Where does Cox Automotive, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Cox Automotive, Inc. ranks #8,771 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 Cox Automotive, Inc. hold?

Cox Automotive, Inc. holds 36 US utility patents granted between 2018 and 2025, spanning 18 technology areas.

What is Cox Automotive, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Cox Automotive, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 36.0 out of 100 (top 48% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Cox Automotive, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Cox Automotive, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -38% 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 Cox Automotive, Inc.'s patents?

Cox Automotive, Inc.'s patents average 9.2 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 Cox Automotive, 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

Cox Automotive, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does Cox Automotive, Inc. focus on?

Cox Automotive, Inc.'s top technology area is 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) with 6 patents, ranking #2,038 of 6,520 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 18 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 36 granted patents across 18 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: G06Q (Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory PURPOSES; Systems OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Administrative,).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Cox ranks #8,771 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 36 patents across 18 technology areas.

#8,771
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 48%
by Innovation Score (36.0/100): 9.2
avg claims per patent: -38%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R8771 · US Corporation #8,771 · 36 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 36 grants
UPPER-Q #8,771/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Champion Power…
CPC-FOCUS G06Q · 18 areas
INNOV-THIN 36.0/100
CLAIMS-PAR 9.2 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DOWN -38% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Champion Power Equipment, 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 Cox’s 36.0 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 12.5 pts (35%) Velocity 3.0 pts (8%) Breadth 15.0 pts (42%) Claim depth 5.5 pts (15%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Cox Automotive · this assignee

36
Kuang-chi Innovative… · near

36
Matsing · near

36
Secureworks · near

36
Teikoku Pharma USA · near

36
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Cox's Innovation Score is 36.0/100 (top 48% 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 Cox?

Each dot is one of Cox’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). Cox’s own 9.2 claims/patent is at or below the 17.5 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Cox's grants concentrate

Cox Automotive, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 18 CPC subclasses with 16.7% of grants classified under G06Q (Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory PURPOSES; Systems OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Administrative,). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (13 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2023. By volume, Cox sits between Champion Power Equipment, Inc. and Daikin Applied Americas Inc..

Cox's three-year grant acceleration

Cox Automotive, Inc. shows 8 grants in 2022–2024 against only 18 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.

Champion Power Eq…

36
Circulite

36
Ciro

36
Cosmo

36
Curium US

36
Cyber IP Holdings

36
D & D Group PTY

36
Daikin Applied Am…

36
Cox Automotive ◀

36

What this shows Cox holds 36 patents at rank #8,772, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Cox

By rank, the assignees closest to #8,772 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06Q (Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially…)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Cox, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In G06Q (Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially…), Cox ranks #2,038 of 6,520 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (36 here).

Matsing, Inc. 36 Kuang-chi Innovative Technology Ltd. 36 Secureworks Corp. 36 Teikoku Pharma USA, Inc. 36

Cox's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

36 Top 48% higher than 52% 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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Cox Automotive, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2018	8	22.2%
2019	13	36.1%
2020	2	5.6%
2021	3	8.3%
2022	3	8.3%
2023	1	2.8%
2024	4	11.1%
2025partial year	2	5.6%

Which technologies does Cox Automotive, Inc. patent most?

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 6

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 5

G06N - Computing Arrangements Based ON Specific Computational Models 4

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 4

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 3

Y02T - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation 3

H01M - Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy 3

B60L - Propulsion OF Electrically-propelled Vehicles ; Supplying Electric Power FOR Auxiliary Equipment OF Electrically-propelled Vehicles ; Electrodynamic Brake Systems FOR Vehicles IN General ; Magnetic Suspension OR Levitation FOR VEHICLES; Monitoring Operating Variables OF Electrically-propelled Vehicl 3

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 2

F16M - Frames, Casings OR Beds OF Engines, Machines OR Apparatus, NOT Specific TO Engines, Machines OR Apparatus Provided FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; Supports 1

G05D - Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables 1

B60R - Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

B64U - Unmanned Aerial Vehicles [UAV]; Equipment Therefor 1

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 1

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 1

Top 15 of 18 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

Cox Automotive, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Cox Automotive, Inc.'s lead technology class is G06Q (Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory PURPOSES; Systems OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Administrative,), 16.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G06Q
Ranked #8,771 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Cox Automotive, Inc. against Champion Power Equipment, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 36.0/100 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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