USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Gentex Corporation

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 790 granted patents across 133 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: B60R (VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR).

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

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790

Total patents granted

133

CPC technology areas

14.2

Avg claims per patent

-6%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Gentex holds 790 US patents across 133 technology areas, rank #569 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#569
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 3%
by Innovation Score (60.2/100): 14.2
avg claims per patent: -6%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Gentex Corporation has been granted 790 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Gentex Corporation at rank #569 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 133 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 14.2 claims per patent with primary concentration in B60R (VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR). As a US Corporation, Gentex Corporation is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Gentex sits between Resmed Pty Ltd (800 patents, rank #565) and Stmicroelectronics International N.v. (787 patents, rank #573) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 60.2/100 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 382 grants, compared with 408 in the 2015–2019 window, a -6% 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. Gentex Corporation's 14.2 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a diversified footprint across 100+ CPC subclasses spreads risk across many technology fronts. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Gentex Corporation against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Resmed Pty

800
Wipro

794
Alcon

793
Bally Gaming

792
Gentex ◀

790
YETI Coolers

789
Abbott Diabetes C…

788
Yokogawa Electric

788
Stmicroelectronic…

787

What this shows Gentex holds 790 patents at rank #569, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Gentex

By rank, the assignees closest to #569 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B60R (Vehicles)

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

Gentex's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

60 Top 3% higher than 97% 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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Gentex Corporation patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	56	7.1%
2016	65	8.2%
2017	84	10.6%
2018	87	11.0%
2019	116	14.7%
2020	103	13.0%
2021	81	10.3%
2022	65	8.2%
2023	47	5.9%
2024	51	6.5%
2025	35	4.4%

Which technologies does Gentex Corporation patent most?

B60R - VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 273

G02F - OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS 202

G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS 125

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 100

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 73

G08C - TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS FOR MEASURED VALUES, CONTROL OR SIMILAR SIGNALS 61

B60Q - ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL 55

G07C - TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE 52

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 34

E06B - FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES 34

A42B - HATS; HEAD COVERINGS 31

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 31

G09G - ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION 25

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 25

C09K - MATERIALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE 21

Top 15 of 133 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Diversified

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#569

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

60.2 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 Gentex Corporation hold?

Gentex Corporation holds 790 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 133 technology areas.

What is Gentex Corporation's Innovation Score?

Gentex Corporation has an Innovation Score of 60.2 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Gentex Corporation focus on?

Gentex Corporation's top technology area is B60R (VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR) with 273 patents. The company has filed patents in 133 CPC subclasses total.

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

Gentex Corporation's recent filing velocity is -6% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

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

Gentex Corporation's patents average 14.2 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Gentex 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

Gentex's 790 grants land it in the top 3% 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 - Gentex ranks #569 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in B60R - see who else leads that technology area. B60R 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.