USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Adient Engineering And IP Gmbh

USPTO PatentsView assignee record — 41 granted patents across 11 technology areas, active 2019–2022. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: B60N (SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR).

41
Total patents granted
11
CPC technology areas
11.6
Avg claims per patent
+386%
5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Adient holds 41 US patents across 11 technology areas — rank #7,810 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#7,810
of 50,000 US assignees by volume
Top 58%
by Innovation Score (32.5/100)
11.6
avg claims per patent
+386%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Adient Engineering and IP GmbH has been granted 41 US utility patents between 2019 and 2022, placing Adient Engineering and IP GmbH at rank #7,810 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 11 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 11.6 claims per patent with primary concentration in B60N (SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR). As a Foreign Corporation, Adient Engineering and IP GmbH is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. The composite Innovation Score of 32.5/100 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 34 grants, compared with 7 in the 2015–2019 window — a +386% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. 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. Adient Engineering and IP GmbH's 11.6 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while concentration in 11 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Adient Engineering and IP GmbH against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

How does Adient compare?

Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus the largest corporate holders — this company marked ◀

patents

What this shows Adient holds 41 patents — placing it at rank #7,810 overall, well behind the volume leaders but ahead of the tens of thousands of smaller assignees in the dataset.

Source USPTO PatentsView — granted utility patents As of 2015–2025

Adient's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

33 Top 58% higher than 42% of 50,000 US assignees

0–10: 687 US assignees (1%). Below this entry. 10–20: 2,527 US assignees (5%). Below this entry. 20–30: 13,162 US assignees (26%). Below this entry. 30–40: 15,294 US assignees (31%). This entry sits in this band. 40–50: 11,491 US assignees (23%). Above this entry. 50–60: 5,058 US assignees (10%). Above this entry. 60–70: 1,537 US assignees (3%). Above this entry. 70–80: 234 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 80–90: 10 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 90–100: 0 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. This assignee 0 100 every tracked assignee, bucketed by value

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Source USPTO PatentsView — PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2019–2022

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USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2019–2022

Grants by year

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

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Adient Engineering and IP GmbH patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year Patents Granted Share of Period
2019 7 17.1%
2020 16 39.0%
2021 13 31.7%
2022 5 12.2%

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light
Tech Breadth Focused
Claim Depth Simple
Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#7,810

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

32.5 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 Adient Engineering and IP GmbH hold?
Adient Engineering and IP GmbH holds 41 US granted patents filed between 2019 and 2022, spanning 11 technology areas.
What is Adient Engineering and IP GmbH's Innovation Score?
Adient Engineering and IP GmbH has an Innovation Score of 32.5 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).
What technology areas does Adient Engineering and IP GmbH focus on?
Adient Engineering and IP GmbH's top technology area is B60N (SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR) with 36 patents. The company has filed patents in 11 CPC subclasses total.
Is Adient Engineering and IP GmbH's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?
Adient Engineering and IP GmbH's recent filing velocity is +386% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.
What does claim depth mean for Adient Engineering and IP GmbH's patents?
Adient Engineering and IP GmbH's patents average 11.6 claims each. This is relatively simple claim structure, typical for focused inventions.
How is the Adient Engineering and IP 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.

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How to use this portfolio

Adient's 41 grants land it in the top 58% 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 — Adient ranks #7,810 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
  • Most of this portfolio concentrates in B60N — see who else leads that technology area. B60N 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.

Explore the patent dataset

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.

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