USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

NIO Technology (anhui) Co., Ltd

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 164 granted patents across 59 technology areas, active 2022–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: 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).

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

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164

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

10.1

Avg claims per patent

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

NIO holds 164 US patents across 59 technology areas, rank #2,382 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#2,382
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 1%
by Innovation Score (68.7/100): 10.1
avg claims per patent

Portfolio overview

NIO Technology (anhui) Co., Ltd has been granted 164 US utility patents between 2022 and 2025, placing NIO Technology (anhui) Co., Ltd at rank #2,382 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 59 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 10.1 claims per patent with primary concentration in 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). As a Foreign Corporation, NIO Technology (anhui) Co., Ltd is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, NIO sits between Bridgelux, Inc. (164 patents, rank #2,378) and Solvay Sa (164 patents, rank #2,386) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 68.7/100 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. Historical data spans 2022 through 2025, with 164 total grants over that period. Velocity comparisons require five years of historical filings to calibrate. 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. NIO Technology (anhui) Co., Ltd's 10.1 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while a multi-domain presence across 59 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark NIO Technology (anhui) Co., Ltd against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Bridgelux

164
Faurecia Sièges d…

164
Liveperson

164
Mettler-toledo

164
Nippon SODA

164
SII Semiconductor

164
Smith & Nephew AS…

164
Solvay

164
NIO Technology (A… ◀

164

What this shows NIO holds 164 patents at rank #2,382, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near NIO

By rank, the assignees closest to #2,382 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B60W (Conjoint Control OF Vehicle Sub-units OF Different TYPE O…)

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

NIO's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

69 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 · 2022–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2022–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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NIO Technology (anhui) Co., Ltd patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2022	8	4.9%
2023	40	24.4%
2024	73	44.5%
2025	43	26.2%

Which technologies does NIO Technology (anhui) Co., Ltd patent most?

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 30

B60L - PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES ; SUPPLYING ELECTRIC POWER FOR AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES ; ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL ; MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; MONITORING OPERATING VARIABLES OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICL 24

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 17

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 16

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 16

H01M - PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY 16

Y02T - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION 16

B60R - VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 16

G05D - SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES 13

Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION 11

G01C - MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY 10

B62D - MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS 10

G07C - TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE 9

B60H - ARRANGEMENTS OF HEATING, COOLING, VENTILATING OR OTHER AIR-TREATING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PASSENGER OR GOODS SPACES OF VEHICLES 9

G08G - TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS 8

Top 15 of 59 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Simple

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#2,382

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

68.7 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 NIO Technology (anhui) Co., Ltd hold?

NIO Technology (anhui) Co., Ltd holds 164 US granted patents filed between 2022 and 2025, spanning 59 technology areas.

What is NIO Technology (anhui) Co., Ltd's Innovation Score?

NIO Technology (anhui) Co., Ltd has an Innovation Score of 68.7 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does NIO Technology (anhui) Co., Ltd focus on?

NIO Technology (anhui) Co., Ltd's top technology area is 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) with 30 patents. The company has filed patents in 59 CPC subclasses total.

Is NIO Technology (anhui) Co., Ltd's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for NIO Technology (anhui) Co., Ltd.

What does claim depth mean for NIO Technology (anhui) Co., Ltd's patents?

NIO Technology (anhui) Co., Ltd's patents average 10.1 claims each. This is relatively simple claim structure, typical for focused inventions.

How is the NIO Technology (anhui) Co., Ltd 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

NIO's 164 grants land it in the top 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 - NIO ranks #2,382 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in B60W - see who else leads that technology area. B60W 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.