USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Magna Electronics Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 1,198 granted patents across 95 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: B60R (VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR).

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

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1,198

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

28.9

Avg claims per patent

+83%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Magna holds 1,198 US patents across 95 technology areas, rank #359 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#359
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 0.1%
by Innovation Score (71.2/100): 28.9
avg claims per patent: +83%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Magna Electronics Inc. has been granted 1,198 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Magna Electronics Inc. at rank #359 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 95 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 28.9 claims per patent with primary concentration in B60R (VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR). As a US Corporation, Magna Electronics Inc. is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Magna sits between Beijing Baidu Netcom Science Technology Co., Ltd. (1,221 patents, rank #355) and Chevron U.s.a. Inc. (1,194 patents, rank #363) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 71.2/100 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 775 grants, compared with 423 in the 2015–2019 window, a +83% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. The US 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. Magna Electronics Inc.'s 28.9 average claims per patent reflects complex, broadly scoped inventions that are difficult for competitors to design around, while a multi-domain presence across 95 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Magna Electronics Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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1,221
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1,213
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1,212
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1,206
Magna ◀

1,198
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1,197
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1,197
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1,196
Chevron U

1,194

What this shows Magna holds 1,198 patents at rank #359, 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 #359 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B60R (Vehicles)

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, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)

71 Top 1% higher than 99% 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.

View data table

Magna Electronics Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	39	3.3%
2016	61	5.1%
2017	72	6.0%
2018	113	9.4%
2019	138	11.5%
2020	152	12.7%
2021	121	10.1%
2022	121	10.1%
2023	171	14.3%
2024	122	10.2%
2025	88	7.3%

Which technologies does Magna Electronics Inc. patent most?

B60R - VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 779

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 679

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 413

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 260

B60Q - ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL 236

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 236

G08G - TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS 214

B62D - MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS 146

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 128

G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS 96

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 95

G05D - SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES 87

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 86

B60T - VEHICLE BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF; BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF, IN GENERAL ; ARRANGEMENT OF BRAKING ELEMENTS ON VEHICLES IN GENERAL; PORTABLE DEVICES FOR PREVENTING UNWANTED MOVEMENT OF VEHICLES; VEHICLE MODIFICATIONS TO FACILITATE COOLING OF BRAKES 77

G03B - APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR 49

Top 15 of 95 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Strong

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Complex

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#359

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

71.2 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 Magna Electronics Inc. hold?

Magna Electronics Inc. holds 1,198 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 95 technology areas.

What is Magna Electronics Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Magna Electronics Inc. has an Innovation Score of 71.2 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Magna Electronics Inc. focus on?

Magna Electronics Inc.'s top technology area is B60R (VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR) with 779 patents. The company has filed patents in 95 CPC subclasses total.

Is Magna Electronics Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Magna Electronics Inc.'s recent filing velocity is +83% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for Magna Electronics Inc.'s patents?

Magna Electronics Inc.'s patents average 28.9 claims each. This indicates complex, broadly scoped patents that are harder for competitors to design around.

How is the Magna Electronics 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.

How to use this portfolio

Magna's 1,198 grants land it in the top 0.1% 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 - Magna ranks #359 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in B60R - see who else leads that technology area. B60R 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.