A.P. Racing Ltd.
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 9 granted patents across 3 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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: F16D (Couplings FOR Transmitting ROTATION; CLUTCHES; Brakes).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, A.p. ranks #28,090 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 9 patents across 3 technology areas.
- #28,090
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- 18th percentile
- by Innovation Score (25.6/100)
- 8.1
- avg claims per patent
- +33%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R28090 · Foreign Corporation #28,090 · 9 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-UP · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-MICRO 9 grants
- MID-PACK #28,090/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH A-1 Packaging…
- CPC-NARROW F16D · 3 areas
- INNOV-THIN 25.6/100
- CLAIMS-PAR 8.1 claims/avg
- TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
- VEL-UP +33% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: A-1 Packaging Solutions, Inc. (±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.
How A.p.’s 25.6 Innovation Score adds up
The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around A.p.
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- A P Racing · this assignee 26
A P Racing · this assignee
26 score
- Asia Pacific… · near 26
Asia Pacific… · near
26 score
- A Celli Paper S P A · near 26
A Celli Paper S P A · near
26 score
- HTR Development · near 26
HTR Development · near
26 score
- Tarng Yu Enterprise · near 26
Tarng Yu Enterprise · near
26 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows A.p.'s Innovation Score is 25.6/100 (18th percentile 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.
Does more volume mean deeper claims for A.p.?
Each dot is one of A.p.’s 8 nearest volume peers (same corpus rank neighbourhood as the chart above), placed by total granted patents (horizontal) against average claims per patent (vertical). A.p.’s own 8.1 claims/patent is at or below the 15.6 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.
Where A.p.'s grants concentrate
A.P. Racing Ltd. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 3 CPC subclasses with 22.2% of grants classified under F16D (Couplings FOR Transmitting ROTATION; CLUTCHES; Brakes). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, A.p. sits between A-1 Packaging Solutions, Inc. and Aaqius & Aaqius SA.
A.p.'s three-year grant acceleration
A.P. Racing Ltd. shows 3 grants in 2022–2024 against only 3 in 2019–2021. That prior window is too thin for a growth multiple (rename and spin-out assignees look artificially high when the baseline is near zero), so PlainPatent withholds a ranked acceleration claim here.
Who files at AP's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- A-1 Packaging Sol…
A-1 Packaging Solutions, Inc.
9 patents
- A P Møller—Mærsk…
A. P. Møller—Mærsk A/S
9 patents
- A Verschoor Horti…
A. Verschoor Horticulture import-export B.V.
9 patents
- A Y Mcdonald Mfg
A. Y. McDonald Mfg. Co.
9 patents
- A R T Furniture
A.R.T. Furniture, Inc.
9 patents
- A3 Labs
A3 Labs, LLC
9 patents
- AAC Communication…
AAC Communication Technologies (Changzhou) Co., Ltd.
9 patents
- Aaqius & Aaqius
Aaqius & Aaqius SA
9 patents
- A P Racing ◀
A.P. Racing Ltd.
9 patents
What this shows A.P. holds 9 patents at rank #27,950, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near AP
By rank, the assignees closest to #27,950 in granted patent volume.
- A-1 Packaging Solutions, Inc. #27,946 · 9 patents
- A. P. Møller—Mærsk A/S #27,947 · 9 patents
- A. Verschoor Horticulture import-export B.V. #27,948 · 9 patents
- A. Y. McDonald Mfg. Co. #27,949 · 9 patents
- A.R.T. Furniture, Inc. #27,951 · 9 patents
- A3 Labs, LLC #27,952 · 9 patents
- AAC Communication Technologies (Changzhou) Co., Ltd. #27,953 · 9 patents
- Aaqius & Aaqius SA #27,954 · 9 patents
Leaders in F16D (Couplings FOR Transmitting Rotation)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in AP's primary technology class.
- Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG 738 in class
- Goodrich Corporation 309 in class
- NTN Corporation 273 in class
- ZF Friedrichshafen AG 216 in class
- BorgWarner Inc. 208 in class
- Jtekt Corporation 169 in class
- Akebono Brake Industry Co., Ltd. 144 in class
- Knorr-bremse Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH 131 in class
Assignees with similar portfolio profiles
Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for AP, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In F16D (Couplings FOR Transmitting Rotation), AP ranks #459 of 1,090 assignees by patent count in that subclass.
Similar innovation score
Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (26 here).
A.p.'s Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
26 18th percentile higher than 18% of 49,997 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Grants by year
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 11.1% |
| 2019 | 2 | 22.2% |
| 2021 | 1 | 11.1% |
| 2023 | 1 | 11.1% |
| 2024 | 2 | 22.2% |
| 2025partial year | 2 | 22.2% |
Which technologies does A.P. Racing Ltd. patent most?
Top 3 of 3 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
A.P. Racing Ltd.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- A.P. Racing Ltd.'s lead technology class is F16D (Couplings FOR Transmitting ROTATION; CLUTCHES; Brakes), 22.2% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F16D
- Ranked #28,090 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare A.P. Racing Ltd. against A-1 Packaging Solutions, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 25.6/100 blends volume, velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth. How it's calculated
Figures reflect USPTO PatentsView grant data through May 2026; pending applications not yet granted are not counted.
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