Where does Magna E-Car Systems of America, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Magna E-Car Systems of America, Inc. ranks #41,544 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 Magna E-Car Systems of America, Inc. hold?

Magna E-Car Systems of America, Inc. holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2017, spanning 14 technology areas.

What is Magna E-Car Systems of America, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Magna E-Car Systems of America, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 29.6 out of 100 (31st percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Magna E-Car Systems of America, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Magna E-Car Systems of America, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -100% 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 Magna E-Car Systems of America, Inc.'s patents?

Magna E-Car Systems of America, Inc.'s patents average 16.0 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 Magna E-Car Systems of America, 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

Magna E-Car Systems of America, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does Magna E-Car Systems of America, Inc. focus on?

Magna E-Car Systems of America, Inc.'s top technology area is Y02T (Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation) with 3 patents. Grants appear in 14 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 14 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2017. 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: Y02T (Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Magna ranks #41,544 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 14 technology areas.

#41,544
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 31st percentile
by Innovation Score (29.6/100): 16.0
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R41544 · US Corporation #41,544 · 6 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #41,544/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Maersk Line A/S
CPC-FOCUS Y02T · 14 areas
INNOV-THIN 29.6/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.0 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Maersk Line A/S (±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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Magna E-Car Systems… · this assignee

30
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Magna's Innovation Score is 29.6/100 (31st 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.

Where Magna's grants concentrate

Magna E-Car Systems of America, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 14 CPC subclasses with 50% of grants classified under Y02T (Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (5 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Magna sits between Maersk Line A/S and Magnum Venus Products, Inc..

Maersk Line A/S

6
Magwerks Vision

6
Magiq

6
Magic Tap

6
Magna Seating (Ge…

6
Magnegas

6
Magnum Semiconduc…

6
Magnum Venus Prod…

6
Magna E-car Syste… ◀

6

What this shows Magna holds 6 patents at rank #41,674, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Magna

By rank, the assignees closest to #41,674 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in Y02T (Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transpo…)

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

Magna's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

30 31st percentile higher than 31% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2017

Grants by year

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

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Magna E-Car Systems of America, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	5	83.3%
2017	1	16.7%

Which technologies does Magna E-Car Systems of America, Inc. patent most?

Y02T - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation 3

B60L - Propulsion OF Electrically-propelled Vehicles ; Supplying Electric Power FOR Auxiliary Equipment OF Electrically-propelled Vehicles ; Electrodynamic Brake Systems FOR Vehicles IN General ; Magnetic Suspension OR Levitation FOR VEHICLES; Monitoring Operating Variables OF Electrically-propelled Vehicl 3

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 2

H01R - Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors 1

H02M - Apparatus FOR Conversion Between AC AND AC, Between AC AND DC, OR Between DC AND DC, AND FOR USE With Mains OR Similar Power Supply SYSTEMS; Conversion OF DC OR AC Input Power Into Surge Output POWER; Control OR Regulation Thereof 1

Y10S - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former Uspc Cross-reference ART Collections [XRACs] AND Digests 1

H02K - Dynamo-electric Machines 1

B60H - Arrangements OF Heating, Cooling, Ventilating OR Other Air-treating Devices Specially Adapted FOR Passenger OR Goods Spaces OF Vehicles 1

F01P - Cooling OF Machines OR Engines IN GENERAL; Cooling OF Internal-combustion Engines 1

G01D - Measuring NOT Specially Adapted FOR A Specific VARIABLE; Arrangements FOR Measuring TWO OR More Variables NOT Covered IN A Single Other SUBCLASS; Tariff Metering APPARATUS; Measuring OR Testing NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 1

G05B - Control OR Regulating Systems IN GENERAL; Functional Elements OF Such SYSTEMS; Monitoring OR Testing Arrangements FOR Such Systems OR Elements 1

H01M - Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy 1

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 1

Top 14 of 14 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#41,544

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

29.6 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

Magna E-Car Systems of America, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Magna E-Car Systems of America, Inc.'s lead technology class is Y02T (Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation), 50% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore Y02T
Ranked #41,544 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Magna E-Car Systems of America, Inc. against Maersk Line A/S, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 29.6/100 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

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