Where does Iron Cross Automotive, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Iron Cross Automotive, Inc. ranks #29,136 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 Iron Cross Automotive, Inc. hold?

Iron Cross Automotive, Inc. holds 9 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2021, spanning 2 technology areas.

What is Iron Cross Automotive, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Iron Cross Automotive, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 17.4 out of 100 (4th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Iron Cross Automotive, Inc. focus on?

Iron Cross Automotive, Inc.'s top technology area is B60R (Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR) with 5 patents, ranking #554 of 1,969 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 2 CPC subclasses total.

Is Iron Cross Automotive, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Iron Cross Automotive, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -71% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). Grant activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Iron Cross Automotive, Inc.'s patents?

Iron Cross Automotive, Inc.'s patents average 7.3 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 Iron Cross Automotive, 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

Iron Cross Automotive, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 9 granted patents across 2 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2021. 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: B60R (Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Iron ranks #29,136 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 9 patents across 2 technology areas.

#29,136
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 4th percentile
by Innovation Score (17.4/100): 7.3
avg claims per patent: -71%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R29136 · US Corporation #29,136 · 9 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-LOW · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 9 grants
MID-PACK #29,136/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Intrepid Brands
CPC-NARROW B60R · 2 areas
INNOV-LOW 17.4/100
CLAIMS-SPARSE 7.3 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -71% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Intrepid Brands, LLC (±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 Iron’s 17.4 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 8.0 pts (46%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 5.0 pts (29%) Claim depth 4.4 pts (25%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Iron Cross Automotive · this assignee

17
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Iron's Innovation Score is 17.4/100 (4th percentile 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 Iron?

Each dot is one of Iron’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). Iron’s own 7.3 claims/patent is at or below the 16.2 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Iron's grants concentrate

Iron Cross Automotive, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 2 CPC subclasses with 55.6% of grants classified under B60R (Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (5 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Iron sits between Intrepid Brands, LLC and J-fiber GMBH.

Intrepid Brands

9
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9
Invent Medical Gr…

9
Invisalert Soluti…

9
Isofol Medical AB

9
Istituto Europeo…

9
Ivys

9
J-fiber

9
Iron Cross Automo… ◀

9

What this shows Iron holds 9 patents at rank #29,118, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Iron

By rank, the assignees closest to #29,118 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B60R (Vehicles)

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

Iron's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

17 4th percentile higher than 4% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2021

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Iron Cross Automotive, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	11.1%
2016	1	11.1%
2019	5	55.6%
2020	1	11.1%
2021	1	11.1%

Which technologies does Iron Cross Automotive, Inc. patent most?

B60R - Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 5

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 2

Top 2 of 2 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

Iron Cross Automotive, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Iron Cross Automotive, Inc.'s lead technology class is B60R (Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR), 55.6% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B60R
Ranked #29,136 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Iron Cross Automotive, Inc. against Intrepid Brands, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 17.4/100 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

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.