Where does Cummins Intellectual Properties, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Cummins Intellectual Properties, Inc. ranks #34,898 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 Cummins Intellectual Properties, Inc. hold?

Cummins Intellectual Properties, Inc. holds 7 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2019, spanning 12 technology areas.

What is Cummins Intellectual Properties, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Cummins Intellectual Properties, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 30.0 out of 100 (33rd percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Cummins Intellectual Properties, Inc. focus on?

Cummins Intellectual Properties, Inc.'s top technology area is F02D (Controlling Combustion Engines) with 4 patents, ranking #213 of 518 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 12 CPC subclasses total.

Is Cummins Intellectual Properties, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Cummins Intellectual Properties, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -100% 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 Cummins Intellectual Properties, Inc.'s patents?

Cummins Intellectual Properties, Inc.'s patents average 17.6 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 Cummins Intellectual Properties, 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

Cummins Intellectual Properties, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 12 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2019. 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: F02D (Controlling Combustion Engines).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Cummins ranks #34,898 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 12 technology areas.

#34,898
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 33rd percentile
by Innovation Score (30.0/100): 17.6
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R34898 · US Corporation #34,898 · 7 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 7 grants
MID-PACK #34,898/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Crutchfield
CPC-FOCUS F02D · 12 areas
INNOV-THIN 30.0/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.6 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Crutchfield Corporation (±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 Cummins’s 30.0 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 7.2 pts (24%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 12.2 pts (41%) Claim depth 10.5 pts (35%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Cummins Intellectual… · this assignee

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3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Cummins's Innovation Score is 30.0/100 (33rd percentile 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 Cummins?

Each dot is one of Cummins’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). Cummins’s own 17.6 claims/patent is at or below the 18.3 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Cummins's grants concentrate

Cummins Intellectual Properties, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 12 CPC subclasses with 57.1% of grants classified under F02D (Controlling Combustion Engines). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Cummins sits between Crutchfield Corporation and Curb Roller LLC.

Crutchfield

7
Cryotherapeutics

7
Cryptomathic

7
Crystal Solar Inc…

7
Cupron

7
Curadel

7
Curative Sound

7
Curb Roller

7
Cummins Intellect… ◀

7

What this shows Cummins holds 7 patents at rank #34,907, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Cummins

By rank, the assignees closest to #34,907 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F02D (Controlling Combustion Engines)

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

Cummins's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

30 33rd percentile higher than 33% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2019

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Cummins Intellectual Properties, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	28.6%
2016	3	42.9%
2017	1	14.3%
2019	1	14.3%

Which technologies does Cummins Intellectual Properties, Inc. patent most?

F02D - Controlling Combustion Engines 4

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 2

F02N - Starting OF Combustion ENGINES; Starting Aids FOR Such Engines, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 2

F02M - Supplying Combustion Engines IN General With Combustible Mixtures OR Constituents Thereof 2

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

B23P - Metal-working NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Combined OPERATIONS; Universal Machine Tools 1

F16J - Pistons ; CYLINDERS; Sealings 1

F02F - Cylinders, Pistons OR Casings, FOR Combustion ENGINES; Arrangements OF Sealings IN Combustion Engines 1

F01P - Cooling OF Machines OR Engines IN GENERAL; Cooling OF Internal-combustion Engines 1

F04D - Non-positive-displacement Pumps 1

Y02T - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation 1

Top 12 of 12 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

Cummins Intellectual Properties, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Cummins Intellectual Properties, Inc.'s lead technology class is F02D (Controlling Combustion Engines), 57.1% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F02D
Ranked #34,898 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Cummins Intellectual Properties, Inc. against Crutchfield Corporation, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 30.0/100 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

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