USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Toyota Motor North America, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 483 granted patents across 106 technology areas, active 2019–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING).

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

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483

Total patents granted

106

CPC technology areas

16.7

Avg claims per patent

+48100%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Toyota holds 483 US patents across 106 technology areas, rank #924 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#924
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 0.1%
by Innovation Score (76.4/100): 16.7
avg claims per patent: +48100%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Toyota Motor North America, Inc. has been granted 483 US utility patents between 2019 and 2025, placing Toyota Motor North America, Inc. at rank #924 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 106 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 16.7 claims per patent with primary concentration in G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING). As a US Corporation, Toyota Motor North America, Inc. is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Toyota sits between Rhodia Operations (484 patents, rank #920) and Conocophillips Company (481 patents, rank #928) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 76.4/100 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 482 grants, compared with 1 in the 2015–2019 window, a +48100% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. The US 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 Motor North America, Inc.'s 16.7 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, 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 Motor North America, Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Rhodia Operations

484
Tokyo OHKA Kogyo

484
Atmel

483
Pioneer

483
Toyota Motor Nort… ◀

483
SIKA Technology

482
The Swatch Group…

482
Corning Research…

481
Conocophillips

481

What this shows Toyota holds 483 patents at rank #924, 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 #924 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06F (Electric Digital DATA Processing)

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)

76 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 · 2019–2025

Grants by year

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

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Toyota Motor North America, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2019	1	0.2%
2020	27	5.6%
2021	50	10.4%
2022	102	21.1%
2023	126	26.1%
2024	104	21.5%
2025	73	15.1%

Which technologies does Toyota Motor North America, Inc. patent most?

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 113

G06Q - INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 112

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 111

H04W - WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS 96

G08G - TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS 87

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 86

G07C - TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE 77

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 51

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 48

Y02T - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION 48

G01C - MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY 44

B60R - VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 41

G05D - SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES 37

A61G - TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS ; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES 33

Y04S - SYSTEMS INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO POWER NETWORK OPERATION, COMMUNICATION OR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR IMPROVING THE ELECTRICAL POWER GENERATION, TRANSMISSION, DISTRIBUTION, MANAGEMENT OR USAGE, i.e. SMART GRIDS 24

Top 15 of 106 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Diversified

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#924

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

76.4 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 Motor North America, Inc. hold?

Toyota Motor North America, Inc. holds 483 US granted patents filed between 2019 and 2025, spanning 106 technology areas.

What is Toyota Motor North America, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Toyota Motor North America, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 76.4 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 Motor North America, Inc. focus on?

Toyota Motor North America, Inc.'s top technology area is G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING) with 113 patents. The company has filed patents in 106 CPC subclasses total.

Is Toyota Motor North America, Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Toyota Motor North America, Inc.'s recent filing velocity is +48100% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for Toyota Motor North America, Inc.'s patents?

Toyota Motor North America, Inc.'s patents average 16.7 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Toyota Motor North America, Inc. 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 483 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 #924 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in G06F - see who else leads that technology area. G06F 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.