USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Superior Industries, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 66 granted patents across 21 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: B65G (TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

17.3

Avg claims per patent

+213%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Superior holds 66 US patents across 21 technology areas, rank #5,248 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#5,248
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 22%
by Innovation Score (46.1/100): 17.3
avg claims per patent: +213%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Superior Industries, Inc. has been granted 66 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Superior Industries, Inc. at rank #5,248 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 21 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 17.3 claims per patent with primary concentration in B65G (TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS). As a US Corporation, Superior Industries, Inc. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Superior sits between Röchling Automotive SE & Co. KG (66 patents, rank #5,244) and Takeda Vaccines, Inc. (66 patents, rank #5,252) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 46.1/100 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 50 grants, compared with 16 in the 2015–2019 window, a +213% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. The US 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. Superior Industries, Inc.'s 17.3 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 21 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Superior Industries, Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows Superior holds 66 patents at rank #5,248, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Superior

By rank, the assignees closest to #5,248 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B65G (Transport OR Storage Devices)

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

Superior's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

46 Top 22% higher than 78% of 50,000 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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Superior Industries, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	1.5%
2017	4	6.1%
2018	3	4.5%
2019	8	12.1%
2020	13	19.7%
2021	11	16.7%
2022	9	13.6%
2023	7	10.6%
2024	8	12.1%
2025	2	3.0%

Which technologies does Superior Industries, Inc. patent most?

B65G - TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS 33

B07B - SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS BY SIEVING, SCREENING, SIFTING OR BY USING GAS CURRENTS; SEPARATING BY OTHER DRY METHODS APPLICABLE TO BULK MATERIAL, e.g. LOOSE ARTICLES FIT TO BE HANDLED LIKE BULK MATERIAL 16

B03B - SEPARATING SOLID MATERIALS USING LIQUIDS OR USING PNEUMATIC TABLES OR JIGS 9

B01D - SEPARATION 6

F26B - DRYING SOLID MATERIALS OR OBJECTS BY REMOVING LIQUID THEREFROM 4

F16C - SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS 4

B08B - CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL 3

B02C - CRUSHING, PULVERISING, OR DISINTEGRATING IN GENERAL; MILLING GRAIN 3

G01K - MEASURING TEMPERATURE; MEASURING QUANTITY OF HEAT; THERMALLY-SENSITIVE ELEMENTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 2

B04C - APPARATUS USING FREE VORTEX FLOW, e.g. CYCLONES 2

B01F - MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING 2

B04B - CENTRIFUGES 1

B01J - CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS 1

C10G - CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS; PRODUCTION OF LIQUID HYDROCARBON MIXTURES, e.g. BY DESTRUCTIVE HYDROGENATION, OLIGOMERISATION, POLYMERISATION ; RECOVERY OF HYDROCARBON OILS FROM OIL-SHALE, OIL-SAND, OR GASES; REFINING MIXTURES MAINLY CONSISTING OF HYDROCARBONS; REFORMING OF NAPHTHA; MINERAL WAXES 1

F16H - GEARING 1

Top 15 of 21 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#5,248

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

46.1 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does Superior Industries, Inc. hold?

Superior Industries, Inc. holds 66 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 21 technology areas.

What is Superior Industries, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Superior Industries, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 46.1 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Superior Industries, Inc. focus on?

Superior Industries, Inc.'s top technology area is B65G (TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS) with 33 patents. The company has filed patents in 21 CPC subclasses total.

Is Superior Industries, Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Superior Industries, Inc.'s recent filing velocity is +213% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for Superior Industries, Inc.'s patents?

Superior Industries, Inc.'s patents average 17.3 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Superior Industries, 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.

How to use this portfolio

Superior's 66 grants land it in the top 22% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - Superior ranks #5,248 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in B65G - see who else leads that technology area. B65G leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

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.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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 byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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.