Where does Thule Canada Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Thule Canada Inc. ranks #27,645 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 Thule Canada Inc. hold?

Thule Canada Inc. holds 10 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2020, spanning 4 technology areas.

What is Thule Canada Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Thule Canada Inc. has an Innovation Score of 25.4 out of 100 (17th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Thule Canada Inc. focus on?

Thule Canada Inc.'s top technology area is B62B (Hand-propelled Vehicles, e.g. Hand Carts OR PERAMBULATORS; Sledges) with 8 patents, ranking #32 of 410 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 4 CPC subclasses total.

Is Thule Canada Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Thule Canada Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -75% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). Grant activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Thule Canada Inc.'s patents?

Thule Canada Inc.'s patents average 16.7 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 Thule Canada 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Thule Canada Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 10 granted patents across 4 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2020. 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: B62B (Hand-propelled Vehicles, e.g. Hand Carts OR PERAMBULATORS; Sledges).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Thule ranks #27,645 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 10 patents across 4 technology areas.

#27,645
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 17th percentile
by Innovation Score (25.4/100): 16.7
avg claims per patent: -75%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R27645 · Foreign Corporation #27,645 · 10 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 10 grants
MID-PACK #27,645/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Thermocompact
CPC-NARROW B62B · 4 areas
INNOV-THIN 25.4/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.7 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -75% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Thermocompact (±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 Thule’s 25.4 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 8.3 pts (33%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 7.1 pts (28%) Claim depth 10.0 pts (39%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Thule Canada · this assignee

25
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Thule's Innovation Score is 25.4/100 (17th percentile 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 Thule?

Each dot is one of Thule’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). Thule’s own 16.7 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.3 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Thule's grants concentrate

Thule Canada Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 4 CPC subclasses with 80% of grants classified under B62B (Hand-propelled Vehicles, e.g. Hand Carts OR PERAMBULATORS; Sledges). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (4 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2017. By volume, Thule sits between Thermocompact and Tinder, Inc..

Thermocompact

10
Thermodyn SAS

10
Theta Labs

10
Thomas Swan &

10
Thyssenkrupp Elev…

10
Tianjin Hualai Te…

10
Tianjin Institute…

10
Tinder

10
Thule Canada ◀

10

What this shows Thule holds 10 patents at rank #27,664, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Thule

By rank, the assignees closest to #27,664 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B62B (Hand-propelled Vehicles)

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

Thule's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

25 17th percentile higher than 17% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2020

Grants by year

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

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Thule Canada Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	2	20.0%
2018	2	20.0%
2019	4	40.0%
2020	2	20.0%

Which technologies does Thule Canada Inc. patent most?

B62B - Hand-propelled Vehicles, e.g. Hand Carts OR PERAMBULATORS; Sledges 8

B62K - CYCLES; Cycle FRAMES; Cycle Steering DEVICES; Rider-operated Terminal Controls Specially Adapted FOR CYCLES; Cycle Axle SUSPENSIONS; Cycle Side-cars, Forecars, OR THE Like 3

B60T - Vehicle Brake Control Systems OR Parts THEREOF; Brake Control Systems OR Parts Thereof, IN General ; Arrangement OF Braking Elements ON Vehicles IN GENERAL; Portable Devices FOR Preventing Unwanted Movement OF VEHICLES; Vehicle Modifications TO Facilitate Cooling OF Brakes 2

F16C - SHAFTS; Flexible SHAFTS; Elements OR Crankshaft MECHANISMS; Rotary Bodies Other Than Gearing ELEMENTS; Bearings 2

Top 4 of 4 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

Thule Canada Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Thule Canada Inc.'s lead technology class is B62B (Hand-propelled Vehicles, e.g. Hand Carts OR PERAMBULATORS; Sledges), 80% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B62B
Ranked #27,645 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Thule Canada Inc. against Thermocompact, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 25.4/100 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

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.