USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Isuzu Motors Limited

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 423 granted patents across 98 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: Y02T (CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION).

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

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423

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

6.1

Avg claims per patent

+56%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Isuzu holds 423 US patents across 98 technology areas, rank #1,033 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,033
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 8%
by Innovation Score (54.6/100): 6.1
avg claims per patent: +56%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Isuzu Motors Limited has been granted 423 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Isuzu Motors Limited at rank #1,033 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 98 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 6.1 claims per patent with primary concentration in Y02T (CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION). As a Foreign Corporation, Isuzu Motors Limited is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Isuzu sits between NOK Corporation (425 patents, rank #1,029) and Worldpay, Llc (421 patents, rank #1,037) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 54.6/100 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 258 grants, compared with 165 in the 2015–2019 window, a +56% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. The Foreign 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. Isuzu Motors Limited's 6.1 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while a multi-domain presence across 98 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Isuzu Motors Limited against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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425
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424
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424
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423
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422
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421
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421
Worldpay

421

What this shows Isuzu holds 423 patents at rank #1,033, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Isuzu

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,033 in granted patent volume.

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

Isuzu's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

55 Top 8% higher than 92% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

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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Isuzu Motors Limited patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	44	10.4%
2016	22	5.2%
2017	32	7.6%
2018	21	5.0%
2019	46	10.9%
2020	42	9.9%
2021	53	12.5%
2022	41	9.7%
2023	16	3.8%
2024	51	12.1%
2025	55	13.0%

Which technologies does Isuzu Motors Limited patent most?

Y02T - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION 180

F01N - GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES 151

F02D - CONTROLLING COMBUSTION ENGINES 130

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 73

B01D - SEPARATION 66

F16H - GEARING 53

F02M - SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF 42

F02B - INTERNAL-COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES; COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL 35

G08G - TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS 34

B62D - MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS 31

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 30

Y02A - TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE 25

F16D - COUPLINGS FOR TRANSMITTING ROTATION; CLUTCHES; BRAKES 18

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 17

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 16

Top 15 of 98 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Simple

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,033

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

54.6 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 Isuzu Motors Limited hold?

Isuzu Motors Limited holds 423 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 98 technology areas.

What is Isuzu Motors Limited's Innovation Score?

Isuzu Motors Limited has an Innovation Score of 54.6 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Isuzu Motors Limited focus on?

Isuzu Motors Limited's top technology area is Y02T (CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION) with 180 patents. The company has filed patents in 98 CPC subclasses total.

Is Isuzu Motors Limited's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Isuzu Motors Limited's recent filing velocity is +56% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for Isuzu Motors Limited's patents?

Isuzu Motors Limited's patents average 6.1 claims each. This is relatively simple claim structure, typical for focused inventions.

How is the Isuzu Motors Limited 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

Isuzu's 423 grants land it in the top 8% 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 - Isuzu ranks #1,033 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in Y02T - see who else leads that technology area. Y02T 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.