USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

GM Global Technology Operations Llc

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 11,736 granted patents across 350 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: Y02T (CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION).

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

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11,736

Total patents granted

350

CPC technology areas

14.6

Avg claims per patent

-22%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

GM holds 11,736 US patents across 350 technology areas, rank #28 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#28
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 0.1%
by Innovation Score (71.5/100): 14.6
avg claims per patent: -22%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

GM Global Technology Operations Llc has been granted 11,736 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing GM Global Technology Operations Llc at rank #28 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 350 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 14.6 claims per patent with primary concentration in Y02T (CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION). As a US Corporation, GM Global Technology Operations Llc is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, GM sits between Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (12,848 patents, rank #24) and Dell Products L.p. (10,222 patents, rank #32) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 71.5/100 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 5,150 grants, compared with 6,586 in the 2015–2019 window, a -22% 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. GM Global Technology Operations Llc's 14.6 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 GM Global Technology Operations Llc against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Toshiba

12,848
Honda Motor

12,454
The Boeing

11,922
Robert Bosch

11,869
GM Global Technol… ◀

11,736
NIKE

10,487
Cisco Technology

10,299
Ricoh

10,223
Dell Products

10,222

What this shows GM holds 11,736 patents at rank #28, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near GM

By rank, the assignees closest to #28 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in Y02T (Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transpo…)

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

GM's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

72 Top 1% higher than 99% 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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GM Global Technology Operations Llc patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1,381	11.8%
2016	1,187	10.1%
2017	1,250	10.7%
2018	1,205	10.3%
2019	1,563	13.3%
2020	866	7.4%
2021	826	7.0%
2022	766	6.5%
2023	825	7.0%
2024	1,052	9.0%
2025	815	6.9%

Which technologies does GM Global Technology Operations Llc patent most?

Y02T - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION 1,841

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 1,280

B60R - VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 1,072

Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION 1,056

H01M - PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY 1,029

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 836

B62D - MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS 744

F02D - CONTROLLING COMBUSTION ENGINES 744

B60L - PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES ; SUPPLYING ELECTRIC POWER FOR AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES ; ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL ; MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; MONITORING OPERATING VARIABLES OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICL 732

F16H - GEARING 705

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 493

G01S - RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES 485

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 468

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 465

G05D - SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES 432

Top 15 of 350 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Deep

Tech Breadth Diversified

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#28

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

71.5 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 GM Global Technology Operations Llc hold?

GM Global Technology Operations Llc holds 11,736 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 350 technology areas.

What is GM Global Technology Operations Llc's Innovation Score?

GM Global Technology Operations Llc has an Innovation Score of 71.5 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does GM Global Technology Operations Llc focus on?

GM Global Technology Operations Llc's top technology area is Y02T (CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION) with 1,841 patents. The company has filed patents in 350 CPC subclasses total.

Is GM Global Technology Operations Llc's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

GM Global Technology Operations Llc's recent filing velocity is -22% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for GM Global Technology Operations Llc's patents?

GM Global Technology Operations Llc's patents average 14.6 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the GM Global Technology Operations Llc 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

GM's 11,736 grants land it in the top 0.1% 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 - GM ranks #28 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in Y02T - see who else leads that technology area. Y02T 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.