Where does DAV rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), DAV ranks #10,592 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 DAV hold?

DAV holds 29 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2024, spanning 17 technology areas.

What is DAV's Innovation Score?

DAV has an Innovation Score of 35.6 out of 100 (top 49% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does DAV focus on?

DAV's top technology area is G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing) with 27 patents, ranking #1,618 of 13,878 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 17 CPC subclasses total.

Is DAV's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

DAV's recent grant velocity is -55% 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 DAV's patents?

DAV's patents average 14.0 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 DAV 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 Foreign Corporation

DAV

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 29 granted patents across 17 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2024. 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: G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, DAV ranks #10,592 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 29 patents across 17 technology areas.

#10,592
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 49%
by Innovation Score (35.6/100): 14.0
avg claims per patent: -55%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R10592 · Foreign Corporation #10,592 · 29 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 29 grants
UPPER-Q #10,592/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Contrast
CPC-FOCUS G06F · 17 areas
INNOV-THIN 35.6/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.0 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -55% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Contrast, 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 DAV’s 35.6 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 11.7 pts (33%) Velocity 0.9 pts (3%) Breadth 14.6 pts (41%) Claim depth 8.4 pts (24%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
ABP Induction Systems · near

36
DAV · this assignee

36
Focal Point · near

36
ITM Semiconductor · near

36
Vodafone Group · near

36
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows DAV's Innovation Score is 35.6/100 (top 49% 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 DAV?

Each dot is one of DAV’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). DAV’s own 14.0 claims/patent is ABOVE the 11.4 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where DAV's grants concentrate

DAV is a focused PatentsView assignee: 17 CPC subclasses with 93.1% of grants classified under G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (8 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2021. By volume, DAV sits between Contrast, Inc. and Data I/O Corporation.

DAV's three-year grant acceleration

DAV shows 2 grants in 2022–2024 against only 15 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.

Contrast

29
Control Components

29
Critical Care Dia…

29
Daiichi Kigenso K…

29
DIO

29
Dorf Ketal Chemic…

29
Daechang Seat -do…

29
Data I/O

29
DAV ◀

29

What this shows DAV holds 29 patents at rank #10,590, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near DAV

By rank, the assignees closest to #10,590 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for DAV, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing), DAV ranks #1,618 of 13,878 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (36 here).

Vodafone Group PLC. 36 ITM Semiconductor Co., Ltd. 36 Focal Point, LLC 36 ABP Induction Systems GmbH 36

DAV's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

36 Top 49% higher than 51% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2024

Grants by year

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

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DAV patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	3	10.3%
2016	3	10.3%
2017	3	10.3%
2018	3	10.3%
2019	8	27.6%
2020	6	20.7%
2021	1	3.4%
2022	1	3.4%
2024	1	3.4%

Which technologies does DAV patent most?

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 27

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 19

H01H - Electric SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; Emergency Protective Devices 6

G05G - Control Devices OR Systems Insofar AS Characterised BY Mechanical Features Only 6

B60Q - Arrangement OF Signalling OR Lighting Devices, THE Mounting OR Supporting Thereof OR Circuits Therefor, FOR Vehicles IN General 3

G08B - Signalling OR Calling SYSTEMS; Order TELEGRAPHS; Alarm Systems 2

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 1

B06B - Methods OR Apparatus FOR Generating OR Transmitting Mechanical Vibrations OF Infrasonic, Sonic, OR Ultrasonic Frequency, ; e.g.; FOR Performing Mechanical Work IN General 1

B60H - Arrangements OF Heating, Cooling, Ventilating OR Other Air-treating Devices Specially Adapted FOR Passenger OR Goods Spaces OF Vehicles 1

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 1

H02K - Dynamo-electric Machines 1

F16F - SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; Means FOR Damping Vibration 1

G01C - Measuring Distances, Levels OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; Gyroscopic INSTRUMENTS; Photogrammetry OR Videogrammetry 1

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

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 1

Top 15 of 17 technology areas

More on this record

Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

View all rankings → How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

DAV's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

DAV's lead technology class is G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing), 93.1% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G06F
Ranked #10,592 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare DAV against Contrast, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 35.6/100 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

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.

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