USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Continental Reifen Deutschland Gmbh

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 325 granted patents across 56 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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325

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

7.4

Avg claims per patent

+6%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Continental holds 325 US patents across 56 technology areas, rank #1,304 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,304
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 6%
by Innovation Score (56.0/100): 7.4
avg claims per patent: +6%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Continental Reifen Deutschland Gmbh has been granted 325 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Continental Reifen Deutschland Gmbh at rank #1,304 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 56 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 7.4 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 Foreign Corporation, Continental Reifen Deutschland Gmbh is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Continental sits between SICK Ag (326 patents, rank #1,300) and PFU Limited (324 patents, rank #1,308) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 56.0/100 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 167 grants, compared with 158 in the 2015–2019 window, a +6% shift in five-year velocity. Steady filing volume suggests sustained innovation without dramatic pivots. The Foreign 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. Continental Reifen Deutschland Gmbh's 7.4 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while a multi-domain presence across 56 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Continental Reifen Deutschland Gmbh against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

SICK

326
Sumitomo Riko

326
University OF Con…

326
Chugai Seiyaku

325
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325
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325
Ablic

324
Express Scripts S…

324
PFU

324

What this shows Continental holds 325 patents at rank #1,304, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Continental

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,304 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B60C (Vehicle Tyres)

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

Continental's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

56 Top 6% higher than 94% 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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Continental Reifen Deutschland Gmbh patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	30	9.2%
2016	36	11.1%
2017	25	7.7%
2018	24	7.4%
2019	43	13.2%
2020	27	8.3%
2021	21	6.5%
2022	32	9.8%
2023	28	8.6%
2024	30	9.2%
2025	29	8.9%

Which technologies does Continental Reifen Deutschland Gmbh patent most?

B60C - VEHICLE TYRES; TYRE INFLATION; TYRE CHANGING; CONNECTING VALVES TO INFLATABLE ELASTIC BODIES IN GENERAL; DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO TYRES 141

C08L - COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS 43

B29B - PREPARATION OR PRETREATMENT OF THE MATERIAL TO BE SHAPED; MAKING GRANULES OR PREFORMS; RECOVERY OF PLASTICS OR OTHER CONSTITUENTS OF WASTE MATERIAL CONTAINING PLASTICS 41

C08K - Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients 35

B29D - PRODUCING PARTICULAR ARTICLES FROM PLASTICS OR FROM SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE 34

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 23

Y02T - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION 18

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

B29L - INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULAR ARTICLES 12

C08C - TREATMENT OR CHEMICAL MODIFICATION OF RUBBERS 10

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 9

C08F - MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVING CARBON-TO-CARBON UNSATURATED BONDS 8

C08J - WORKING-UP; GENERAL PROCESSES OF COMPOUNDING; AFTER-TREATMENT NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C08B, C08C, C08F, C08G or C08H 7

D02G - CRIMPING OR CURLING FIBRES, FILAMENTS, THREADS, OR YARNS; YARNS OR THREADS 6

C07F - ACYCLIC, CARBOCYCLIC OR HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS CONTAINING ELEMENTS OTHER THAN CARBON, HYDROGEN, HALOGEN, OXYGEN, NITROGEN, SULFUR, SELENIUM OR TELLURIUM 5

Top 15 of 56 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Simple

Velocity Growing

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,304

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

56.0 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 Continental Reifen Deutschland Gmbh hold?

Continental Reifen Deutschland Gmbh holds 325 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 56 technology areas.

What is Continental Reifen Deutschland Gmbh's Innovation Score?

Continental Reifen Deutschland Gmbh has an Innovation Score of 56.0 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Continental Reifen Deutschland Gmbh focus on?

Continental Reifen Deutschland Gmbh'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 141 patents. The company has filed patents in 56 CPC subclasses total.

Is Continental Reifen Deutschland Gmbh's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Continental Reifen Deutschland Gmbh's recent filing velocity is +6% compared to the prior five-year period. The company is maintaining or growing its patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Continental Reifen Deutschland Gmbh's patents?

Continental Reifen Deutschland Gmbh's patents average 7.4 claims each. This is relatively simple claim structure, typical for focused inventions.

How is the Continental Reifen Deutschland Gmbh 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

Continental's 325 grants land it in the top 6% 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 - Continental ranks #1,304 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

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.