France Reducteurs
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 22 granted patents across 14 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2025. 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: F16H (Gearing).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, France ranks #13,430 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 22 patents across 14 technology areas.
- #13,430
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- Top 30%
- by Innovation Score (42.6/100)
- 14.2
- avg claims per patent
- +11%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R13430 · Foreign Corporation #13,430 · 22 grants
GRANTS-SMALL · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-UP · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-SMALL 22 grants
- MID-PACK #13,430/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Fellow Industries
- CPC-FOCUS F16H · 14 areas
- INNOV-PAR 42.6/100
- CLAIMS-RICH 14.2 claims/avg
- TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
- VEL-UP +11% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Fellow Industries, 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 France’s 42.6 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 France
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- France Reducteurs · this assignee
France Reducteurs · this assignee
43 score
- Interactions · near
Interactions · near
43 score
- Polares Medical · near
Polares Medical · near
43 score
- Shinwa Controls · near
Shinwa Controls · near
43 score
- Tris Pharma · near
Tris Pharma · near
43 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows France's Innovation Score is 42.6/100 (top 30% 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 France?
Each dot is one of France’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). France’s own 14.2 claims/patent is ABOVE the 10.9 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.
Where France's grants concentrate
France Reducteurs is a focused PatentsView assignee: 14 CPC subclasses with 77.3% of grants classified under F16H (Gearing). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (5 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, France sits between Firmenich Incorporated and Finesse Solutions, Inc..
France's three-year grant acceleration
France Reducteurs shows 6 grants in 2022–2024 against only 4 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.
Who files at France's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Firmenich Incorpo…
Firmenich Incorporated
22 patents
- Fitipower Integra…
Fitipower Integrated Technology Inc.
22 patents
- Flowbelow Aero
Flowbelow Aero, Inc.
22 patents
- FPT Motorenforsch…
FPT Motorenforschung AG
22 patents
- Funboy
Funboy, LLC
22 patents
- FUNDÃÇAO Oswaldo…
FUNDÃÇAO Oswaldo Cruz
22 patents
- Fellow Industries
Fellow Industries, Inc.
22 patents
- Finesse Solutions
Finesse Solutions, Inc.
22 patents
- France Reducteurs ◀
France Reducteurs
22 patents
What this shows France holds 22 patents at rank #13,423, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near France
By rank, the assignees closest to #13,423 in granted patent volume.
- Firmenich Incorporated #13,419 · 22 patents
- Fitipower Integrated Technology Inc. #13,420 · 22 patents
- Flowbelow Aero, Inc. #13,421 · 22 patents
- FPT Motorenforschung AG #13,422 · 22 patents
- Funboy, LLC #13,424 · 22 patents
- FUNDÃÇAO Oswaldo Cruz #13,425 · 22 patents
- Fellow Industries, Inc. #13,426 · 22 patents
- Finesse Solutions, Inc. #13,427 · 22 patents
Leaders in F16H (Gearing)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in France's primary technology class.
- Hyundai Motor Company 1,326 in class
- Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha 1,070 in class
- ZF Friedrichshafen AG 904 in class
- Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG 820 in class
- Ford Global Technologies, LLC 718 in class
- GM Global Technology Operations LLC 705 in class
- Honda Motor Co., Ltd. 660 in class
- KIA Motors Corporation 571 in class
Assignees with similar portfolio profiles
Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for France, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In F16H (Gearing), France ranks #169 of 1,603 assignees by patent count in that subclass.
Similar innovation score
Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (43 here).
France's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
43 Top 30% higher than 70% 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 | 1 | 4.5% |
| 2017 | 5 | 22.7% |
| 2018 | 3 | 13.6% |
| 2020 | 2 | 9.1% |
| 2021 | 2 | 9.1% |
| 2022 | 2 | 9.1% |
| 2023 | 1 | 4.5% |
| 2024 | 3 | 13.6% |
| 2025partial year | 3 | 13.6% |
Which technologies does France Reducteurs patent most?
Top 14 of 14 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
France Reducteurs's patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- France Reducteurs's lead technology class is F16H (Gearing), 77.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F16H
- Ranked #13,430 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare France Reducteurs against Firmenich Incorporated, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 42.6/100 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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