USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

U-shin Italia S.p.a

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 40 granted patents across 11 technology areas, active 2017–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: E05B (LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS).

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

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

12.6

Avg claims per patent

+300%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

U-shin holds 40 US patents across 11 technology areas, rank #8,131 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#8,131
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 23%
by Innovation Score (45.5/100): 12.6
avg claims per patent: +300%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

U-shin Italia S.p.a has been granted 40 US utility patents between 2017 and 2025, placing U-shin Italia S.p.a at rank #8,131 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 11 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 12.6 claims per patent with primary concentration in E05B (LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS). As a Foreign Corporation, U-shin Italia S.p.a is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, U-shin sits between The ERGO Baby Carrier, Inc. (40 patents, rank #8,127) and Universite De Versailles Saint-quentin-en-yvelines (40 patents, rank #8,135) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 45.5/100 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 32 grants, compared with 8 in the 2015–2019 window, a +300% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. 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. U-shin Italia S.p.a's 12.6 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while concentration in 11 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark U-shin Italia S.p.a against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows U-shin holds 40 patents at rank #8,131, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near U-shin

By rank, the assignees closest to #8,131 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in E05B (Locks)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in U-shin's primary technology class.

U-shin's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

45 Top 23% higher than 77% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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U-shin Italia S.p.a patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	2	5.0%
2018	4	10.0%
2019	2	5.0%
2020	3	7.5%
2021	4	10.0%
2022	4	10.0%
2023	6	15.0%
2024	8	20.0%
2025	7	17.5%

Which technologies does U-shin Italia S.p.a patent most?

E05B - LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS 39

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 9

Y10S - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS 6

E05Y - INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF 4

B60R - VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 2

B60J - WINDOWS, WINDSCREENS, NON-FIXED ROOFS, DOORS, OR SIMILAR DEVICES FOR VEHICLES; REMOVABLE EXTERNAL PROTECTIVE COVERINGS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES 2

B60Q - ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL 2

G01B - MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS 1

G03B - APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR 1

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 1

G01V - GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS; TAGS 1

Top 11 of 11 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Focused

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#8,131

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

45.5 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 U-shin Italia S.p.a hold?

U-shin Italia S.p.a holds 40 US granted patents filed between 2017 and 2025, spanning 11 technology areas.

What is U-shin Italia S.p.a's Innovation Score?

U-shin Italia S.p.a has an Innovation Score of 45.5 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does U-shin Italia S.p.a focus on?

U-shin Italia S.p.a's top technology area is E05B (LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS) with 39 patents. The company has filed patents in 11 CPC subclasses total.

Is U-shin Italia S.p.a's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

U-shin Italia S.p.a's recent filing velocity is +300% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for U-shin Italia S.p.a's patents?

U-shin Italia S.p.a's patents average 12.6 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the U-shin Italia S.p.a 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

U-shin's 40 grants land it in the top 23% 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 - U-shin ranks #8,131 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in E05B - see who else leads that technology area. E05B 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.