Overall rank by patents
#43,696
of 49,997 tracked assignees
USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation
TomTom Development Germany GmbH
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 4 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2017. 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: G08G (Traffic Control Systems).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Tomtom ranks #43,696 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 4 technology areas.
- #43,696
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- 13th percentile
- by Innovation Score (23.9/100)
- 16.8
- avg claims per patent
- -100%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R43696 · Foreign Corporation #43,696 · 6 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
- LOWER-Q #43,696/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Tobii Technology AB
- CPC-NARROW G08G · 4 areas
- INNOV-THIN 23.9/100
- CLAIMS-RICH 16.8 claims/avg
- TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
- VEL-DROP -100% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Tobii Technology AB (±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.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around Tomtom
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- TomTom Development… · this assignee 24
TomTom Development… · this assignee
24 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Tomtom's Innovation Score is 23.9/100 (13th 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.
Where Tomtom's grants concentrate
TomTom Development Germany GmbH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 4 CPC subclasses with 66.7% of grants classified under G08G (Traffic Control Systems). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Tomtom sits between Tobii Technology AB and Tools/400 Inc..
Who files at TomTom's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Tobii Technology…
Tobii Technology AB
6 patents
- Toeblooms
Toeblooms, LLC
6 patents
- Tolmar Internatio…
Tolmar International Limited
6 patents
- Tolmar
Tolmar, Inc.
6 patents
- Tomar
Tomar Electronics, Inc.
6 patents
- Tomzi Internation…
Tomzi International Ltd
6 patents
- Tong Yah Technolo…
Tong Yah Electronic Technology Co., Ltd.
6 patents
- Tools/400
Tools/400 Inc.
6 patents
- Tomtom Developmen… ◀
TomTom Development Germany GmbH
6 patents
What this shows TomTom holds 6 patents at rank #43,710, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near TomTom
By rank, the assignees closest to #43,710 in granted patent volume.
- Tobii Technology AB #43,706 · 6 patents
- Toeblooms, LLC #43,707 · 6 patents
- Tolmar International Limited #43,708 · 6 patents
- Tolmar, Inc. #43,709 · 6 patents
- Tomar Electronics, Inc. #43,711 · 6 patents
- Tomzi International Ltd #43,712 · 6 patents
- Tong Yah Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. #43,713 · 6 patents
- Tools/400 Inc. #43,714 · 6 patents
Leaders in G08G (Traffic Control Systems)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in TomTom's primary technology class.
- Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha 1,228 in class
- Denso Corporation 767 in class
- Honeywell International Inc. 709 in class
- Honda Motor Co., Ltd. 570 in class
- Here Global B.V. 481 in class
- The Boeing Company 464 in class
- Hyundai Motor Company 447 in class
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company 447 in class
Tomtom's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
24 13th percentile higher than 13% of 49,997 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Grants by year
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 16.7% |
| 2016 | 3 | 50.0% |
| 2017 | 2 | 33.3% |
Which technologies does TomTom Development Germany GmbH patent most?
Top 4 of 4 technology areas
What to do with this data
TomTom Development Germany GmbH's patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- TomTom Development Germany GmbH's lead technology class is G08G (Traffic Control Systems), 66.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G08G
- Ranked #43,696 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare TomTom Development Germany GmbH against Tobii Technology AB, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 23.9/100 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.
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