Where does Ford Otomotiv Sanayi Anonim Sirketi rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Ford Otomotiv Sanayi Anonim Sirketi ranks #40,264 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 Otomotiv Sanayi Anonim Sirketi hold?

Ford Otomotiv Sanayi Anonim Sirketi holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2022, spanning 13 technology areas.

What is Ford Otomotiv Sanayi Anonim Sirketi's Innovation Score?

Ford Otomotiv Sanayi Anonim Sirketi has an Innovation Score of 32.9 out of 100 (43rd percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Ford Otomotiv Sanayi Anonim Sirketi's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Ford Otomotiv Sanayi Anonim Sirketi's recent grant velocity is -80% 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 Otomotiv Sanayi Anonim Sirketi's patents?

Ford Otomotiv Sanayi Anonim Sirketi's patents average 16.8 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 Otomotiv Sanayi Anonim Sirketi 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 Foreign Corporation

Ford Otomotiv Sanayi Anonim Sirketi

Q: What technology areas does Ford Otomotiv Sanayi Anonim Sirketi focus on?

Ford Otomotiv Sanayi Anonim Sirketi's top technology area is G01M (Testing Static OR Dynamic Balance OF Machines OR STRUCTURES; Testing OF Structures OR Apparatus, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR) with 2 patents, ranking #538 of 1,420 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 13 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 13 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: G01M (Testing Static OR Dynamic Balance OF Machines OR STRUCTURES; Testing OF Structures OR Apparatus, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Ford ranks #40,264 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 13 technology areas.

#40,264
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 43rd percentile
by Innovation Score (32.9/100): 16.8
avg claims per patent: -80%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R40264 · Foreign Corporation #40,264 · 6 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #40,264/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH FN America
CPC-FOCUS G01M · 13 areas
INNOV-THIN 32.9/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.8 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -80% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: FN America, LLC (±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 32.9 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 6.7 pts (20%) Velocity 3.3 pts (10%) Breadth 12.7 pts (39%) Claim depth 10.1 pts (31%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Ford Otomotiv… · this assignee

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Ford's Innovation Score is 32.9/100 (43rd 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 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 16.8 claims/patent is ABOVE the 10.8 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 Otomotiv Sanayi Anonim Sirketi is a focused PatentsView assignee: 13 CPC subclasses with 33.3% of grants classified under G01M (Testing Static OR Dynamic Balance OF Machines OR STRUCTURES; Testing OF Structures OR Apparatus, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Ford sits between FN America, LLC and Formula Labs, LLC.

Ford's three-year grant acceleration

Ford Otomotiv Sanayi Anonim Sirketi shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 2 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.

FN America

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Foldimate

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6
Fords Packaging S…

6
Forgiato

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Forjak Industrial

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Formula Labs

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Ford Otomotiv San… ◀

6

What this shows Ford holds 6 patents at rank #40,202, 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 #40,202 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01M (Testing Static OR Dynamic Balance OF Machines OR Structures)

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)

33 43rd percentile higher than 43% 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 Otomotiv Sanayi Anonim Sirketi patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	16.7%
2018	2	33.3%
2019	2	33.3%
2022	1	16.7%

Which technologies does Ford Otomotiv Sanayi Anonim Sirketi patent most?

G01M - Testing Static OR Dynamic Balance OF Machines OR STRUCTURES; Testing OF Structures OR Apparatus, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 1

G01H - Measurement OF Mechanical Vibrations OR Ultrasonic, Sonic OR Infrasonic Waves 1

G05B - Control OR Regulating Systems IN GENERAL; Functional Elements OF Such SYSTEMS; Monitoring OR Testing Arrangements FOR Such Systems OR Elements 1

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 1

F16F - SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; Means FOR Damping Vibration 1

F16D - Couplings FOR Transmitting ROTATION; CLUTCHES; Brakes 1

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 1

G05G - Control Devices OR Systems Insofar AS Characterised BY Mechanical Features Only 1

H01R - Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors 1

G01L - Measuring Force, Stress, Torque, Work, Mechanical Power, Mechanical Efficiency, OR Fluid Pressure 1

B60J - Windows, Windscreens, Non-fixed Roofs, Doors, OR Similar Devices FOR VEHICLES; Removable External Protective Coverings Specially Adapted FOR Vehicles 1

B60R - Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

Top 13 of 13 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 Otomotiv Sanayi Anonim Sirketi's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Ford Otomotiv Sanayi Anonim Sirketi's lead technology class is G01M (Testing Static OR Dynamic Balance OF Machines OR STRUCTURES; Testing OF Structures OR Apparatus, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR), 33.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01M
Ranked #40,264 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Ford Otomotiv Sanayi Anonim Sirketi against FN America, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 32.9/100 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.

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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