Where does Torotrak (Development) Limited rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Torotrak (Development) Limited ranks #30,435 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 Torotrak (Development) Limited hold?

Torotrak (Development) Limited holds 9 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2017, spanning 11 technology areas.

What is Torotrak (Development) Limited's Innovation Score?

Torotrak (Development) Limited has an Innovation Score of 28.9 out of 100 (29th 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 Torotrak (Development) Limited focus on?

Torotrak (Development) Limited's top technology area is F16H (Gearing) with 9 patents, ranking #269 of 1,603 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 11 CPC subclasses total.

Is Torotrak (Development) Limited's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Torotrak (Development) Limited'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 Torotrak (Development) Limited's patents?

Torotrak (Development) Limited's patents average 15.3 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 Torotrak (Development) Limited 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

Torotrak (Development) Limited

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 9 granted patents across 11 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: F16H (Gearing).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Torotrak ranks #30,435 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 9 patents across 11 technology areas.

#30,435
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 29th percentile
by Innovation Score (28.9/100): 15.3
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R30435 · Foreign Corporation #30,435 · 9 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 9 grants
MID-PACK #30,435/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH TokenEx
CPC-FOCUS F16H · 11 areas
INNOV-THIN 28.9/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.3 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: TokenEx, Inc. (±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 Torotrak’s 28.9 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 8.0 pts (28%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 11.7 pts (40%) Claim depth 9.2 pts (32%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Torotrak (Development) · this assignee

29
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Torotrak's Innovation Score is 28.9/100 (29th 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 Torotrak?

Each dot is one of Torotrak’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). Torotrak’s own 15.3 claims/patent is at or below the 15.7 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Torotrak's grants concentrate

Torotrak (Development) Limited is a focused PatentsView assignee: 11 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under F16H (Gearing). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (6 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Torotrak sits between TokenEx, Inc. and Toyota Mapmaster Incorporated.

Tokenex

9
Tokyo University…

9
Top Tier

9
Topix Pharmaceuti…

9
Total E&P Canada

9
Touchpoint Medical

9
Tour Engine

9
Toyota Mapmaster…

9
Torotrak (Develop… ◀

9

What this shows Torotrak holds 9 patents at rank #30,420, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Torotrak

By rank, the assignees closest to #30,420 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F16H (Gearing)

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

Torotrak's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

29 29th percentile higher than 29% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2017

Grants by year

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

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Torotrak (Development) Limited patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	6	66.7%
2016	1	11.1%
2017	2	22.2%

Which technologies does Torotrak (Development) Limited patent most?

F16H - Gearing 9

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 3

B60K - Arrangement OR Mounting OF Propulsion Units OR OF Transmissions IN VEHICLES; Arrangement OR Mounting OF Plural Diverse Prime-movers IN VEHICLES; Auxiliary Drives FOR VEHICLES; Instrumentation OR Dashboards FOR VEHICLES; Arrangements IN Connection With Cooling, AIR Intake, GAS Exhaust OR Fuel Supply 2

B60W - Conjoint Control OF Vehicle Sub-units OF Different Type OR Different FUNCTION; Control Systems Specially Adapted FOR Hybrid VEHICLES; Road Vehicle Drive Control Systems FOR Purposes NOT Related TO THE Control OF A Particular Sub-unit 2

Y02T - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation 1

G01P - Measuring Linear OR Angular Speed, Acceleration, Deceleration, OR SHOCK; Indicating Presence, Absence, OR Direction, OF Movement 1

B22F - Working Metallic POWDER; Manufacture OF Articles From Metallic POWDER; Making Metallic Powder ; Apparatus OR Devices Specially Adapted FOR Metallic Powder 1

C22C - Alloys 1

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 1

B60Y - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Aspects Cross-cutting Vehicle Technology 1

F16D - Couplings FOR Transmitting ROTATION; CLUTCHES; Brakes 1

Top 11 of 11 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

Torotrak (Development) Limited's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Torotrak (Development) Limited's lead technology class is F16H (Gearing), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F16H
Ranked #30,435 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Torotrak (Development) Limited against TokenEx, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 28.9/100 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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