Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 489 granted patents across 119 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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: H01R (Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Tyco ranks #913 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 489 patents across 119 technology areas.
- #913
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- Top 2%
- by Innovation Score (62.8/100)
- 18.2
- avg claims per patent
- +77%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R913 · Foreign Corporation #913 · 489 grants
GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-STRONG · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-MID 489 grants
- TOP-DECILE #913/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Wistron Neweb
- CPC-WIDE H01R · 119 areas
- INNOV-STRONG 62.8/100
- CLAIMS-RICH 18.2 claims/avg
- TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
- VEL-SURGE +77% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Wistron Neweb Corp. (±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 Tyco’s 62.8 Innovation Score adds up
The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around Tyco
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- AGC · near
AGC · near
63 score
- Dow Silicones · near
Dow Silicones · near
63 score
- Autoliv ASP · near
Autoliv ASP · near
63 score
- Tyco (Shanghai) · this assignee
Tyco (Shanghai) · this assignee
63 score
- Vanderbilt University · near
Vanderbilt University · near
63 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Tyco's Innovation Score is 62.8/100 (top 2% 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 Tyco?
Each dot is one of Tyco’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). Tyco’s own 18.2 claims/patent is ABOVE the 16.7 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.
How Tyco's grant cadence moved
Between 2020–2024, Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. received 283 grants versus 160 in 2015–2019 (+77% equal-window velocity, above median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2021 at 71 grants and bottomed in 2015 at 9. Lead class H01R accounts for 57.1% of the portfolio across 119 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Analog Devices Global Unlimited Company (#909) and Abbott Laboratories (#917).
Tyco's three-year grant acceleration
From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. moved from 184 to 150 grants (0.81x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). Among 3,296 tracked assignees with ≥100 grants and ≥20 prior-period grants, that multiple ranks #1,790. See the growth leaderboard.
Who files at Tyco's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Analog Devices Gl…
Analog Devices Global Unlimited Company
493 patents
- Fitbit
Fitbit, LLC
492 patents
- Inphi
Inphi Corporation
491 patents
- Omachron Intellec…
Omachron Intellectual Property Inc.
491 patents
- Wistron Neweb
Wistron Neweb Corp.
489 patents
- Tyco (Shanghai) ◀
Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
489 patents
- Biomet Manufactur…
Biomet Manufacturing, LLC
488 patents
- University-indust…
University-industry Cooperation Group OF Kyung HEE University
488 patents
- Abbott Laboratori…
Abbott Laboratories
485 patents
What this shows Tyco holds 489 patents at rank #913, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near Tyco
By rank, the assignees closest to #913 in granted patent volume.
- Analog Devices Global Unlimited Company #909 · 493 patents
- Fitbit, LLC #910 · 492 patents
- Inphi Corporation #911 · 491 patents
- Omachron Intellectual Property Inc. #912 · 491 patents
- Wistron Neweb Corp. #914 · 489 patents
- Biomet Manufacturing, LLC #915 · 488 patents
- University-industry Cooperation Group OF Kyung HEE University #916 · 488 patents
- Abbott Laboratories #917 · 485 patents
Leaders in H01R (Electrically-conductive Connections)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Tyco's primary technology class.
- Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd. 1,543 in class
- Yazaki Corporation 1,482 in class
- Foxconn Interconnect Technology Limited 847 in class
- Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. 729 in class
- Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd. 694 in class
- Molex, LLC 599 in class
- Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited 523 in class
- TE Connectivity Co. Ltd. 459 in class
Assignees with similar portfolio profiles
Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Tyco, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In H01R (Electrically-conductive Connections), Tyco ranks #12 of 2,265 assignees by patent count in that subclass.
Similar innovation score
Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (63 here).
Similar claim depth
Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (18.2 here).
Tyco's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
63 Top 2% higher than 98% of 49,997 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Grants by year
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 9 | 1.8% |
| 2016 | 14 | 2.9% |
| 2017 | 44 | 9.0% |
| 2018 | 42 | 8.6% |
| 2019 | 51 | 10.4% |
| 2020 | 62 | 12.7% |
| 2021 | 71 | 14.5% |
| 2022 | 42 | 8.6% |
| 2023 | 53 | 10.8% |
| 2024 | 55 | 11.2% |
| 2025partial year | 46 | 9.4% |
Which technologies does Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. patent most?
Top 15 of 119 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.'s lead technology class is H01R (Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors), 57.1% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H01R
- Ranked #913 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. against Analog Devices Global Unlimited Company, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 62.8/100 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.
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.