Overall rank by patents
#43,477
Across all tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 8 technology areas, active 2022–2024. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: H01R (ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS).
The verdict
TE holds 6 US patents across 8 technology areas, rank #43,477 of 50,000 tracked assignees.
TE Connectivity Belgium BV has been granted 6 US utility patents between 2022 and 2024, placing TE Connectivity Belgium BV at rank #43,477 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 8 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 19.5 claims per patent with primary concentration in H01R (ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS). As a Foreign Corporation, TE Connectivity Belgium BV is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, TE sits between Tatung Technology Inc. (6 patents, rank #43,473) and Tecglass SL (6 patents, rank #43,481) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 48.4/100 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. Historical data spans 2022 through 2024, with 6 total grants over that period. Velocity comparisons require five years of historical filings to calibrate. 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. TE Connectivity Belgium BV's 19.5 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while concentration in 8 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark TE Connectivity Belgium BV against peers pursuing similar technology classes.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
TATUNG TECHNOLOGY INC.
6 patents
TBI INDUSTRIES GMBH
6 patents
TCG Partners, LLC—Intellectual Property Series
6 patents
TCL Communication Limited
6 patents
TE Connectivity Industrial GmbH
6 patents
TEADE AB
6 patents
TEAM YOUNG TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
6 patents
TECGLASS SL
6 patents
TE Connectivity Belgium BV
6 patents
What this shows TE holds 6 patents at rank #43,477, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #43,477 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in TE's primary technology class.
TE's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
48 Top 17% higher than 83% 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 2022–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 33.3% |
| 2023 | 3 | 50.0% |
| 2024 | 1 | 16.7% |
Top 8 of 8 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#43,477
Across all tracked assignees
48.4 out of 100
How to use this portfolio
TE's 6 grants land it in the top 17% 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.