Where does Qualcomm Auto Ltd. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Qualcomm Auto Ltd. ranks #42,535 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 Qualcomm Auto Ltd. hold?

Qualcomm Auto Ltd. holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2025 and 2025, spanning 8 technology areas.

What is Qualcomm Auto Ltd.'s Innovation Score?

Qualcomm Auto Ltd. has an Innovation Score of 25.8 out of 100 (18th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Qualcomm Auto Ltd.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for Qualcomm Auto Ltd..

What does claim depth mean for Qualcomm Auto Ltd.'s patents?

Qualcomm Auto Ltd.'s patents average 15.2 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 Qualcomm Auto 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Qualcomm Auto Ltd.

Q: What technology areas does Qualcomm Auto Ltd. focus on?

Qualcomm Auto 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 3 patents, ranking #481 of 1,122 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 8 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 8 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2025–2025. 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: 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).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Qualcomm ranks #42,535 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 8 technology areas.

#42,535
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 18th percentile
by Innovation Score (25.8/100): 15.2
avg claims per patent

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R42535 · US Corporation #42,535 · 6 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #42,535/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Qingdao Hisense…
CPC-NARROW B60W · 8 areas
INNOV-THIN 25.8/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.2 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
SPAN-YRS 2025–2025 · 1y
BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Qingdao Hisense Laser Display Co., Ltd. (±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 Qualcomm’s 25.8 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 6.7 pts (26%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 10.0 pts (39%) Claim depth 9.1 pts (35%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Qualcomm Auto · this assignee

26
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Qualcomm's Innovation Score is 25.8/100 (18th 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 Qualcomm?

Each dot is one of Qualcomm’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). Qualcomm’s own 15.2 claims/patent is ABOVE the 10.5 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Qualcomm's grants concentrate

Qualcomm Auto Ltd. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 8 CPC subclasses with 50% of grants classified under 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). By volume, Qualcomm sits between Qingdao Hisense Laser Display Co., Ltd. and Quantum Spatial Inc..

Qingdao Hisense L…

6
Qingdao Workercar…

6
Qinghai Normal Un…

6
Quspin

6
Quality Time Solu…

6
Quantifoil Instru…

6
Quantum Informati…

6
Quantum Spatial

6
Qualcomm Auto ◀

6

What this shows Qualcomm holds 6 patents at rank #42,514, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Qualcomm

By rank, the assignees closest to #42,514 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 Qualcomm's primary technology class.

Qualcomm's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

26 18th percentile higher than 18% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2025–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Qualcomm Auto Ltd. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2025partial year	6	100.0%

Which technologies does Qualcomm Auto 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 3

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 2

H01Q - Antennas, i.e. Radio Aerials 1

B62D - Motor VEHICLES; Trailers 1

G08G - Traffic Control Systems 1

G06V - Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding 1

B60Q - Arrangement OF Signalling OR Lighting Devices, THE Mounting OR Supporting Thereof OR Circuits Therefor, FOR Vehicles IN General 1

B60R - Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

Top 8 of 8 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

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Qualcomm Auto Ltd.'s lead technology class 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), 50% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B60W
Ranked #42,535 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Qualcomm Auto Ltd. against Qingdao Hisense Laser Display Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 25.8/100 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

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