Where does ContiTech USA, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), ContiTech USA, Inc. ranks #9,237 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 ContiTech USA, Inc. hold?

ContiTech USA, Inc. holds 34 US utility patents granted between 2018 and 2025, spanning 29 technology areas.

What is ContiTech USA, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

ContiTech USA, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 47.4 out of 100 (top 19% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is ContiTech USA, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

ContiTech USA, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +156% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for ContiTech USA, Inc.'s patents?

ContiTech USA, Inc.'s patents average 16.4 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 ContiTech USA, 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

ContiTech USA, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does ContiTech USA, Inc. focus on?

ContiTech USA, Inc.'s top technology area is F16L (PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General) with 24 patents, ranking #74 of 1,907 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 29 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 34 granted patents across 29 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2018–2025. 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: F16L (PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Contitech ranks #9,237 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 34 patents across 29 technology areas.

#9,237
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 19%
by Innovation Score (47.4/100): 16.4
avg claims per patent: +156%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R9237 · US Corporation #9,237 · 34 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 34 grants
UPPER-Q #9,237/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Chien Luen Industries
CPC-FOCUS F16L · 29 areas
INNOV-PAR 47.4/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.4 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +156% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Chien Luen Industries Co., Ltd., Inc. (±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 Contitech’s 47.4 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 12.3 pts (26%) Velocity 6.3 pts (13%) Breadth 19.0 pts (40%) Claim depth 9.8 pts (21%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Cleveland-Cliffs… · near

47
ContiTech USA · this assignee

47
Shya Hsin Packaging… · near

47
TE Connectivity… · near

47
The United States… · near

47
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Contitech's Innovation Score is 47.4/100 (top 19% 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 Contitech?

Each dot is one of Contitech’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). Contitech’s own 16.4 claims/patent is at or below the 17.7 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Contitech's grants concentrate

ContiTech USA, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 29 CPC subclasses with 70.6% of grants classified under F16L (PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (8 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, Contitech sits between Chien Luen Industries Co., Ltd., Inc. and Deckel Maho Pfronten GmbH.

Contitech's three-year grant acceleration

ContiTech USA, Inc. shows 15 grants in 2022–2024 against only 16 in 2019–2021. That prior window is too thin for a growth multiple (rename and spin-out assignees look artificially high when the baseline is near zero), so PlainPatent withholds a ranked acceleration claim here.

Chien Luen Indust…

34
Clearone

34
Computime

34
Consolidated Metco

34
Cornerstone Resea…

34
Covaris

34
Daikyo Seiko

34
Deckel Maho Pfron…

34
Contitech USA ◀

34

What this shows ContiTech holds 34 patents at rank #9,237, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near ContiTech

By rank, the assignees closest to #9,237 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F16L (Pipes)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for ContiTech, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In F16L (Pipes), ContiTech ranks #74 of 1,907 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (47 here).

TE Connectivity India Private Limited 47 Shya Hsin Packaging Industry (CHINA) Co., Ltd. 47 The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary, Dept. of Health and Human Services 47 Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Properties Inc. 47

Contitech's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

47 Top 19% higher than 81% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2018–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2018–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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ContiTech USA, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2018	1	2.9%
2019	8	23.5%
2020	6	17.6%
2021	2	5.9%
2022	1	2.9%
2023	8	23.5%
2024	6	17.6%
2025partial year	2	5.9%

Which technologies does ContiTech USA, Inc. patent most?

F16L - PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General 24

C08L - Compositions OF Macromolecular Compounds 11

B32B - Layered Products, i.e. Products Built-up OF Strata OF Flat OR Non-flat, e.g. Cellular OR Honeycomb, Form 10

B21D - Working OR Processing OF Sheet Metal OR Metal Tubes, Rods OR Profiles Without Essentially Removing MATERIAL; Punching Metal 7

C08K - Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients 5

C09D - Coating Compositions, e.g. Paints, Varnishes OR LACQUERS; Filling PASTES; Chemical Paint OR INK REMOVERS; INKS; Correcting FLUIDS; WOODSTAINS; Pastes OR Solids FOR Colouring OR PRINTING; USE OF Materials Therefor 4

G01M - Testing Static OR Dynamic Balance OF Machines OR STRUCTURES; Testing OF Structures OR Apparatus, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 4

B65G - Transport OR Storage Devices, e.g. Conveyors FOR Loading OR Tipping, Shop Conveyor Systems OR Pneumatic Tube Conveyors 3

G06Q - Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory PURPOSES; Systems OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory Purposes, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

H04B - Transmission 2

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 2

B29D - Producing Particular Articles From Plastics OR From Substances IN A Plastic State 2

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 2

G06K - Graphical Data Reading ; Presentation OF DATA; Record CARRIERS; Handling Record Carriers 2

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 2

Top 15 of 29 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

ContiTech USA, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

ContiTech USA, Inc.'s lead technology class is F16L (PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General), 70.6% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F16L
Ranked #9,237 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare ContiTech USA, Inc. against Chien Luen Industries Co., Ltd., Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 47.4/100 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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