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American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 655 granted patents across 28 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G06Q (INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE,).

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655
Total patents granted
28
CPC technology areas
18.7
Avg claims per patent
+50%
5-year filing velocity

The verdict

American holds 655 US patents across 28 technology areas, rank #687 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#687
of 50,000 US assignees by volume
Top 4%
by Innovation Score (59.9/100)
18.7
avg claims per patent
+50%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. has been granted 655 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. at rank #687 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 28 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 18.7 claims per patent with primary concentration in G06Q (INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE,). As a US Corporation, American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, American sits between TYCO FIRE & Security Gmbh (659 patents, rank #683) and Nederlandse Organisatie Voor Toegepast-natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek TNO (653 patents, rank #691) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 59.9/100 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 393 grants, compared with 262 in the 2015–2019 window, a +50% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. The US 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. American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.'s 18.7 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 28 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Who files at American's volume?

Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀

patents

What this shows American holds 655 patents at rank #687, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025

Companies ranked near American

By rank, the assignees closest to #687 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06Q (Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially…)

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

American's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

60 Top 4% higher than 96% of 50,000 US assignees

0–10: 687 US assignees (1%). Below this entry. 10–20: 2,527 US assignees (5%). Below this entry. 20–30: 13,162 US assignees (26%). Below this entry. 30–40: 15,294 US assignees (31%). Below this entry. 40–50: 11,491 US assignees (23%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,058 US assignees (10%). Below this entry. 60–70: 1,537 US assignees (3%). This entry sits in this band. 70–80: 234 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 80–90: 10 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 90–100: 0 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. This assignee 0 100 every tracked assignee, bucketed by value

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

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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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American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year Patents Granted Share of Period
2015 30 4.6%
2016 41 6.3%
2017 71 10.8%
2018 57 8.7%
2019 63 9.6%
2020 63 9.6%
2021 56 8.5%
2022 60 9.2%
2023 71 10.8%
2024 75 11.5%
2025 68 10.4%

Which technologies does American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. patent most?

Top 15 of 28 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate
Tech Breadth Multi-domain
Claim Depth Standard
Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#687

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

59.9 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 American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. hold?
American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. holds 655 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 28 technology areas.
What is American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.'s Innovation Score?
American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 59.9 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).
What technology areas does American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. focus on?
American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.'s top technology area is G06Q (INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR) with 428 patents. The company has filed patents in 28 CPC subclasses total.
Is American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?
American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.'s recent filing velocity is +50% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.
What does claim depth mean for American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.'s patents?
American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.'s patents average 18.7 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.
How is the American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. 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

American's 655 grants land it in the top 4% 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 - American ranks #687 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
  • Most of this portfolio concentrates in G06Q - see who else leads that technology area. G06Q 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

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.