USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

MTU Aero Engines Ag

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 571 granted patents across 92 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: F01D (NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAM TURBINES).

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

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571

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

14.5

Avg claims per patent

-36%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

MTU holds 571 US patents across 92 technology areas, rank #807 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#807
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 4%
by Innovation Score (58.5/100): 14.5
avg claims per patent: -36%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

MTU Aero Engines Ag has been granted 571 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing MTU Aero Engines Ag at rank #807 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 92 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 14.5 claims per patent with primary concentration in F01D (NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAM TURBINES). As a Foreign Corporation, MTU Aero Engines Ag is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, MTU sits between Nutanix, Inc. (574 patents, rank #803) and Hill-rom Services, Inc. (569 patents, rank #811) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 58.5/100 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 222 grants, compared with 349 in the 2015–2019 window, a -36% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. 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. MTU Aero Engines Ag's 14.5 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 92 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark MTU Aero Engines Ag against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Nutanix

574
Silergy Semicondu…

574
Gyrus ACMI

572
Honor Device

571
MTU Aero Engines ◀

571
Getac Technology

570
The Cleveland Cli…

570
Wonderland Switze…

570
Hill-rom Services

569

What this shows MTU holds 571 patents at rank #807, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near MTU

By rank, the assignees closest to #807 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F01D (Non-positive Displacement Machines OR Engines)

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

MTU's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

59 Top 4% higher than 96% 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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MTU Aero Engines Ag patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	42	7.4%
2016	58	10.2%
2017	84	14.7%
2018	75	13.1%
2019	90	15.8%
2020	77	13.5%
2021	35	6.1%
2022	34	6.0%
2023	18	3.2%
2024	36	6.3%
2025	22	3.9%

Which technologies does MTU Aero Engines Ag patent most?

F01D - NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAM TURBINES 468

F05D - INDEXING SCHEME FOR ASPECTS RELATING TO NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, GAS-TURBINES OR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS 416

Y02T - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION 217

F04D - NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS 118

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 93

B22F - WORKING METALLIC POWDER; MANUFACTURE OF ARTICLES FROM METALLIC POWDER; MAKING METALLIC POWDER ; APPARATUS OR DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR METALLIC POWDER 68

B33Y - ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, i.e. MANUFACTURING OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL [3-D] OBJECTS BY ADDITIVE DEPOSITION, ADDITIVE AGGLOMERATION OR ADDITIVE LAYERING, e.g. BY 3-D PRINTING, STEREOLITHOGRAPHY OR SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING 65

B23K - SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM 62

Y02P - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS 61

F02C - GAS-TURBINE PLANTS; AIR INTAKES FOR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS; CONTROLLING FUEL SUPPLY IN AIR-BREATHING JET-PROPULSION PLANTS 59

C23C - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL BY DIFFUSION INTO THE SURFACE, BY CHEMICAL CONVERSION OR SUBSTITUTION; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL 40

B23P - METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; COMBINED OPERATIONS; UNIVERSAL MACHINE TOOLS 39

F16J - PISTONS ; CYLINDERS; SEALINGS 35

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 31

C22C - ALLOYS 29

Top 15 of 92 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#807

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

58.5 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 MTU Aero Engines Ag hold?

MTU Aero Engines Ag holds 571 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 92 technology areas.

What is MTU Aero Engines Ag's Innovation Score?

MTU Aero Engines Ag has an Innovation Score of 58.5 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does MTU Aero Engines Ag focus on?

MTU Aero Engines Ag's top technology area is F01D (NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAM TURBINES) with 468 patents. The company has filed patents in 92 CPC subclasses total.

Is MTU Aero Engines Ag's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

MTU Aero Engines Ag's recent filing velocity is -36% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for MTU Aero Engines Ag's patents?

MTU Aero Engines Ag's patents average 14.5 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the MTU Aero Engines Ag 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

MTU's 571 grants land it in the top 4% 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 - MTU ranks #807 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in F01D - see who else leads that technology area. F01D 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.