USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Bell Sports, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 173 granted patents across 42 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: A42B (HATS; HEAD COVERINGS).

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

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173

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

12.9

Avg claims per patent

+66%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Bell holds 173 US patents across 42 technology areas, rank #2,263 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#2,263
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 5%
by Innovation Score (57.1/100): 12.9
avg claims per patent: +66%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Bell Sports, Inc. has been granted 173 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Bell Sports, Inc. at rank #2,263 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 42 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 12.9 claims per patent with primary concentration in A42B (HATS; HEAD COVERINGS). As a US Corporation, Bell Sports, Inc. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Bell sits between Valeo Equipements Electriques Moteur (174 patents, rank #2,259) and General Interface Solution Limited (173 patents, rank #2,267) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 57.1/100 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 108 grants, compared with 65 in the 2015–2019 window, a +66% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. The US 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. Bell Sports, Inc.'s 12.9 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 42 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Bell Sports, Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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173

What this shows Bell holds 173 patents at rank #2,263, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Bell

By rank, the assignees closest to #2,263 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A42B (HATS)

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

Bell's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

57 Top 5% higher than 95% 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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Bell Sports, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	5	2.9%
2016	7	4.0%
2017	17	9.8%
2018	16	9.2%
2019	20	11.6%
2020	16	9.2%
2021	18	10.4%
2022	27	15.6%
2023	25	14.5%
2024	18	10.4%
2025	4	2.3%

Which technologies does Bell Sports, Inc. patent most?

A42B - HATS; HEAD COVERINGS 95

A42C - MANUFACTURING OR TRIMMING HEAD COVERINGS, e.g. HATS 9

A44B - BUTTONS, PINS, BUCKLES, SLIDE FASTENERS, OR THE LIKE 9

A61F - FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRS 8

A63B - APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT 7

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 7

F21V - FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 6

F04B - POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS 5

A41D - OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES 5

B62J - CYCLE SADDLES OR SEATS; AUXILIARY DEVICES OR ACCESSORIES SPECIALLY ADAPTED TO CYCLES AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. ARTICLE CARRIERS OR CYCLE PROTECTORS 5

B60S - SERVICING, CLEANING, REPAIRING, SUPPORTING, LIFTING, OR MANOEUVRING OF VEHICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 3

F16K - VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING 3

F16B - DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING 3

B29L - INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULAR ARTICLES 3

B29C - SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING 3

Top 15 of 42 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#2,263

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

57.1 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 Bell Sports, Inc. hold?

Bell Sports, Inc. holds 173 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 42 technology areas.

What is Bell Sports, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Bell Sports, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 57.1 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Bell Sports, Inc. focus on?

Bell Sports, Inc.'s top technology area is A42B (HATS; HEAD COVERINGS) with 95 patents. The company has filed patents in 42 CPC subclasses total.

Is Bell Sports, Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Bell Sports, Inc.'s recent filing velocity is +66% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for Bell Sports, Inc.'s patents?

Bell Sports, Inc.'s patents average 12.9 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Bell Sports, 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.

How to use this portfolio

Bell's 173 grants land it in the top 5% 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 - Bell ranks #2,263 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in A42B - see who else leads that technology area. A42B 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.