Where does Thule IP AB rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Thule IP AB ranks #12,715 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 IP AB hold?

Thule IP AB holds 24 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2019, spanning 9 technology areas.

What is Thule IP AB's Innovation Score?

Thule IP AB has an Innovation Score of 26.7 out of 100 (21st 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 IP AB focus on?

Thule IP AB's top technology area is A45F (Travelling OR Camp EQUIPMENT: Sacks OR Packs Carried ON THE Body) with 7 patents, ranking #31 of 427 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 9 CPC subclasses total.

Is Thule IP AB's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Thule IP AB's recent grant velocity is -100% 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 IP AB's patents?

Thule IP AB's patents average 8.3 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 IP AB 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 IP AB

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 24 granted patents across 9 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2019. 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: A45F (Travelling OR Camp EQUIPMENT: Sacks OR Packs Carried ON THE Body).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Thule ranks #12,715 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 24 patents across 9 technology areas.

#12,715
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 21st percentile
by Innovation Score (26.7/100): 8.3
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R12715 · Foreign Corporation #12,715 · 24 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 24 grants
MID-PACK #12,715/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH The Secretary of…
CPC-NARROW A45F · 9 areas
INNOV-THIN 26.7/100
CLAIMS-PAR 8.3 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: The Secretary of State for Health (±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 26.7 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 11.1 pts (42%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 10.6 pts (40%) Claim depth 5.0 pts (19%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Thule IP AB · this assignee

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Thule's Innovation Score is 26.7/100 (21st 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 8.3 claims/patent is at or below the 14.0 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Thule's grants concentrate

Thule IP AB is a focused PatentsView assignee: 9 CPC subclasses with 29.2% of grants classified under A45F (Travelling OR Camp EQUIPMENT: Sacks OR Packs Carried ON THE Body). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (9 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2019. By volume, Thule sits between The Secretary of State for Health and TrikaUSA Inc..

The Secretary of…

24
The Trade Desk

24
The Wooster Brush

24
Thermo Fisher Sci…

24
Tianjin Universit…

24
Touchcast

24
Trimark

24
Trikausa

24
Thule IP AB ◀

24

What this shows Thule holds 24 patents at rank #12,719, 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 #12,719 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A45F (Travelling OR Camp Equipment: Sacks OR Packs Carried ON T…)

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)

27 21st percentile higher than 21% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2019

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Thule IP AB patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	9	37.5%
2016	4	16.7%
2017	8	33.3%
2018	2	8.3%
2019	1	4.2%

Which technologies does Thule IP AB patent most?

A45F - Travelling OR Camp EQUIPMENT: Sacks OR Packs Carried ON THE Body 7

B62J - Cycle Saddles OR SEATS; Auxiliary Devices OR Accessories Specially Adapted TO Cycles AND NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, e.g. Article Carriers OR Cycle Protectors 3

A45C - PURSES; LUGGAGE; Hand Carried Bags 1

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 1

B60R - Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

A47D - Furniture Specially Adapted FOR Children 1

A63C - SKATES; SKIS; Roller SKATES; Design OR Layout OF Courts, Rinks OR THE Like 1

A44B - Buttons, Pins, Buckles, Slide Fasteners, OR THE Like 1

Top 9 of 9 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 IP AB's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Thule IP AB's lead technology class is A45F (Travelling OR Camp EQUIPMENT: Sacks OR Packs Carried ON THE Body), 29.2% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A45F
Ranked #12,715 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Thule IP AB against The Secretary of State for Health, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 26.7/100 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.