Where does UD Trucks Corporation rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), UD Trucks Corporation ranks #12,282 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 UD Trucks Corporation hold?

UD Trucks Corporation holds 25 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2017, spanning 28 technology areas.

What is UD Trucks Corporation's Innovation Score?

UD Trucks Corporation has an Innovation Score of 33.9 out of 100 (46th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does UD Trucks Corporation focus on?

UD Trucks Corporation's top technology area is Y02T (Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation) with 8 patents, ranking #639 of 2,877 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 28 CPC subclasses total.

Is UD Trucks Corporation's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

UD Trucks Corporation's recent grant velocity is -100% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). Grant activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for UD Trucks Corporation's patents?

UD Trucks Corporation's patents average 6.6 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 UD Trucks Corporation 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

UD Trucks Corporation

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 25 granted patents across 28 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2017. 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: Y02T (Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, UD ranks #12,282 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 25 patents across 28 technology areas.

#12,282
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 46th percentile
by Innovation Score (33.9/100): 6.6
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R12282 · Foreign Corporation #12,282 · 25 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 25 grants
UPPER-Q #12,282/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Trustonic
CPC-FOCUS Y02T · 28 areas
INNOV-THIN 33.9/100
CLAIMS-SPARSE 6.6 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Trustonic Limited (±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 UD’s 33.9 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 11.3 pts (33%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 18.7 pts (55%) Claim depth 3.9 pts (12%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
CEM · near

34
Cure Medical · near

34
NewAge Products · near

34
Praj Industries · near

34
UD Trucks · this assignee

34
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows UD's Innovation Score is 33.9/100 (46th percentile 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 UD?

Each dot is one of UD’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). UD’s own 6.6 claims/patent is at or below the 15.3 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where UD's grants concentrate

UD Trucks Corporation is a focused PatentsView assignee: 28 CPC subclasses with 32% of grants classified under Y02T (Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (12 grants) versus a trough of 6 in 2017. By volume, UD sits between Trustonic Limited and University OF Durham.

Trustonic

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Tsunami Medtech

25
Turbonomic

25
Tyco AMP

25
Universidade Fede…

25
Universita' Degli…

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Universite DE Pic…

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University OF Dur…

25
UD Trucks ◀

25

What this shows UD holds 25 patents at rank #12,278, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near UD

By rank, the assignees closest to #12,278 in granted patent volume.

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

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for UD, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In Y02T (Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transpo…), UD ranks #639 of 2,877 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (34 here).

Cure Medical LLC 34 CEM Corporation 34 NewAge Products Inc. 34 Praj Industries Limited 34

UD's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

34 46th percentile higher than 46% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2017

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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UD Trucks Corporation patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	12	48.0%
2016	7	28.0%
2017	6	24.0%

Which technologies does UD Trucks Corporation patent most?

Y02T - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation 8

H01G - CAPACITORS; Capacitors, Rectifiers, Detectors, Switching Devices, Light-sensitive OR Temperature-sensitive Devices OF THE Electrolytic Type 7

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 7

H01M - Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy 6

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 5

C21D - Modifying THE Physical Structure OF Ferrous METALS; General Devices FOR Heat Treatment OF Ferrous OR Non-ferrous Metals OR ALLOYS; Making Metal Malleable, e.g. BY Decarburisation OR Tempering 4

F01N - Gas-flow Silencers OR Exhaust Apparatus FOR Machines OR Engines IN GENERAL; Gas-flow Silencers OR Exhaust Apparatus FOR Internal-combustion Engines 4

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 4

B24C - Abrasive OR Related Blasting With Particulate Material 3

C22C - Alloys 3

F16D - Couplings FOR Transmitting ROTATION; CLUTCHES; Brakes 3

B60N - Seats Specially Adapted FOR VEHICLES; Vehicle Passenger Accommodation NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 3

F04B - Positive-displacement Machines FOR LIQUIDS; Pumps 2

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 2

C23C - Coating Metallic MATERIAL; Coating Material With Metallic MATERIAL; Surface Treatment OF Metallic Material BY Diffusion Into THE Surface, BY Chemical Conversion OR SUBSTITUTION; Coating BY Vacuum Evaporation, BY Sputtering, BY ION Implantation OR BY Chemical Vapour Deposition, IN General 2

Top 15 of 28 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

UD Trucks Corporation's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

UD Trucks Corporation's lead technology class is Y02T (Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation), 32% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore Y02T
Ranked #12,282 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare UD Trucks Corporation against Trustonic Limited, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 33.9/100 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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