USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 12,454 granted patents across 397 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: Y02T (CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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12,454

Total patents granted

397

CPC technology areas

10.2

Avg claims per patent

+31%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Honda ranks #25 of 50,000 US assignees, with 12,454 patents across 397 technology areas.

#25
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 0.1%
by Innovation Score (70.1/100): 10.2
avg claims per patent: +31%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. has been granted 12,454 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Honda Motor Co., Ltd. at rank #25 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 397 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 10.2 claims per patent with primary concentration in Y02T (CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION). As a Foreign Corporation, Honda Motor Co., Ltd. is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Honda sits between General Electric Company (14,436 patents, rank #21) and NIKE, Inc. (10,487 patents, rank #29) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 70.1/100 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 7,057 grants, compared with 5,397 in the 2015–2019 window, a +31% shift in five-year velocity. Steady filing volume suggests sustained innovation without dramatic pivots. 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. Honda Motor Co., Ltd.'s 10.2 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while a diversified footprint across 100+ CPC subclasses spreads risk across many technology fronts. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Honda Motor Co., Ltd. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

General Electric

14,436
Seiko Epson

14,235
Panasonic Intelle…

13,148
Toshiba

12,848
Honda Motor ◀

12,454
The Boeing

11,922
Robert Bosch

11,869
GM Global Technol…

11,736
NIKE

10,487

What this shows Honda holds 12,454 patents at rank #25, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Honda

By rank, the assignees closest to #25 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in Y02T (Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transpo…)

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

Honda's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

70 Top 1% higher than 99% of 50,000 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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Honda Motor Co., Ltd. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1,132	9.1%
2016	1,044	8.4%
2017	1,013	8.1%
2018	1,021	8.2%
2019	1,187	9.5%
2020	1,306	10.5%
2021	1,293	10.4%
2022	1,390	11.2%
2023	1,185	9.5%
2024	1,062	8.5%
2025	821	6.6%

Which technologies does Honda Motor Co., Ltd. patent most?

Y02T - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION 1,724

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 1,624

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 1,447

Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION 1,355

B62D - MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS 1,194

H01M - PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY 1,185

B60R - VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 1,168

B60L - PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES ; SUPPLYING ELECTRIC POWER FOR AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES ; ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL ; MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; MONITORING OPERATING VARIABLES OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICL 1,041

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 680

F16H - GEARING 660

B60Y - INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO ASPECTS CROSS-CUTTING VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY 634

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 600

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 593

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 586

G05D - SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES 574

Top 15 of 397 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Deep

Tech Breadth Diversified

Claim Depth Simple

Velocity Growing

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#25

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

70.1 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does Honda Motor Co., Ltd. hold?

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. holds 12,454 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 397 technology areas.

What is Honda Motor Co., Ltd.'s Innovation Score?

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. has an Innovation Score of 70.1 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Honda Motor Co., Ltd. focus on?

Honda Motor Co., Ltd.'s top technology area is Y02T (CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION) with 1,724 patents. The company has filed patents in 397 CPC subclasses total.

Is Honda Motor Co., Ltd.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Honda Motor Co., Ltd.'s recent filing velocity is +31% compared to the prior five-year period. The company is maintaining or growing its patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Honda Motor Co., Ltd.'s patents?

Honda Motor Co., Ltd.'s patents average 10.2 claims each. This is relatively simple claim structure, typical for focused inventions.

How is the Honda Motor 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.

How to use this portfolio

Honda's 12,454 grants land it in the top 0.1% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - Honda ranks #25 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in Y02T - see who else leads that technology area. Y02T leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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 byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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.