Where does BAE Systems Controls Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), BAE Systems Controls Inc. ranks #5,060 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 BAE Systems Controls Inc. hold?

BAE Systems Controls Inc. holds 68 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 62 technology areas.

What is BAE Systems Controls Inc.'s Innovation Score?

BAE Systems Controls Inc. has an Innovation Score of 54.7 out of 100 (top 8% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does BAE Systems Controls Inc. focus on?

BAE Systems Controls Inc.'s top technology area is Y02T (Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation) with 19 patents, ranking #344 of 2,877 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 62 CPC subclasses total.

Is BAE Systems Controls Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

BAE Systems Controls Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +57% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for BAE Systems Controls Inc.'s patents?

BAE Systems Controls Inc.'s patents average 16.8 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 BAE Systems Controls Inc. 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 US Corporation

BAE Systems Controls Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 68 granted patents across 62 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: Y02T (Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, BAE ranks #5,060 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 68 patents across 62 technology areas.

#5,060
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 8%
by Innovation Score (54.7/100): 16.8
avg claims per patent: +57%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R5060 · US Corporation #5,060 · 68 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 68 grants
UPPER-Q #5,060/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Agora Lab
CPC-WIDE Y02T · 62 areas
INNOV-PAR 54.7/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.8 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +57% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Agora Lab, 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 BAE’s 54.7 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 14.6 pts (27%) Velocity 5.0 pts (9%) Breadth 25.0 pts (46%) Claim depth 10.1 pts (18%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Astec International · near

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Howard Hughes… · near

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BAE Systems Controls · this assignee

55
Elo Touch Solutions · near

55
Wincor Nixdorf… · near

55
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows BAE's Innovation Score is 54.7/100 (top 8% 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 BAE?

Each dot is one of BAE’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). BAE’s own 16.8 claims/patent is ABOVE the 16.1 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

How BAE's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, BAE Systems Controls Inc. received 36 grants versus 23 in 2015–2019 (+57% equal-window velocity, above median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2021 at 12 grants and bottomed in 2018 at 3. Lead class Y02T accounts for 27.9% of the portfolio across 62 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Automobili Lamborghini S.P.A. (#5,056) and Calix, Inc. (#5,064).

BAE's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, BAE Systems Controls Inc. moved from 24 to 18 grants (0.75x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). See the growth leaderboard.

Automobili Lambor…

68
Agora Lab

68
All Plastic

68
Ampere Computing

68
British Telecommu…

68
Cardioinsight

68
Chiyoda

68
Calix

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BAE Systems Contr… ◀

68

What this shows BAE holds 68 patents at rank #5,060, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near BAE

By rank, the assignees closest to #5,060 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in Y02T (Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transpo…)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for BAE, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In Y02T (Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transpo…), BAE ranks #344 of 2,877 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (55 here).

Elo Touch Solutions, Inc. 55 Wincor Nixdorf International GmbH 55 Howard Hughes Medical Institute 55 Astec International Limited 55

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (16.8 here).

Clarius Mobile Health Corp. 16.8 avg University OF Copenhagen 16.8 avg Chia Tai Tianqing Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd. 16.8 avg Synaptive Medical Inc. 16.8 avg

BAE's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

55 Top 8% higher than 92% 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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BAE Systems Controls Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	6	8.8%
2016	4	5.9%
2017	4	5.9%
2018	3	4.4%
2019	6	8.8%
2020	6	8.8%
2021	12	17.6%
2022	5	7.4%
2023	4	5.9%
2024	9	13.2%
2025partial year	9	13.2%

Which technologies does BAE Systems Controls Inc. patent most?

Y02T - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation 19

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 13

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 12

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 10

H02J - Circuit Arrangements OR Systems FOR Supplying OR Distributing Electric POWER; Systems FOR Storing Electric Energy 10

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 8

B64D - Equipment FOR Fitting IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; Flight SUITS; PARACHUTES; Arrangement OR Mounting OF Power Plants OR Propulsion Transmissions IN Aircraft 7

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 7

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 7

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 6

H02P - Control OR Regulation OF Electric Motors, Electric Generators OR Dynamo-electric CONVERTERS; Controlling Transformers, Reactors OR Choke Coils 6

Y02B - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Buildings, e.g. Housing, House Appliances OR Related End-user Applications 6

F02D - Controlling Combustion Engines 5

F02N - Starting OF Combustion ENGINES; Starting Aids FOR Such Engines, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 5

G05B - Control OR Regulating Systems IN GENERAL; Functional Elements OF Such SYSTEMS; Monitoring OR Testing Arrangements FOR Such Systems OR Elements 4

Top 15 of 62 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

BAE Systems Controls Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

BAE Systems Controls Inc.'s lead technology class is Y02T (Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation), 27.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore Y02T
Ranked #5,060 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare BAE Systems Controls Inc. against Automobili Lamborghini S.P.A., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 54.7/100 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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