Where does Hirose Electric Co., Ltd. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Hirose Electric Co., Ltd. ranks #1,779 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 Hirose Electric Co., Ltd. hold?

Hirose Electric Co., Ltd. holds 229 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 23 technology areas.

What is Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.'s Innovation Score?

Hirose Electric Co., Ltd. has an Innovation Score of 44.8 out of 100 (top 25% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.'s recent grant velocity is -12% 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 Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.'s patents?

Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.'s patents average 8.0 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 Hirose Electric Co., Ltd. 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

Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.

Q: What technology areas does Hirose Electric Co., Ltd. focus on?

Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.'s top technology area is H01R (Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors) with 186 patents, ranking #22 of 2,265 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 23 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 229 granted patents across 23 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: H01R (Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Hirose ranks #1,779 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 229 patents across 23 technology areas.

#1,779
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 25%
by Innovation Score (44.8/100): 8.0
avg claims per patent: -12%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R1779 · Foreign Corporation #1,779 · 229 grants

GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MID 229 grants
TOP-DECILE #1,779/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH ABB Research
CPC-FOCUS H01R · 23 areas
INNOV-PAR 44.8/100
CLAIMS-PAR 8.0 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DOWN -12% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: ABB Research Ltd. (±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 Hirose’s 44.8 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 18.8 pts (42%) Velocity 4.3 pts (10%) Breadth 17.0 pts (38%) Claim depth 4.8 pts (11%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
FCI USA · near

45
Hirose Electric · this assignee

45
inVia Robotics · near

45
Qnovo · near

45
Trimble AB · near

45
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Hirose's Innovation Score is 44.8/100 (top 25% 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 Hirose?

Each dot is one of Hirose’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). Hirose’s own 8.0 claims/patent is at or below the 15.4 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Hirose's grants concentrate

Hirose Electric Co., Ltd. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 23 CPC subclasses with 81.2% of grants classified under H01R (Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (40 grants) versus a trough of 8 in 2024. By volume, Hirose sits between ABB Research Ltd. and Universite De Montpellier.

Hirose's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Hirose Electric Co., Ltd. moved from 86 to 55 grants (0.64x 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 #2,335. See the growth leaderboard.

ABB Research

229
British American…

229
Dai-ichi Seiko

229
Global Graphene G…

229
Intercontinental…

229
Siemens Industry…

229
Sorbonne Universi…

229
Universite De Mon…

229
Hirose Electric ◀

229

What this shows Hirose holds 229 patents at rank #1,779, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Hirose

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,779 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H01R (Electrically-conductive Connections)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Hirose, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In H01R (Electrically-conductive Connections), Hirose ranks #22 of 2,265 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (45 here).

FCI USA LLC 45 inVia Robotics, Inc. 45 Trimble AB 45 Qnovo Inc. 45

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (8.0 here).

Tatsuta Electric Wire & Cable Co., Ltd. 8.0 avg Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics 8.0 avg Janome Sewing Machine Co., Ltd. 8.0 avg University of Science and Technology Beijing 8.0 avg

Hirose's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

45 Top 25% higher than 75% 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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Hirose Electric Co., Ltd. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	14	6.1%
2016	21	9.2%
2017	15	6.6%
2018	25	10.9%
2019	40	17.5%
2020	25	10.9%
2021	21	9.2%
2022	21	9.2%
2023	26	11.4%
2024	8	3.5%
2025partial year	13	5.7%

Which technologies does Hirose Electric Co., Ltd. patent most?

H01R - Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors 186

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 19

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 8

G01D - Measuring NOT Specially Adapted FOR A Specific VARIABLE; Arrangements FOR Measuring TWO OR More Variables NOT Covered IN A Single Other SUBCLASS; Tariff Metering APPARATUS; Measuring OR Testing NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 5

G01P - Measuring Linear OR Angular Speed, Acceleration, Deceleration, OR SHOCK; Indicating Presence, Absence, OR Direction, OF Movement 4

Y02P - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN THE Production OR Processing OF Goods 4

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

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 3

G01B - Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours 2

H01P - WAVEGUIDES; Resonators, Lines, OR Other Devices OF THE Waveguide Type 2

Y10S - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former Uspc Cross-reference ART Collections [XRACs] AND Digests 2

H10F - Inorganic Semiconductor Devices Sensitive TO Infrared Radiation, Light, Electromagnetic Radiation OF Shorter Wavelength OR Corpuscular Radiation 2

H03K - Pulse Technique 2

H10H - Inorganic Light-emitting Semiconductor Devices Having Potential Barriers 2

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 2

Top 15 of 23 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

Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.'s lead technology class is H01R (Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors), 81.2% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H01R
Ranked #1,779 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Hirose Electric Co., Ltd. against ABB Research Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 44.8/100 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

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