Where does Getrag Ford Transmissions GmbH rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Getrag Ford Transmissions GmbH ranks #31,764 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 Getrag Ford Transmissions GmbH hold?

Getrag Ford Transmissions GmbH holds 8 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2022, spanning 5 technology areas.

What is Getrag Ford Transmissions GmbH's Innovation Score?

Getrag Ford Transmissions GmbH has an Innovation Score of 26.2 out of 100 (19th 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 Getrag Ford Transmissions GmbH focus on?

Getrag Ford Transmissions GmbH's top technology area is F16H (Gearing) with 6 patents, ranking #362 of 1,603 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 5 CPC subclasses total.

Is Getrag Ford Transmissions GmbH's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Getrag Ford Transmissions GmbH's recent grant velocity is +67% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Getrag Ford Transmissions GmbH's patents?

Getrag Ford Transmissions GmbH's patents average 12.3 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 Getrag Ford Transmissions GmbH 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

Getrag Ford Transmissions GmbH

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 8 granted patents across 5 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2022. 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).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Getrag ranks #31,764 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 8 patents across 5 technology areas.

#31,764
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 19th percentile
by Innovation Score (26.2/100): 12.3
avg claims per patent: +67%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R31764 · Foreign Corporation #31,764 · 8 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 8 grants
MID-PACK #31,764/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Genesis Technical…
CPC-NARROW F16H · 5 areas
INNOV-THIN 26.2/100
CLAIMS-RICH 12.3 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +67% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Genesis Technical Systems Corp. (±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 Getrag’s 26.2 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 7.6 pts (29%) Velocity 3.3 pts (13%) Breadth 7.9 pts (30%) Claim depth 7.4 pts (28%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Getrag Ford… · this assignee

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3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Getrag's Innovation Score is 26.2/100 (19th 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 Getrag?

Each dot is one of Getrag’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). Getrag’s own 12.3 claims/patent is ABOVE the 10.6 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Getrag's grants concentrate

Getrag Ford Transmissions GmbH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 5 CPC subclasses with 75% of grants classified under F16H (Gearing). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2019. By volume, Getrag sits between Genesis Technical Systems Corp. and Gilbarco Veeder Root India PVT. Ltd..

Getrag's three-year grant acceleration

Getrag Ford Transmissions GmbH shows 2 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.

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What this shows Getrag holds 8 patents at rank #31,747, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Getrag

By rank, the assignees closest to #31,747 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F16H (Gearing)

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

Getrag's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

26 19th percentile higher than 19% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2022

Grants by year

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

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Getrag Ford Transmissions GmbH patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	25.0%
2019	1	12.5%
2020	1	12.5%
2021	2	25.0%
2022	2	25.0%

Which technologies does Getrag Ford Transmissions GmbH patent most?

F16H - Gearing 6

F16D - Couplings FOR Transmitting ROTATION; CLUTCHES; Brakes 3

B60W - Conjoint Control OF Vehicle Sub-units OF Different Type OR Different FUNCTION; Control Systems Specially Adapted FOR Hybrid VEHICLES; Road Vehicle Drive Control Systems FOR Purposes NOT Related TO THE Control OF A Particular Sub-unit 2

Y02T - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

Top 5 of 5 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

Getrag Ford Transmissions GmbH's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Getrag Ford Transmissions GmbH's lead technology class is F16H (Gearing), 75% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F16H
Ranked #31,764 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Getrag Ford Transmissions GmbH against Genesis Technical Systems Corp., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 26.2/100 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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