USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Mclaren Automotive Limited

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 89 granted patents across 45 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: B62D (MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS).

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

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

13.9

Avg claims per patent

+97%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Mclaren holds 89 US patents across 45 technology areas, rank #4,052 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#4,052
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 5%
by Innovation Score (58.2/100): 13.9
avg claims per patent: +97%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Mclaren Automotive Limited has been granted 89 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Mclaren Automotive Limited at rank #4,052 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 45 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 13.9 claims per patent with primary concentration in B62D (MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS). As a Foreign Corporation, Mclaren Automotive Limited is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Mclaren sits between L-3 Communications Corporation (89 patents, rank #4,048) and Nthdegree Technologies Worldwide Inc (89 patents, rank #4,056) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 58.2/100 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 59 grants, compared with 30 in the 2015–2019 window, a +97% 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. Mclaren Automotive Limited's 13.9 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 45 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Mclaren Automotive Limited against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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89
Mclaren Automotive ◀

89

What this shows Mclaren holds 89 patents at rank #4,052, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Mclaren

By rank, the assignees closest to #4,052 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B62D (Motor Vehicles)

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

Mclaren's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

58 Top 5% higher than 95% 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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Mclaren Automotive Limited patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	7	7.9%
2016	5	5.6%
2017	6	6.7%
2018	4	4.5%
2019	8	9.0%
2020	10	11.2%
2021	6	6.7%
2022	17	19.1%
2023	8	9.0%
2024	13	14.6%
2025	5	5.6%

Which technologies does Mclaren Automotive Limited patent most?

B62D - MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS 21

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 18

Y02T - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION 16

B29C - SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING 11

B60Y - INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO ASPECTS CROSS-CUTTING VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY 7

B60J - WINDOWS, WINDSCREENS, NON-FIXED ROOFS, DOORS, OR SIMILAR DEVICES FOR VEHICLES; REMOVABLE EXTERNAL PROTECTIVE COVERINGS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES 5

B29L - INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULAR ARTICLES 5

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 5

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 4

F16H - GEARING 4

H01M - PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY 4

Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION 4

F01N - GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES 4

B60G - VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS 4

B29K - INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES B29B, B29C OR B29D, RELATING TO MOULDING MATERIALS OR TO MATERIALS FOR ; MOULDS, ; REINFORCEMENTS, FILLERS OR PREFORMED PARTS, e.g. INSERTS 3

Top 15 of 45 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#4,052

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

58.2 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 Mclaren Automotive Limited hold?

Mclaren Automotive Limited holds 89 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 45 technology areas.

What is Mclaren Automotive Limited's Innovation Score?

Mclaren Automotive Limited has an Innovation Score of 58.2 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Mclaren Automotive Limited focus on?

Mclaren Automotive Limited's top technology area is B62D (MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS) with 21 patents. The company has filed patents in 45 CPC subclasses total.

Is Mclaren Automotive Limited's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Mclaren Automotive Limited's recent filing velocity is +97% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for Mclaren Automotive Limited's patents?

Mclaren Automotive Limited's patents average 13.9 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Mclaren Automotive Limited 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

Mclaren's 89 grants land it in the top 5% 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 - Mclaren ranks #4,052 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in B62D - see who else leads that technology area. B62D 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.