HARMAN BECKER AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS GMBH

HARMAN BECKER AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS GMBH has been granted 317 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing HARMAN BECKER AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS GMBH at rank #1,333 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 65 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 17.5 claims per patent with primary concentration in H04R (LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS). As a Foreign Corporation, HARMAN BECKER AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS GMBH is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. The composite Innovation Score of 59.6/100 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 118 grants, compared with 199 in the 2015–2019 window — a -41% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. The Foreign 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. HARMAN BECKER AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS GMBH's 17.5 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 65 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark HARMAN BECKER AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS GMBH against peers pursuing similar technology classes.