USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

ASSA Abloy AB

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 408 granted patents across 74 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: H04L (TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION).

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

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408

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

17.0

Avg claims per patent

+55%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

ASSA holds 408 US patents across 74 technology areas, rank #1,056 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,056
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 2%
by Innovation Score (63.6/100): 17.0
avg claims per patent: +55%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

ASSA Abloy AB has been granted 408 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing ASSA Abloy AB at rank #1,056 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 74 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 17.0 claims per patent with primary concentration in H04L (TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION). As a Foreign Corporation, ASSA Abloy AB is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, ASSA sits between Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. (411 patents, rank #1,052) and National Cheng KUNG University (407 patents, rank #1,060) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 63.6/100 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 248 grants, compared with 160 in the 2015–2019 window, a +55% 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. ASSA Abloy AB's 17.0 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 74 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark ASSA Abloy AB against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Asahi Glass

411
Gigaphoton

411
Seoul Semiconduct…

410
The Broad Institu…

410
Fluke

408
ASSA Abloy AB ◀

408
Brainlab

407
Electrolux Applia…

407
National Cheng KU…

407

What this shows ASSA holds 408 patents at rank #1,056, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near ASSA

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,056 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information)

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

ASSA's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

64 Top 2% higher than 98% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

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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ASSA Abloy AB patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	21	5.1%
2016	18	4.4%
2017	45	11.0%
2018	32	7.8%
2019	44	10.8%
2020	44	10.8%
2021	32	7.8%
2022	51	12.5%
2023	31	7.6%
2024	55	13.5%
2025	35	8.6%

Which technologies does ASSA Abloy AB patent most?

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 174

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 172

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 139

H04W - WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS 115

G06K - GRAPHICAL DATA READING ; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS 53

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 38

H04B - TRANSMISSION 32

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 32

B41J - TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS 27

G08B - SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS 25

E05B - LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS 24

G01S - RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES 22

B41M - PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING, 19

G06N - COMPUTING ARRANGEMENTS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS 17

B42D - BOOKS; BOOK COVERS; LOOSE LEAVES; PRINTED MATTER CHARACTERISED BY IDENTIFICATION OR SECURITY FEATURES; PRINTED MATTER OF SPECIAL FORMAT OR STYLE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MOVABLE-STRIP WRITING OR READING APPARATUS 16

Top 15 of 74 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,056

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

63.6 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 ASSA Abloy AB hold?

ASSA Abloy AB holds 408 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 74 technology areas.

What is ASSA Abloy AB's Innovation Score?

ASSA Abloy AB has an Innovation Score of 63.6 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does ASSA Abloy AB focus on?

ASSA Abloy AB's top technology area is H04L (TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION) with 174 patents. The company has filed patents in 74 CPC subclasses total.

Is ASSA Abloy AB's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

ASSA Abloy AB's recent filing velocity is +55% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for ASSA Abloy AB's patents?

ASSA Abloy AB's patents average 17.0 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the ASSA Abloy AB 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

ASSA's 408 grants land it in the top 2% 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 - ASSA ranks #1,056 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in H04L - see who else leads that technology area. H04L 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.