Where does Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Inc. ranks #2,687 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 Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Inc. hold?

Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Inc. holds 144 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 49 technology areas.

What is Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 50.0 out of 100 (top 14% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +33% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Inc.'s patents?

Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Inc.'s patents average 9.8 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 Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Inc. 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 US Corporation

Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Inc. focus on?

Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Inc.'s top technology area is B62J (Cycle Saddles OR SEATS; Auxiliary Devices OR Accessories Specially Adapted TO Cycles AND NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, e.g. Article Carriers OR Cycle Protectors) with 21 patents, ranking #19 of 298 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 49 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 144 granted patents across 49 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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: B62J (Cycle Saddles OR SEATS; Auxiliary Devices OR Accessories Specially Adapted TO Cycles AND NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, e.g. Article Carriers OR Cycle Protectors).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Harley-davidson ranks #2,687 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 144 patents across 49 technology areas.

#2,687
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 14%
by Innovation Score (50.0/100): 9.8
avg claims per patent: +33%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R2687 · US Corporation #2,687 · 144 grants

GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-UP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MID 144 grants
TOP-DECILE #2,687/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Cryovac
CPC-WIDE B62J · 49 areas
INNOV-PAR 50.0/100
CLAIMS-PAR 9.8 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-UP +33% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Cryovac, 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 Harley-davidson’s 50.0 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 17.2 pts (34%) Velocity 2.2 pts (4%) Breadth 24.7 pts (49%) Claim depth 5.9 pts (12%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Hunter Engineering · near

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Activision Publishing · near

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ASOCIACIÓN Centro… · near

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Harley-Davidson Motor · this assignee

50
Qingdao Haier… · near

50
3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Harley-davidson's Innovation Score is 50.0/100 (top 14% 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 Harley-davidson?

Each dot is one of Harley-davidson’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). Harley-davidson’s own 9.8 claims/patent is at or below the 15.2 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Harley-davidson's grants concentrate

Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 49 CPC subclasses with 14.6% of grants classified under B62J (Cycle Saddles OR SEATS; Auxiliary Devices OR Accessories Specially Adapted TO Cycles AND NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, e.g. Article Carriers OR Cycle Protectors). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (25 grants) versus a trough of 6 in 2023. By volume, Harley-davidson sits between Cryovac, LLC and Mitel Networks Corporation.

Harley-davidson's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Inc. moved from 68 to 22 grants (0.32x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). Among 3,296 tracked assignees with ≥100 grants and ≥20 prior-period grants, that multiple ranks #2,973. See the growth leaderboard.

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Mitel Networks

144
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144

What this shows Harley-Davidson holds 144 patents at rank #2,689, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Harley-Davidson

By rank, the assignees closest to #2,689 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B62J (Cycle Saddles OR Seats)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in Harley-Davidson's primary technology class.

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Harley-Davidson, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In B62J (Cycle Saddles OR Seats), Harley-Davidson ranks #19 of 298 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (50 here).

Qingdao Haier Washing Machine Co., Ltd. 50 Activision Publishing, Inc. 50 ASOCIACIÓN Centro DE INVESTIGACIÓN Cooperativa EN Nanociencias “CIC NANOGUNE” 50 Hunter Engineering Company 50

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (9.8 here).

NAN YA Plastics Corporation 9.8 avg Minebea Co., Ltd. 9.8 avg Citizen Electronics Co., Ltd. 9.8 avg Sumitomo Precision Products Co., Ltd. 9.8 avg

Harley-davidson's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

50 Top 14% higher than 86% of 49,997 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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Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	7	4.9%
2016	8	5.6%
2017	7	4.9%
2018	9	6.3%
2019	21	14.6%
2020	25	17.4%
2021	22	15.3%
2022	7	4.9%
2023	6	4.2%
2024	9	6.3%
2025partial year	23	16.0%

Which technologies does Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Inc. patent most?

B62J - Cycle Saddles OR SEATS; Auxiliary Devices OR Accessories Specially Adapted TO Cycles AND NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, e.g. Article Carriers OR Cycle Protectors 21

B62K - CYCLES; Cycle FRAMES; Cycle Steering DEVICES; Rider-operated Terminal Controls Specially Adapted FOR CYCLES; Cycle Axle SUSPENSIONS; Cycle Side-cars, Forecars, OR THE Like 18

B60Y - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Aspects Cross-cutting Vehicle Technology 9

Y02T - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation 8

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 7

B62M - Rider Propulsion OF Wheeled Vehicles OR SLEDGES; Powered Propulsion OF Sledges OR ; SINGLE-TRACK; CYCLES; Transmissions Specially Adapted FOR Such Vehicles 7

F16H - Gearing 6

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 6

B60T - Vehicle Brake Control Systems OR Parts THEREOF; Brake Control Systems OR Parts Thereof, IN General ; Arrangement OF Braking Elements ON Vehicles IN GENERAL; Portable Devices FOR Preventing Unwanted Movement OF VEHICLES; Vehicle Modifications TO Facilitate Cooling OF Brakes 6

F01L - Cyclically Operating Valves FOR Machines OR Engines 5

B60G - Vehicle Suspension Arrangements 5

F02B - Internal-combustion Piston ENGINES; Combustion Engines IN General 5

F16F - SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; Means FOR Damping Vibration 4

B60N - Seats Specially Adapted FOR VEHICLES; Vehicle Passenger Accommodation NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 4

F02F - Cylinders, Pistons OR Casings, FOR Combustion ENGINES; Arrangements OF Sealings IN Combustion Engines 4

Top 15 of 49 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

Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Inc.'s lead technology class is B62J (Cycle Saddles OR SEATS; Auxiliary Devices OR Accessories Specially Adapted TO Cycles AND NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, e.g. Article Carriers OR Cycle Protectors), 14.6% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B62J
Ranked #2,687 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Inc. against Cryovac, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 50.0/100 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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