Where does Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd. ranks #231 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 Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd. hold?

Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd. holds 1,766 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 126 technology areas.

What is Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd.'s Innovation Score?

Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd. has an Innovation Score of 61.0 out of 100 (top 3% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd.'s recent grant velocity is +79% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd.'s patents?

Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd.'s patents average 8.3 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 Autonetworks Technologies, 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

Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd.

Q: What technology areas does Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd. focus on?

Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd.'s top technology area is H01R (Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors) with 694 patents. Grants appear in 126 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 1,766 granted patents across 126 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: H01R (Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Autonetworks ranks #231 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 1,766 patents across 126 technology areas.

#231
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 3%
by Innovation Score (61.0/100): 8.3
avg claims per patent: +79%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R231 · Foreign Corporation #231 · 1,766 grants

GRANTS-LARGE · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-STRONG · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-LARGE 1.8K grants
TOP-DECILE #231/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Novartis
CPC-WIDE H01R · 126 areas
INNOV-STRONG 61.0/100
CLAIMS-PAR 8.3 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +79% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Novartis AG (±2 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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Autonetworks · this assignee

61
Metso Outotec… · near

61
Nanyang Technologica… · near

61
Tula eTechnology · near

61
Fidlock · near

61
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Autonetworks's Innovation Score is 61.0/100 (top 3% 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.

How Autonetworks's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd. received 1,047 grants versus 585 in 2015–2019 (+79% equal-window velocity, above median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2024 at 257 grants and bottomed in 2015 at 55. Lead class H01R accounts for 39.3% of the portfolio across 126 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Wistron Corporation (#227) and ZF Friedrichshafen AG (#235).

Autonetworks's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd. moved from 713 to 560 grants (0.79x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). Among 3,296 tracked assignees with ≥100 grants and ≥20 prior-period grants, that multiple ranks #1,886. See the growth leaderboard.

Wistron

1,775
Netapp

1,774
Tencent America

1,774
Novartis

1,768
Autonetworks ◀

1,766
Arris Enterprises

1,761
Sumitomo Chemical

1,758
Carrier

1,756
ZF Friedrichshafen

1,756

What this shows Autonetworks holds 1,766 patents at rank #231, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Autonetworks

By rank, the assignees closest to #231 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H01R (Electrically-conductive Connections)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Autonetworks, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above).

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (61 here).

Nanyang Technological University 61 Tula eTechnology, Inc. 61 Metso Outotec Finland Oy 61 Fidlock GMBH 61

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (8.3 here).

Asia Vital Components (CHINA) Co., Ltd. 8.3 avg Calsonic Kansei Corporation 8.3 avg Omron Automotive Electronics Co., Ltd. 8.3 avg Kitagawa Industries Co., Ltd. 8.3 avg

Autonetworks's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

61 Top 3% higher than 97% of 49,997 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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Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	55	3.1%
2016	88	5.0%
2017	86	4.9%
2018	130	7.4%
2019	226	12.8%
2020	252	14.3%
2021	235	13.3%
2022	165	9.3%
2023	138	7.8%
2024	257	14.6%
2025partial year	134	7.6%

Which technologies does Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd. patent most?

H01R - Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors 694

B60R - Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 527

H01B - CABLES; CONDUCTORS; INSULATORS; Selection OF Materials FOR Their Conductive, Insulating OR Dielectric Properties 378

H02G - Installation OF Electric Cables OR Lines, OR OF Combined Optical AND Electric Cables OR Lines 363

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 224

H01M - Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy 220

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 216

H02J - Circuit Arrangements OR Systems FOR Supplying OR Distributing Electric POWER; Systems FOR Storing Electric Energy 136

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 134

H01F - MAGNETS; INDUCTANCES; TRANSFORMERS; Selection OF Materials FOR Their Magnetic Properties 116

Y02T - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation 113

H02M - Apparatus FOR Conversion Between AC AND AC, Between AC AND DC, OR Between DC AND DC, AND FOR USE With Mains OR Similar Power Supply SYSTEMS; Conversion OF DC OR AC Input Power Into Surge Output POWER; Control OR Regulation Thereof 89

B60L - Propulsion OF Electrically-propelled Vehicles ; Supplying Electric Power FOR Auxiliary Equipment OF Electrically-propelled Vehicles ; Electrodynamic Brake Systems FOR Vehicles IN General ; Magnetic Suspension OR Levitation FOR VEHICLES; Monitoring Operating Variables OF Electrically-propelled Vehicl 85

H01G - CAPACITORS; Capacitors, Rectifiers, Detectors, Switching Devices, Light-sensitive OR Temperature-sensitive Devices OF THE Electrolytic Type 72

H02H - Emergency Protective Circuit Arrangements 67

Top 15 of 126 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#231

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

61.0 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd.'s lead technology class is H01R (Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors), 39.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H01R
Ranked #231 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd. against Wistron Corporation, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 61.0/100 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

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