Where does Spal Automotive S.R.L. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Spal Automotive S.R.L. ranks #12,235 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 Spal Automotive S.R.L. hold?

Spal Automotive S.R.L. holds 25 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2024, spanning 14 technology areas.

What is Spal Automotive S.R.L.'s Innovation Score?

Spal Automotive S.R.L. has an Innovation Score of 37.3 out of 100 (top 44% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Spal Automotive S.R.L. focus on?

Spal Automotive S.R.L.'s top technology area is H02K (Dynamo-electric Machines) with 16 patents, ranking #183 of 1,724 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 14 CPC subclasses total.

Is Spal Automotive S.R.L.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Spal Automotive S.R.L.'s recent grant velocity is -8% 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 Spal Automotive S.R.L.'s patents?

Spal Automotive S.R.L.'s patents average 13.1 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 Spal Automotive S.R.L. 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 Foreign Corporation

Spal Automotive S.R.L.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 25 granted patents across 14 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2024. 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: H02K (Dynamo-electric Machines).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Spal ranks #12,235 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 25 patents across 14 technology areas.

#12,235
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 44%
by Innovation Score (37.3/100): 13.1
avg claims per patent: -8%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R12235 · Foreign Corporation #12,235 · 25 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-FLAT · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 25 grants
UPPER-Q #12,235/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Smic New Technology…
CPC-FOCUS H02K · 14 areas
INNOV-THIN 37.3/100
CLAIMS-RICH 13.1 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-FLAT -8% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Smic New Technology Research and Development (Shanghai) Corporation (±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 Spal’s 37.3 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 11.3 pts (30%) Velocity 5.0 pts (13%) Breadth 13.2 pts (35%) Claim depth 7.8 pts (21%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Celgene Quanticel… · near

37
Spal Automotive S R L · this assignee

37
Zhuhai Seine… · near

37
Bbpos · near

37
Lafarge · near

37
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Spal's Innovation Score is 37.3/100 (top 44% 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 Spal?

Each dot is one of Spal’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). Spal’s own 13.1 claims/patent is ABOVE the 12.0 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Spal's grants concentrate

Spal Automotive S.R.L. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 14 CPC subclasses with 64% of grants classified under H02K (Dynamo-electric Machines). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (5 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Spal sits between Smic New Technology Research and Development (Shanghai) Corporation and Stella Chemifa Corporation.

Spal's three-year grant acceleration

Spal Automotive S.R.L. shows 6 grants in 2022–2024 against only 8 in 2019–2021. That prior window is too thin for a growth multiple (rename and spin-out assignees look artificially high when the baseline is near zero), so PlainPatent withholds a ranked acceleration claim here.

Smic New Technolo…

25
Solomon Systems

25
Sony Pictures

25
South China Agric…

25
SPD Swiss Precisi…

25
Speedlink Technol…

25
Ssab Technology AB

25
Stella Chemifa

25
Spal Automotive S… ◀

25

What this shows Spal holds 25 patents at rank #12,220, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Spal

By rank, the assignees closest to #12,220 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H02K (Dynamo-electric Machines)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Spal, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In H02K (Dynamo-electric Machines), Spal ranks #183 of 1,724 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (37 here).

Zhuhai Seine Technology Co., Ltd. 37 Celgene Quanticel Research, Inc. 37 Lafarge 37 Bbpos Limited 37

Spal's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

37 Top 44% higher than 56% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2024

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Spal Automotive S.R.L. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	5	20.0%
2016	1	4.0%
2018	5	20.0%
2019	2	8.0%
2020	2	8.0%
2021	4	16.0%
2022	5	20.0%
2024	1	4.0%

Which technologies does Spal Automotive S.R.L. patent most?

H02K - Dynamo-electric Machines 16

F04D - Non-positive-displacement Pumps 7

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 4

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 3

H01L - Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10 2

B60H - Arrangements OF Heating, Cooling, Ventilating OR Other Air-treating Devices Specially Adapted FOR Passenger OR Goods Spaces OF Vehicles 1

H01H - Electric SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; Emergency Protective Devices 1

H02P - Control OR Regulation OF Electric Motors, Electric Generators OR Dynamo-electric CONVERTERS; Controlling Transformers, Reactors OR Choke Coils 1

F28F - Details OF Heat-exchange AND Heat-transfer Apparatus, OF General Application 1

H01R - Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors 1

Y02T - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation 1

B60L - Propulsion OF Electrically-propelled Vehicles ; Supplying Electric Power FOR Auxiliary Equipment OF Electrically-propelled Vehicles ; Electrodynamic Brake Systems FOR Vehicles IN General ; Magnetic Suspension OR Levitation FOR VEHICLES; Monitoring Operating Variables OF Electrically-propelled Vehicl 1

F01D - Non-positive Displacement Machines OR Engines, e.g. Steam Turbines 1

F05D - Indexing Scheme FOR Aspects Relating TO Non-positive-displacement Machines OR Engines, Gas-turbines OR Jet-propulsion Plants 1

Top 14 of 14 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

Spal Automotive S.R.L.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Spal Automotive S.R.L.'s lead technology class is H02K (Dynamo-electric Machines), 64% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H02K
Ranked #12,235 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Spal Automotive S.R.L. against Smic New Technology Research and Development (Shanghai) Corporation, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 37.3/100 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.

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 by PlainPatent, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Process · May 15, 2026

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