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Sanden Automotive Climate Systems Corporation

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 27 granted patents across 12 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2019–2023. 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: B60H (ARRANGEMENTS OF HEATING, COOLING, VENTILATING OR OTHER AIR-TREATING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PASSENGER OR GOODS SPACES OF VEHICLES).

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27
Total patents granted
12
CPC technology areas
9.4
Avg claims per patent
+700%
5-year grant velocity

The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Sanden ranks #11,421 of 50,000 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 27 patents across 12 technology areas.

#11,421
of 50,000 US assignees by volume
Top 61%
by Innovation Score (31.7/100)
9.4
avg claims per patent
+700%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Sanden Automotive Climate Systems Corporation has been granted 27 US utility patents between 2019 and 2023, placing Sanden Automotive Climate Systems Corporation at #11,421 of 50,000 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 12 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 9.4 claims per patent with primary concentration in B60H (ARRANGEMENTS OF HEATING, COOLING, VENTILATING OR OTHER AIR-TREATING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PASSENGER OR GOODS SPACES OF VEHICLES). As a Foreign Corporation, Sanden Automotive Climate Systems Corporation is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Sanden sits between Redpine Signals, Inc. (27 patents, rank #11,413) and Shanghai HODE Information Technology Co., Ltd. (27 patents, rank #11,421) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 31.7/100 blends portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Grant cadence records the difference between two grant-year windows. Between 2020 and 2024 the company received 24 grants, compared with 3 in the 2015–2019 window, a +700% shift in five-year grant velocity. Both windows cover five complete grant years; the latest PatentsView year is a partial release and is excluded from this comparison, though it still appears in the yearly table and chart below. Grant timing can lag the related application by years, so this comparison does not establish current R&D spending, strategic intent, or a company’s application activity. The Foreign Corporation classification provides context for the assignee record, not a conclusion about its business strategy.

Claim depth and technology breadth describe this aggregate record. Sanden Automotive Climate Systems Corporation's 9.4 average claims per patent is an average count, not a measure of claim scope, legal strength, enforceability, or design-around risk. The record spans 12 CPC subclasses. Combined with portfolio volume, these figures let readers compare the documented grant records of assignees in similar technology classes.

Who files at Sanden's volume?

Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀

patents

What this shows Sanden holds 27 patents at rank #11,417, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025

Companies ranked near Sanden

By rank, the assignees closest to #11,417 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B60H (Arrangements OF Heating)

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

Sanden's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

32 Top 61% higher than 39% of 50,000 US assignees

0–10: 687 US assignees (1%). Below this entry. 10–20: 2,527 US assignees (5%). Below this entry. 20–30: 13,162 US assignees (26%). Below this entry. 30–40: 15,294 US assignees (31%). This entry sits in this band. 40–50: 11,491 US assignees (23%). Above this entry. 50–60: 5,058 US assignees (10%). Above this entry. 60–70: 1,537 US assignees (3%). Above this entry. 70–80: 234 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 80–90: 10 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 90–100: 0 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. This assignee 0 100 every tracked assignee, bucketed by value

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

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USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2019–2023

Grants by year

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

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Sanden Automotive Climate Systems Corporation patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year Patents Granted Share of Period
2019 3 11.1%
2020 8 29.6%
2021 9 33.3%
2022 6 22.2%
2023 1 3.7%

Which technologies does Sanden Automotive Climate Systems Corporation patent most?

Top 12 of 12 technology areas

Grant record at a glance

Portfolio Volume 27 grants
CPC subclasses 12
Avg. claims / grant 9.4
Velocity +700%

Historical grant data only; it does not rate legal strength or current strategy.

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#11,421

of 50,000 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

31.7 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

Where does Sanden Automotive Climate Systems Corporation rank among US patent assignees?
According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Sanden Automotive Climate Systems Corporation ranks #11,421 of 50,000 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.
How many patents does Sanden Automotive Climate Systems Corporation hold?
Sanden Automotive Climate Systems Corporation holds 27 US utility patents granted between 2019 and 2023, spanning 12 technology areas.
What is Sanden Automotive Climate Systems Corporation's Innovation Score?
Sanden Automotive Climate Systems Corporation has an Innovation Score of 31.7 out of 100 (top 61% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).
What technology areas does Sanden Automotive Climate Systems Corporation focus on?
Sanden Automotive Climate Systems Corporation's top technology area is B60H (ARRANGEMENTS OF HEATING, COOLING, VENTILATING OR OTHER AIR-TREATING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PASSENGER OR GOODS SPACES OF VEHICLES) with 25 patents. Grants appear in 12 CPC subclasses total.
Is Sanden Automotive Climate Systems Corporation's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?
Sanden Automotive Climate Systems Corporation's recent grant velocity is +700% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.
What does claim depth mean for Sanden Automotive Climate Systems Corporation's patents?
Sanden Automotive Climate Systems Corporation's patents average 9.4 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 Sanden Automotive Climate Systems Corporation 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

Sanden's 27 grants land it in the top 61% 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 - Sanden ranks #11,421 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
  • Most of this portfolio concentrates in B60H - see who else leads that technology area. B60H 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

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

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.