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USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Leonardo S.p.a.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 116 granted patents across 90 technology areas, active 2017–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: B64C (AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS).

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116
Total patents granted
90
CPC technology areas
13.1
Avg claims per patent
+444%
5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Leonardo holds 116 US patents across 90 technology areas, rank #3,234 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#3,234
of 50,000 US assignees by volume
Top 3%
by Innovation Score (61.4/100)
13.1
avg claims per patent
+444%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Leonardo S.p.a. has been granted 116 US utility patents between 2017 and 2025, placing Leonardo S.p.a. at rank #3,234 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 90 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 13.1 claims per patent with primary concentration in B64C (AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS). As a Foreign Corporation, Leonardo S.p.a. is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Leonardo sits between KOA Corporation (116 patents, rank #3,230) and Shanghai Huahong Grace Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (116 patents, rank #3,238) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 61.4/100 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 98 grants, compared with 18 in the 2015–2019 window, a +444% 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. Leonardo S.p.a.'s 13.1 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 90 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Leonardo S.p.a. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Who files at Leonardo's volume?

Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀

patents

What this shows Leonardo holds 116 patents at rank #3,234, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025

Companies ranked near Leonardo

By rank, the assignees closest to #3,234 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B64C (Aeroplanes)

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

Leonardo's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

61 Top 3% higher than 97% of 50,000 US assignees

0–10: 687 US assignees (1%). Below this entry. 10–20: 2,527 US assignees (5%). Below this entry. 20–30: 13,162 US assignees (26%). Below this entry. 30–40: 15,294 US assignees (31%). Below this entry. 40–50: 11,491 US assignees (23%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,058 US assignees (10%). Below this entry. 60–70: 1,537 US assignees (3%). This entry sits in this band. 70–80: 234 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 80–90: 10 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 90–100: 0 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. This assignee 0 100 every tracked assignee, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US assignees. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

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USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Leonardo S.p.a. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year Patents Granted Share of Period
2017 1 0.9%
2018 4 3.4%
2019 13 11.2%
2020 6 5.2%
2021 14 12.1%
2022 17 14.7%
2023 19 16.4%
2024 24 20.7%
2025 18 15.5%

Which technologies does Leonardo S.p.a. patent most?

Top 15 of 90 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate
Tech Breadth Multi-domain
Claim Depth Standard
Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#3,234

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

61.4 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 Leonardo S.p.a. hold?
Leonardo S.p.a. holds 116 US granted patents filed between 2017 and 2025, spanning 90 technology areas.
What is Leonardo S.p.a.'s Innovation Score?
Leonardo S.p.a. has an Innovation Score of 61.4 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).
What technology areas does Leonardo S.p.a. focus on?
Leonardo S.p.a.'s top technology area is B64C (AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS) with 65 patents. The company has filed patents in 90 CPC subclasses total.
Is Leonardo S.p.a.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?
Leonardo S.p.a.'s recent filing velocity is +444% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.
What does claim depth mean for Leonardo S.p.a.'s patents?
Leonardo S.p.a.'s patents average 13.1 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.
How is the Leonardo S.p.a. 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

Leonardo's 116 grants land it in the top 3% 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 - Leonardo ranks #3,234 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
  • Most of this portfolio concentrates in B64C - see who else leads that technology area. B64C 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

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.