Where does Garmin International, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Garmin International, Inc. ranks #4,512 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 Garmin International, Inc. hold?

Garmin International, Inc. holds 78 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 37 technology areas.

What is Garmin International, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Garmin International, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 57.1 out of 100 (top 5% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Garmin International, Inc. focus on?

Garmin International, Inc.'s top technology area is G08G (Traffic Control Systems) with 23 patents, ranking #125 of 1,183 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 37 CPC subclasses total.

Is Garmin International, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Garmin International, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +46% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Garmin International, Inc.'s patents?

Garmin International, Inc.'s patents average 14.7 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 Garmin International, Inc. 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

Garmin International, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 78 granted patents across 37 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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: G08G (Traffic Control Systems).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Garmin ranks #4,512 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 78 patents across 37 technology areas.

#4,512
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 5%
by Innovation Score (57.1/100): 14.7
avg claims per patent: +46%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R4512 · US Corporation #4,512 · 78 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-UP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 78 grants
TOP-DECILE #4,512/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Elekta AB (publ)
CPC-FOCUS G08G · 37 areas
INNOV-PAR 57.1/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.7 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-UP +46% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Elekta AB (publ) (±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 Garmin’s 57.1 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 15.1 pts (26%) Velocity 11.7 pts (20%) Breadth 21.5 pts (38%) Claim depth 8.8 pts (15%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Garmin International · this assignee

57
Lely Patent · near

57
Ocient Holdings · near

57
Sanyo Chemical… · near

57
3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Garmin's Innovation Score is 57.1/100 (top 5% 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 Garmin?

Each dot is one of Garmin’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). Garmin’s own 14.7 claims/patent is at or below the 18.7 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Garmin's grants concentrate

Garmin International, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 37 CPC subclasses with 29.5% of grants classified under G08G (Traffic Control Systems). Peak complete grant year is 2024 (17 grants) versus a trough of 3 in 2017. By volume, Garmin sits between Elekta AB (publ) and Hanchett Entry Systems, Inc..

Garmin's three-year grant acceleration

Garmin International, Inc. shows 28 grants in 2022–2024 against only 16 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.

Elekta AB (publ)

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78
Grote Industries

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Hongfujin Precisi…

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What this shows Garmin holds 78 patents at rank #4,513, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Garmin

By rank, the assignees closest to #4,513 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G08G (Traffic Control Systems)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Garmin, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In G08G (Traffic Control Systems), Garmin ranks #125 of 1,183 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (57 here).

Sanyo Chemical Industries, Ltd. 57 ebm-papst St. Georgen GmbH & Co. KG 57 Ocient Holdings LLC 57 Lely Patent N.V. 57

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (14.7 here).

Lupin Limited 14.7 avg Shop VAC Corporation 14.7 avg Beckman Coulter, Inc. 14.7 avg Koniniklijke Philips N.V. 14.7 avg

Garmin's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

57 Top 5% higher than 95% of 49,997 US assignees

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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.

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Garmin International, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	6	7.7%
2016	7	9.0%
2017	3	3.8%
2018	4	5.1%
2019	6	7.7%
2020	7	9.0%
2021	3	3.8%
2022	5	6.4%
2023	6	7.7%
2024	17	21.8%
2025partial year	14	17.9%

Which technologies does Garmin International, Inc. patent most?

G08G - Traffic Control Systems 23

G01S - Radio DIRECTION-FINDING; Radio NAVIGATION; Determining Distance OR Velocity BY USE OF Radio WAVES; Locating OR Presence-detecting BY USE OF THE Reflection OR Reradiation OF Radio WAVES; Analogous Arrangements Using Other Waves 19

B64D - Equipment FOR Fitting IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; Flight SUITS; PARACHUTES; Arrangement OR Mounting OF Power Plants OR Propulsion Transmissions IN Aircraft 18

G01C - Measuring Distances, Levels OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; Gyroscopic INSTRUMENTS; Photogrammetry OR Videogrammetry 14

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 13

B64C - AEROPLANES; Helicopters 11

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 11

G05D - Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables 9

H01Q - Antennas, i.e. Radio Aerials 7

G04G - Electronic Time-pieces 4

H05B - Electric HEATING; Electric Light Sources NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Circuit Arrangements FOR Electric Light Sources, IN General 3

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 3

B81B - Microstructural Devices OR Systems, e.g. Micromechanical Devices 2

G03B - Apparatus OR Arrangements FOR Taking Photographs OR FOR Projecting OR Viewing THEM; Apparatus OR Arrangements Employing Analogous Techniques Using Waves Other Than Optical WAVES; Accessories Therefor 2

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 2

Top 15 of 37 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

Garmin International, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Garmin International, Inc.'s lead technology class is G08G (Traffic Control Systems), 29.5% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G08G
Ranked #4,512 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Garmin International, Inc. against Elekta AB (publ), an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 57.1/100 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

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.