USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Exedy Corporation

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 227 granted patents across 25 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: F16F (SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; MEANS FOR DAMPING VIBRATION).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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227

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

8.8

Avg claims per patent

+32%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Exedy holds 227 US patents across 25 technology areas, rank #1,792 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,792
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 20%
by Innovation Score (46.6/100): 8.8
avg claims per patent: +32%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Exedy Corporation has been granted 227 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Exedy Corporation at rank #1,792 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 25 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 8.8 claims per patent with primary concentration in F16F (SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; MEANS FOR DAMPING VIBRATION). As a Foreign Corporation, Exedy Corporation is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Exedy sits between Ascensia Diabetes Care Holdings Ag (227 patents, rank #1,788) and Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (227 patents, rank #1,796) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 46.6/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 129 grants, compared with 98 in the 2015–2019 window, a +32% shift in five-year velocity. Steady filing volume suggests sustained innovation without dramatic pivots. The Foreign Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.

Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. Exedy Corporation's 8.8 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while a multi-domain presence across 25 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Exedy Corporation against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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227
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227
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227
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227
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227
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227
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227
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227
Exedy ◀

227

What this shows Exedy holds 227 patents at rank #1,792, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Exedy

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,792 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F16F (Springs)

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

Exedy's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

47 Top 20% higher than 80% of 50,000 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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Exedy Corporation patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	22	9.7%
2016	12	5.3%
2017	13	5.7%
2018	19	8.4%
2019	32	14.1%
2020	26	11.5%
2021	28	12.3%
2022	25	11.0%
2023	22	9.7%
2024	16	7.0%
2025	12	5.3%

Which technologies does Exedy Corporation patent most?

F16F - SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; MEANS FOR DAMPING VIBRATION 120

F16H - GEARING 119

F16D - COUPLINGS FOR TRANSMITTING ROTATION; CLUTCHES; BRAKES 108

Y02T - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION 26

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 25

H02K - DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINES 24

B60Y - INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO ASPECTS CROSS-CUTTING VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY 13

B60L - PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES ; SUPPLYING ELECTRIC POWER FOR AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES ; ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL ; MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; MONITORING OPERATING VARIABLES OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICL 11

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 7

F02N - STARTING OF COMBUSTION ENGINES; STARTING AIDS FOR SUCH ENGINES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 6

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 6

B62B - HAND-PROPELLED VEHICLES, e.g. HAND CARTS OR PERAMBULATORS; SLEDGES 5

H02P - CONTROL OR REGULATION OF ELECTRIC MOTORS, ELECTRIC GENERATORS OR DYNAMO-ELECTRIC CONVERTERS; CONTROLLING TRANSFORMERS, REACTORS OR CHOKE COILS 3

F01D - NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAM TURBINES 2

A61G - TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS ; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES 2

Top 15 of 25 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Simple

Velocity Growing

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,792

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

46.6 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does Exedy Corporation hold?

Exedy Corporation holds 227 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 25 technology areas.

What is Exedy Corporation's Innovation Score?

Exedy Corporation has an Innovation Score of 46.6 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Exedy Corporation focus on?

Exedy Corporation's top technology area is F16F (SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; MEANS FOR DAMPING VIBRATION) with 120 patents. The company has filed patents in 25 CPC subclasses total.

Is Exedy Corporation's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Exedy Corporation's recent filing velocity is +32% compared to the prior five-year period. The company is maintaining or growing its patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Exedy Corporation's patents?

Exedy Corporation's patents average 8.8 claims each. This is relatively simple claim structure, typical for focused inventions.

How is the Exedy Corporation 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.

How to use this portfolio

Exedy's 227 grants land it in the top 20% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - Exedy ranks #1,792 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in F16F - see who else leads that technology area. F16F leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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 byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · 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.