Where does thyssenkrupp Elevator Corporation rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), thyssenkrupp Elevator Corporation ranks #4,440 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 thyssenkrupp Elevator Corporation hold?

thyssenkrupp Elevator Corporation holds 80 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2021, spanning 30 technology areas.

What is thyssenkrupp Elevator Corporation's Innovation Score?

thyssenkrupp Elevator Corporation has an Innovation Score of 43.9 out of 100 (top 27% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does thyssenkrupp Elevator Corporation focus on?

thyssenkrupp Elevator Corporation's top technology area is B66B (ELEVATORS; Escalators OR Moving Walkways) with 75 patents, ranking #4 of 127 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 30 CPC subclasses total.

Is thyssenkrupp Elevator Corporation's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

thyssenkrupp Elevator Corporation's recent grant velocity is -77% 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 thyssenkrupp Elevator Corporation's patents?

thyssenkrupp Elevator Corporation's patents average 15.6 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 thyssenkrupp Elevator Corporation 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 US Corporation

thyssenkrupp Elevator Corporation

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 80 granted patents across 30 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2021. 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: B66B (ELEVATORS; Escalators OR Moving Walkways).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, thyssenkrupp ranks #4,440 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 80 patents across 30 technology areas.

#4,440
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 27%
by Innovation Score (43.9/100): 15.6
avg claims per patent: -77%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R4440 · US Corporation #4,440 · 80 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 80 grants
TOP-DECILE #4,440/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH USG Interiors
CPC-FOCUS B66B · 30 areas
INNOV-PAR 43.9/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.6 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -77% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: USG Interiors, LLC (±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 thyssenkrupp’s 43.9 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 15.2 pts (35%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 19.4 pts (44%) Claim depth 9.4 pts (21%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Chi Mei Communicatio… · near

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Kongsberg Automotive… · near

44
Protochips · near

44
thyssenkrupp Elevator · this assignee

44
Wildcat Discovery · near

44
3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows thyssenkrupp's Innovation Score is 43.9/100 (top 27% 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 thyssenkrupp?

Each dot is one of thyssenkrupp’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). thyssenkrupp’s own 15.6 claims/patent is ABOVE the 11.4 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where thyssenkrupp's grants concentrate

thyssenkrupp Elevator Corporation is a focused PatentsView assignee: 30 CPC subclasses with 93.8% of grants classified under B66B (ELEVATORS; Escalators OR Moving Walkways). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (24 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2021. By volume, thyssenkrupp sits between USG Interiors, LLC and Aeris Communications, Inc..

USG Interiors

80
Voxeljet

80
Vacuumschmelze &…

80
Waseda University

80
thyssenkrupp Elev… ◀

80
A123 Systems

79
Aida Engineering

79
Alpha

79
Aeris Communicati…

79

What this shows thyssenkrupp holds 80 patents at rank #4,447, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near thyssenkrupp

By rank, the assignees closest to #4,447 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B66B (Elevators)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for thyssenkrupp, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In B66B (Elevators), thyssenkrupp ranks #4 of 127 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (44 here).

Wildcat Discovery Technologies, Inc. 44 Chi Mei Communication Systems, Inc. 44 Kongsberg Automotive AB 44 Protochips, Inc. 44

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (15.6 here).

Korrus, Inc. 15.6 avg Tendyne Holdings, Inc. 15.6 avg Ingersoll-Rand Industrial U.S., Inc. 15.6 avg GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC 15.6 avg

thyssenkrupp's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

44 Top 27% higher than 73% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2021

Grants by year

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

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thyssenkrupp Elevator Corporation patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	6	7.5%
2016	7	8.8%
2017	12	15.0%
2018	16	20.0%
2019	24	30.0%
2020	13	16.3%
2021	2	2.5%

Which technologies does thyssenkrupp Elevator Corporation patent most?

B66B - ELEVATORS; Escalators OR Moving Walkways 75

H02K - Dynamo-electric Machines 5

H02P - Control OR Regulation OF Electric Motors, Electric Generators OR Dynamo-electric CONVERTERS; Controlling Transformers, Reactors OR Choke Coils 4

F16D - Couplings FOR Transmitting ROTATION; CLUTCHES; Brakes 3

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 2

F16F - SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; Means FOR Damping Vibration 2

F15B - Systems Acting BY Means OF Fluids IN GENERAL; Fluid-pressure Actuators, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; Details OF Fluid-pressure Systems, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

G08B - Signalling OR Calling SYSTEMS; Order TELEGRAPHS; Alarm Systems 2

D07B - Ropes OR Cables IN General 2

F16G - Belts, Cables, OR Ropes, Predominantly Used FOR Driving PURPOSES; CHAINS; Fittings Predominantly Used Therefor 2

G01D - Measuring NOT Specially Adapted FOR A Specific VARIABLE; Arrangements FOR Measuring TWO OR More Variables NOT Covered IN A Single Other SUBCLASS; Tariff Metering APPARATUS; Measuring OR Testing NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

G01C - Measuring Distances, Levels OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; Gyroscopic INSTRUMENTS; Photogrammetry OR Videogrammetry 1

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 1

B66D - CAPSTANS; WINCHES; Tackles, e.g. Pulley BLOCKS; Hoists 1

F16C - SHAFTS; Flexible SHAFTS; Elements OR Crankshaft MECHANISMS; Rotary Bodies Other Than Gearing ELEMENTS; Bearings 1

Top 15 of 30 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

thyssenkrupp Elevator Corporation's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

thyssenkrupp Elevator Corporation's lead technology class is B66B (ELEVATORS; Escalators OR Moving Walkways), 93.8% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B66B
Ranked #4,440 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare thyssenkrupp Elevator Corporation against USG Interiors, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 43.9/100 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

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