Overall rank by patents
#23,333
of 50,000 tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 12 granted patents across 12 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2019–2024. 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: F04B (POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Sanden ranks #23,333 of 50,000 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 12 patents across 12 technology areas.
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R23333 · Foreign Corporation #23,333 · 12 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL
Nearest grant-volume peer: Safran Identity & Security (±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.
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
Sanden Automotive Co… · this assignee
32 score
3D Lighting Innovati… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Sanden's Innovation Score is 32.1/100 (top 60% 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.
Sanden Automotive Components Corporation is a focused PatentsView assignee: 12 CPC subclasses with 41.7% of grants classified under F04B (POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS). Peak complete grant year is 2022 (5 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2019. By volume, Sanden sits between Safran Identity & Security and Schroll Management Aps.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
SAFRAN IDENTITY & SECURITY
12 patents
SAMJIN LND Co., Ltd.
12 patents
SAMSUNG FINE CHEMICALS CO., LTD.
12 patents
SAMUELSON GROUP INC.
12 patents
SANGFOR TECHNOLOGIES INC.
12 patents
SANOVAS, INC.
12 patents
SAS IP, LLC
12 patents
SCHROLL MANAGEMENT ApS
12 patents
SANDEN AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS CORPORATION
12 patents
What this shows Sanden holds 12 patents at rank #23,323, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #23,323 in granted patent volume.
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 60% higher than 40% of 50,000 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2019–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 8.3% |
| 2020 | 1 | 8.3% |
| 2021 | 4 | 33.3% |
| 2022 | 5 | 41.7% |
| 2024 | 1 | 8.3% |
Top 12 of 12 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#23,333
of 50,000 tracked assignees
32.1 out of 100
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