Where does Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC ranks #1,251 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 Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC hold?

Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC holds 338 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 92 technology areas.

What is Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC's Innovation Score?

Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC has an Innovation Score of 61.3 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 Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC's recent grant velocity is +27% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC's patents?

Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC's patents average 18.4 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 Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC 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

Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC

Q: What technology areas does Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC focus on?

Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC's top technology area is B60T (Vehicle Brake Control Systems OR Parts THEREOF; Brake Control Systems OR Parts Thereof, IN General ; Arrangement OF Braking Elements ON Vehicles IN GENERAL; Portable Devices FOR Preventing Unwanted Movement OF VEHICLES; Vehicle Modifications TO Facilitate Cooling OF Brakes) with 150 patents. Grants appear in 92 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 338 granted patents across 92 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: B60T (Vehicle Brake Control Systems OR Parts THEREOF; Brake Control Systems OR Parts Thereof, IN General ; Arrangement OF Braking Elements ON Vehicles IN GENERAL; Portable Devices FOR Preventing Unwanted MO).

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

RSS updates for this company

Explore the portfolio See the ranking

The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Bendix ranks #1,251 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 338 patents across 92 technology areas.

#1,251
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 3%
by Innovation Score (61.3/100): 18.4
avg claims per patent: +27%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R1251 · US Corporation #1,251 · 338 grants

GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-STRONG · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-UP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MID 338 grants
TOP-DECILE #1,251/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Gambro Lundia AB
CPC-WIDE B60T · 92 areas
INNOV-STRONG 61.3/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.4 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-UP +27% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Gambro Lundia AB (±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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Bendix Commercial… · this assignee

61
IX Innovation · near

61
Lenovo Global… · near

61
PlayNitride Display · near

61
Sika Technology · near

61
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Bendix's Innovation Score is 61.3/100 (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 Bendix's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC received 177 grants versus 139 in 2015–2019 (+27% equal-window velocity, above median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2020 at 45 grants and bottomed in 2016 at 18. Lead class B60T accounts for 44.4% of the portfolio across 92 subclasses. Volume neighbours: HP Indigo B.V. (#1,247) and Universal Entertainment Corporation (#1,255).

Bendix's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC moved from 122 to 94 grants (0.77x 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 #1,933. See the growth leaderboard.

HP Indigo B V

339
Smith & Nephew

339
Toyo Tire & Rubber

339
Tektronix

339
Gambro Lundia AB

338
Integrated Device…

338
Korea Technology…

338
Universal Enterta…

338
Bendix Commercial… ◀

338

What this shows Bendix holds 338 patents at rank #1,251, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Bendix

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,251 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B60T (Vehicle Brake Control Systems OR Parts Thereof)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

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

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (61 here).

Sika Technology AG 61 PlayNitride Display Co., Ltd. 61 IX Innovation LLC 61 Lenovo Global Technology (United States) Inc. 61

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (18.4 here).

Zoox, Inc. 18.4 avg Fair Isaac Corporation 18.4 avg Air Distribution Technologies IP, LLC 18.4 avg Alta Devices, Inc. 18.4 avg

Bendix'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

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US assignees. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

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.

View data table

Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	19	5.6%
2016	18	5.3%
2017	21	6.2%
2018	42	12.4%
2019	39	11.5%
2020	45	13.3%
2021	38	11.2%
2022	35	10.4%
2023	31	9.2%
2024	28	8.3%
2025partial year	22	6.5%

Which technologies does Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC patent most?

B60T - Vehicle Brake Control Systems OR Parts THEREOF; Brake Control Systems OR Parts Thereof, IN General ; Arrangement OF Braking Elements ON Vehicles IN GENERAL; Portable Devices FOR Preventing Unwanted Movement OF VEHICLES; Vehicle Modifications TO Facilitate Cooling OF Brakes 150

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 74

F16D - Couplings FOR Transmitting ROTATION; CLUTCHES; Brakes 42

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 41

G06V - Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding 39

G08G - Traffic Control Systems 37

B60R - Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 35

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 30

Y02T - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation 27

G07C - Time OR Attendance REGISTERS; Registering OR Indicating THE Working OF MACHINES; Generating Random NUMBERS; Voting OR Lottery APPARATUS; Arrangements, Systems OR Apparatus FOR Checking NOT Provided FOR Elsewhere 26

B60Y - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Aspects Cross-cutting Vehicle Technology 23

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 21

B60Q - Arrangement OF Signalling OR Lighting Devices, THE Mounting OR Supporting Thereof OR Circuits Therefor, FOR Vehicles IN General 19

G05D - Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables 18

Y10S - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former Uspc Cross-reference ART Collections [XRACs] AND Digests 18

Top 15 of 92 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,251

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

61.3 out of 100

View all rankings →

Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC's lead technology class is B60T (Vehicle Brake Control Systems OR Parts THEREOF; Brake Control Systems OR Parts Thereof, IN General ; Arrangement OF Braking Elements ON Vehicles IN GENERAL; Portable Devices FOR Preventing Unwanted MO), 44.4% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B60T
Ranked #1,251 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC against HP Indigo B.V., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 61.3/100 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

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.