Where does Hyster-Yale Group, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Hyster-Yale Group, Inc. ranks #3,921 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 Hyster-Yale Group, Inc. hold?

Hyster-Yale Group, Inc. holds 92 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2024, spanning 37 technology areas.

What is Hyster-Yale Group, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Hyster-Yale Group, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 56.8 out of 100 (top 6% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Hyster-Yale Group, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Hyster-Yale Group, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +88% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Hyster-Yale Group, Inc.'s patents?

Hyster-Yale Group, Inc.'s patents average 15.7 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 Hyster-Yale Group, 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

Hyster-Yale Group, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does Hyster-Yale Group, Inc. focus on?

Hyster-Yale Group, Inc.'s top technology area is 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) with 46 patents, ranking #8 of 447 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 37 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 92 granted patents across 37 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2024. 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: 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).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Hyster-yale ranks #3,921 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 92 patents across 37 technology areas.

#3,921
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 6%
by Innovation Score (56.8/100): 15.7
avg claims per patent: +88%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R3921 · US Corporation #3,921 · 92 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 92 grants
TOP-DECILE #3,921/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Fujitsu Frontech
CPC-FOCUS B66F · 37 areas
INNOV-PAR 56.8/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.7 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +88% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Fujitsu Frontech 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 Hyster-yale’s 56.8 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 15.7 pts (28%) Velocity 10.3 pts (18%) Breadth 21.5 pts (38%) Claim depth 9.4 pts (17%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Rosenberger… · near

57
Hyster-Yale Group · this assignee

57
Syngenta Crop… · near

57
The Medical College… · near

57
TPI Composites · near

57
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Hyster-yale's Innovation Score is 56.8/100 (top 6% 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 Hyster-yale?

Each dot is one of Hyster-yale’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). Hyster-yale’s own 15.7 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.3 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Hyster-yale's grants concentrate

Hyster-Yale Group, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 37 CPC subclasses with 50% of grants classified under 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). Peak complete grant year is 2022 (23 grants) versus a trough of 4 in 2017. By volume, Hyster-yale sits between Fujitsu Frontech Limited and Kraton Polymers LLC.

Hyster-yale's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Hyster-Yale Group, Inc. moved from 26 to 40 grants (1.54x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). See the growth leaderboard.

Fujitsu Frontech

92
Hamm

92
Hill Phoenix

92
Hubei Yangtze Ind…

92
Institut National…

92
Innovelis

92
Iovance Biotherap…

92
Kraton Polymers

92
Hyster-yale Group ◀

92

What this shows Hyster-Yale holds 92 patents at rank #3,921, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Hyster-Yale

By rank, the assignees closest to #3,921 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B66F (Hoisting)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in Hyster-Yale's primary technology class.

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Hyster-Yale, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In B66F (Hoisting), Hyster-Yale ranks #8 of 447 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (57 here).

The Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc. 57 Syngenta Crop Protection AG 57 Rosenberger Hochfrequenztechnik GmbH & Co. KG 57 TPI Composites, Inc. 57

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (15.7 here).

Sram Deutschland GmbH 15.7 avg Ecolink Intelligent Technology, Inc. 15.7 avg Senvion SE 15.7 avg Coinplug, Inc. 15.7 avg

Hyster-yale's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

57 Top 6% higher than 94% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2024

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Hyster-Yale Group, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	9	9.8%
2017	4	4.3%
2018	13	14.1%
2019	6	6.5%
2020	8	8.7%
2021	12	13.0%
2022	23	25.0%
2023	12	13.0%
2024	5	5.4%

Which technologies does Hyster-Yale Group, Inc. patent most?

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 46

B62B - Hand-propelled Vehicles, e.g. Hand Carts OR PERAMBULATORS; Sledges 12

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 7

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 7

B60Y - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Aspects Cross-cutting Vehicle Technology 6

Y02T - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation 6

B62D - Motor VEHICLES; Trailers 5

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 4

F16H - Gearing 4

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 4

B60R - Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 4

E06C - Ladders 3

G05G - Control Devices OR Systems Insofar AS Characterised BY Mechanical Features Only 3

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 3

H01M - Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy 3

Top 15 of 37 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

Hyster-Yale Group, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Hyster-Yale Group, Inc.'s lead technology class is 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), 50% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B66F
Ranked #3,921 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Hyster-Yale Group, Inc. against Fujitsu Frontech Limited, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 56.8/100 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

Compiled by PlainPatent , US Patent Intelligence Editorial Process · May 15, 2026

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