USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Gates Corporation

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 184 granted patents across 72 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: F16H (GEARING).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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184

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

13.0

Avg claims per patent

-23%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Gates holds 184 US patents across 72 technology areas, rank #2,142 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#2,142
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 7%
by Innovation Score (55.4/100): 13.0
avg claims per patent: -23%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Gates Corporation has been granted 184 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Gates Corporation at rank #2,142 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 72 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 13.0 claims per patent with primary concentration in F16H (GEARING). As a US Corporation, Gates Corporation is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Gates sits between Adtran, Inc. (184 patents, rank #2,138) and Pioneer Square Brands, Inc. (184 patents, rank #2,146) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 55.4/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 80 grants, compared with 104 in the 2015–2019 window, a -23% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. The US Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.

Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. Gates Corporation's 13.0 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 72 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Gates Corporation against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows Gates holds 184 patents at rank #2,142, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Gates

By rank, the assignees closest to #2,142 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F16H (Gearing)

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

Gates's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

55 Top 7% higher than 93% of 50,000 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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Gates Corporation patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	25	13.6%
2016	25	13.6%
2017	23	12.5%
2018	19	10.3%
2019	12	6.5%
2020	16	8.7%
2021	22	12.0%
2022	8	4.3%
2023	9	4.9%
2024	17	9.2%
2025	8	4.3%

Which technologies does Gates Corporation patent most?

F16H - GEARING 78

F16G - BELTS, CABLES, OR ROPES, PREDOMINANTLY USED FOR DRIVING PURPOSES; CHAINS; FITTINGS PREDOMINANTLY USED THEREFOR 53

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 27

F16L - PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL 26

F16D - COUPLINGS FOR TRANSMITTING ROTATION; CLUTCHES; BRAKES 24

B29D - PRODUCING PARTICULAR ARTICLES FROM PLASTICS OR FROM SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE 21

C08J - WORKING-UP; GENERAL PROCESSES OF COMPOUNDING; AFTER-TREATMENT NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C08B, C08C, C08F, C08G or C08H 12

F02B - INTERNAL-COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES; COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL 12

B32B - LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM 11

C08K - Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients 9

D10B - INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBLASSES OF SECTION D, RELATING TO TEXTILES 9

C09J - ADHESIVES; NON-MECHANICAL ASPECTS OF ADHESIVE PROCESSES IN GENERAL; ADHESIVE PROCESSES NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; USE OF MATERIALS AS ADHESIVES 7

B29C - SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING 7

F16F - SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; MEANS FOR DAMPING VIBRATION 7

B62M - RIDER PROPULSION OF WHEELED VEHICLES OR SLEDGES; POWERED PROPULSION OF SLEDGES OR ; SINGLE-TRACK; CYCLES; TRANSMISSIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR SUCH VEHICLES 7

Top 15 of 72 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#2,142

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

55.4 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does Gates Corporation hold?

Gates Corporation holds 184 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 72 technology areas.

What is Gates Corporation's Innovation Score?

Gates Corporation has an Innovation Score of 55.4 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Gates Corporation focus on?

Gates Corporation's top technology area is F16H (GEARING) with 78 patents. The company has filed patents in 72 CPC subclasses total.

Is Gates Corporation's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Gates Corporation's recent filing velocity is -23% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Gates Corporation's patents?

Gates Corporation's patents average 13.0 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Gates Corporation 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.

How to use this portfolio

Gates's 184 grants land it in the top 7% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - Gates ranks #2,142 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in F16H - see who else leads that technology area. F16H leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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 byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · 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.