Where does GKN Hybrid Power Limited rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), GKN Hybrid Power Limited ranks #47,072 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 GKN Hybrid Power Limited hold?

GKN Hybrid Power Limited holds 5 US utility patents granted between 2018 and 2019, spanning 12 technology areas.

What is GKN Hybrid Power Limited's Innovation Score?

GKN Hybrid Power Limited has an Innovation Score of 31.2 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%).

Is GKN Hybrid Power Limited's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

GKN Hybrid Power Limited's recent grant velocity is -100% 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 GKN Hybrid Power Limited's patents?

GKN Hybrid Power Limited's patents average 21.2 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 GKN Hybrid Power Limited 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

GKN Hybrid Power Limited

Q: What technology areas does GKN Hybrid Power Limited focus on?

GKN Hybrid Power Limited's top technology area is F16F (SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; Means FOR Damping Vibration) with 5 patents. Grants appear in 12 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 12 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2018–2019. 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: F16F (SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; Means FOR Damping Vibration).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, GKN ranks #47,072 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 12 technology areas.

#47,072
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 37th percentile
by Innovation Score (31.2/100): 21.2
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R47072 · Foreign Corporation #47,072 · 5 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · BOTTOM-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
BOTTOM-DECILE #47,072/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Gita Green
CPC-FOCUS F16F · 12 areas
INNOV-THIN 31.2/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 21.2 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Gita Green, Inc. (±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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
GKN Hybrid Power · this assignee

31
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows GKN's Innovation Score is 31.2/100 (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.

Where GKN's grants concentrate

GKN Hybrid Power Limited is a focused PatentsView assignee: 12 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under F16F (SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; Means FOR Damping Vibration). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (3 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2019. By volume, GKN sits between Gita Green, Inc. and Glanbia Nutritionals Limited.

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What this shows GKN holds 5 patents at rank #47,022, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near GKN

By rank, the assignees closest to #47,022 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F16F (Springs)

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

GKN'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 · 2018–2019

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2018–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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GKN Hybrid Power Limited patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2018	3	60.0%
2019	2	40.0%

Which technologies does GKN Hybrid Power Limited patent most?

F16F - SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; Means FOR Damping Vibration 5

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 4

H02K - Dynamo-electric Machines 3

Y02T - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation 1

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 1

B29L - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclass B29c, Relating TO Particular Articles 1

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 1

H01F - MAGNETS; INDUCTANCES; TRANSFORMERS; Selection OF Materials FOR Their Magnetic Properties 1

B29K - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses B29b, B29c OR B29d, Relating TO Moulding Materials OR TO Materials FOR ; Moulds, ; Reinforcements, Fillers OR Preformed Parts, e.g. Inserts 1

B82Y - Specific Uses OR Applications OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Measurement OR Analysis OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Manufacture OR Treatment OF Nanostructures 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

B29B - Preparation OR Pretreatment OF THE Material TO BE SHAPED; Making Granules OR PREFORMS; Recovery OF Plastics OR Other Constituents OF Waste Material Containing Plastics 1

Top 12 of 12 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#47,072

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

31.2 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

GKN Hybrid Power Limited's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

GKN Hybrid Power Limited's lead technology class is F16F (SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; Means FOR Damping Vibration), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F16F
Ranked #47,072 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare GKN Hybrid Power Limited against Gita Green, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 31.2/100 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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