Where does JAC Operations, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), JAC Operations, Inc. ranks #14,704 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 JAC Operations, Inc. hold?

JAC Operations, Inc. holds 20 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2024, spanning 9 technology areas.

What is JAC Operations, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

JAC Operations, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 37.6 out of 100 (top 43% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does JAC Operations, Inc. focus on?

JAC Operations, Inc.'s top technology area is B61D (Body Details OR Kinds OF Railway Vehicles) with 17 patents, ranking #10 of 155 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 9 CPC subclasses total.

Is JAC Operations, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

JAC Operations, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +0% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for JAC Operations, Inc.'s patents?

JAC Operations, Inc.'s patents average 16.3 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 JAC Operations, 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

JAC Operations, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 20 granted patents across 9 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2024. 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: B61D (Body Details OR Kinds OF Railway Vehicles).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, JAC ranks #14,704 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 20 patents across 9 technology areas.

#14,704
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 43%
by Innovation Score (37.6/100): 16.3
avg claims per patent: +0%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R14704 · US Corporation #14,704 · 20 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-FLAT · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 20 grants
MID-PACK #14,704/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH International Test…
CPC-NARROW B61D · 9 areas
INNOV-THIN 37.6/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.3 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-FLAT +0% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: International Test Solutions, 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 JAC’s 37.6 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 10.5 pts (28%) Velocity 6.7 pts (18%) Breadth 10.6 pts (28%) Claim depth 9.8 pts (26%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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What this shows JAC's Innovation Score is 37.6/100 (top 43% 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 JAC?

Each dot is one of JAC’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). JAC’s own 16.3 claims/patent is ABOVE the 15.6 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where JAC's grants concentrate

JAC Operations, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 9 CPC subclasses with 85% of grants classified under B61D (Body Details OR Kinds OF Railway Vehicles). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, JAC sits between International Test Solutions, LLC and Jost-werke Deutschland GMBH.

JAC's three-year grant acceleration

JAC Operations, Inc. shows 7 grants in 2022–2024 against only 7 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.

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What this shows JAC holds 20 patents at rank #14,701, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near JAC

By rank, the assignees closest to #14,701 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B61D (Body Details OR Kinds OF Railway Vehicles)

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

JAC's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

38 Top 43% higher than 57% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2024

Grants by year

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

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JAC Operations, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	10.0%
2016	1	5.0%
2017	1	5.0%
2018	2	10.0%
2019	4	20.0%
2020	3	15.0%
2022	2	10.0%
2023	2	10.0%
2024	3	15.0%

Which technologies does JAC Operations, Inc. patent most?

B61D - Body Details OR Kinds OF Railway Vehicles 17

B61F - Rail Vehicle Suspensions, e.g. Underframes, Bogies OR Arrangements OF Wheel AXLES; Rail Vehicles FOR USE ON Tracks OF Different WIDTH; Preventing Derailing OF Rail VEHICLES; Wheel Guards, Obstruction Removers OR THE Like FOR Rail Vehicles 6

B61H - Brakes OR Other Retarding Devices Specially Adapted FOR Rail VEHICLES; Arrangement OR Disposition Thereof IN Rail Vehicles 2

Y02T - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation 2

G08C - Transmission Systems FOR Measured Values, Control OR Similar Signals 1

H02J - Circuit Arrangements OR Systems FOR Supplying OR Distributing Electric POWER; Systems FOR Storing Electric Energy 1

B60P - Vehicles Adapted FOR Load Transportation OR TO Transport, TO Carry, OR TO Comprise Special Loads OR Objects 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

B61G - COUPLINGS; Draught AND Buffing Appliances 1

Top 9 of 9 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

JAC Operations, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

JAC Operations, Inc.'s lead technology class is B61D (Body Details OR Kinds OF Railway Vehicles), 85% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B61D
Ranked #14,704 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare JAC Operations, Inc. against International Test Solutions, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 37.6/100 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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