Where does Ford Global Technology, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Ford Global Technology, LLC ranks #21,144 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 Ford Global Technology, LLC hold?

Ford Global Technology, LLC holds 13 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2022, spanning 20 technology areas.

What is Ford Global Technology, LLC's Innovation Score?

Ford Global Technology, LLC has an Innovation Score of 42.3 out of 100 (top 31% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Ford Global Technology, LLC focus on?

Ford Global Technology, LLC's top technology area is B60R (Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR) with 3 patents, ranking #782 of 1,969 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 20 CPC subclasses total.

Is Ford Global Technology, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Ford Global Technology, LLC's recent grant velocity is -14% 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 Ford Global Technology, LLC's patents?

Ford Global Technology, LLC's patents average 17.8 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 Ford Global Technology, LLC 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

Ford Global Technology, LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 13 granted patents across 20 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2022. 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: B60R (Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Ford ranks #21,144 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 13 patents across 20 technology areas.

#21,144
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 31%
by Innovation Score (42.3/100): 17.8
avg claims per patent: -14%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R21144 · US Corporation #21,144 · 13 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 13 grants
MID-PACK #21,144/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Flexopack
CPC-FOCUS B60R · 20 areas
INNOV-PAR 42.3/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.8 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DOWN -14% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Flexopack S.A (±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 Ford’s 42.3 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 9.1 pts (22%) Velocity 6.7 pts (16%) Breadth 15.8 pts (37%) Claim depth 10.7 pts (25%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Ford Global Technology · this assignee

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Ford's Innovation Score is 42.3/100 (top 31% 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 Ford?

Each dot is one of Ford’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). Ford’s own 17.8 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.5 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Ford's grants concentrate

Ford Global Technology, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 20 CPC subclasses with 23.1% of grants classified under B60R (Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2021. By volume, Ford sits between Flexopack S.A and Framy Inc..

Ford's three-year grant acceleration

Ford Global Technology, LLC shows 3 grants in 2022–2024 against only 3 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.

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What this shows Ford holds 13 patents at rank #21,150, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Ford

By rank, the assignees closest to #21,150 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B60R (Vehicles)

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

Ford's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

42 Top 31% higher than 69% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2022

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Ford Global Technology, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	2	15.4%
2017	2	15.4%
2018	3	23.1%
2020	2	15.4%
2021	1	7.7%
2022	3	23.1%

Which technologies does Ford Global Technology, LLC patent most?

B60R - Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 3

B60N - Seats Specially Adapted FOR VEHICLES; Vehicle Passenger Accommodation NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 3

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 2

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 2

B62D - Motor VEHICLES; Trailers 1

F16H - Gearing 1

H01M - Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy 1

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 1

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 1

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 1

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 1

B60H - Arrangements OF Heating, Cooling, Ventilating OR Other Air-treating Devices Specially Adapted FOR Passenger OR Goods Spaces OF Vehicles 1

G01C - Measuring Distances, Levels OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; Gyroscopic INSTRUMENTS; Photogrammetry OR Videogrammetry 1

G06Q - Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory PURPOSES; Systems OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory Purposes, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 1

Top 15 of 20 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

Ford Global Technology, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Ford Global Technology, LLC's lead technology class is B60R (Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR), 23.1% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B60R
Ranked #21,144 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Ford Global Technology, LLC against Flexopack S.A, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 42.3/100 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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