Where does Hyliion Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Hyliion Inc. ranks #6,340 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 Hyliion Inc. hold?

Hyliion Inc. holds 53 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2025, spanning 30 technology areas.

What is Hyliion Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Hyliion Inc. has an Innovation Score of 53.2 out of 100 (top 9% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Hyliion Inc. focus on?

Hyliion Inc.'s top technology area is Y02T (Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation) with 45 patents, ranking #179 of 2,877 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 30 CPC subclasses total.

Is Hyliion Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Hyliion Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +500% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Hyliion Inc.'s patents?

Hyliion Inc.'s patents average 16.8 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 Hyliion 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

Hyliion Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 53 granted patents across 30 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2025. 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: Y02T (Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Hyliion ranks #6,340 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 53 patents across 30 technology areas.

#6,340
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 9%
by Innovation Score (53.2/100): 16.8
avg claims per patent: +500%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R6340 · US Corporation #6,340 · 53 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 53 grants
UPPER-Q #6,340/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Guangzhou Shiyuan…
CPC-FOCUS Y02T · 30 areas
INNOV-PAR 53.2/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.8 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +500% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Guangzhou Shiyuan Electronic Technology Company 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.

How Hyliion’s 53.2 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 13.8 pts (26%) Velocity 10.0 pts (19%) Breadth 19.4 pts (36%) Claim depth 10.1 pts (19%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
ETH ZÜRICH (EIDGENÖS… · near

53
Chromatic · near

53
Hyliion · this assignee

53
Kinaxis · near

53
Vestel Elektronik… · near

53
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Hyliion's Innovation Score is 53.2/100 (top 9% 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 Hyliion?

Each dot is one of Hyliion’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). Hyliion’s own 16.8 claims/patent is ABOVE the 16.6 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Hyliion's grants concentrate

Hyliion Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 30 CPC subclasses with 84.9% of grants classified under Y02T (Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation). Peak complete grant year is 2024 (15 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2017. By volume, Hyliion sits between Guangzhou Shiyuan Electronic Technology Company Limited and Institut National DE Recherche Pour L'agriculture, L'alimentation L'environnement.

Hyliion's three-year grant acceleration

Hyliion Inc. shows 27 grants in 2022–2024 against only 18 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.

Guangzhou Shiyuan…

53
Harsco

53
Hello

53
Henry Ford Health…

53
Ikea Supply

53
Ingevity South Ca…

53
Insightec

53
Institut National…

53
Hyliion ◀

53

What this shows Hyliion holds 53 patents at rank #6,339, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Hyliion

By rank, the assignees closest to #6,339 in granted patent volume.

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

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Hyliion, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In Y02T (Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transpo…), Hyliion ranks #179 of 2,877 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (53 here).

Vestel Elektronik Sanayi ve Ticaret A. S. 53 Kinaxis Inc. 53 Chromatic Inc. 53 ETH ZÜRICH (EIDGENÖSSISCHE Technische Hochschule ZÜRICH) 53

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (16.8 here).

MAC Trailer Manufacturing, Inc. 16.8 avg Janssen Sciences Ireland Unlimited Company 16.8 avg Provisur Technologies, Inc. 16.8 avg Hamilton Bonaduz AG 16.8 avg

Hyliion's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

53 Top 9% higher than 91% of 49,997 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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Hyliion Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	2	3.8%
2018	2	3.8%
2019	3	5.7%
2020	6	11.3%
2021	9	17.0%
2022	9	17.0%
2023	3	5.7%
2024	15	28.3%
2025partial year	4	7.5%

Which technologies does Hyliion Inc. patent most?

Y02T - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation 45

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 39

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 37

B60Y - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Aspects Cross-cutting Vehicle Technology 31

B62D - Motor VEHICLES; Trailers 24

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 24

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 12

Y10S - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former Uspc Cross-reference ART Collections [XRACs] AND Digests 11

F02G - HOT GAS OR Combustion-product Positive-displacement Engine Plants ; USE OF Waste Heat OF Combustion ENGINES; NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 7

H01M - Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy 7

B33Y - Additive Manufacturing, i.e. Manufacturing OF Three-dimensional [3-D] Objects BY Additive Deposition, Additive Agglomeration OR Additive Layering, e.g. BY 3-D Printing, Stereolithography OR Selective Laser Sintering 5

F28D - Heat-exchange Apparatus, NOT Provided FOR IN Another Subclass, IN Which THE Heat-exchange Media DO NOT Come Into Direct Contact 4

F28F - Details OF Heat-exchange AND Heat-transfer Apparatus, OF General Application 4

F23L - Supplying AIR OR Non-combustible Liquids OR Gases TO Combustion Apparatus IN General ; Valves OR Dampers Specially Adapted FOR Controlling AIR Supply OR Draught IN Combustion Apparatus ; Inducing Draught IN Combustion APPARATUS; Tops FOR Chimneys OR Ventilating SHAFTS; Terminals FOR Flues 4

F23R - Generating Combustion Products OF High Pressure OR High Velocity, e.g. Gas-turbine Combustion Chambers 4

Top 15 of 30 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

Hyliion Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Hyliion Inc.'s lead technology class is Y02T (Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation), 84.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore Y02T
Ranked #6,340 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Hyliion Inc. against Guangzhou Shiyuan Electronic Technology Company Limited, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 53.2/100 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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