Flybrid Automotive Limited
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 8 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2020. 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: F16F (SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; Means FOR Damping Vibration).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Flybrid ranks #46,802 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 8 technology areas.
- #46,802
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- 28th percentile
- by Innovation Score (28.6/100)
- 20.6
- avg claims per patent
- -75%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R46802 · Foreign Corporation #46,802 · 5 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · BOTTOM-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
- BOTTOM-DECILE #46,802/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Fluid Management…
- CPC-NARROW F16F · 8 areas
- INNOV-THIN 28.6/100
- CLAIMS-DENSE 20.6 claims/avg
- TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
- VEL-DROP -75% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Fluid Management Systems, 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 Flybrid’s 28.6 Innovation Score adds up
The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around Flybrid
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- Flybrid Automotive · this assignee 29
Flybrid Automotive · this assignee
29 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Flybrid's Innovation Score is 28.6/100 (28th 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 Flybrid?
Each dot is one of Flybrid’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). Flybrid’s own 20.6 claims/patent is ABOVE the 19.4 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.
Where Flybrid's grants concentrate
Flybrid Automotive Limited is a focused PatentsView assignee: 8 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under F16F (SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; Means FOR Damping Vibration). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, Flybrid sits between Fluid Management Systems, Inc. and Follicle, Inc..
Who files at Flybrid's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Fluid Management…
Fluid Management Systems, Inc.
5 patents
- Fluidity Software
Fluidity Software, Inc.
5 patents
- Fluorchemie Frank…
Fluorchemie GmbH Frankfurt
5 patents
- Fluxus
Fluxus, Inc.
5 patents
- Flying Fin System…
Flying Fin Systems Pty Ltd
5 patents
- Flypsi
Flypsi, Inc.
5 patents
- Focus Reading Tec…
Focus Reading Technology Inc.
5 patents
- Follicle
Follicle, Inc.
5 patents
- Flybrid Automotive ◀
Flybrid Automotive Limited
5 patents
What this shows Flybrid holds 5 patents at rank #46,890, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near Flybrid
By rank, the assignees closest to #46,890 in granted patent volume.
- Fluid Management Systems, Inc. #46,886 · 5 patents
- Fluidity Software, Inc. #46,887 · 5 patents
- Fluorchemie GmbH Frankfurt #46,888 · 5 patents
- Fluxus, Inc. #46,889 · 5 patents
- Flying Fin Systems Pty Ltd #46,891 · 5 patents
- Flypsi, Inc. #46,892 · 5 patents
- Focus Reading Technology Inc. #46,893 · 5 patents
- Follicle, Inc. #46,894 · 5 patents
Leaders in F16F (Springs)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Flybrid's primary technology class.
- Fox Factory, Inc. 263 in class
- Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG 209 in class
- ZF Friedrichshafen AG 153 in class
- KYB Corporation 145 in class
- Sumitomo Riko Company Limited 130 in class
- Exedy Corporation 120 in class
- Firestone Industrial Products Company, LLC 114 in class
- Hitachi Astemo, Ltd. 103 in class
Flybrid's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
29 28th percentile higher than 28% of 49,997 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Grants by year
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3 | 60.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | 20.0% |
| 2020 | 1 | 20.0% |
Which technologies does Flybrid Automotive Limited patent most?
Top 8 of 8 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
Flybrid Automotive Limited's patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- Flybrid Automotive Limited's lead technology class is F16F (SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; Means FOR Damping Vibration), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F16F
- Ranked #46,802 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare Flybrid Automotive Limited against Fluid Management Systems, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 28.6/100 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.
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