USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Aktiebolaget SKF

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 1,526 granted patents across 190 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: F16C (SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS).

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

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1,526

Total patents granted

190

CPC technology areas

13.2

Avg claims per patent

-1%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Aktiebolaget holds 1,526 US patents across 190 technology areas, rank #282 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#282
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 1%
by Innovation Score (64.9/100): 13.2
avg claims per patent: -1%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Aktiebolaget SKF has been granted 1,526 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Aktiebolaget SKF at rank #282 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 190 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 13.2 claims per patent with primary concentration in F16C (SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS). As a Foreign Corporation, Aktiebolaget SKF is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Aktiebolaget sits between Bose Corporation (1,553 patents, rank #278) and Shimano Inc. (1,496 patents, rank #286) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 64.9/100 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 760 grants, compared with 766 in the 2015–2019 window, a -1% 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. Aktiebolaget SKF's 13.2 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, 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 Aktiebolaget SKF against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Bose

1,553
Toray Industries

1,543
Palantir

1,534
The General Hospi…

1,529
Aktiebolaget SKF ◀

1,526
Accenture Global…

1,520
Panasonic Holdings

1,518
Sun Patent Trust

1,507
Shimano

1,496

What this shows Aktiebolaget holds 1,526 patents at rank #282, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Aktiebolaget

By rank, the assignees closest to #282 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F16C (Shafts)

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

Aktiebolaget's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

65 Top 1% higher than 99% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

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

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Aktiebolaget SKF patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	155	10.2%
2016	146	9.6%
2017	180	11.8%
2018	143	9.4%
2019	142	9.3%
2020	131	8.6%
2021	136	8.9%
2022	126	8.3%
2023	171	11.2%
2024	109	7.1%
2025	87	5.7%

Which technologies does Aktiebolaget SKF patent most?

F16C - SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS 1,085

B60B - VEHICLE WHEELS ; CASTORS; AXLES FOR WHEELS OR CASTORS; INCREASING WHEEL ADHESION 159

F16J - PISTONS ; CYLINDERS; SEALINGS 157

F16H - GEARING 147

G01M - TESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES OR STRUCTURES; TESTING OF STRUCTURES OR APPARATUS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 122

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 120

F16D - COUPLINGS FOR TRANSMITTING ROTATION; CLUTCHES; BRAKES 79

G01P - MEASURING LINEAR OR ANGULAR SPEED, ACCELERATION, DECELERATION, OR SHOCK; INDICATING PRESENCE, ABSENCE, OR DIRECTION, OF MOVEMENT 57

Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION 56

G01D - MEASURING NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE; ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEASURING TWO OR MORE VARIABLES NOT COVERED IN A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS; TARIFF METERING APPARATUS; MEASURING OR TESTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 51

G01L - MEASURING FORCE, STRESS, TORQUE, WORK, MECHANICAL POWER, MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY, OR FLUID PRESSURE 50

H02K - DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINES 47

B60G - VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS 41

F16B - DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING 39

F01L - CYCLICALLY OPERATING VALVES FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES 38

Top 15 of 190 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Strong

Tech Breadth Diversified

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#282

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

64.9 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 Aktiebolaget SKF hold?

Aktiebolaget SKF holds 1,526 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 190 technology areas.

What is Aktiebolaget SKF's Innovation Score?

Aktiebolaget SKF has an Innovation Score of 64.9 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Aktiebolaget SKF focus on?

Aktiebolaget SKF's top technology area is F16C (SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS) with 1,085 patents. The company has filed patents in 190 CPC subclasses total.

Is Aktiebolaget SKF's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Aktiebolaget SKF's recent filing velocity is -1% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Aktiebolaget SKF's patents?

Aktiebolaget SKF's patents average 13.2 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Aktiebolaget SKF 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

Aktiebolaget's 1,526 grants land it in the top 1% 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 - Aktiebolaget ranks #282 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in F16C - see who else leads that technology area. F16C 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.