Overall rank by patents
#22,303
of 50,000 tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 12 granted patents across 11 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2020. 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: F16H (GEARING).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Borgwarner ranks #22,303 of 50,000 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 12 patents across 11 technology areas.
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R22303 · Foreign Corporation #22,303 · 12 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL
Nearest grant-volume peer: Bodyfriend Co., Ltd. (±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.
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
Borgwarner Torqtrans… · this assignee
29 score
3D Lighting Innovati… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Borgwarner's Innovation Score is 28.6/100 (top 72% 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.
Borgwarner Torqtransfer Systems AB is a focused PatentsView assignee: 11 CPC subclasses with 83.3% of grants classified under F16H (GEARING). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Borgwarner sits between Bodyfriend Co., Ltd. and Brainsoft Inc..
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
BODYFRIEND CO., LTD.
12 patents
BOLD TRANSMISSION, LLC
12 patents
BOLY MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
12 patents
BONTAC BIO-ENGINEERING(SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
12 patents
BOTHHAND ENTERPRISE INC.
12 patents
BOUNCE IMAGING, INC.
12 patents
BOYD LIGHTING FIXTURE COMPANY
12 patents
BRAINSOFT INC.
12 patents
BORGWARNER TORQTRANSFER SYSTEMS AB
12 patents
What this shows Borgwarner holds 12 patents at rank #22,267, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #22,267 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Borgwarner's primary technology class.
Borgwarner's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
29 Top 72% higher than 28% 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 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 8.3% |
| 2016 | 4 | 33.3% |
| 2017 | 2 | 16.7% |
| 2018 | 3 | 25.0% |
| 2020 | 2 | 16.7% |
Top 11 of 11 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#22,303
of 50,000 tracked assignees
28.6 out of 100
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