Where does TRW Automotive Safety Systems GMBH rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), TRW Automotive Safety Systems GMBH ranks #12,726 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 TRW Automotive Safety Systems GMBH hold?

TRW Automotive Safety Systems GMBH holds 24 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2022, spanning 12 technology areas.

What is TRW Automotive Safety Systems GMBH's Innovation Score?

TRW Automotive Safety Systems GMBH has an Innovation Score of 38.2 out of 100 (top 41% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does TRW Automotive Safety Systems GMBH focus on?

TRW Automotive Safety Systems GMBH's top technology area is B60R (Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR) with 19 patents, ranking #220 of 1,969 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 12 CPC subclasses total.

Is TRW Automotive Safety Systems GMBH's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

TRW Automotive Safety Systems GMBH's recent grant velocity is +18% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for TRW Automotive Safety Systems GMBH's patents?

TRW Automotive Safety Systems GMBH's patents average 18.3 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 TRW Automotive Safety Systems GMBH 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

TRW Automotive Safety Systems GMBH

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 24 granted patents across 12 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2022. 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: B60R (Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, TRW ranks #12,726 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 24 patents across 12 technology areas.

#12,726
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 41%
by Innovation Score (38.2/100): 18.3
avg claims per patent: +18%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R12726 · Foreign Corporation #12,726 · 24 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 24 grants
MID-PACK #12,726/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Tactonic
CPC-FOCUS B60R · 12 areas
INNOV-THIN 38.2/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.3 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-UP +18% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Tactonic Technologies, LLC (±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 TRW’s 38.2 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 11.1 pts (29%) Velocity 3.9 pts (10%) Breadth 12.2 pts (32%) Claim depth 11.0 pts (29%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
TRW Automotive… · this assignee

38
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows TRW's Innovation Score is 38.2/100 (top 41% 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 TRW?

Each dot is one of TRW’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). TRW’s own 18.3 claims/patent is ABOVE the 16.0 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where TRW's grants concentrate

TRW Automotive Safety Systems GMBH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 12 CPC subclasses with 79.2% of grants classified under B60R (Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR). Peak complete grant year is 2022 (7 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2016. By volume, TRW sits between TMGCore, Inc. and Telesign Corporation.

TRW's three-year grant acceleration

TRW Automotive Safety Systems GMBH shows 7 grants in 2022–2024 against only 12 in 2019–2021. That prior window is too thin for a growth multiple (rename and spin-out assignees look artificially high when the baseline is near zero), so PlainPatent withholds a ranked acceleration claim here.

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What this shows TRW holds 24 patents at rank #12,708, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near TRW

By rank, the assignees closest to #12,708 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B60R (Vehicles)

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

TRW's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

38 Top 41% higher than 59% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2022

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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TRW Automotive Safety Systems GMBH patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	2	8.3%
2018	3	12.5%
2019	6	25.0%
2020	2	8.3%
2021	4	16.7%
2022	7	29.2%

Which technologies does TRW Automotive Safety Systems GMBH patent most?

B60R - Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 19

B62D - Motor VEHICLES; Trailers 10

G01D - Measuring NOT Specially Adapted FOR A Specific VARIABLE; Arrangements FOR Measuring TWO OR More Variables NOT Covered IN A Single Other SUBCLASS; Tariff Metering APPARATUS; Measuring OR Testing NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

H05B - Electric HEATING; Electric Light Sources NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Circuit Arrangements FOR Electric Light Sources, IN General 2

F16F - SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; Means FOR Damping Vibration 2

B60Q - Arrangement OF Signalling OR Lighting Devices, THE Mounting OR Supporting Thereof OR Circuits Therefor, FOR Vehicles IN General 2

H03K - Pulse Technique 1

F15B - Systems Acting BY Means OF Fluids IN GENERAL; Fluid-pressure Actuators, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; Details OF Fluid-pressure Systems, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

B26D - CUTTING; Details Common TO Machines FOR Perforating, Punching, Cutting-out, Stamping-out OR Severing 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

F16B - Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing 1

F16C - SHAFTS; Flexible SHAFTS; Elements OR Crankshaft MECHANISMS; Rotary Bodies Other Than Gearing ELEMENTS; Bearings 1

Top 12 of 12 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

TRW Automotive Safety Systems GMBH's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

TRW Automotive Safety Systems GMBH's lead technology class is B60R (Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR), 79.2% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B60R
Ranked #12,726 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare TRW Automotive Safety Systems GMBH against TMGCore, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 38.2/100 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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