Where does Hirschmann Car Communication Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Hirschmann Car Communication Inc. ranks #13,463 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 Hirschmann Car Communication Inc. hold?

Hirschmann Car Communication Inc. holds 22 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 18 technology areas.

What is Hirschmann Car Communication Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Hirschmann Car Communication Inc. has an Innovation Score of 40.3 out of 100 (top 36% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Hirschmann Car Communication Inc. focus on?

Hirschmann Car Communication Inc.'s top technology area is H01Q (Antennas, i.e. Radio Aerials) with 16 patents, ranking #205 of 1,637 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 18 CPC subclasses total.

Is Hirschmann Car Communication Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Hirschmann Car Communication Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +133% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Hirschmann Car Communication Inc.'s patents?

Hirschmann Car Communication Inc.'s patents average 12.9 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 Hirschmann Car Communication 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

Hirschmann Car Communication Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 22 granted patents across 18 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: H01Q (Antennas, i.e. Radio Aerials).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Hirschmann ranks #13,463 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 22 patents across 18 technology areas.

#13,463
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 36%
by Innovation Score (40.3/100): 12.9
avg claims per patent: +133%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R13463 · US Corporation #13,463 · 22 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 22 grants
MID-PACK #13,463/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Harry's
CPC-FOCUS H01Q · 18 areas
INNOV-PAR 40.3/100
CLAIMS-RICH 12.9 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +133% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Harry's, 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.

How Hirschmann’s 40.3 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 10.8 pts (27%) Velocity 6.7 pts (17%) Breadth 15.0 pts (37%) Claim depth 7.8 pts (19%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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What this shows Hirschmann's Innovation Score is 40.3/100 (top 36% 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 Hirschmann?

Each dot is one of Hirschmann’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). Hirschmann’s own 12.9 claims/patent is ABOVE the 9.8 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Hirschmann's grants concentrate

Hirschmann Car Communication Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 18 CPC subclasses with 72.7% of grants classified under H01Q (Antennas, i.e. Radio Aerials). Peak complete grant year is 2022 (5 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Hirschmann sits between Harry's, Inc. and Huayuan Semiconductor (Shenzhen) Limited Company.

Hirschmann's three-year grant acceleration

Hirschmann Car Communication Inc. shows 8 grants in 2022–2024 against only 8 in 2019–2021. That prior window is too thin for a growth multiple (rename and spin-out assignees look artificially high when the baseline is near zero), so PlainPatent withholds a ranked acceleration claim here.

Harry's

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22
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Henge Docks

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Histosonics

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What this shows Hirschmann holds 22 patents at rank #13,467, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Hirschmann

By rank, the assignees closest to #13,467 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H01Q (Antennas)

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

Hirschmann's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

40 Top 36% higher than 64% 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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Hirschmann Car Communication Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	4.5%
2016	1	4.5%
2017	1	4.5%
2018	1	4.5%
2019	2	9.1%
2020	3	13.6%
2021	3	13.6%
2022	5	22.7%
2023	1	4.5%
2024	2	9.1%
2025partial year	2	9.1%

Which technologies does Hirschmann Car Communication Inc. patent most?

H01Q - Antennas, i.e. Radio Aerials 16

B60R - Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 5

H04B - Transmission 4

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 3

H01R - Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors 2

H05B - Electric HEATING; Electric Light Sources NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Circuit Arrangements FOR Electric Light Sources, IN General 1

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

H01P - WAVEGUIDES; Resonators, Lines, OR Other Devices OF THE Waveguide Type 1

G06K - Graphical Data Reading ; Presentation OF DATA; Record CARRIERS; Handling Record Carriers 1

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 1

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 1

Y02D - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN Information AND Communication Technologies [ICT], I.E. Information AND Communication Technologies Aiming AT THE Reduction OF Their OWN Energy USE 1

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 1

F16B - Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing 1

Top 15 of 18 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

Hirschmann Car Communication Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Hirschmann Car Communication Inc.'s lead technology class is H01Q (Antennas, i.e. Radio Aerials), 72.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H01Q
Ranked #13,463 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Hirschmann Car Communication Inc. against Harry's, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 40.3/100 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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