Overall rank by patents
#25,680
of 50,000 tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 10 granted patents across 3 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2019. 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: H04Q (SELECTING).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Airbus ranks #25,680 of 50,000 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 10 patents across 3 technology areas.
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R25680 · Foreign Corporation #25,680 · 10 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-LOW · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL
Nearest grant-volume peer: AGA Medical Corporation (±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.
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
Airbus Defence AND S… · this assignee
17 score
3D Lighting Innovati… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Airbus's Innovation Score is 17.2/100 (top 96% 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.
Airbus Defence AND Space OY is a focused PatentsView assignee: 3 CPC subclasses with 10% of grants classified under H04Q (SELECTING). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Airbus sits between AGA Medical Corporation and Albaad Massuot Yitzhak Ltd.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
AGA Medical Corporation
10 patents
AGCO do Brasil Soluções Agrícolas Ltda.
10 patents
AGI INDUSTRIES, INC.
10 patents
AIR INTERNATIONAL (US) INC.
10 patents
AIRPRESSURE BODYFORMING GMBH
10 patents
AJOHO ENTERPRISE CO., LTD
10 patents
AKWEL
10 patents
ALBAAD MASSUOT YITZHAK LTD
10 patents
AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE OY
10 patents
What this shows Airbus holds 10 patents at rank #25,658, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #25,658 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Airbus's primary technology class.
Airbus's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
17 Top 96% higher than 4% of 50,000 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 10.0% |
| 2017 | 4 | 40.0% |
| 2018 | 4 | 40.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | 10.0% |
Top 3 of 3 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#25,680
of 50,000 tracked assignees
17.2 out of 100
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