USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Continental Teves Ag & Co. OHG

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 631 granted patents across 106 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: B60T (VEHICLE BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF; BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF, IN GENERAL ; ARRANGEMENT OF BRAKING ELEMENTS ON VEHICLES IN GENERAL; PORTABLE DEVICES FOR PREVENTING UNWANTED MO).

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

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631

Total patents granted

106

CPC technology areas

13.4

Avg claims per patent

-29%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Continental holds 631 US patents across 106 technology areas, rank #721 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#721
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 4%
by Innovation Score (59.7/100): 13.4
avg claims per patent: -29%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Continental Teves Ag & Co. OHG has been granted 631 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Continental Teves Ag & Co. OHG at rank #721 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 106 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 13.4 claims per patent with primary concentration in B60T (VEHICLE BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF; BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF, IN GENERAL ; ARRANGEMENT OF BRAKING ELEMENTS ON VEHICLES IN GENERAL; PORTABLE DEVICES FOR PREVENTING UNWANTED MO). As a Foreign Corporation, Continental Teves Ag & Co. OHG is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Continental sits between Oath Inc. (635 patents, rank #717) and Nestec S.a. (630 patents, rank #725) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 59.7/100 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 262 grants, compared with 369 in the 2015–2019 window, a -29% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. 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 Teves Ag & Co. OHG's 13.4 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a diversified footprint across 100+ CPC subclasses spreads risk across many technology fronts. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Continental Teves Ag & Co. OHG against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Oath

635
Taylor Made Golf

635
The Regents of th…

634
Steelcase

632
Covestro Deutschl…

631
Sikorsky Aircraft

631
Continental Teves… ◀

631
Maxim Integrated…

630
Nestec

630

What this shows Continental holds 631 patents at rank #721, 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 #721 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B60T (Vehicle Brake Control Systems OR Parts Thereof)

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)

60 Top 4% higher than 96% 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 Teves Ag & Co. OHG patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	84	13.3%
2016	71	11.3%
2017	79	12.5%
2018	61	9.7%
2019	74	11.7%
2020	75	11.9%
2021	53	8.4%
2022	62	9.8%
2023	47	7.4%
2024	23	3.6%
2025	2	0.3%

Which technologies does Continental Teves Ag & Co. OHG patent most?

B60T - VEHICLE BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF; BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF, IN GENERAL ; ARRANGEMENT OF BRAKING ELEMENTS ON VEHICLES IN GENERAL; PORTABLE DEVICES FOR PREVENTING UNWANTED MOVEMENT OF VEHICLES; VEHICLE MODIFICATIONS TO FACILITATE COOLING OF BRAKES 258

G08G - TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS 71

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 70

H04W - WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS 63

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 62

G01D - MEASURING NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE; ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEASURING TWO OR MORE VARIABLES NOT COVERED IN A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS; TARIFF METERING APPARATUS; MEASURING OR TESTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 61

F16D - COUPLINGS FOR TRANSMITTING ROTATION; CLUTCHES; BRAKES 55

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 51

G01S - RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES 51

G01C - MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY 45

B60G - VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS 34

G01P - MEASURING LINEAR OR ANGULAR SPEED, ACCELERATION, DECELERATION, OR SHOCK; INDICATING PRESENCE, ABSENCE, OR DIRECTION, OF MOVEMENT 29

B60R - VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 27

G01R - MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES 24

F16F - SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; MEANS FOR DAMPING VIBRATION 22

Top 15 of 106 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Diversified

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#721

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

59.7 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 Teves Ag & Co. OHG hold?

Continental Teves Ag & Co. OHG holds 631 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 106 technology areas.

What is Continental Teves Ag & Co. OHG's Innovation Score?

Continental Teves Ag & Co. OHG has an Innovation Score of 59.7 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 Teves Ag & Co. OHG focus on?

Continental Teves Ag & Co. OHG's top technology area is B60T (VEHICLE BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF; BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF, IN GENERAL ; ARRANGEMENT OF BRAKING ELEMENTS ON VEHICLES IN GENERAL; PORTABLE DEVICES FOR PREVENTING UNWANTED MOVEMENT OF VEHICLES; VEHICLE MODIFICATIONS TO FACILITATE COOLING OF BRAKES) with 258 patents. The company has filed patents in 106 CPC subclasses total.

Is Continental Teves Ag & Co. OHG's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Continental Teves Ag & Co. OHG's recent filing velocity is -29% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Continental Teves Ag & Co. OHG's patents?

Continental Teves Ag & Co. OHG's patents average 13.4 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Continental Teves Ag & Co. OHG 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 631 grants land it in the top 4% 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 #721 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in B60T - see who else leads that technology area. B60T 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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