Where does AGC Automotive Americas R&D, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), AGC Automotive Americas R&D, Inc. ranks #7,653 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 AGC Automotive Americas R&D, Inc. hold?

AGC Automotive Americas R&D, Inc. holds 42 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2022, spanning 22 technology areas.

What is AGC Automotive Americas R&D, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

AGC Automotive Americas R&D, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 40.8 out of 100 (top 35% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is AGC Automotive Americas R&D, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

AGC Automotive Americas R&D, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -80% 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 AGC Automotive Americas R&D, Inc.'s patents?

AGC Automotive Americas R&D, Inc.'s patents average 17.7 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 AGC Automotive Americas R&D, Inc. 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 US Corporation

AGC Automotive Americas R&D, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does AGC Automotive Americas R&D, Inc. focus on?

AGC Automotive Americas R&D, Inc.'s top technology area is B60J (Windows, Windscreens, Non-fixed Roofs, Doors, OR Similar Devices FOR VEHICLES; Removable External Protective Coverings Specially Adapted FOR Vehicles) with 19 patents, ranking #41 of 418 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 22 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 42 granted patents across 22 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2022. 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: B60J (Windows, Windscreens, Non-fixed Roofs, Doors, OR Similar Devices FOR VEHICLES; Removable External Protective Coverings Specially Adapted FOR Vehicles).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, AGC ranks #7,653 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 42 patents across 22 technology areas.

#7,653
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 35%
by Innovation Score (40.8/100): 17.7
avg claims per patent: -80%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R7653 · US Corporation #7,653 · 42 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 42 grants
UPPER-Q #7,653/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH A&E Incoporated
CPC-FOCUS B60J · 22 areas
INNOV-PAR 40.8/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.7 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -80% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: A&E Incoporated (±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 AGC’s 40.8 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 13.0 pts (32%) Velocity 0.6 pts (1%) Breadth 16.6 pts (41%) Claim depth 10.6 pts (26%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
AGC Automotive… · this assignee

41
JRD Communication · near

41
Wayfair · near

41
Sigray · near

41
Unomedical A/S · near

41
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows AGC's Innovation Score is 40.8/100 (top 35% 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 AGC?

Each dot is one of AGC’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). AGC’s own 17.7 claims/patent is ABOVE the 16.5 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where AGC's grants concentrate

AGC Automotive Americas R&D, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 22 CPC subclasses with 45.2% of grants classified under B60J (Windows, Windscreens, Non-fixed Roofs, Doors, OR Similar Devices FOR VEHICLES; Removable External Protective Coverings Specially Adapted FOR Vehicles). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (9 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2022. By volume, AGC sits between Zodiac Seats US LLC and Allergan Industrie, SAS.

AGC's three-year grant acceleration

AGC Automotive Americas R&D, Inc. shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 12 in 2019–2021. That prior window is too thin for a growth multiple (rename and spin-out assignees look artificially high when the baseline is near zero), so PlainPatent withholds a ranked acceleration claim here.

Zodiac Seats US

43
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43
A&E Incoporated

42
A M Surgical

42
Allnex Netherland…

42
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42
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42
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42
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42

What this shows AGC holds 42 patents at rank #7,654, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near AGC

By rank, the assignees closest to #7,654 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B60J (Windows)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for AGC, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In B60J (Windows), AGC ranks #41 of 418 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (41 here).

JRD Communication Inc. 41 Wayfair LLC 41 Unomedical A/S 41 Sigray, Inc. 41

AGC's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

41 Top 35% higher than 65% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2022

Grants by year

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

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AGC Automotive Americas R&D, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	6	14.3%
2016	9	21.4%
2017	8	19.0%
2018	6	14.3%
2019	6	14.3%
2020	6	14.3%
2022	1	2.4%

Which technologies does AGC Automotive Americas R&D, Inc. patent most?

B60J - Windows, Windscreens, Non-fixed Roofs, Doors, OR Similar Devices FOR VEHICLES; Removable External Protective Coverings Specially Adapted FOR Vehicles 19

H01Q - Antennas, i.e. Radio Aerials 17

E06B - Fixed OR Movable Closures FOR Openings IN Buildings, Vehicles, Fences OR Like Enclosures IN General, e.g. Doors, Windows, Blinds, Gates 8

H01R - Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors 7

H05B - Electric HEATING; Electric Light Sources NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Circuit Arrangements FOR Electric Light Sources, IN General 7

B32B - Layered Products, i.e. Products Built-up OF Strata OF Flat OR Non-flat, e.g. Cellular OR Honeycomb, Form 7

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 6

B23K - Soldering OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; Cladding OR Plating BY Soldering OR WELDING; Cutting BY Applying Heat Locally, e.g. Flame CUTTING; Working BY Laser Beam 3

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 3

H04B - Transmission 3

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 2

B29L - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclass B29c, Relating TO Particular Articles 2

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 2

H01B - CABLES; CONDUCTORS; INSULATORS; Selection OF Materials FOR Their Conductive, Insulating OR Dielectric Properties 1

B62D - Motor VEHICLES; Trailers 1

Top 15 of 22 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

AGC Automotive Americas R&D, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

AGC Automotive Americas R&D, Inc.'s lead technology class is B60J (Windows, Windscreens, Non-fixed Roofs, Doors, OR Similar Devices FOR VEHICLES; Removable External Protective Coverings Specially Adapted FOR Vehicles), 45.2% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B60J
Ranked #7,653 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare AGC Automotive Americas R&D, Inc. against Zodiac Seats US LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 40.8/100 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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