 in the 2015–2019 window, a -99% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. The Foreign Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.

Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. ABB Research Ltd.'s 17.4 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 94 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark ABB Research Ltd. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows ABB holds 229 patents at rank #1,775, 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 #1,775 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H02J (Circuit Arrangements OR Systems FOR Supplying OR Distribu…)

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, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)

55 Top 7% higher than 93% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2023

Grants by year

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

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ABB Research Ltd. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	70	30.6%
2016	80	34.9%
2017	42	18.3%
2018	25	10.9%
2019	10	4.4%
2020	1	0.4%
2023	1	0.4%

Which technologies does ABB Research Ltd. patent most?

H02J - CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY 44

G05B - CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS 44

Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION 40

Y04S - SYSTEMS INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO POWER NETWORK OPERATION, COMMUNICATION OR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR IMPROVING THE ELECTRICAL POWER GENERATION, TRANSMISSION, DISTRIBUTION, MANAGEMENT OR USAGE, i.e. SMART GRIDS 33

H02H - EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS 30

G01R - MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES 29

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 26

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 25

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 21

H04W - WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS 17

Y02B - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS 13

H02K - DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINES 12

Y02P - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS 11

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 11

B25J - MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES 11

Top 15 of 94 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,775

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

54.8 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does ABB Research Ltd. hold?

ABB Research Ltd. holds 229 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2023, spanning 94 technology areas.

What is ABB Research Ltd.'s Innovation Score?

ABB Research Ltd. has an Innovation Score of 54.8 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does ABB Research Ltd. focus on?

ABB Research Ltd.'s top technology area is H02J (CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY) with 44 patents. The company has filed patents in 94 CPC subclasses total.

Is ABB Research Ltd.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

ABB Research Ltd.'s recent filing velocity is -99% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for ABB Research Ltd.'s patents?

ABB Research Ltd.'s patents average 17.4 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the ABB Research 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.

How to use this portfolio

ABB's 229 grants land it in the top 7% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - ABB ranks #1,775 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in H02J - see who else leads that technology area. H02J leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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 byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · 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.