USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, Llc

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 485 granted patents across 69 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: B60C (VEHICLE TYRES; TYRE INFLATION; TYRE CHANGING; CONNECTING VALVES TO INFLATABLE ELASTIC BODIES IN GENERAL; DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO TYRES).

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

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485

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

11.2

Avg claims per patent

+59%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Bridgestone holds 485 US patents across 69 technology areas, rank #918 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#918
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 5%
by Innovation Score (58.3/100): 11.2
avg claims per patent: +59%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, Llc has been granted 485 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, Llc at rank #918 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 69 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 11.2 claims per patent with primary concentration in B60C (VEHICLE TYRES; TYRE INFLATION; TYRE CHANGING; CONNECTING VALVES TO INFLATABLE ELASTIC BODIES IN GENERAL; DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO TYRES). As a US Corporation, Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, Llc is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Bridgestone sits between Wistron Neweb Corp. (489 patents, rank #914) and Atmel Corporation (483 patents, rank #922) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 58.3/100 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 298 grants, compared with 187 in the 2015–2019 window, a +59% 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. Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, Llc's 11.2 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while a multi-domain presence across 69 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, Llc against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Wistron Neweb

489
Biomet Manufactur…

488
University-indust…

488
Abbott Laboratori…

485
Johnson & Johnson…

485
Bridgestone Ameri… ◀

485
Rhodia Operations

484
Tokyo OHKA Kogyo

484
Atmel

483

What this shows Bridgestone holds 485 patents at rank #918, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Bridgestone

By rank, the assignees closest to #918 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B60C (Vehicle Tyres)

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

Bridgestone's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

58 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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Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, Llc patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	36	7.4%
2016	24	4.9%
2017	40	8.2%
2018	30	6.2%
2019	57	11.8%
2020	59	12.2%
2021	56	11.5%
2022	30	6.2%
2023	45	9.3%
2024	61	12.6%
2025	47	9.7%

Which technologies does Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, Llc patent most?

B60C - VEHICLE TYRES; TYRE INFLATION; TYRE CHANGING; CONNECTING VALVES TO INFLATABLE ELASTIC BODIES IN GENERAL; DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO TYRES 261

B29D - PRODUCING PARTICULAR ARTICLES FROM PLASTICS OR FROM SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE 115

C08L - COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS 69

C08K - Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients 68

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 33

B60B - VEHICLE WHEELS ; CASTORS; AXLES FOR WHEELS OR CASTORS; INCREASING WHEEL ADHESION 25

C08J - WORKING-UP; GENERAL PROCESSES OF COMPOUNDING; AFTER-TREATMENT NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C08B, C08C, C08F, C08G or C08H 21

C08F - MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVING CARBON-TO-CARBON UNSATURATED BONDS 21

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 20

G01M - TESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES OR STRUCTURES; TESTING OF STRUCTURES OR APPARATUS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 19

B33Y - ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, i.e. MANUFACTURING OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL [3-D] OBJECTS BY ADDITIVE DEPOSITION, ADDITIVE AGGLOMERATION OR ADDITIVE LAYERING, e.g. BY 3-D PRINTING, STEREOLITHOGRAPHY OR SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING 13

B29L - INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULAR ARTICLES 13

B29K - INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES B29B, B29C OR B29D, RELATING TO MOULDING MATERIALS OR TO MATERIALS FOR ; MOULDS, ; REINFORCEMENTS, FILLERS OR PREFORMED PARTS, e.g. INSERTS 13

C08G - MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED OTHERWISE THAN BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVING UNSATURATED CARBON-TO-CARBON BONDS 9

B32B - LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM 9

Top 15 of 69 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Simple

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#918

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

58.3 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 Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, Llc hold?

Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, Llc holds 485 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 69 technology areas.

What is Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, Llc's Innovation Score?

Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, Llc has an Innovation Score of 58.3 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, Llc focus on?

Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, Llc's top technology area is B60C (VEHICLE TYRES; TYRE INFLATION; TYRE CHANGING; CONNECTING VALVES TO INFLATABLE ELASTIC BODIES IN GENERAL; DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO TYRES) with 261 patents. The company has filed patents in 69 CPC subclasses total.

Is Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, Llc's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, Llc's recent filing velocity is +59% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, Llc's patents?

Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, Llc's patents average 11.2 claims each. This is relatively simple claim structure, typical for focused inventions.

How is the Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, 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.

How to use this portfolio

Bridgestone's 485 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 - Bridgestone ranks #918 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in B60C - see who else leads that technology area. B60C 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

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