USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

CTS Corporation

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 98 granted patents across 54 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: H01P (WAVEGUIDES; RESONATORS, LINES, OR OTHER DEVICES OF THE WAVEGUIDE TYPE).

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

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

10.8

Avg claims per patent

-39%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

CTS holds 98 US patents across 54 technology areas, rank #3,698 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#3,698
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 13%
by Innovation Score (50.4/100): 10.8
avg claims per patent: -39%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

CTS Corporation has been granted 98 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing CTS Corporation at rank #3,698 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 54 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 10.8 claims per patent with primary concentration in H01P (WAVEGUIDES; RESONATORS, LINES, OR OTHER DEVICES OF THE WAVEGUIDE TYPE). As a US Corporation, CTS Corporation is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, CTS sits between Wheel Group Holdings, Llc (99 patents, rank #3,694) and Hirata Corporation (98 patents, rank #3,702) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 50.4/100 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. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 37 grants, compared with 61 in the 2015–2019 window, a -39% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. 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. CTS Corporation's 10.8 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while a multi-domain presence across 54 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark CTS Corporation against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Wheel Group Holdi…

99
Aichi Steel

98
Adient Luxembourg…

98
Biosense Webster

98
Curevac

98
Delta T

98
FLIR Systems AB

98
Hirata

98
CTS ◀

98

What this shows CTS holds 98 patents at rank #3,698, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near CTS

By rank, the assignees closest to #3,698 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H01P (Waveguides)

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

CTS's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

50 Top 13% higher than 87% 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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CTS Corporation patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	11	11.2%
2016	16	16.3%
2017	7	7.1%
2018	9	9.2%
2019	18	18.4%
2020	8	8.2%
2021	7	7.1%
2022	6	6.1%
2023	3	3.1%
2024	6	6.1%
2025	7	7.1%

Which technologies does CTS Corporation patent most?

H01P - WAVEGUIDES; RESONATORS, LINES, OR OTHER DEVICES OF THE WAVEGUIDE TYPE 28

G05G - CONTROL DEVICES OR SYSTEMS INSOFAR AS CHARACTERISED BY MECHANICAL FEATURES ONLY 23

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 16

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 15

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 12

F01N - GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES 11

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 11

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 11

B01D - SEPARATION 8

Y02T - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION 7

H10N - ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 7

G01R - MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES 6

B60R - VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 6

H02K - DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINES 6

G01B - MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS 6

Top 15 of 54 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Simple

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#3,698

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

50.4 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 CTS Corporation hold?

CTS Corporation holds 98 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 54 technology areas.

What is CTS Corporation's Innovation Score?

CTS Corporation has an Innovation Score of 50.4 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does CTS Corporation focus on?

CTS Corporation's top technology area is H01P (WAVEGUIDES; RESONATORS, LINES, OR OTHER DEVICES OF THE WAVEGUIDE TYPE) with 28 patents. The company has filed patents in 54 CPC subclasses total.

Is CTS Corporation's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

CTS Corporation's recent filing velocity is -39% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for CTS Corporation's patents?

CTS Corporation's patents average 10.8 claims each. This is relatively simple claim structure, typical for focused inventions.

How is the CTS Corporation 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

CTS's 98 grants land it in the top 13% 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 - CTS ranks #3,698 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in H01P - see who else leads that technology area. H01P 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.