Where does Electronic Controls Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Electronic Controls Inc. ranks #10,604 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 Electronic Controls Inc. hold?

Electronic Controls Inc. holds 29 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 23 technology areas.

What is Electronic Controls Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Electronic Controls Inc. has an Innovation Score of 42.9 out of 100 (top 30% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Electronic Controls Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Electronic Controls Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -53% 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 Electronic Controls Inc.'s patents?

Electronic Controls Inc.'s patents average 8.0 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 Electronic Controls 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

Electronic Controls Inc.

Q: What technology areas does Electronic Controls Inc. focus on?

Electronic Controls Inc.'s top technology area is B60Q (Arrangement OF Signalling OR Lighting Devices, THE Mounting OR Supporting Thereof OR Circuits Therefor, FOR Vehicles IN General) with 6 patents, ranking #169 of 750 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 23 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 29 granted patents across 23 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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: B60Q (Arrangement OF Signalling OR Lighting Devices, THE Mounting OR Supporting Thereof OR Circuits Therefor, FOR Vehicles IN General).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Electronic ranks #10,604 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 29 patents across 23 technology areas.

#10,604
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 30%
by Innovation Score (42.9/100): 8.0
avg claims per patent: -53%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R10604 · US Corporation #10,604 · 29 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 29 grants
UPPER-Q #10,604/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Eagle Pharmaceuticals
CPC-FOCUS B60Q · 23 areas
INNOV-PAR 42.9/100
CLAIMS-PAR 8.0 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -53% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Eagle Pharmaceuticals, 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 Electronic’s 42.9 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 (27%) Velocity 9.3 pts (22%) Breadth 17.0 pts (40%) Claim depth 4.8 pts (11%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Apixio · near

43
ConforMIS · near

43
Controls · this assignee

43
Noxell · near

43
Photonic Systems · near

43
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Electronic's Innovation Score is 42.9/100 (top 30% 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 Electronic?

Each dot is one of Electronic’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). Electronic’s own 8.0 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.

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

Where Electronic's grants concentrate

Electronic Controls Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 23 CPC subclasses with 20.7% of grants classified under B60Q (Arrangement OF Signalling OR Lighting Devices, THE Mounting OR Supporting Thereof OR Circuits Therefor, FOR Vehicles IN General). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (8 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Electronic sits between Empresa Brasileira DE Pesquisa AGROPECUÁRIA—EMBRAPA and Expensify, Inc..

Electronic's three-year grant acceleration

Electronic Controls Inc. shows 7 grants in 2022–2024 against only 5 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.

Empresa Brasileir…

29
Enswers

29
Etablissement Fra…

29
Eagle Pharmaceuti…

29
Elisa Oyj

29
Engeneic Molecula…

29
Exone

29
Expensify

29
Controls ◀

29

What this shows Electronic holds 29 patents at rank #10,606, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Electronic

By rank, the assignees closest to #10,606 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B60Q (Arrangement OF Signalling OR Lighting Devices)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Electronic, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In B60Q (Arrangement OF Signalling OR Lighting Devices), Electronic ranks #169 of 750 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (43 here).

Photonic Systems, Inc. 43 Apixio, LLC 43 Noxell Corporation 43 ConforMIS, Inc. 43

Electronic's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

43 Top 30% higher than 70% of 49,997 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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Electronic Controls Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	3.4%
2016	4	13.8%
2017	3	10.3%
2018	8	27.6%
2019	3	10.3%
2020	2	6.9%
2022	1	3.4%
2023	3	10.3%
2024	3	10.3%
2025partial year	1	3.4%

Which technologies does Electronic Controls Inc. patent most?

B60Q - Arrangement OF Signalling OR Lighting Devices, THE Mounting OR Supporting Thereof OR Circuits Therefor, FOR Vehicles IN General 6

H05B - Electric HEATING; Electric Light Sources NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Circuit Arrangements FOR Electric Light Sources, IN General 3

F21S - Non-portable Lighting DEVICES; Systems THEREOF; Vehicle Lighting Devices Specially Adapted FOR Vehicle Exteriors 3

F21Y - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses F21k, F21l, F21s and F21v, Relating TO THE Form OR THE Kind OF THE Light Sources OR OF THE Colour OF THE Light Emitted 3

G01C - Measuring Distances, Levels OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; Gyroscopic INSTRUMENTS; Photogrammetry OR Videogrammetry 2

G01P - Measuring Linear OR Angular Speed, Acceleration, Deceleration, OR SHOCK; Indicating Presence, Absence, OR Direction, OF Movement 2

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 2

G10K - Sound-producing DEVICES; Methods OR Devices FOR Protecting Against, OR FOR Damping, Noise OR Other Acoustic Waves IN GENERAL; Acoustics 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

G08B - Signalling OR Calling SYSTEMS; Order TELEGRAPHS; Alarm Systems 1

G08G - Traffic Control Systems 1

H04R - Loudspeakers, Microphones, Gramophone Pick-ups OR Like Acoustic Electromechanical TRANSDUCERS; Deaf-aid SETS; Public Address Systems 1

E05Y - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses E05d AND E05f, Relating TO Construction Elements, Electric Control, Power Supply, Power Signal OR Transmission, User Interfaces, Mounting OR Coupling, Details, Accessories, Auxiliary Operations NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, Application Thereof 1

E05F - Devices FOR Moving Wings Into Open OR Closed POSITION; Checks FOR WINGS; Wing Fittings NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, Concerned With THE Functioning OF THE Wing 1

F21V - Functional Features OR Details OF Lighting Devices OR Systems THEREOF; Structural Combinations OF Lighting Devices With Other Articles, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

Top 15 of 23 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

Electronic Controls Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Electronic Controls Inc.'s lead technology class is B60Q (Arrangement OF Signalling OR Lighting Devices, THE Mounting OR Supporting Thereof OR Circuits Therefor, FOR Vehicles IN General), 20.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B60Q
Ranked #10,604 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Electronic Controls Inc. against Empresa Brasileira DE Pesquisa AGROPECUÁRIA—EMBRAPA, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 42.9/100 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.

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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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