Where does Magna Powertrain USA, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Magna Powertrain USA, Inc. ranks #48,526 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 Powertrain USA, Inc. hold?

Magna Powertrain USA, Inc. holds 5 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2018, spanning 6 technology areas.

What is Magna Powertrain USA, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Magna Powertrain USA, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 25.6 out of 100 (18th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Magna Powertrain USA, Inc. focus on?

Magna Powertrain USA, Inc.'s top technology area is F16H (Gearing) with 4 patents, ranking #481 of 1,603 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 6 CPC subclasses total.

Is Magna Powertrain USA, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Magna Powertrain USA, 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 Powertrain USA, Inc.'s patents?

Magna Powertrain USA, Inc.'s patents average 18.0 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 Powertrain USA, 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 Powertrain USA, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 6 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2018. 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: F16H (Gearing).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Magna ranks #48,526 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 6 technology areas.

#48,526
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 18th percentile
by Innovation Score (25.6/100): 18.0
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R48526 · US Corporation #48,526 · 5 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · BOTTOM-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
BOTTOM-DECILE #48,526/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Magaldi Power S P A
CPC-NARROW F16H · 6 areas
INNOV-THIN 25.6/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.0 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Magaldi Power S.P.A. (±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 Magna’s 25.6 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 6.2 pts (24%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 8.7 pts (34%) Claim depth 10.8 pts (42%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Magna Powertrain USA · this assignee

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What this shows Magna's Innovation Score is 25.6/100 (18th 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.

Does more volume mean deeper claims for Magna?

Each dot is one of Magna’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). Magna’s own 18.0 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.8 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Magna's grants concentrate

Magna Powertrain USA, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 6 CPC subclasses with 80% of grants classified under F16H (Gearing). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Magna sits between Magaldi Power S.P.A. and Makai Swim, LLC.

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What this shows Magna holds 5 patents at rank #48,527, 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 #48,527 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F16H (Gearing)

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)

26 18th percentile higher than 18% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2018

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 Powertrain USA, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	3	60.0%
2016	1	20.0%
2018	1	20.0%

Which technologies does Magna Powertrain USA, Inc. patent most?

F16H - Gearing 4

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 4

Y02T - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation 2

F16D - Couplings FOR Transmitting ROTATION; CLUTCHES; Brakes 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

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 1

Top 6 of 6 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

Magna Powertrain USA, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Magna Powertrain USA, Inc.'s lead technology class is F16H (Gearing), 80% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F16H
Ranked #48,526 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Magna Powertrain USA, Inc. against Magaldi Power S.P.A., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 25.6/100 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

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.