USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

ALPS Alpine Co., Ltd.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 546 granted patents across 124 technology areas, active 2019–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING).

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

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546

Total patents granted

124

CPC technology areas

9.8

Avg claims per patent

+811%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

ALPS holds 546 US patents across 124 technology areas, rank #834 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#834
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 3%
by Innovation Score (62.1/100): 9.8
avg claims per patent: +811%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

ALPS Alpine Co., Ltd. has been granted 546 US utility patents between 2019 and 2025, placing ALPS Alpine Co., Ltd. at rank #834 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 124 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 9.8 claims per patent with primary concentration in G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING). As a Foreign Corporation, ALPS Alpine Co., Ltd. is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, ALPS sits between Wuhan Tianma Microelectronics Co., Ltd. (555 patents, rank #830) and Delta Electronics (shanghai) Co., Ltd. (543 patents, rank #838) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 62.1/100 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 492 grants, compared with 54 in the 2015–2019 window, a +811% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. 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. ALPS Alpine Co., Ltd.'s 9.8 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 ALPS Alpine Co., Ltd. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows ALPS holds 546 patents at rank #834, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near ALPS

By rank, the assignees closest to #834 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06F (Electric Digital DATA Processing)

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

ALPS's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

62 Top 3% higher than 97% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2019–2025

Grants by year

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

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ALPS Alpine Co., Ltd. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2019	54	9.9%
2020	70	12.8%
2021	68	12.5%
2022	72	13.2%
2023	68	12.5%
2024	132	24.2%
2025	82	15.0%

Which technologies does ALPS Alpine Co., Ltd. patent most?

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 179

H01H - ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES 99

H03K - PULSE TECHNIQUE 58

G01R - MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES 57

G05G - CONTROL DEVICES OR SYSTEMS INSOFAR AS CHARACTERISED BY MECHANICAL FEATURES ONLY 52

B60R - VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 31

H04R - LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS 29

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 28

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 27

H01F - MAGNETS; INDUCTANCES; TRANSFORMERS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR MAGNETIC PROPERTIES 26

G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS 25

G01B - MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS 23

H02K - DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINES 23

E05B - LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS 20

H10N - ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 19

Top 15 of 124 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Diversified

Claim Depth Simple

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#834

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

62.1 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 ALPS Alpine Co., Ltd. hold?

ALPS Alpine Co., Ltd. holds 546 US granted patents filed between 2019 and 2025, spanning 124 technology areas.

What is ALPS Alpine Co., Ltd.'s Innovation Score?

ALPS Alpine Co., Ltd. has an Innovation Score of 62.1 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does ALPS Alpine Co., Ltd. focus on?

ALPS Alpine Co., Ltd.'s top technology area is G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING) with 179 patents. The company has filed patents in 124 CPC subclasses total.

Is ALPS Alpine Co., Ltd.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

ALPS Alpine Co., Ltd.'s recent filing velocity is +811% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for ALPS Alpine Co., Ltd.'s patents?

ALPS Alpine Co., Ltd.'s patents average 9.8 claims each. This is relatively simple claim structure, typical for focused inventions.

How is the ALPS Alpine 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

ALPS's 546 grants land it in the top 3% 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 - ALPS ranks #834 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in G06F - see who else leads that technology area. G06F 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.