USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Tenneco Gmbh

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 155 granted patents across 65 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: F02F (CYLINDERS, PISTONS OR CASINGS, FOR COMBUSTION ENGINES; ARRANGEMENTS OF SEALINGS IN COMBUSTION ENGINES).

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

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155

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

15.0

Avg claims per patent

+21%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Tenneco holds 155 US patents across 65 technology areas, rank #2,519 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#2,519
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 9%
by Innovation Score (53.4/100): 15.0
avg claims per patent: +21%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Tenneco Gmbh has been granted 155 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Tenneco Gmbh at rank #2,519 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 65 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 15.0 claims per patent with primary concentration in F02F (CYLINDERS, PISTONS OR CASINGS, FOR COMBUSTION ENGINES; ARRANGEMENTS OF SEALINGS IN COMBUSTION ENGINES). As a Foreign Corporation, Tenneco Gmbh is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Tenneco sits between Newport Fab, Llc (155 patents, rank #2,515) and Cancer Research Technology Limited (154 patents, rank #2,523) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 53.4/100 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. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 85 grants, compared with 70 in the 2015–2019 window, a +21% shift in five-year velocity. Steady filing volume suggests sustained innovation without dramatic pivots. 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. Tenneco Gmbh's 15.0 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 65 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Tenneco Gmbh against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows Tenneco holds 155 patents at rank #2,519, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Tenneco

By rank, the assignees closest to #2,519 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F02F (Cylinders)

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

Tenneco's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

53 Top 9% higher than 91% 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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Tenneco Gmbh patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	3	1.9%
2016	3	1.9%
2017	4	2.6%
2018	14	9.0%
2019	46	29.7%
2020	32	20.6%
2021	22	14.2%
2022	9	5.8%
2023	11	7.1%
2024	10	6.5%
2025	1	0.6%

Which technologies does Tenneco Gmbh patent most?

F02F - CYLINDERS, PISTONS OR CASINGS, FOR COMBUSTION ENGINES; ARRANGEMENTS OF SEALINGS IN COMBUSTION ENGINES 64

F01N - GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES 45

Y02T - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION 38

F16J - PISTONS ; CYLINDERS; SEALINGS 29

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 26

F02B - INTERNAL-COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES; COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL 25

C23C - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL BY DIFFUSION INTO THE SURFACE, BY CHEMICAL CONVERSION OR SUBSTITUTION; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL 22

F05C - INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO MATERIALS, MATERIAL PROPERTIES OR MATERIAL CHARACTERISTICS FOR MACHINES, ENGINES OR PUMPS OTHER THAN NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES 17

H01T - SPARK GAPS; OVERVOLTAGE ARRESTERS USING SPARK GAPS; SPARKING PLUGS; CORONA DEVICES; GENERATING IONS TO BE INTRODUCED INTO NON-ENCLOSED GASES 15

F02P - IGNITION, OTHER THAN COMPRESSION IGNITION, FOR INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES; TESTING OF IGNITION TIMING IN COMPRESSION-IGNITION ENGINES 11

B01F - MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING 11

B23P - METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; COMBINED OPERATIONS; UNIVERSAL MACHINE TOOLS 11

B22F - WORKING METALLIC POWDER; MANUFACTURE OF ARTICLES FROM METALLIC POWDER; MAKING METALLIC POWDER ; APPARATUS OR DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR METALLIC POWDER 11

F01P - COOLING OF MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; COOLING OF INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES 10

B32B - LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM 10

Top 15 of 65 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Growing

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#2,519

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

53.4 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 Tenneco Gmbh hold?

Tenneco Gmbh holds 155 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 65 technology areas.

What is Tenneco Gmbh's Innovation Score?

Tenneco Gmbh has an Innovation Score of 53.4 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Tenneco Gmbh focus on?

Tenneco Gmbh's top technology area is F02F (CYLINDERS, PISTONS OR CASINGS, FOR COMBUSTION ENGINES; ARRANGEMENTS OF SEALINGS IN COMBUSTION ENGINES) with 64 patents. The company has filed patents in 65 CPC subclasses total.

Is Tenneco Gmbh's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Tenneco Gmbh's recent filing velocity is +21% compared to the prior five-year period. The company is maintaining or growing its patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Tenneco Gmbh's patents?

Tenneco Gmbh's patents average 15.0 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Tenneco Gmbh 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

Tenneco's 155 grants land it in the top 9% 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 - Tenneco ranks #2,519 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in F02F - see who else leads that technology area. F02F 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.