USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Horizon Global Americas Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 169 granted patents across 29 technology areas, active 2017–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: B60D (VEHICLE CONNECTIONS).

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

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169

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

12.5

Avg claims per patent

+19%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Horizon holds 169 US patents across 29 technology areas, rank #2,313 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#2,313
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 17%
by Innovation Score (48.4/100): 12.5
avg claims per patent: +19%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Horizon Global Americas Inc. has been granted 169 US utility patents between 2017 and 2025, placing Horizon Global Americas Inc. at rank #2,313 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 29 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 12.5 claims per patent with primary concentration in B60D (VEHICLE CONNECTIONS). As a US Corporation, Horizon Global Americas Inc. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Horizon sits between Bragi Gmbh (169 patents, rank #2,309) and Oshkosh Defense, Llc (169 patents, rank #2,317) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 48.4/100 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 92 grants, compared with 77 in the 2015–2019 window, a +19% shift in five-year velocity. Steady filing volume suggests sustained innovation without dramatic pivots. The US 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. Horizon Global Americas Inc.'s 12.5 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 29 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Horizon Global Americas Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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169
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169
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169
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169
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169
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169
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169

What this shows Horizon holds 169 patents at rank #2,313, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Horizon

By rank, the assignees closest to #2,313 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B60D (Vehicle Connections)

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

Horizon's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

48 Top 17% higher than 83% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Horizon Global Americas Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	22	13.0%
2018	21	12.4%
2019	34	20.1%
2020	22	13.0%
2021	18	10.7%
2022	19	11.2%
2023	12	7.1%
2024	14	8.3%
2025	7	4.1%

Which technologies does Horizon Global Americas Inc. patent most?

B60D - VEHICLE CONNECTIONS 77

B62D - MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS 28

B60T - VEHICLE BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF; BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF, IN GENERAL ; ARRANGEMENT OF BRAKING ELEMENTS ON VEHICLES IN GENERAL; PORTABLE DEVICES FOR PREVENTING UNWANTED MOVEMENT OF VEHICLES; VEHICLE MODIFICATIONS TO FACILITATE COOLING OF BRAKES 19

B60R - VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 10

B60S - SERVICING, CLEANING, REPAIRING, SUPPORTING, LIFTING, OR MANOEUVRING OF VEHICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 6

B66F - HOISTING, LIFTING, HAULING OR PUSHING, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. DEVICES WHICH APPLY A LIFTING OR PUSHING FORCE DIRECTLY TO THE SURFACE OF A LOAD 6

B60Q - ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL 6

Y10S - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS 6

F16B - DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING 5

H04W - WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS 5

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 4

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 4

B60P - VEHICLES ADAPTED FOR LOAD TRANSPORTATION OR TO TRANSPORT, TO CARRY, OR TO COMPRISE SPECIAL LOADS OR OBJECTS 3

B60F - VEHICLES FOR USE BOTH ON RAIL AND ON ROAD; AMPHIBIOUS OR LIKE VEHICLES; CONVERTIBLE VEHICLES 3

H01M - PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY 2

Top 15 of 29 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Growing

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#2,313

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

48.4 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 Horizon Global Americas Inc. hold?

Horizon Global Americas Inc. holds 169 US granted patents filed between 2017 and 2025, spanning 29 technology areas.

What is Horizon Global Americas Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Horizon Global Americas Inc. has an Innovation Score of 48.4 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Horizon Global Americas Inc. focus on?

Horizon Global Americas Inc.'s top technology area is B60D (VEHICLE CONNECTIONS) with 77 patents. The company has filed patents in 29 CPC subclasses total.

Is Horizon Global Americas Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Horizon Global Americas Inc.'s recent filing velocity is +19% compared to the prior five-year period. The company is maintaining or growing its patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Horizon Global Americas Inc.'s patents?

Horizon Global Americas Inc.'s patents average 12.5 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Horizon Global Americas 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.

How to use this portfolio

Horizon's 169 grants land it in the top 17% 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 - Horizon ranks #2,313 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in B60D - see who else leads that technology area. B60D 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.