Where does Brose Fahrzeugteile GMBH & Co. KG, Bamberg rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Brose Fahrzeugteile GMBH & Co. KG, Bamberg ranks #24,032 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 Brose Fahrzeugteile GMBH & Co. KG, Bamberg hold?

Brose Fahrzeugteile GMBH & Co. KG, Bamberg holds 11 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2021, spanning 17 technology areas.

What is Brose Fahrzeugteile GMBH & Co. KG, Bamberg's Innovation Score?

Brose Fahrzeugteile GMBH & Co. KG, Bamberg has an Innovation Score of 32.8 out of 100 (42nd percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Brose Fahrzeugteile GMBH & Co. KG, Bamberg's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Brose Fahrzeugteile GMBH & Co. KG, Bamberg's recent grant velocity is -78% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). Grant activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Brose Fahrzeugteile GMBH & Co. KG, Bamberg's patents?

Brose Fahrzeugteile GMBH & Co. KG, Bamberg's patents average 16.0 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 Brose Fahrzeugteile GMBH & Co. KG, Bamberg 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 Foreign Corporation

Brose Fahrzeugteile GMBH & Co. KG, Bamberg

Q: What technology areas does Brose Fahrzeugteile GMBH & Co. KG, Bamberg focus on?

Brose Fahrzeugteile GMBH & Co. KG, Bamberg's top technology area is E05Y (Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses E05d AND E05f, Relating TO Construction Elements, Electric Control, Power Supply, Power Signal OR Transmission, User Interfaces, Mounting OR Coupling, Details, Accessories, Auxiliary Operations NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, Application Thereof) with 5 patents, ranking #179 of 729 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 17 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 11 granted patents across 17 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2021. 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: E05Y (Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses E05d AND E05f, Relating TO Construction Elements, Electric Control, Power Supply, Power Signal OR Transmission, User Interfaces, Mounting OR Coupling, Detail).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Brose ranks #24,032 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 11 patents across 17 technology areas.

#24,032
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 42nd percentile
by Innovation Score (32.8/100): 16.0
avg claims per patent: -78%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R24032 · Foreign Corporation #24,032 · 11 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 11 grants
MID-PACK #24,032/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Boreskov Institute…
CPC-FOCUS E05Y · 17 areas
INNOV-THIN 32.8/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.0 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -78% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Boreskov Institute OF Catalysis (±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.

How Brose’s 32.8 Innovation Score adds up

The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.

Volume 8.6 pts (26%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 14.6 pts (45%) Claim depth 9.6 pts (29%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Brose's Innovation Score is 32.8/100 (42nd percentile 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.

Does more volume mean deeper claims for Brose?

Each dot is one of Brose’s 8 nearest volume peers (same corpus rank neighbourhood as the chart above), placed by total granted patents (horizontal) against average claims per patent (vertical). Brose’s own 16.0 claims/patent is ABOVE the 15.4 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

Brose vs its 8 nearest volume peers: granted patents vs average claims per patent. Source: USPTO PatentsView.

Where Brose's grants concentrate

Brose Fahrzeugteile GMBH & Co. KG, Bamberg is a focused PatentsView assignee: 17 CPC subclasses with 45.5% of grants classified under E05Y (Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses E05d AND E05f, Relating TO Construction Elements, Electric Control, Power Supply, Power Signal OR Transmission, User Interfaces, Mounting OR Coupling, Detail). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (5 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Brose sits between Boreskov Institute OF Catalysis and BSN Sports, LLC.

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11
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What this shows Brose holds 11 patents at rank #23,981, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Brose

By rank, the assignees closest to #23,981 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in E05Y (Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses E05d AND E05f)

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

Brose's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

33 42nd percentile higher than 42% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2021

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Brose Fahrzeugteile GMBH & Co. KG, Bamberg patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	1	9.1%
2018	3	27.3%
2019	5	45.5%
2020	1	9.1%
2021	1	9.1%

Which technologies does Brose Fahrzeugteile GMBH & Co. KG, Bamberg patent most?

E05Y - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses E05d AND E05f, Relating TO Construction Elements, Electric Control, Power Supply, Power Signal OR Transmission, User Interfaces, Mounting OR Coupling, Details, Accessories, Auxiliary Operations NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, Application Thereof 5

E05F - Devices FOR Moving Wings Into Open OR Closed POSITION; Checks FOR WINGS; Wing Fittings NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, Concerned With THE Functioning OF THE Wing 5

H03K - Pulse Technique 3

G01B - Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours 2

B60R - Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

B60J - Windows, Windscreens, Non-fixed Roofs, Doors, OR Similar Devices FOR VEHICLES; Removable External Protective Coverings Specially Adapted FOR Vehicles 2

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 1

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 1

H04B - Transmission 1

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

H02P - Control OR Regulation OF Electric Motors, Electric Generators OR Dynamo-electric CONVERTERS; Controlling Transformers, Reactors OR Choke Coils 1

B60N - Seats Specially Adapted FOR VEHICLES; Vehicle Passenger Accommodation NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

F16D - Couplings FOR Transmitting ROTATION; CLUTCHES; Brakes 1

F16F - SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; Means FOR Damping Vibration 1

Top 15 of 17 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

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What to do with this data

Brose Fahrzeugteile GMBH & Co. KG, Bamberg's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Brose Fahrzeugteile GMBH & Co. KG, Bamberg's lead technology class is E05Y (Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses E05d AND E05f, Relating TO Construction Elements, Electric Control, Power Supply, Power Signal OR Transmission, User Interfaces, Mounting OR Coupling, Detail), 45.5% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore E05Y
Ranked #24,032 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Brose Fahrzeugteile GMBH & Co. KG, Bamberg against Boreskov Institute OF Catalysis, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 32.8/100 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

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