Where does Aichi Machine Industry Co., Ltd. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Aichi Machine Industry Co., Ltd. ranks #28,020 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 Aichi Machine Industry Co., Ltd. hold?

Aichi Machine Industry Co., Ltd. holds 9 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2020, spanning 16 technology areas.

What is Aichi Machine Industry Co., Ltd.'s Innovation Score?

Aichi Machine Industry Co., Ltd. has an Innovation Score of 30.0 out of 100 (33rd 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 Aichi Machine Industry Co., Ltd. focus on?

Aichi Machine Industry Co., Ltd.'s top technology area is F16H (Gearing) with 4 patents, ranking #481 of 1,603 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 16 CPC subclasses total.

Is Aichi Machine Industry Co., Ltd.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Aichi Machine Industry Co., Ltd.'s recent grant velocity is -71% 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 Aichi Machine Industry Co., Ltd.'s patents?

Aichi Machine Industry Co., Ltd.'s patents average 13.1 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 Aichi Machine Industry Co., 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Aichi Machine Industry Co., Ltd.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 9 granted patents across 16 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2020. 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: F16H (Gearing).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Aichi ranks #28,020 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 9 patents across 16 technology areas.

#28,020
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 33rd percentile
by Innovation Score (30.0/100): 13.1
avg claims per patent: -71%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R28020 · Foreign Corporation #28,020 · 9 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 9 grants
MID-PACK #28,020/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH AHF
CPC-FOCUS F16H · 16 areas
INNOV-THIN 30.0/100
CLAIMS-RICH 13.1 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -71% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: AHF, LLC (±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 Aichi’s 30.0 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 8.0 pts (27%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 14.1 pts (47%) Claim depth 7.9 pts (26%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Aichi Machine Industry · this assignee

30
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Aichi's Innovation Score is 30.0/100 (33rd 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 Aichi?

Each dot is one of Aichi’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). Aichi’s own 13.1 claims/patent is ABOVE the 7.8 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Aichi's grants concentrate

Aichi Machine Industry Co., Ltd. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 16 CPC subclasses with 44.4% of grants classified under F16H (Gearing). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Aichi sits between AHF, LLC and Aksimo Distribution Ltd..

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What this shows Aichi holds 9 patents at rank #28,000, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Aichi

By rank, the assignees closest to #28,000 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F16H (Gearing)

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

Aichi's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

30 33rd percentile higher than 33% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2020

Grants by year

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

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Aichi Machine Industry Co., Ltd. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	3	33.3%
2016	1	11.1%
2017	1	11.1%
2018	2	22.2%
2020	2	22.2%

Which technologies does Aichi Machine Industry Co., Ltd. patent most?

F16H - Gearing 4

B60K - Arrangement OR Mounting OF Propulsion Units OR OF Transmissions IN VEHICLES; Arrangement OR Mounting OF Plural Diverse Prime-movers IN VEHICLES; Auxiliary Drives FOR VEHICLES; Instrumentation OR Dashboards FOR VEHICLES; Arrangements IN Connection With Cooling, AIR Intake, GAS Exhaust OR Fuel Supply 2

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

B60W - Conjoint Control OF Vehicle Sub-units OF Different Type OR Different FUNCTION; Control Systems Specially Adapted FOR Hybrid VEHICLES; Road Vehicle Drive Control Systems FOR Purposes NOT Related TO THE Control OF A Particular Sub-unit 1

F02B - Internal-combustion Piston ENGINES; Combustion Engines IN General 1

B22C - Foundry Moulding 1

B22D - Casting OF METALS; Casting OF Other Substances BY THE Same Processes OR Devices 1

F01M - Lubricating OF Machines OR Engines IN GENERAL; Lubricating Internal Combustion ENGINES; Crankcase Ventilating 1

F16J - Pistons ; CYLINDERS; Sealings 1

F02F - Cylinders, Pistons OR Casings, FOR Combustion ENGINES; Arrangements OF Sealings IN Combustion Engines 1

Y02T - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation 1

B60L - Propulsion OF Electrically-propelled Vehicles ; Supplying Electric Power FOR Auxiliary Equipment OF Electrically-propelled Vehicles ; Electrodynamic Brake Systems FOR Vehicles IN General ; Magnetic Suspension OR Levitation FOR VEHICLES; Monitoring Operating Variables OF Electrically-propelled Vehicl 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

G01K - Measuring TEMPERATURE; Measuring Quantity OF HEAT; Thermally-sensitive Elements NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

F01P - Cooling OF Machines OR Engines IN GENERAL; Cooling OF Internal-combustion Engines 1

Top 15 of 16 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

Aichi Machine Industry Co., Ltd.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Aichi Machine Industry Co., Ltd.'s lead technology class is F16H (Gearing), 44.4% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F16H
Ranked #28,020 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Aichi Machine Industry Co., Ltd. against AHF, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 30.0/100 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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