Where does Gestamp Hardtech AB rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Gestamp Hardtech AB ranks #13,444 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 Gestamp Hardtech AB hold?

Gestamp Hardtech AB holds 22 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2023, spanning 11 technology areas.

What is Gestamp Hardtech AB's Innovation Score?

Gestamp Hardtech AB has an Innovation Score of 31.3 out of 100 (37th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Gestamp Hardtech AB focus on?

Gestamp Hardtech AB's top technology area is B60R (Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR) with 12 patents, ranking #309 of 1,969 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 11 CPC subclasses total.

Is Gestamp Hardtech AB's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Gestamp Hardtech AB's recent grant velocity is -53% 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 Gestamp Hardtech AB's patents?

Gestamp Hardtech AB's patents average 11.8 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 Gestamp Hardtech AB 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

Gestamp Hardtech AB

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 22 granted patents across 11 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2023. 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: B60R (Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Gestamp ranks #13,444 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 22 patents across 11 technology areas.

#13,444
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 37th percentile
by Innovation Score (31.3/100): 11.8
avg claims per patent: -53%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R13444 · Foreign Corporation #13,444 · 22 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 22 grants
MID-PACK #13,444/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Galera Labs
CPC-FOCUS B60R · 11 areas
INNOV-THIN 31.3/100
CLAIMS-PAR 11.8 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -53% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Galera Labs, 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 Gestamp’s 31.3 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 10.8 pts (35%) Velocity 1.7 pts (5%) Breadth 11.7 pts (37%) Claim depth 7.1 pts (23%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Gestamp Hardtech AB · this assignee

31
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Gestamp's Innovation Score is 31.3/100 (37th 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 Gestamp?

Each dot is one of Gestamp’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). Gestamp’s own 11.8 claims/patent is at or below the 12.2 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Gestamp's grants concentrate

Gestamp Hardtech AB is a focused PatentsView assignee: 11 CPC subclasses with 54.5% of grants classified under B60R (Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2020. By volume, Gestamp sits between Galera Labs, LLC and Hangzhou Chipjet Technology Co., Ltd..

Gestamp's three-year grant acceleration

Gestamp Hardtech AB shows 2 grants in 2022–2024 against only 8 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.

Galera Labs

22
General Fusion

22
Genesis Advanced…

22
Genesis Robotics…

22
Global Marketing…

22
Glydways

22
Guangzhou Institu…

22
Hangzhou Chipjet…

22
Gestamp Hardtech… ◀

22

What this shows Gestamp holds 22 patents at rank #13,446, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Gestamp

By rank, the assignees closest to #13,446 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B60R (Vehicles)

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

Gestamp's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

31 37th percentile higher than 37% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2023

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Gestamp Hardtech AB patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	3	13.6%
2016	3	13.6%
2017	2	9.1%
2018	4	18.2%
2019	3	13.6%
2020	1	4.5%
2021	4	18.2%
2022	1	4.5%
2023	1	4.5%

Which technologies does Gestamp Hardtech AB patent most?

B60R - Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 12

B21D - Working OR Processing OF Sheet Metal OR Metal Tubes, Rods OR Profiles Without Essentially Removing MATERIAL; Punching Metal 6

B62D - Motor VEHICLES; Trailers 5

B23K - Soldering OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; Cladding OR Plating BY Soldering OR WELDING; Cutting BY Applying Heat Locally, e.g. Flame CUTTING; Working BY Laser Beam 4

C21D - Modifying THE Physical Structure OF Ferrous METALS; General Devices FOR Heat Treatment OF Ferrous OR Non-ferrous Metals OR ALLOYS; Making Metal Malleable, e.g. BY Decarburisation OR Tempering 3

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

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

C22C - Alloys 1

B06B - Methods OR Apparatus FOR Generating OR Transmitting Mechanical Vibrations OF Infrasonic, Sonic, OR Ultrasonic Frequency, ; e.g.; FOR Performing Mechanical Work IN General 1

F28F - Details OF Heat-exchange AND Heat-transfer Apparatus, OF General Application 1

B21B - Rolling OF Metal 1

Top 11 of 11 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

Gestamp Hardtech AB's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Gestamp Hardtech AB's lead technology class is B60R (Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR), 54.5% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B60R
Ranked #13,444 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Gestamp Hardtech AB against Galera Labs, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 31.3/100 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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