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TE Connectivity Co. Ltd.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 670 granted patents across 127 technology areas, active 2017–2023. 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).

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670
Total patents granted
127
CPC technology areas
19.0
Avg claims per patent
-56%
5-year filing velocity

The verdict

TE holds 670 US patents across 127 technology areas, rank #669 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#669
of 50,000 US assignees by volume
Top 4%
by Innovation Score (59.0/100)
19.0
avg claims per patent
-56%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

TE Connectivity Co. Ltd. has been granted 670 US utility patents between 2017 and 2023, placing TE Connectivity Co. Ltd. at rank #669 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 127 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 19.0 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 Co. Ltd. is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, TE sits between KCI Licensing, Inc. (673 patents, rank #665) and King Abdullah University Of Science And Technology (669 patents, rank #673) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 59.0/100 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 205 grants, compared with 465 in the 2015–2019 window, a -56% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. 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 Co. Ltd.'s 19.0 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a diversified footprint across 100+ CPC subclasses spreads risk across many technology fronts. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark TE Connectivity Co. Ltd. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Who files at TE's volume?

Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀

patents

What this shows TE holds 670 patents at rank #669, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025

Companies ranked near TE

By rank, the assignees closest to #669 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H01R (Electrically-conductive Connections)

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)

59 Top 4% higher than 96% of 50,000 US assignees

0–10: 687 US assignees (1%). Below this entry. 10–20: 2,527 US assignees (5%). Below this entry. 20–30: 13,162 US assignees (26%). Below this entry. 30–40: 15,294 US assignees (31%). Below this entry. 40–50: 11,491 US assignees (23%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,058 US assignees (10%). This entry sits in this band. 60–70: 1,537 US assignees (3%). Above this entry. 70–80: 234 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 80–90: 10 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 90–100: 0 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. This assignee 0 100 every tracked assignee, bucketed by value

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

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USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2023

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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TE Connectivity Co. Ltd. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year Patents Granted Share of Period
2017 142 21.2%
2018 153 22.8%
2019 170 25.4%
2020 138 20.6%
2021 58 8.7%
2022 8 1.2%
2023 1 0.1%

Which technologies does TE Connectivity Co. Ltd. patent most?

Top 15 of 127 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate
Tech Breadth Diversified
Claim Depth Standard
Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#669

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

59.0 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 TE Connectivity Co. Ltd. hold?
TE Connectivity Co. Ltd. holds 670 US granted patents filed between 2017 and 2023, spanning 127 technology areas.
What is TE Connectivity Co. Ltd.'s Innovation Score?
TE Connectivity Co. Ltd. has an Innovation Score of 59.0 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).
What technology areas does TE Connectivity Co. Ltd. focus on?
TE Connectivity Co. Ltd.'s top technology area is H01R (ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS) with 459 patents. The company has filed patents in 127 CPC subclasses total.
Is TE Connectivity Co. Ltd.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?
TE Connectivity Co. Ltd.'s recent filing velocity is -56% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.
What does claim depth mean for TE Connectivity Co. Ltd.'s patents?
TE Connectivity Co. Ltd.'s patents average 19.0 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.
How is the TE Connectivity Co. Ltd. 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

TE's 670 grants land it in the top 4% 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 - TE ranks #669 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
  • Most of this portfolio concentrates in H01R - see who else leads that technology area. H01R 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

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.