USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Robert Bosch Gmbh

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 11,869 granted patents across 381 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: Y02T (CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION).

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

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11,869

Total patents granted

381

CPC technology areas

13.0

Avg claims per patent

-7%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Robert holds 11,869 US patents across 381 technology areas, rank #27 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#27
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 0.1%
by Innovation Score (71.6/100): 13.0
avg claims per patent: -7%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Robert Bosch Gmbh has been granted 11,869 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Robert Bosch Gmbh at rank #27 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 381 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 13.0 claims per patent with primary concentration in Y02T (CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION). As a Foreign Corporation, Robert Bosch Gmbh is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Robert sits between Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. (13,148 patents, rank #23) and Ricoh Company, Ltd. (10,223 patents, rank #31) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 71.6/100 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 5,733 grants, compared with 6,136 in the 2015–2019 window, a -7% 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. Robert Bosch Gmbh's 13.0 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a diversified footprint across 100+ CPC subclasses spreads risk across many technology fronts. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Robert Bosch Gmbh against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Panasonic Intelle…

13,148
Toshiba

12,848
Honda Motor

12,454
The Boeing

11,922
Robert Bosch ◀

11,869
GM Global Technol…

11,736
NIKE

10,487
Cisco Technology

10,299
Ricoh

10,223

What this shows Robert holds 11,869 patents at rank #27, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Robert

By rank, the assignees closest to #27 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in Y02T (Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transpo…)

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

Robert's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

72 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 · 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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Robert Bosch Gmbh patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1,210	10.2%
2016	1,290	10.9%
2017	1,283	10.8%
2018	1,186	10.0%
2019	1,167	9.8%
2020	1,024	8.6%
2021	943	7.9%
2022	1,108	9.3%
2023	913	7.7%
2024	1,001	8.4%
2025	744	6.3%

Which technologies does Robert Bosch Gmbh patent most?

Y02T - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION 1,161

Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION 1,154

H01M - PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY 1,074

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 987

B60T - VEHICLE BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF; BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF, IN GENERAL ; ARRANGEMENT OF BRAKING ELEMENTS ON VEHICLES IN GENERAL; PORTABLE DEVICES FOR PREVENTING UNWANTED MOVEMENT OF VEHICLES; VEHICLE MODIFICATIONS TO FACILITATE COOLING OF BRAKES 957

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 899

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 684

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 580

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 570

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 555

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 553

F02M - SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF 465

G01R - MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES 455

B60R - VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 439

F02D - CONTROLLING COMBUSTION ENGINES 437

Top 15 of 381 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Deep

Tech Breadth Diversified

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#27

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

71.6 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 Robert Bosch Gmbh hold?

Robert Bosch Gmbh holds 11,869 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 381 technology areas.

What is Robert Bosch Gmbh's Innovation Score?

Robert Bosch Gmbh has an Innovation Score of 71.6 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Robert Bosch Gmbh focus on?

Robert Bosch Gmbh's top technology area is Y02T (CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION) with 1,161 patents. The company has filed patents in 381 CPC subclasses total.

Is Robert Bosch Gmbh's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Robert Bosch Gmbh's recent filing velocity is -7% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Robert Bosch Gmbh's patents?

Robert Bosch Gmbh's patents average 13.0 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Robert Bosch Gmbh 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

Robert's 11,869 grants land it in the top 0.1% 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 - Robert ranks #27 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in Y02T - see who else leads that technology area. Y02T 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.