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Hitachi Automotive Systems Kyushu, Ltd.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 9 granted patents across 7 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2020. 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: F16D (Couplings FOR Transmitting ROTATION; CLUTCHES; Brakes).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Hitachi ranks #28,981 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 9 patents across 7 technology areas.

#28,981
of 49,997 US assignees by volume
15th percentile
by Innovation Score (24.8/100)
12.4
avg claims per patent
-71%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R28981 · Foreign Corporation #28,981 · 9 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

  • GRANTS-MICRO 9 grants
  • MID-PACK #28,981/49,997
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hieta
  • CPC-NARROW F16D · 7 areas
  • INNOV-THIN 24.8/100
  • CLAIMS-RICH 12.4 claims/avg
  • TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
  • VEL-DROP -71% vel
  • BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Hieta Technologies Limited (±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.

Innovation-score neighbourhood around Hitachi

Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.

score

What this shows Hitachi's Innovation Score is 24.8/100 (15th percentile 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.

Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score As of 2015–2025

Where Hitachi's grants concentrate

Hitachi Automotive Systems Kyushu, Ltd. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 7 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under F16D (Couplings FOR Transmitting ROTATION; CLUTCHES; Brakes). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Hitachi sits between Hieta Technologies Limited and HMS MFG Co..

Who files at Hitachi's volume?

Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀

patents

What this shows Hitachi holds 9 patents at rank #28,942, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025

Companies ranked near Hitachi

By rank, the assignees closest to #28,942 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F16D (Couplings FOR Transmitting Rotation)

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

Hitachi's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

25 15th percentile higher than 15% of 49,997 US assignees

This assignee 0 100 every tracked assignee, bucketed by value

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

0.511.522.5 20152016201720192020 2
USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2020

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Hitachi Automotive Systems Kyushu, Ltd. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year Patents Granted Share of Period
2015 1 11.1%
2016 2 22.2%
2017 2 22.2%
2019 2 22.2%
2020 2 22.2%

Which technologies does Hitachi Automotive Systems Kyushu, Ltd. patent most?

Top 7 of 7 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#28,981

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

24.8 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

Hitachi Automotive Systems Kyushu, Ltd.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

  • Hitachi Automotive Systems Kyushu, Ltd.'s lead technology class is F16D (Couplings FOR Transmitting ROTATION; CLUTCHES; Brakes), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F16D
  • Ranked #28,981 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
  • Compare Hitachi Automotive Systems Kyushu, Ltd. against Hieta Technologies Limited, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
  • Innovation Score of 24.8/100 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

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.