Where does Delphi Technologies rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Delphi Technologies ranks #973 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 Delphi Technologies hold?

Delphi Technologies holds 451 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2024, spanning 145 technology areas.

What is Delphi Technologies's Innovation Score?

Delphi Technologies has an Innovation Score of 53.7 out of 100 (top 9% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Delphi Technologies's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Delphi Technologies's recent grant velocity is -97% 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 Delphi Technologies's patents?

Delphi Technologies's patents average 12.1 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 Delphi Technologies 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

Delphi Technologies

Q: What technology areas does Delphi Technologies focus on?

Delphi Technologies's top technology area is H01R (Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors) with 144 patents, ranking #30 of 2,265 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 145 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 451 granted patents across 145 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: H01R (Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Delphi ranks #973 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 451 patents across 145 technology areas.

#973
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 9%
by Innovation Score (53.7/100): 12.1
avg claims per patent: -97%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R973 · US Corporation #973 · 451 grants

GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MID 451 grants
TOP-DECILE #973/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Commonwealth…
CPC-WIDE H01R · 145 areas
INNOV-PAR 53.7/100
CLAIMS-RICH 12.1 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -97% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Commonwealth Scientific AND Industrial Research Organisation (±1 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 Delphi’s 53.7 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 21.1 pts (39%) Velocity 0.3 pts (1%) Breadth 25.0 pts (47%) Claim depth 7.2 pts (13%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Acacia Communications · near

54
Delphi · this assignee

54
Electrolux Home… · near

54
NEC Solution… · near

54
THE Japan Steel Works · near

54
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Delphi's Innovation Score is 53.7/100 (top 9% 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 Delphi?

Each dot is one of Delphi’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). Delphi’s own 12.1 claims/patent is at or below the 13.0 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

How Delphi's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, Delphi Technologies received 13 grants versus 438 in 2015–2019 (-97% equal-window velocity, below median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2017 at 122 grants and bottomed in 2021 at 1. Lead class H01R accounts for 31.9% of the portfolio across 145 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. (#969) and Avery Dennison Retail Information Services LLC (#977).

Delphi's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Delphi Technologies moved from 45 to 2 grants (0.04x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). Among 3,296 tracked assignees with ≥100 grants and ≥20 prior-period grants, that multiple ranks #3,233. See the growth leaderboard.

Bombardier Recrea…

453
Continental Autom…

453
Hgst Netherlands…

453
Toshiba Mitsubish…

452
Delphi ◀

451
Commonwealth Scie…

450
Gree Electric App…

450
The Mathworks

450
Avery Dennison Re…

449

What this shows Delphi holds 451 patents at rank #973, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Delphi

By rank, the assignees closest to #973 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H01R (Electrically-conductive Connections)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Delphi, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In H01R (Electrically-conductive Connections), Delphi ranks #30 of 2,265 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (54 here).

Electrolux Home Products Corporation N. V. 54 THE Japan Steel Works, Ltd. 54 Acacia Communications, Inc. 54 NEC Solution Innovators, Ltd. 54

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (12.1 here).

Peking University 12.1 avg Solaero Technologies Corp. 12.1 avg Rush University Medical Center 12.1 avg Alpine Electronics, Inc. 12.1 avg

Delphi's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

54 Top 9% higher than 91% 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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Delphi Technologies patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	91	20.2%
2016	100	22.2%
2017	122	27.1%
2018	91	20.2%
2019	34	7.5%
2020	10	2.2%
2021	1	0.2%
2023	1	0.2%
2024	1	0.2%

Which technologies does Delphi Technologies patent most?

H01R - Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors 144

B60R - Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 47

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 46

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 39

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 33

Y02T - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation 33

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 31

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 27

G05D - Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables 25

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 24

H01M - Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy 23

F01L - Cyclically Operating Valves FOR Machines OR Engines 22

H01B - CABLES; CONDUCTORS; INSULATORS; Selection OF Materials FOR Their Conductive, Insulating OR Dielectric Properties 21

G06V - Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding 20

F02M - Supplying Combustion Engines IN General With Combustible Mixtures OR Constituents Thereof 19

Top 15 of 145 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

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

Delphi Technologies's lead technology class is H01R (Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors), 31.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H01R
Ranked #973 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Delphi Technologies against Bombardier Recreational Products Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 53.7/100 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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