Overall rank by patents
#54
Across all tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7,003 granted patents across 366 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G05B (CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS).
The verdict
Siemens holds 7,003 US patents across 366 technology areas, rank #54 of 50,000 tracked assignees.
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft has been granted 7,003 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Siemens Aktiengesellschaft at rank #54 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 366 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 13.8 claims per patent with primary concentration in G05B (CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS). As a Foreign Corporation, Siemens Aktiengesellschaft is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Siemens sits between EMC IP Holding Company Llc (7,359 patents, rank #50) and The Regents Of The University Of California (6,428 patents, rank #58) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 67.9/100 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 2,279 grants, compared with 4,724 in the 2015–2019 window, a -52% 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. Siemens Aktiengesellschaft's 13.8 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 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft against peers pursuing similar technology classes.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
EMC IP Holding Company LLC
7,359 patents
Oracle International Corporation
7,343 patents
KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
7,264 patents
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
7,183 patents
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
7,003 patents
Applied Materials, Inc.
6,997 patents
LG CHEM, LTD.
6,727 patents
Covidien LP
6,485 patents
The Regents of the University of California
6,428 patents
What this shows Siemens holds 7,003 patents at rank #54, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #54 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Siemens's primary technology class.
Siemens's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
68 Top 1% higher than 99% 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 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1,057 | 15.1% |
| 2016 | 1,041 | 14.9% |
| 2017 | 966 | 13.8% |
| 2018 | 897 | 12.8% |
| 2019 | 763 | 10.9% |
| 2020 | 546 | 7.8% |
| 2021 | 425 | 6.1% |
| 2022 | 412 | 5.9% |
| 2023 | 306 | 4.4% |
| 2024 | 335 | 4.8% |
| 2025 | 255 | 3.6% |
Top 15 of 366 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#54
Across all tracked assignees
67.9 out of 100
How to use this portfolio
Siemens's 7,003 grants land it in the top 1% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.
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.
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.