USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Nv Bekaert Sa

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 85 granted patents across 81 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: D07B (ROPES OR CABLES IN GENERAL).

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

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

13.7

Avg claims per patent

-27%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

NV holds 85 US patents across 81 technology areas, rank #4,210 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#4,210
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 9%
by Innovation Score (53.5/100): 13.7
avg claims per patent: -27%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Nv Bekaert Sa has been granted 85 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Nv Bekaert Sa at rank #4,210 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 81 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 13.7 claims per patent with primary concentration in D07B (ROPES OR CABLES IN GENERAL). As a Foreign Corporation, Nv Bekaert Sa is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, NV sits between Levi Strauss & Co. (85 patents, rank #4,206) and Omrix Biopharmaceuticals Ltd. (85 patents, rank #4,214) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 53.5/100 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 36 grants, compared with 49 in the 2015–2019 window, a -27% 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. Nv Bekaert Sa's 13.7 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 81 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Nv Bekaert Sa against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows Nv holds 85 patents at rank #4,210, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Nv

By rank, the assignees closest to #4,210 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in D07B (Ropes OR Cables IN General)

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

NV's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

54 Top 9% higher than 91% 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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Nv Bekaert Sa patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	10	11.8%
2016	10	11.8%
2017	8	9.4%
2018	11	12.9%
2019	10	11.8%
2020	9	10.6%
2021	4	4.7%
2022	8	9.4%
2023	5	5.9%
2024	4	4.7%
2025	6	7.1%

Which technologies does Nv Bekaert Sa patent most?

D07B - ROPES OR CABLES IN GENERAL 24

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 17

D10B - INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBLASSES OF SECTION D, RELATING TO TEXTILES 13

B60C - VEHICLE TYRES; TYRE INFLATION; TYRE CHANGING; CONNECTING VALVES TO INFLATABLE ELASTIC BODIES IN GENERAL; DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO TYRES 12

D02G - CRIMPING OR CURLING FIBRES, FILAMENTS, THREADS, OR YARNS; YARNS OR THREADS 12

E04C - STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS; BUILDING MATERIALS 10

B65H - HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES 8

D04B - KNITTING 8

B21F - WORKING OR PROCESSING OF METAL WIRE 7

C22C - ALLOYS 7

B32B - LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM 7

B21C - MANUFACTURE OF METAL SHEETS, WIRE, RODS, TUBES, PROFILES OR LIKE SEMI-MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS OTHERWISE THAN BY ROLLING; AUXILIARY OPERATIONS USED IN CONNECTION WITH METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL 6

H01B - CABLES; CONDUCTORS; INSULATORS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR CONDUCTIVE, INSULATING OR DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES 6

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 6

D03D - WOVEN FABRICS; METHODS OF WEAVING; LOOMS 5

Top 15 of 81 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#4,210

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

53.5 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 Nv Bekaert Sa hold?

Nv Bekaert Sa holds 85 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 81 technology areas.

What is Nv Bekaert Sa's Innovation Score?

Nv Bekaert Sa has an Innovation Score of 53.5 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Nv Bekaert Sa focus on?

Nv Bekaert Sa's top technology area is D07B (ROPES OR CABLES IN GENERAL) with 24 patents. The company has filed patents in 81 CPC subclasses total.

Is Nv Bekaert Sa's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Nv Bekaert Sa's recent filing velocity is -27% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Nv Bekaert Sa's patents?

Nv Bekaert Sa's patents average 13.7 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Nv Bekaert Sa 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

NV's 85 grants land it in the top 9% 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 - NV ranks #4,210 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in D07B - see who else leads that technology area. D07B 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.