Where does Astrium SAS rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Astrium SAS ranks #11,556 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 Astrium SAS hold?

Astrium SAS holds 26 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2018, spanning 39 technology areas.

What is Astrium SAS's Innovation Score?

Astrium SAS has an Innovation Score of 41.7 out of 100 (top 32% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Astrium SAS focus on?

Astrium SAS's top technology area is B64G (COSMONAUTICS; Vehicles OR Equipment Therefor) with 15 patents, ranking #19 of 230 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 39 CPC subclasses total.

Is Astrium SAS's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Astrium SAS's recent grant velocity is -100% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). Grant activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Astrium SAS's patents?

Astrium SAS's patents average 13.8 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 Astrium SAS 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

Astrium SAS

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 26 granted patents across 39 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2018. 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: B64G (COSMONAUTICS; Vehicles OR Equipment Therefor).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Astrium ranks #11,556 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 26 patents across 39 technology areas.

#11,556
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 32%
by Innovation Score (41.7/100): 13.8
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R11556 · Foreign Corporation #11,556 · 26 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 26 grants
UPPER-Q #11,556/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Aqua
CPC-FOCUS B64G · 39 areas
INNOV-PAR 41.7/100
CLAIMS-RICH 13.8 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Aqua Co., 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.

How Astrium’s 41.7 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 11.4 pts (27%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 22.1 pts (53%) Claim depth 8.3 pts (20%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Astrium SAS · this assignee

42
Fortiss · near

42
Imagine Communications · near

42
National University… · near

42
Nikon Metrology · near

42
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Astrium's Innovation Score is 41.7/100 (top 32% 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 Astrium?

Each dot is one of Astrium’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). Astrium’s own 13.8 claims/patent is at or below the 14.4 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Astrium's grants concentrate

Astrium SAS is a focused PatentsView assignee: 39 CPC subclasses with 57.7% of grants classified under B64G (COSMONAUTICS; Vehicles OR Equipment Therefor). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (15 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, Astrium sits between Aqua Co., Ltd. and Automotive Lighting Italia S.p.A..

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26
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26
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26
Astrium SAS ◀

26

What this shows Astrium holds 26 patents at rank #11,539, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Astrium

By rank, the assignees closest to #11,539 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B64G (Cosmonautics)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Astrium, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In B64G (Cosmonautics), Astrium ranks #19 of 230 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (42 here).

Nikon Metrology NV 42 National University of Ireland Maynooth 42 Imagine Communications Corp. 42 Fortiss, LLC 42

Astrium's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

42 Top 32% higher than 68% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2018

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Astrium SAS patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	15	57.7%
2016	4	15.4%
2017	6	23.1%
2018	1	3.8%

Which technologies does Astrium SAS patent most?

B64G - COSMONAUTICS; Vehicles OR Equipment Therefor 15

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 4

B64D - Equipment FOR Fitting IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; Flight SUITS; PARACHUTES; Arrangement OR Mounting OF Power Plants OR Propulsion Transmissions IN Aircraft 3

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 3

F42B - Explosive Charges, e.g. FOR Blasting, Fireworks, Ammunition 3

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 3

Y02T - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation 2

G01C - Measuring Distances, Levels OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; Gyroscopic INSTRUMENTS; Photogrammetry OR Videogrammetry 2

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 2

B64B - Lighter-than AIR Aircraft 2

F03D - Wind Motors 2

Y02P - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN THE Production OR Processing OF Goods 2

F05B - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Wind, Spring, Weight, Inertia OR Like Motors, TO Machines OR Engines FOR Liquids Covered BY Subclasses F03b, F03d AND F03g 2

H05H - Plasma Technique ; Production OF Accelerated Electrically-charged Particles OR OF NEUTRONS; Production OR Acceleration OF Neutral Molecular OR Atomic Beams 2

F03H - Producing A Reactive Propulsive Thrust, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

Top 15 of 39 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

Astrium SAS's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Astrium SAS's lead technology class is B64G (COSMONAUTICS; Vehicles OR Equipment Therefor), 57.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B64G
Ranked #11,556 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Astrium SAS against Aqua Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 41.7/100 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

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 by PlainPatent , US Patent Intelligence Editorial Process · May 15, 2026

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