USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Kapsch Trafficcom Ag

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 88 granted patents across 37 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G08G (TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS).

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

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

17.2

Avg claims per patent

-62%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Kapsch holds 88 US patents across 37 technology areas, rank #4,090 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#4,090
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 10%
by Innovation Score (52.7/100): 17.2
avg claims per patent: -62%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Kapsch Trafficcom Ag has been granted 88 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Kapsch Trafficcom Ag at rank #4,090 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 37 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 17.2 claims per patent with primary concentration in G08G (TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS). As a Foreign Corporation, Kapsch Trafficcom Ag is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Kapsch sits between Ideastream Consumer Products, Llc (88 patents, rank #4,086) and Nissin Kogyo Co., Ltd. (88 patents, rank #4,094) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 52.7/100 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 24 grants, compared with 64 in the 2015–2019 window, a -62% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. 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. Kapsch Trafficcom Ag's 17.2 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 37 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Kapsch Trafficcom Ag against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Ideastream Consum…

88
Johnson Controls

88
Joy Global Surfac…

88
Kenall Manufactur…

88
LIKO Research & D…

88
Luminex

88
Magna Seating

88
Nissin Kogyo

88
Kapsch Trafficcom ◀

88

What this shows Kapsch holds 88 patents at rank #4,090, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Kapsch

By rank, the assignees closest to #4,090 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G08G (Traffic Control Systems)

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

Kapsch's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

53 Top 10% higher than 90% 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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Kapsch Trafficcom Ag patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	24	27.3%
2016	14	15.9%
2017	14	15.9%
2018	7	8.0%
2019	5	5.7%
2020	6	6.8%
2021	4	4.5%
2022	6	6.8%
2023	6	6.8%
2025	2	2.3%

Which technologies does Kapsch Trafficcom Ag patent most?

G08G - TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS 49

G07B - TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS 40

H04W - WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS 25

G01S - RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES 23

G06Q - INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 16

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 16

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 12

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 11

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 9

G06K - GRAPHICAL DATA READING ; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS 7

G01C - MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY 7

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 6

H04B - TRANSMISSION 5

G07C - TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE 3

B60R - VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 2

Top 15 of 37 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#4,090

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

52.7 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 Kapsch Trafficcom Ag hold?

Kapsch Trafficcom Ag holds 88 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 37 technology areas.

What is Kapsch Trafficcom Ag's Innovation Score?

Kapsch Trafficcom Ag has an Innovation Score of 52.7 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Kapsch Trafficcom Ag focus on?

Kapsch Trafficcom Ag's top technology area is G08G (TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS) with 49 patents. The company has filed patents in 37 CPC subclasses total.

Is Kapsch Trafficcom Ag's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Kapsch Trafficcom Ag's recent filing velocity is -62% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Kapsch Trafficcom Ag's patents?

Kapsch Trafficcom Ag's patents average 17.2 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Kapsch Trafficcom Ag 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

Kapsch's 88 grants land it in the top 10% 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 - Kapsch ranks #4,090 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in G08G - see who else leads that technology area. G08G 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.