USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Safran Electronics & Defense

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 331 granted patents across 133 technology areas, active 2016–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: B64C (AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS).

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

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331

Total patents granted

133

CPC technology areas

11.5

Avg claims per patent

+168%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Safran holds 331 US patents across 133 technology areas, rank #1,278 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,278
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 6%
by Innovation Score (56.7/100): 11.5
avg claims per patent: +168%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Safran Electronics & Defense has been granted 331 US utility patents between 2016 and 2025, placing Safran Electronics & Defense at rank #1,278 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 133 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 11.5 claims per patent with primary concentration in B64C (AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS). As a Foreign Corporation, Safran Electronics & Defense is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Safran sits between Toyobo Co., Ltd. (332 patents, rank #1,274) and Southwest Research Institute (330 patents, rank #1,282) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 56.7/100 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. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 241 grants, compared with 90 in the 2015–2019 window, a +168% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. 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. Safran Electronics & Defense's 11.5 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, 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 Safran Electronics & Defense against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows Safran holds 331 patents at rank #1,278, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Safran

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,278 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B64C (Aeroplanes)

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

Safran's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

57 Top 6% higher than 94% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Safran Electronics & Defense patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	2	0.6%
2017	19	5.7%
2018	28	8.5%
2019	41	12.4%
2020	49	14.8%
2021	56	16.9%
2022	43	13.0%
2023	31	9.4%
2024	29	8.8%
2025	33	10.0%

Which technologies does Safran Electronics & Defense patent most?

B64C - AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS 45

B64D - EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT 39

G01C - MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY 37

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 36

H05K - PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS 31

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 28

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 24

H04B - TRANSMISSION 20

G01R - MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES 19

G05D - SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES 18

G01P - MEASURING LINEAR OR ANGULAR SPEED, ACCELERATION, DECELERATION, OR SHOCK; INDICATING PRESENCE, ABSENCE, OR DIRECTION, OF MOVEMENT 16

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 16

B64F - GROUND OR AIRCRAFT-CARRIER-DECK INSTALLATIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH AIRCRAFT; DESIGNING, MANUFACTURING, ASSEMBLING, CLEANING, MAINTAINING OR REPAIRING AIRCRAFT, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; HANDLING, TRANSPORTING, TESTING OR INSPECTING AIRCRAFT COMPONENTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDE 15

F16H - GEARING 15

G01L - MEASURING FORCE, STRESS, TORQUE, WORK, MECHANICAL POWER, MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY, OR FLUID PRESSURE 14

Top 15 of 133 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Diversified

Claim Depth Simple

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,278

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

56.7 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 Safran Electronics & Defense hold?

Safran Electronics & Defense holds 331 US granted patents filed between 2016 and 2025, spanning 133 technology areas.

What is Safran Electronics & Defense's Innovation Score?

Safran Electronics & Defense has an Innovation Score of 56.7 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Safran Electronics & Defense focus on?

Safran Electronics & Defense's top technology area is B64C (AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS) with 45 patents. The company has filed patents in 133 CPC subclasses total.

Is Safran Electronics & Defense's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Safran Electronics & Defense's recent filing velocity is +168% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for Safran Electronics & Defense's patents?

Safran Electronics & Defense's patents average 11.5 claims each. This is relatively simple claim structure, typical for focused inventions.

How is the Safran Electronics & Defense 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

Safran's 331 grants land it in the top 6% 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 - Safran ranks #1,278 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in B64C - see who else leads that technology area. B64C 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.