USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 885 granted patents across 160 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: B60N (SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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885

Total patents granted

160

CPC technology areas

8.1

Avg claims per patent

-24%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Toyota holds 885 US patents across 160 technology areas, rank #509 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#509
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 6%
by Innovation Score (56.0/100): 8.1
avg claims per patent: -24%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha has been granted 885 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha at rank #509 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 160 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 8.1 claims per patent with primary concentration in B60N (SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR). As a Foreign Corporation, Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Toyota sits between Stmicroelectronics, Inc. (888 patents, rank #505) and Harry Winston Sa (876 patents, rank #513) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 56.0/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 382 grants, compared with 503 in the 2015–2019 window, a -24% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. The Foreign Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.

Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha's 8.1 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while a diversified footprint across 100+ CPC subclasses spreads risk across many technology fronts. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Stmicroelectronics

888
Zhejiang Universi…

888
Societe des Produ…

887
Weatherford Techn…

886
Toyota Boshoku ◀

885
Furukawa Electric

883
E I DU PONT DE Ne…

882
Charter Communica…

878
Harry Winston

876

What this shows Toyota holds 885 patents at rank #509, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Toyota

By rank, the assignees closest to #509 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B60N (Seats Specially Adapted FOR Vehicles)

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

Toyota's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

56 Top 6% higher than 94% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

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

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Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	75	8.5%
2016	82	9.3%
2017	97	11.0%
2018	90	10.2%
2019	159	18.0%
2020	114	12.9%
2021	85	9.6%
2022	51	5.8%
2023	50	5.6%
2024	46	5.2%
2025	36	4.1%

Which technologies does Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha patent most?

B60N - SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 522

B60R - VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 149

B29C - SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING 54

Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION 49

H01M - PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY 48

B01D - SEPARATION 47

F02M - SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF 44

A47C - CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS 39

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 37

B29L - INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULAR ARTICLES 34

B21D - WORKING OR PROCESSING OF SHEET METAL OR METAL TUBES, RODS OR PROFILES WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL 34

B29K - INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES B29B, B29C OR B29D, RELATING TO MOULDING MATERIALS OR TO MATERIALS FOR ; MOULDS, ; REINFORCEMENTS, FILLERS OR PREFORMED PARTS, e.g. INSERTS 33

B32B - LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM 28

B60Q - ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL 27

F16H - GEARING 23

Top 15 of 160 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Diversified

Claim Depth Simple

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#509

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

56.0 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha hold?

Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha holds 885 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 160 technology areas.

What is Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha's Innovation Score?

Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha has an Innovation Score of 56.0 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha focus on?

Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha's top technology area is B60N (SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR) with 522 patents. The company has filed patents in 160 CPC subclasses total.

Is Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha's recent filing velocity is -24% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha's patents?

Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha's patents average 8.1 claims each. This is relatively simple claim structure, typical for focused inventions.

How is the Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha 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.

How to use this portfolio

Toyota's 885 grants land it in the top 6% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - Toyota ranks #509 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in B60N - see who else leads that technology area. B60N leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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 byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · 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.