USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Cobalt Industries Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 13 technology areas, active 2021–2024. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G05D (SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES).

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

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

20.0

Avg claims per patent

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Cobalt holds 5 US patents across 13 technology areas, rank #45,888 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#45,888
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 49%
by Innovation Score (35.4/100): 20.0
avg claims per patent

Portfolio overview

Cobalt Industries Inc. has been granted 5 US utility patents between 2021 and 2024, placing Cobalt Industries Inc. at rank #45,888 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 13 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 20.0 claims per patent with primary concentration in G05D (SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES). As a US Corporation, Cobalt Industries Inc. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Cobalt sits between Coalign Innovations, Inc. (5 patents, rank #45,884) and Codefine International Sa (5 patents, rank #45,892) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 35.4/100 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. Historical data spans 2021 through 2024, with 5 total grants over that period. Velocity comparisons require five years of historical filings to calibrate. 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. Cobalt Industries Inc.'s 20.0 average claims per patent reflects complex, broadly scoped inventions that are difficult for competitors to design around, while concentration in 13 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Cobalt Industries Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows Cobalt holds 5 patents at rank #45,888, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Cobalt

By rank, the assignees closest to #45,888 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G05D (Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables)

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

Cobalt's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

35 Top 49% higher than 51% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2021–2024

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2021–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Cobalt Industries Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2021	3	60.0%
2022	1	20.0%
2024	1	20.0%

Which technologies does Cobalt Industries Inc. patent most?

G05D - SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES 5

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 5

G06N - COMPUTING ARRANGEMENTS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS 5

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 4

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 4

G05B - CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS 4

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION 4

B60R - VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 4

B60H - ARRANGEMENTS OF HEATING, COOLING, VENTILATING OR OTHER AIR-TREATING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PASSENGER OR GOODS SPACES OF VEHICLES 4

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 4

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 4

B60N - SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 4

G10L - SPEECH ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES OR SPEECH SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING TECHNIQUES; SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING 4

Top 13 of 13 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Focused

Claim Depth Complex

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#45,888

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

35.4 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 Cobalt Industries Inc. hold?

Cobalt Industries Inc. holds 5 US granted patents filed between 2021 and 2024, spanning 13 technology areas.

What is Cobalt Industries Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Cobalt Industries Inc. has an Innovation Score of 35.4 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Cobalt Industries Inc. focus on?

Cobalt Industries Inc.'s top technology area is G05D (SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES) with 5 patents. The company has filed patents in 13 CPC subclasses total.

Is Cobalt Industries Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for Cobalt Industries Inc..

What does claim depth mean for Cobalt Industries Inc.'s patents?

Cobalt Industries Inc.'s patents average 20.0 claims each. This indicates complex, broadly scoped patents that are harder for competitors to design around.

How is the Cobalt Industries 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

Cobalt's 5 grants land it in the top 49% 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 - Cobalt ranks #45,888 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in G05D - see who else leads that technology area. G05D 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.