Overall rank by patents
#25,847
Across all tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 10 granted patents across 9 technology areas, active 2020–2024. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: D07B (ROPES OR CABLES IN GENERAL).
The verdict
Bekaert holds 10 US patents across 9 technology areas, rank #25,847 of 50,000 tracked assignees.
Bekaert Advanced Cords Aalter Nv has been granted 10 US utility patents between 2020 and 2024, placing Bekaert Advanced Cords Aalter Nv at rank #25,847 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 9 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 12.9 claims per patent with primary concentration in D07B (ROPES OR CABLES IN GENERAL). As a Foreign Corporation, Bekaert Advanced Cords Aalter Nv is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Bekaert sits between Beijing BOE Technology (10 patents, rank #25,843) and Bethrick, Inc. (10 patents, rank #25,851) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 42.2/100 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. Historical data spans 2020 through 2024, with 10 total grants over that period. Velocity comparisons require five years of historical filings to calibrate. 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. Bekaert Advanced Cords Aalter Nv's 12.9 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while concentration in 9 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Bekaert Advanced Cords Aalter Nv against peers pursuing similar technology classes.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
BEIJING BOE TECHNOLOGY
10 patents
BEIJING NUFRONT MOBILE MULTIMEDIA TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD.
10 patents
BEIJING VISIONOX TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
10 patents
BEIJING ZHANGDIANZISHI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
10 patents
BEL POWER SOLUTIONS INC.
10 patents
BENU NETWORKS, INC.
10 patents
BERTIN TECHNOLOGIES
10 patents
BETHRICK, INC.
10 patents
BEKAERT ADVANCED CORDS AALTER NV
10 patents
What this shows Bekaert holds 10 patents at rank #25,847, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #25,847 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Bekaert's primary technology class.
Bekaert's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
42 Top 31% higher than 69% of 50,000 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2020–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 20.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | 10.0% |
| 2022 | 2 | 20.0% |
| 2023 | 3 | 30.0% |
| 2024 | 2 | 20.0% |
Top 9 of 9 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#25,847
Across all tracked assignees
42.2 out of 100
How to use this portfolio
Bekaert's 10 grants land it in the top 31% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.
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.
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.