Where does Sensata Technologies, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Sensata Technologies, Inc. ranks #2,548 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 Sensata Technologies, Inc. hold?

Sensata Technologies, Inc. holds 153 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 84 technology areas.

What is Sensata Technologies, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Sensata Technologies, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 57.9 out of 100 (top 5% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Sensata Technologies, Inc. focus on?

Sensata Technologies, Inc.'s top technology area is G01L (Measuring Force, Stress, Torque, Work, Mechanical Power, Mechanical Efficiency, OR Fluid Pressure) with 54 patents, ranking #9 of 1,293 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 84 CPC subclasses total.

Is Sensata Technologies, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Sensata Technologies, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -12% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). Grant activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Sensata Technologies, Inc.'s patents?

Sensata Technologies, Inc.'s patents average 15.9 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 Sensata Technologies, Inc. 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

Sensata Technologies, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 153 granted patents across 84 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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: G01L (Measuring Force, Stress, Torque, Work, Mechanical Power, Mechanical Efficiency, OR Fluid Pressure).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Sensata ranks #2,548 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 153 patents across 84 technology areas.

#2,548
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 5%
by Innovation Score (57.9/100): 15.9
avg claims per patent: -12%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R2548 · US Corporation #2,548 · 153 grants

GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MID 153 grants
TOP-DECILE #2,548/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Lonza
CPC-WIDE G01L · 84 areas
INNOV-PAR 57.9/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.9 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DOWN -12% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Lonza 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 Sensata’s 57.9 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 17.4 pts (30%) Velocity 5.9 pts (10%) Breadth 25.0 pts (43%) Claim depth 9.6 pts (17%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
IPG Photonics · near

58
Materion · near

58
Sensata · this assignee

58
Technische Universit… · near

58
Vertex Pharmaceutica… · near

58
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Sensata's Innovation Score is 57.9/100 (top 5% 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 Sensata?

Each dot is one of Sensata’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). Sensata’s own 15.9 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.4 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

How Sensata's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, Sensata Technologies, Inc. received 66 grants versus 75 in 2015–2019 (-12% equal-window velocity, above median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2016 at 20 grants and bottomed in 2023 at 8. Lead class G01L accounts for 35.3% of the portfolio across 84 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Lonza Ltd (#2,544) and UNIVERSITÉ Paris CITÉ (#2,552).

Sensata's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Sensata Technologies, Inc. moved from 43 to 38 grants (0.88x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). Among 3,296 tracked assignees with ≥100 grants and ≥20 prior-period grants, that multiple ranks #1,539. See the growth leaderboard.

Lonza

153
Motherson Innovat…

153
Runway Blue

153
Safran Electrical…

153
Thyssenkrupp Indu…

153
Telenav

153
Universite Grenob…

153
UniversitÉ Paris…

153
Sensata ◀

153

What this shows Sensata holds 153 patents at rank #2,548, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Sensata

By rank, the assignees closest to #2,548 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01L (Measuring Force)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Sensata, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In G01L (Measuring Force), Sensata ranks #9 of 1,293 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (58 here).

IPG Photonics Corporation 58 Materion Corporation 58 Technische Universität Wien 58 Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated 58

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (15.9 here).

Danisco US Inc. 15.9 avg Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. 15.9 avg Thermo King LLC 15.9 avg Vishay-Siliconix, LLC 15.9 avg

Sensata's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

58 Top 5% higher than 95% of 49,997 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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Sensata Technologies, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	10	6.5%
2016	20	13.1%
2017	16	10.5%
2018	14	9.2%
2019	15	9.8%
2020	16	10.5%
2021	12	7.8%
2022	16	10.5%
2023	8	5.2%
2024	14	9.2%
2025partial year	12	7.8%

Which technologies does Sensata Technologies, Inc. patent most?

G01L - Measuring Force, Stress, Torque, Work, Mechanical Power, Mechanical Efficiency, OR Fluid Pressure 54

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 25

B60C - Vehicle TYRES; Tyre INFLATION; Tyre CHANGING; Connecting Valves TO Inflatable Elastic Bodies IN GENERAL; Devices OR Arrangements Related TO Tyres 23

G01D - Measuring NOT Specially Adapted FOR A Specific VARIABLE; Arrangements FOR Measuring TWO OR More Variables NOT Covered IN A Single Other SUBCLASS; Tariff Metering APPARATUS; Measuring OR Testing NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 19

G01M - Testing Static OR Dynamic Balance OF Machines OR STRUCTURES; Testing OF Structures OR Apparatus, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 12

G01K - Measuring TEMPERATURE; Measuring Quantity OF HEAT; Thermally-sensitive Elements NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 11

H01R - Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors 11

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 9

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 8

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 8

H01H - Electric SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; Emergency Protective Devices 8

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 7

H01M - Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy 7

H02H - Emergency Protective Circuit Arrangements 7

F16D - Couplings FOR Transmitting ROTATION; CLUTCHES; Brakes 7

Top 15 of 84 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

Sensata Technologies, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Sensata Technologies, Inc.'s lead technology class is G01L (Measuring Force, Stress, Torque, Work, Mechanical Power, Mechanical Efficiency, OR Fluid Pressure), 35.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01L
Ranked #2,548 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Sensata Technologies, Inc. against Lonza Ltd, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 57.9/100 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.

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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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