Where does Eaton Industries (NETHERLANDS) B.V. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Eaton Industries (NETHERLANDS) B.V. ranks #19,692 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 Eaton Industries (NETHERLANDS) B.V. hold?

Eaton Industries (NETHERLANDS) B.V. holds 14 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2020, spanning 10 technology areas.

What is Eaton Industries (NETHERLANDS) B.V.'s Innovation Score?

Eaton Industries (NETHERLANDS) B.V. has an Innovation Score of 27.3 out of 100 (23rd 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 Eaton Industries (NETHERLANDS) B.V. focus on?

Eaton Industries (NETHERLANDS) B.V.'s top technology area is H01H (Electric SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; Emergency Protective Devices) with 8 patents, ranking #157 of 1,006 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 10 CPC subclasses total.

Is Eaton Industries (NETHERLANDS) B.V.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Eaton Industries (NETHERLANDS) B.V.'s recent grant velocity is -92% 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 Eaton Industries (NETHERLANDS) B.V.'s patents?

Eaton Industries (NETHERLANDS) B.V.'s patents average 11.3 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 Eaton Industries (NETHERLANDS) B.V. 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

Eaton Industries (NETHERLANDS) B.V.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 14 granted patents across 10 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2020. 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: H01H (Electric SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; Emergency Protective Devices).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Eaton ranks #19,692 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 14 patents across 10 technology areas.

#19,692
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 23rd percentile
by Innovation Score (27.3/100): 11.3
avg claims per patent: -92%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R19692 · Foreign Corporation #19,692 · 14 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 14 grants
MID-PACK #19,692/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Drone Delivery Canada
CPC-FOCUS H01H · 10 areas
INNOV-THIN 27.3/100
CLAIMS-PAR 11.3 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -92% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Drone Delivery Canada Corp. (±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 Eaton’s 27.3 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 9.4 pts (34%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 11.2 pts (41%) Claim depth 6.8 pts (25%)

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What this shows Eaton's Innovation Score is 27.3/100 (23rd 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 Eaton?

Each dot is one of Eaton’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). Eaton’s own 11.3 claims/patent is at or below the 17.6 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Eaton's grants concentrate

Eaton Industries (NETHERLANDS) B.V. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 10 CPC subclasses with 57.1% of grants classified under H01H (Electric SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; Emergency Protective Devices). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (5 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2020. By volume, Eaton sits between Drone Delivery Canada Corp. and Elica S.p.A..

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What this shows Eaton holds 14 patents at rank #19,692, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Eaton

By rank, the assignees closest to #19,692 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H01H (Electric Switches)

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

Eaton's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

27 23rd percentile higher than 23% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2020

Grants by year

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

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Eaton Industries (NETHERLANDS) B.V. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	4	28.6%
2016	5	35.7%
2017	2	14.3%
2018	2	14.3%
2020	1	7.1%

Which technologies does Eaton Industries (NETHERLANDS) B.V. patent most?

H01H - Electric SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; Emergency Protective Devices 8

H02B - Boards, Substations OR Switching Arrangements FOR THE Supply OR Distribution OF Electric Power 6

H01R - Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors 3

H02G - Installation OF Electric Cables OR Lines, OR OF Combined Optical AND Electric Cables OR Lines 3

H01F - MAGNETS; INDUCTANCES; TRANSFORMERS; Selection OF Materials FOR Their Magnetic Properties 2

F16K - VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating 1

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

H02H - Emergency Protective Circuit Arrangements 1

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 1

H01B - CABLES; CONDUCTORS; INSULATORS; Selection OF Materials FOR Their Conductive, Insulating OR Dielectric Properties 1

Top 10 of 10 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

Eaton Industries (NETHERLANDS) B.V.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Eaton Industries (NETHERLANDS) B.V.'s lead technology class is H01H (Electric SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; Emergency Protective Devices), 57.1% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H01H
Ranked #19,692 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Eaton Industries (NETHERLANDS) B.V. against Drone Delivery Canada Corp., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 27.3/100 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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