Where does Strattec Security Corporation rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Strattec Security Corporation ranks #13,713 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 Strattec Security Corporation hold?

Strattec Security Corporation holds 22 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 20 technology areas.

What is Strattec Security Corporation's Innovation Score?

Strattec Security Corporation has an Innovation Score of 45.5 out of 100 (top 23% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Strattec Security Corporation focus on?

Strattec Security Corporation's top technology area is E05B (LOCKS; Accessories THEREFOR; Handcuffs) with 11 patents, ranking #89 of 815 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 20 CPC subclasses total.

Is Strattec Security Corporation's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Strattec Security Corporation's recent grant velocity is +33% 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 Strattec Security Corporation's patents?

Strattec Security Corporation's patents average 20.4 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 Strattec Security Corporation 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

Strattec Security Corporation

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 22 granted patents across 20 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: E05B (LOCKS; Accessories THEREFOR; Handcuffs).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Strattec ranks #13,713 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 22 patents across 20 technology areas.

#13,713
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 23%
by Innovation Score (45.5/100): 20.4
avg claims per patent: +33%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R13713 · US Corporation #13,713 · 22 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 22 grants
MID-PACK #13,713/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Speedgauge
CPC-FOCUS E05B · 20 areas
INNOV-PAR 45.5/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 20.4 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-UP +33% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Speedgauge, 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 Strattec’s 45.5 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 10.8 pts (24%) Velocity 6.7 pts (15%) Breadth 15.8 pts (35%) Claim depth 12.2 pts (27%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Strattec Security · this assignee

46
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Strattec's Innovation Score is 45.5/100 (top 23% 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 Strattec?

Each dot is one of Strattec’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). Strattec’s own 20.4 claims/patent is ABOVE the 15.7 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Strattec's grants concentrate

Strattec Security Corporation is a focused PatentsView assignee: 20 CPC subclasses with 50% of grants classified under E05B (LOCKS; Accessories THEREFOR; Handcuffs). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Strattec sits between Speedgauge, Inc. and Suse LLC.

Strattec's three-year grant acceleration

Strattec Security Corporation shows 7 grants in 2022–2024 against only 7 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.

Speedgauge

22
SPX Flow

22
Stewart & Stevens…

22
Stoma Ventures

22
Strauss Water

22
Studio XID Korea

22
Sunrise Micro Dev…

22
Suse

22
Strattec Security ◀

22

What this shows Strattec holds 22 patents at rank #13,684, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Strattec

By rank, the assignees closest to #13,684 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in E05B (Locks)

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

Strattec's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

46 Top 23% higher than 77% 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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Strattec Security Corporation patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	9.1%
2016	1	4.5%
2017	4	18.2%
2019	2	9.1%
2020	1	4.5%
2021	4	18.2%
2022	2	9.1%
2023	2	9.1%
2024	3	13.6%
2025partial year	1	4.5%

Which technologies does Strattec Security Corporation patent most?

E05B - LOCKS; Accessories THEREFOR; Handcuffs 11

B60R - Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 10

G07C - Time OR Attendance REGISTERS; Registering OR Indicating THE Working OF MACHINES; Generating Random NUMBERS; Voting OR Lottery APPARATUS; Arrangements, Systems OR Apparatus FOR Checking NOT Provided FOR Elsewhere 3

E05Y - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses E05d AND E05f, Relating TO Construction Elements, Electric Control, Power Supply, Power Signal OR Transmission, User Interfaces, Mounting OR Coupling, Details, Accessories, Auxiliary Operations NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, Application Thereof 3

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 3

G01S - Radio DIRECTION-FINDING; Radio NAVIGATION; Determining Distance OR Velocity BY USE OF Radio WAVES; Locating OR Presence-detecting BY USE OF THE Reflection OR Reradiation OF Radio WAVES; Analogous Arrangements Using Other Waves 2

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 2

B62D - Motor VEHICLES; Trailers 2

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 2

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

E05C - Bolts OR Fastening Devices FOR Wings, Specially FOR Doors OR Windows 2

B66F - Hoisting, Lifting, Hauling OR Pushing, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, e.g. Devices Which Apply A Lifting OR Pushing Force Directly TO THE Surface OF A Load 2

B60D - Vehicle Connections 1

Y10S - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former Uspc Cross-reference ART Collections [XRACs] AND Digests 1

H01F - MAGNETS; INDUCTANCES; TRANSFORMERS; Selection OF Materials FOR Their Magnetic Properties 1

Top 15 of 20 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

Strattec Security Corporation's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Strattec Security Corporation's lead technology class is E05B (LOCKS; Accessories THEREFOR; Handcuffs), 50% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore E05B
Ranked #13,713 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Strattec Security Corporation against Speedgauge, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 45.5/100 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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