USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Flex Ltd.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 153 granted patents across 93 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: H05K (PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS).

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

Explore the portfolio See the ranking

153

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

13.5

Avg claims per patent

+173%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Flex holds 153 US patents across 93 technology areas, rank #2,540 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#2,540
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 8%
by Innovation Score (54.0/100): 13.5
avg claims per patent: +173%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Flex Ltd. has been granted 153 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Flex Ltd. at rank #2,540 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 93 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 13.5 claims per patent with primary concentration in H05K (PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS). As a Foreign Corporation, Flex Ltd. is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Flex sits between Veniam, Inc. (154 patents, rank #2,536) and Lonza Ltd (153 patents, rank #2,544) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 54.0/100 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 112 grants, compared with 41 in the 2015–2019 window, a +173% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. 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. Flex Ltd.'s 13.5 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 93 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Flex Ltd. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Veniam

154
Aurora Flight Sci…

153
Ballogy

153
Enanta Pharmaceut…

153
Gogoro

153
Kwangwoon Univers…

153
Korea Institute O…

153
Lonza

153
Flex ◀

153

What this shows Flex holds 153 patents at rank #2,540, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Flex

By rank, the assignees closest to #2,540 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H05K (Printed Circuits)

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

Flex's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

54 Top 8% higher than 92% of 50,000 US assignees

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US assignees. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

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.

View data table

Flex Ltd. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	0.7%
2018	11	7.2%
2019	29	19.0%
2020	27	17.6%
2021	35	22.9%
2022	23	15.0%
2023	16	10.5%
2024	8	5.2%
2025	3	2.0%

Which technologies does Flex Ltd. patent most?

H05K - PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS 31

A61M - DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY ; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY ; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR 14

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 12

Y02B - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS 12

H02M - APPARATUS FOR CONVERSION BETWEEN AC AND AC, BETWEEN AC AND DC, OR BETWEEN DC AND DC, AND FOR USE WITH MAINS OR SIMILAR POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMS; CONVERSION OF DC OR AC INPUT POWER INTO SURGE OUTPUT POWER; CONTROL OR REGULATION THEREOF 11

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION 10

H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10 8

B29C - SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING 8

Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION 7

H02J - CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY 7

H04B - TRANSMISSION 7

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 7

Y02P - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS 6

H01Q - ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS 6

B23K - SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM 5

Top 15 of 93 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#2,540

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

54.0 out of 100

View all rankings →

Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does Flex Ltd. hold?

Flex Ltd. holds 153 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 93 technology areas.

What is Flex Ltd.'s Innovation Score?

Flex Ltd. has an Innovation Score of 54.0 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Flex Ltd. focus on?

Flex Ltd.'s top technology area is H05K (PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS) with 31 patents. The company has filed patents in 93 CPC subclasses total.

Is Flex Ltd.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Flex Ltd.'s recent filing velocity is +173% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for Flex Ltd.'s patents?

Flex Ltd.'s patents average 13.5 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Flex Ltd. 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

Flex's 153 grants land it in the top 8% 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 - Flex ranks #2,540 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in H05K - see who else leads that technology area. H05K 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.