USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Aisin AW Co., Ltd.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 674 granted patents across 110 technology areas, active 2015–2023. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: F16H (GEARING).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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674

Total patents granted

110

CPC technology areas

11.6

Avg claims per patent

-66%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Aisin holds 674 US patents across 110 technology areas, rank #664 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#664
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 7%
by Innovation Score (55.0/100): 11.6
avg claims per patent: -66%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Aisin AW Co., Ltd. has been granted 674 US utility patents between 2015 and 2023, placing Aisin AW Co., Ltd. at rank #664 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 110 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 11.6 claims per patent with primary concentration in F16H (GEARING). As a Foreign Corporation, Aisin AW Co., Ltd. is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Aisin sits between Topcon Corporation (680 patents, rank #660) and General Electric Technology Gmbh (670 patents, rank #668) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 55.0/100 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 172 grants, compared with 502 in the 2015–2019 window, a -66% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. 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. Aisin AW Co., Ltd.'s 11.6 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while a diversified footprint across 100+ CPC subclasses spreads risk across many technology fronts. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Aisin AW Co., Ltd. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Topcon

680
Shinko Electric I…

678
Kone

677
Viasat

677
Aisin AW ◀

674
KCI Licensing

673
National Taiwan U…

671
Trane Internation…

671
General Electric…

670

What this shows Aisin holds 674 patents at rank #664, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Aisin

By rank, the assignees closest to #664 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F16H (Gearing)

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

Aisin's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

55 Top 7% higher than 93% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2023

Grants by year

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

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Aisin AW Co., Ltd. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	123	18.2%
2016	73	10.8%
2017	111	16.5%
2018	97	14.4%
2019	98	14.5%
2020	87	12.9%
2021	66	9.8%
2022	14	2.1%
2023	5	0.7%

Which technologies does Aisin AW Co., Ltd. patent most?

F16H - GEARING 285

Y02T - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION 156

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 142

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 135

H02K - DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINES 100

G01C - MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY 97

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 85

F16D - COUPLINGS FOR TRANSMITTING ROTATION; CLUTCHES; BRAKES 80

B60Y - INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO ASPECTS CROSS-CUTTING VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY 70

Y10S - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS 63

G08G - TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS 52

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 49

F16F - SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; MEANS FOR DAMPING VIBRATION 45

H02P - CONTROL OR REGULATION OF ELECTRIC MOTORS, ELECTRIC GENERATORS OR DYNAMO-ELECTRIC CONVERTERS; CONTROLLING TRANSFORMERS, REACTORS OR CHOKE COILS 39

H02M - APPARATUS FOR CONVERSION BETWEEN AC AND AC, BETWEEN AC AND DC, OR BETWEEN DC AND DC, AND FOR USE WITH MAINS OR SIMILAR POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMS; CONVERSION OF DC OR AC INPUT POWER INTO SURGE OUTPUT POWER; CONTROL OR REGULATION THEREOF 32

Top 15 of 110 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Diversified

Claim Depth Simple

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#664

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

55.0 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 Aisin AW Co., Ltd. hold?

Aisin AW Co., Ltd. holds 674 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2023, spanning 110 technology areas.

What is Aisin AW Co., Ltd.'s Innovation Score?

Aisin AW Co., Ltd. has an Innovation Score of 55.0 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Aisin AW Co., Ltd. focus on?

Aisin AW Co., Ltd.'s top technology area is F16H (GEARING) with 285 patents. The company has filed patents in 110 CPC subclasses total.

Is Aisin AW Co., Ltd.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Aisin AW Co., Ltd.'s recent filing velocity is -66% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Aisin AW Co., Ltd.'s patents?

Aisin AW Co., Ltd.'s patents average 11.6 claims each. This is relatively simple claim structure, typical for focused inventions.

How is the Aisin AW 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.

How to use this portfolio

Aisin's 674 grants land it in the top 7% 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 - Aisin ranks #664 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in F16H - see who else leads that technology area. F16H 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.

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.

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 byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.