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Hubbell Incorporated

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 1,369 granted patents across 147 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. 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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1,369
Total patents granted
147
CPC technology areas
15.9
Avg claims per patent
+27%
5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Hubbell holds 1,369 US patents across 147 technology areas, rank #313 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#313
of 50,000 US assignees by volume
Top 2%
by Innovation Score (63.7/100)
15.9
avg claims per patent
+27%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Hubbell Incorporated has been granted 1,369 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Hubbell Incorporated at rank #313 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 147 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 15.9 claims per patent with primary concentration in H01R (ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS). As a US Corporation, Hubbell Incorporated is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Hubbell sits between Cirrus Logic, Inc. (1,385 patents, rank #309) and ACER Incorporated (1,350 patents, rank #317) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 63.7/100 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 765 grants, compared with 604 in the 2015–2019 window, a +27% 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. Hubbell Incorporated's 15.9 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, 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 Hubbell Incorporated against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Who files at Hubbell's volume?

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

patents

What this shows Hubbell holds 1,369 patents at rank #313, 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 Hubbell

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

Leaders in H01R (Electrically-conductive Connections)

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

Hubbell's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

64 Top 2% higher than 98% of 50,000 US assignees

0–10: 687 US assignees (1%). Below this entry. 10–20: 2,527 US assignees (5%). Below this entry. 20–30: 13,162 US assignees (26%). Below this entry. 30–40: 15,294 US assignees (31%). Below this entry. 40–50: 11,491 US assignees (23%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,058 US assignees (10%). Below this entry. 60–70: 1,537 US assignees (3%). This entry sits in this band. 70–80: 234 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 80–90: 10 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 90–100: 0 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. This assignee 0 100 every tracked assignee, bucketed by value

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

50100150200 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 89
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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Hubbell Incorporated patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year Patents Granted Share of Period
2015 64 4.7%
2016 90 6.6%
2017 137 10.0%
2018 129 9.4%
2019 184 13.4%
2020 181 13.2%
2021 161 11.8%
2022 112 8.2%
2023 108 7.9%
2024 114 8.3%
2025 89 6.5%

Which technologies does Hubbell Incorporated patent most?

Top 15 of 147 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Strong
Tech Breadth Diversified
Claim Depth Standard
Velocity Growing

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#313

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

63.7 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 Hubbell Incorporated hold?
Hubbell Incorporated holds 1,369 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 147 technology areas.
What is Hubbell Incorporated's Innovation Score?
Hubbell Incorporated has an Innovation Score of 63.7 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).
What technology areas does Hubbell Incorporated focus on?
Hubbell Incorporated'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 324 patents. The company has filed patents in 147 CPC subclasses total.
Is Hubbell Incorporated's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?
Hubbell Incorporated's recent filing velocity is +27% compared to the prior five-year period. The company is maintaining or growing its patent output.
What does claim depth mean for Hubbell Incorporated's patents?
Hubbell Incorporated's patents average 15.9 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.
How is the Hubbell Incorporated 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

Hubbell's 1,369 grants land it in the top 2% 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 - Hubbell ranks #313 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
  • Most of this portfolio concentrates in H01R - see who else leads that technology area. H01R 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

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.