Where does Metra Electronics Corp. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Metra Electronics Corp. ranks #2,844 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 Metra Electronics Corp. hold?

Metra Electronics Corp. holds 135 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2022, spanning 14 technology areas.

What is Metra Electronics Corp.'s Innovation Score?

Metra Electronics Corp. has an Innovation Score of 33.1 out of 100 (43rd 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 Metra Electronics Corp. focus on?

Metra Electronics Corp.'s top technology area is H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication) with 7 patents, ranking #3,127 of 8,956 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 14 CPC subclasses total.

Is Metra Electronics Corp.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Metra Electronics Corp.'s recent grant velocity is +11% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Metra Electronics Corp.'s patents?

Metra Electronics Corp.'s patents average 2.9 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 Metra Electronics Corp. 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

Metra Electronics Corp.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 135 granted patents across 14 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2022. 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: H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Metra ranks #2,844 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 135 patents across 14 technology areas.

#2,844
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 43rd percentile
by Innovation Score (33.1/100): 2.9
avg claims per patent: +11%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R2844 · US Corporation #2,844 · 135 grants

GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-UP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MID 135 grants
TOP-DECILE #2,844/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Inalfa Roof Systems…
CPC-FOCUS H04L · 14 areas
INNOV-THIN 33.1/100
CLAIMS-SPARSE 2.9 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-UP +11% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Inalfa Roof Systems Group B.V. (±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 Metra’s 33.1 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 17.0 pts (51%) Velocity 1.2 pts (4%) Breadth 13.2 pts (40%) Claim depth 1.7 pts (5%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Belden Canada · near

33
Canada Goose · near

33
Lianyungang… · near

33
Metra · this assignee

33
Polymer Ventures · near

33
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Metra's Innovation Score is 33.1/100 (43rd 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 Metra?

Each dot is one of Metra’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). Metra’s own 2.9 claims/patent is at or below the 13.2 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Metra's grants concentrate

Metra Electronics Corp. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 14 CPC subclasses with 5.2% of grants classified under H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (49 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2019. By volume, Metra sits between Inalfa Roof Systems Group B.V. and PetroChina Company Limited.

Metra's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Metra Electronics Corp. moved from 62 to 11 grants (0.18x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). Among 3,296 tracked assignees with ≥100 grants and ≥20 prior-period grants, that multiple ranks #3,123. See the growth leaderboard.

Inalfa Roof Syste…

135
Intel Mobile Comm…

135
International Fla…

135
Konecranes Global

135
Meyer Intellectua…

135
Nissei ASB Machine

135
Omnitek Partners

135
Petrochina

135
Metra ◀

135

What this shows Metra holds 135 patents at rank #2,844, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Metra

By rank, the assignees closest to #2,844 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Metra, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information), Metra ranks #3,127 of 8,956 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (33 here).

Belden Canada Inc. 33 Lianyungang Runzhong Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. 33 Polymer Ventures, Inc. 33 Canada Goose Inc. 33

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (2.9 here).

Guangdong Gopod Group Holding Co., Ltd. 2.9 avg F.S.KOREA Industries Inc. 2.9 avg EOS Products, LLC 2.9 avg Leapfrog Product Development LLC 2.9 avg

Metra's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

33 43rd percentile higher than 43% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2022

Grants by year

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

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Metra Electronics Corp. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	14	10.4%
2016	15	11.1%
2017	20	14.8%
2018	13	9.6%
2019	2	1.5%
2020	49	36.3%
2021	11	8.1%
2022	11	8.1%

Which technologies does Metra Electronics Corp. patent most?

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 7

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 5

B60R - Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 4

F02N - Starting OF Combustion ENGINES; Starting Aids FOR Such Engines, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 3

Y02T - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation 3

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 2

B60Q - Arrangement OF Signalling OR Lighting Devices, THE Mounting OR Supporting Thereof OR Circuits Therefor, FOR Vehicles IN General 2

H02G - Installation OF Electric Cables OR Lines, OR OF Combined Optical AND Electric Cables OR Lines 2

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 2

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 1

H03G - Control OF Amplification 1

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 1

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

G09G - Arrangements OR Circuits FOR Control OF Indicating Devices Using Static Means TO Present Variable Information 1

Top 14 of 14 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

Metra Electronics Corp.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Metra Electronics Corp.'s lead technology class is H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication), 5.2% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H04L
Ranked #2,844 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Metra Electronics Corp. against Inalfa Roof Systems Group B.V., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 33.1/100 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.