Where does Stoneridge Control Devices, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Stoneridge Control Devices, Inc. ranks #20,468 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 Stoneridge Control Devices, Inc. hold?

Stoneridge Control Devices, Inc. holds 14 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 18 technology areas.

What is Stoneridge Control Devices, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Stoneridge Control Devices, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 55.4 out of 100 (top 7% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Stoneridge Control Devices, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Stoneridge Control Devices, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +20% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Stoneridge Control Devices, Inc.'s patents?

Stoneridge Control Devices, Inc.'s patents average 18.4 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 Stoneridge Control Devices, 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

Stoneridge Control Devices, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does Stoneridge Control Devices, Inc. focus on?

Stoneridge Control Devices, Inc.'s top technology area is 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) with 4 patents, ranking #273 of 1,381 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 18 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 14 granted patents across 18 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: 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 OT).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Stoneridge ranks #20,468 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 14 patents across 18 technology areas.

#20,468
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 7%
by Innovation Score (55.4/100): 18.4
avg claims per patent: +20%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R20468 · US Corporation #20,468 · 14 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-UP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 14 grants
MID-PACK #20,468/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Stephenson
CPC-FOCUS G01D · 18 areas
INNOV-PAR 55.4/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.4 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-UP +20% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Stephenson Technologies Inc. (±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 Stoneridge’s 55.4 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 9.4 pts (17%) Velocity 20.0 pts (36%) Breadth 15.0 pts (27%) Claim depth 11.0 pts (20%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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What this shows Stoneridge's Innovation Score is 55.4/100 (top 7% 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 Stoneridge?

Each dot is one of Stoneridge’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). Stoneridge’s own 18.4 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.7 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Stoneridge's grants concentrate

Stoneridge Control Devices, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 18 CPC subclasses with 28.6% of grants classified under 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 OT). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Stoneridge sits between Stephenson Technologies Inc. and Sunlighten, LLC.

Stoneridge's three-year grant acceleration

Stoneridge Control Devices, Inc. shows 5 grants in 2022–2024 against only 1 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.

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What this shows Stoneridge holds 14 patents at rank #20,468, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Stoneridge

By rank, the assignees closest to #20,468 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01D (Measuring NOT Specially Adapted FOR A Specific Variable)

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

Stoneridge's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

55 Top 7% higher than 93% 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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Stoneridge Control Devices, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	7.1%
2016	3	21.4%
2018	1	7.1%
2021	1	7.1%
2022	1	7.1%
2023	2	14.3%
2024	2	14.3%
2025partial year	3	21.4%

Which technologies does Stoneridge Control Devices, Inc. patent most?

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 4

F16H - Gearing 4

F02M - Supplying Combustion Engines IN General With Combustible Mixtures OR Constituents Thereof 3

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 3

H01R - Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors 2

G01M - Testing Static OR Dynamic Balance OF Machines OR STRUCTURES; Testing OF Structures OR Apparatus, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

F16D - Couplings FOR Transmitting ROTATION; CLUTCHES; Brakes 2

B60K - Arrangement OR Mounting OF Propulsion Units OR OF Transmissions IN VEHICLES; Arrangement OR Mounting OF Plural Diverse Prime-movers IN VEHICLES; Auxiliary Drives FOR VEHICLES; Instrumentation OR Dashboards FOR VEHICLES; Arrangements IN Connection With Cooling, AIR Intake, GAS Exhaust OR Fuel Supply 2

B60Q - Arrangement OF Signalling OR Lighting Devices, THE Mounting OR Supporting Thereof OR Circuits Therefor, FOR Vehicles IN General 2

B60Y - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Aspects Cross-cutting Vehicle Technology 1

G01B - Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours 1

B60N - Seats Specially Adapted FOR VEHICLES; Vehicle Passenger Accommodation NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

G01K - Measuring TEMPERATURE; Measuring Quantity OF HEAT; Thermally-sensitive Elements NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

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

H02K - Dynamo-electric Machines 1

Top 15 of 18 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

Stoneridge Control Devices, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Stoneridge Control Devices, Inc.'s lead technology class is 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 OT), 28.6% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01D
Ranked #20,468 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Stoneridge Control Devices, Inc. against Stephenson Technologies Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 55.4/100 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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