Where does Agustawestland S.P.A. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Agustawestland S.P.A. ranks #18,354 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 Agustawestland S.P.A. hold?

Agustawestland S.P.A. holds 15 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2018, spanning 19 technology areas.

What is Agustawestland S.P.A.'s Innovation Score?

Agustawestland S.P.A. has an Innovation Score of 32.2 out of 100 (40th 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 Agustawestland S.P.A. focus on?

Agustawestland S.P.A.'s top technology area is B64C (AEROPLANES; Helicopters) with 8 patents, ranking #143 of 592 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 19 CPC subclasses total.

Is Agustawestland S.P.A.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Agustawestland S.P.A.'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 Agustawestland S.P.A.'s patents?

Agustawestland S.P.A.'s patents average 12.1 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 Agustawestland S.P.A. 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

Agustawestland S.P.A.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 15 granted patents across 19 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: B64C (AEROPLANES; Helicopters).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Agustawestland ranks #18,354 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 15 patents across 19 technology areas.

#18,354
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 40th percentile
by Innovation Score (32.2/100): 12.1
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R18354 · Foreign Corporation #18,354 · 15 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 15 grants
MID-PACK #18,354/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Academy OF Shenzhen…
CPC-FOCUS B64C · 19 areas
INNOV-THIN 32.2/100
CLAIMS-RICH 12.1 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Academy OF Shenzhen Guohua Optoelectronics (±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 Agustawestland’s 32.2 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 9.6 pts (30%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 15.4 pts (48%) Claim depth 7.2 pts (22%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Agustawestland S P A · this assignee

32
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Agustawestland's Innovation Score is 32.2/100 (40th 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 Agustawestland?

Each dot is one of Agustawestland’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). Agustawestland’s own 12.1 claims/patent is at or below the 14.5 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Agustawestland's grants concentrate

Agustawestland S.P.A. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 19 CPC subclasses with 53.3% of grants classified under B64C (AEROPLANES; Helicopters). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (8 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Agustawestland sits between Academy OF Shenzhen Guohua Optoelectronics and Albea LE Treport.

Academy OF Shenzh…

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Adamant

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Aksor

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Aktv8

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Albea LE Treport

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15

What this shows Agustawestland holds 15 patents at rank #18,341, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Agustawestland

By rank, the assignees closest to #18,341 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B64C (Aeroplanes)

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

Agustawestland's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

32 40th percentile higher than 40% 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.

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Agustawestland S.P.A. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	5	33.3%
2016	8	53.3%
2017	1	6.7%
2018	1	6.7%

Which technologies does Agustawestland S.P.A. patent most?

B64C - AEROPLANES; Helicopters 8

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 3

F01D - Non-positive Displacement Machines OR Engines, e.g. Steam Turbines 3

B64D - Equipment FOR Fitting IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; Flight SUITS; PARACHUTES; Arrangement OR Mounting OF Power Plants OR Propulsion Transmissions IN Aircraft 3

Y02T - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation 3

F16B - Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing 2

G01L - Measuring Force, Stress, Torque, Work, Mechanical Power, Mechanical Efficiency, OR Fluid Pressure 1

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 1

G16Z - Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Specific Application Fields, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

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

F16F - SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; Means FOR Damping Vibration 1

G10K - Sound-producing DEVICES; Methods OR Devices FOR Protecting Against, OR FOR Damping, Noise OR Other Acoustic Waves IN GENERAL; Acoustics NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

B32B - Layered Products, i.e. Products Built-up OF Strata OF Flat OR Non-flat, e.g. Cellular OR Honeycomb, Form 1

G09B - Educational OR Demonstration APPLIANCES; Appliances FOR Teaching, OR Communicating With, THE Blind, Deaf OR MUTE; MODELS; PLANETARIA; GLOBES; MAPS; Diagrams 1

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 1

Top 15 of 19 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

Agustawestland S.P.A.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Agustawestland S.P.A.'s lead technology class is B64C (AEROPLANES; Helicopters), 53.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B64C
Ranked #18,354 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Agustawestland S.P.A. against Academy OF Shenzhen Guohua Optoelectronics, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 32.2/100 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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