Overall rank by patents
#20,751
of 50,000 tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 13 granted patents across 13 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2023–2024. 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: H01R (ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Aptiv ranks #20,751 of 50,000 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 13 patents across 13 technology areas.
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R20751 · Foreign Corporation #20,751 · 13 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH
Nearest grant-volume peer: Application Solutions (electronics And Vision) Ltd. (±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.
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
Aptiv (2) S à R l · this assignee
52 score
3D Lighting Innovati… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Aptiv's Innovation Score is 52.0/100 (top 11% 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.
Aptiv Technologies (2) S.à R.l. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 13 CPC subclasses with 69.2% of grants classified under H01R (ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS). Peak complete grant year is 2023 (12 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2024. By volume, Aptiv sits between Application Solutions (electronics And Vision) Ltd. and Arecor Limited.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
Application Solutions (Electronics and Vision) Ltd.
13 patents
Applied Silver, Inc.
13 patents
Apprentice FS, Inc.
13 patents
Appvion, LLC
13 patents
Apttus Corporation
13 patents
Aqua Security Software, Ltd.
13 patents
AquaMotion, Inc.
13 patents
Arecor Limited
13 patents
Aptiv Technologies (2) S.à r.l.
13 patents
What this shows Aptiv holds 13 patents at rank #20,775, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #20,775 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Aptiv's primary technology class.
Aptiv's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
52 Top 11% higher than 89% of 50,000 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2023–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 12 | 92.3% |
| 2024 | 1 | 7.7% |
Top 13 of 13 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#20,751
of 50,000 tracked assignees
52.0 out of 100
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