USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 21,526 granted patents across 419 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: Y02T (CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION).

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

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21,526

Total patents granted

419

CPC technology areas

8.0

Avg claims per patent

+31%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Toyota ranks #12 of 50,000 US assignees, with 21,526 patents across 419 technology areas.

#12
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 0.1%
by Innovation Score (70.6/100): 8.0
avg claims per patent: +31%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha has been granted 21,526 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha at rank #12 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 419 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 8.0 claims per patent with primary concentration in Y02T (CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION). As a Foreign Corporation, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Toyota sits between Intel Corporation (27,498 patents, rank #8) and BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd. (18,263 patents, rank #16) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 70.6/100 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 12,194 grants, compared with 9,332 in the 2015–2019 window, a +31% shift in five-year velocity. Steady filing volume suggests sustained innovation without dramatic pivots. 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 Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha's 8.0 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 Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Intel

27,498
Microsoft Technol…

24,392
Google

24,290
Huawei

23,942
Toyota Jidosha ◀

21,526
SONY Group

20,593
Amazon

20,125
Ford Global

18,527
BOE Technology Gr…

18,263

What this shows Toyota holds 21,526 patents at rank #12, 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 #12 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in Y02T (Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transpo…)

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)

71 Top 1% higher than 99% 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 Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1,645	7.6%
2016	1,483	6.9%
2017	2,025	9.4%
2018	2,043	9.5%
2019	2,136	9.9%
2020	2,158	10.0%
2021	2,150	10.0%
2022	2,289	10.6%
2023	1,937	9.0%
2024	1,877	8.7%
2025	1,783	8.3%

Which technologies does Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha patent most?

Y02T - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION 5,468

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 4,033

Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION 3,460

H01M - PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY 3,097

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 2,885

B60L - PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES ; SUPPLYING ELECTRIC POWER FOR AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES ; ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL ; MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; MONITORING OPERATING VARIABLES OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICL 2,338

B60R - VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 1,796

F02D - CONTROLLING COMBUSTION ENGINES 1,725

B62D - MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS 1,689

G08G - TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS 1,228

Y02P - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS 1,167

B60Y - INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO ASPECTS CROSS-CUTTING VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY 1,087

F16H - GEARING 1,070

F01N - GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES 978

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 974

Top 15 of 419 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Deep

Tech Breadth Diversified

Claim Depth Simple

Velocity Growing

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#12

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

70.6 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 Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha hold?

Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha holds 21,526 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 419 technology areas.

What is Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha's Innovation Score?

Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha has an Innovation Score of 70.6 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 Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha focus on?

Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha's top technology area is Y02T (CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION) with 5,468 patents. The company has filed patents in 419 CPC subclasses total.

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

Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha's recent filing velocity is +31% compared to the prior five-year period. The company is maintaining or growing its patent output.

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

Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha's patents average 8.0 claims each. This is relatively simple claim structure, typical for focused inventions.

How is the Toyota Jidosha 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 21,526 grants land it in the top 0.1% 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 #12 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in Y02T - see who else leads that technology area. Y02T 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.