Where does Asahi Denso Co., Ltd. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Asahi Denso Co., Ltd. ranks #17,457 of 49,997 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.

How many patents does Asahi Denso Co., Ltd. hold?

Asahi Denso Co., Ltd. holds 16 US utility patents granted between 2018 and 2024, spanning 23 technology areas.

What is Asahi Denso Co., Ltd.'s Innovation Score?

Asahi Denso Co., Ltd. has an Innovation Score of 45.5 out of 100 (top 23% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Asahi Denso Co., Ltd.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Asahi Denso Co., Ltd.'s recent grant velocity is +600% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Asahi Denso Co., Ltd.'s patents?

Asahi Denso Co., Ltd.'s patents average 9.1 claims each. This is an aggregate descriptive count from the grant record; it does not establish claim scope, legal strength, enforceability, or design-around risk.

How is the Asahi Denso 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Asahi Denso Co., Ltd.

Q: What technology areas does Asahi Denso Co., Ltd. focus on?

Asahi Denso Co., Ltd.'s top technology area is B62K (CYCLES; Cycle FRAMES; Cycle Steering DEVICES; Rider-operated Terminal Controls Specially Adapted FOR CYCLES; Cycle Axle SUSPENSIONS; Cycle Side-cars, Forecars, OR THE Like) with 12 patents, ranking #39 of 302 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 23 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 16 granted patents across 23 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2018–2024. 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: B62K (CYCLES; Cycle FRAMES; Cycle Steering DEVICES; Rider-operated Terminal Controls Specially Adapted FOR CYCLES; Cycle Axle SUSPENSIONS; Cycle Side-cars, Forecars, OR THE Like).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Asahi ranks #17,457 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 16 patents across 23 technology areas.

#17,457
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 23%
by Innovation Score (45.5/100): 9.1
avg claims per patent: +600%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R17457 · Foreign Corporation #17,457 · 16 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 16 grants
MID-PACK #17,457/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Architectural…
CPC-FOCUS B62K · 23 areas
INNOV-PAR 45.5/100
CLAIMS-PAR 9.1 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +600% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Architectural Builders Hardware MFG., 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 Asahi’s 45.5 Innovation Score adds up

The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.

Volume 9.8 pts (21%) Velocity 13.3 pts (29%) Breadth 17.0 pts (37%) Claim depth 5.5 pts (12%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Asahi Denso · this assignee

46
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Asahi's Innovation Score is 45.5/100 (top 23% 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 Asahi?

Each dot is one of Asahi’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). Asahi’s own 9.1 claims/patent is at or below the 10.8 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

Asahi vs its 8 nearest volume peers: granted patents vs average claims per patent. Source: USPTO PatentsView.

Where Asahi's grants concentrate

Asahi Denso Co., Ltd. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 23 CPC subclasses with 75% of grants classified under B62K (CYCLES; Cycle FRAMES; Cycle Steering DEVICES; Rider-operated Terminal Controls Specially Adapted FOR CYCLES; Cycle Axle SUSPENSIONS; Cycle Side-cars, Forecars, OR THE Like). Peak complete grant year is 2023 (6 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, Asahi sits between Architectural Builders Hardware MFG., Inc. and Au10tix Ltd..

Asahi's three-year grant acceleration

Asahi Denso Co., Ltd. shows 10 grants in 2022–2024 against only 5 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.

Architectural Bui…

16
Arjuna Natural Pr…

16
Arol S P A

16
ART

16
Aselta Nanographi…

16
Aska Pharmaceutic…

16
Asukanet

16
Au10tix

16
Asahi Denso ◀

16

What this shows Asahi holds 16 patents at rank #17,426, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Asahi

By rank, the assignees closest to #17,426 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B62K (Cycles)

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

Asahi's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

46 Top 23% higher than 77% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2018–2024

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2018–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Asahi Denso Co., Ltd. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2018	1	6.3%
2019	1	6.3%
2020	2	12.5%
2021	2	12.5%
2022	3	18.8%
2023	6	37.5%
2024	1	6.3%

Which technologies does Asahi Denso Co., Ltd. patent most?

B62K - CYCLES; Cycle FRAMES; Cycle Steering DEVICES; Rider-operated Terminal Controls Specially Adapted FOR CYCLES; Cycle Axle SUSPENSIONS; Cycle Side-cars, Forecars, OR THE Like 12

F02D - Controlling Combustion Engines 8

G05G - Control Devices OR Systems Insofar AS Characterised BY Mechanical Features Only 5

B60R - Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 5

B62J - Cycle Saddles OR SEATS; Auxiliary Devices OR Accessories Specially Adapted TO Cycles AND NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, e.g. Article Carriers OR Cycle Protectors 3

B62H - Cycle STANDS; Supports OR Holders FOR Parking OR Storing CYCLES; Appliances Preventing OR Indicating Unauthorized USE OR Theft OF CYCLES; Locks Integral With CYCLES; Devices FOR Learning TO Ride Cycles 3

G07C - Time OR Attendance REGISTERS; Registering OR Indicating THE Working OF MACHINES; Generating Random NUMBERS; Voting OR Lottery APPARATUS; Arrangements, Systems OR Apparatus FOR Checking NOT Provided FOR Elsewhere 2

B60Y - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Aspects Cross-cutting Vehicle Technology 2

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 2

F02N - Starting OF Combustion ENGINES; Starting Aids FOR Such Engines, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

F02B - Internal-combustion Piston ENGINES; Combustion Engines IN General 2

B62D - Motor VEHICLES; Trailers 1

B60T - Vehicle Brake Control Systems OR Parts THEREOF; Brake Control Systems OR Parts Thereof, IN General ; Arrangement OF Braking Elements ON Vehicles IN GENERAL; Portable Devices FOR Preventing Unwanted Movement OF VEHICLES; Vehicle Modifications TO Facilitate Cooling OF Brakes 1

B60W - Conjoint Control OF Vehicle Sub-units OF Different Type OR Different FUNCTION; Control Systems Specially Adapted FOR Hybrid VEHICLES; Road Vehicle Drive Control Systems FOR Purposes NOT Related TO THE Control OF A Particular Sub-unit 1

F16H - Gearing 1

Top 15 of 23 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

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What to do with this data

Asahi Denso Co., Ltd.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Asahi Denso Co., Ltd.'s lead technology class is B62K (CYCLES; Cycle FRAMES; Cycle Steering DEVICES; Rider-operated Terminal Controls Specially Adapted FOR CYCLES; Cycle Axle SUSPENSIONS; Cycle Side-cars, Forecars, OR THE Like), 75% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B62K
Ranked #17,457 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Asahi Denso Co., Ltd. against Architectural Builders Hardware MFG., Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 45.5/100 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.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent

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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

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