Where does United States Automobile Association (USAA) rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), United States Automobile Association (USAA) ranks #12,734 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 United States Automobile Association (USAA) hold?

United States Automobile Association (USAA) holds 24 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2025, spanning 21 technology areas.

What is United States Automobile Association (USAA)'s Innovation Score?

United States Automobile Association (USAA) has an Innovation Score of 38.5 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 United States Automobile Association (USAA) focus on?

United States Automobile Association (USAA)'s top technology area is G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing) with 12 patents, ranking #3,141 of 13,878 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 21 CPC subclasses total.

Is United States Automobile Association (USAA)'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

United States Automobile Association (USAA)'s recent grant velocity is -23% 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 United States Automobile Association (USAA)'s patents?

United States Automobile Association (USAA)'s patents average 16.8 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

United States Automobile Association (USAA)

Q: How is the United States Automobile Association (USAA) 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 PatentsView assignee record - 24 granted patents across 21 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2025. 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: G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, United ranks #12,734 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 24 patents across 21 technology areas.

#12,734
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 41%
by Innovation Score (38.5/100): 16.8
avg claims per patent: -23%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R12734 · US Corporation #12,734 · 24 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 24 grants
MID-PACK #12,734/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH UltraSense Systems
CPC-FOCUS G06F · 21 areas
INNOV-THIN 38.5/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.8 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DOWN -23% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: UltraSense Systems, Inc. (±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 United’s 38.5 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 1.0 pts (3%) Breadth 16.2 pts (42%) Claim depth 10.1 pts (26%)

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What this shows United's Innovation Score is 38.5/100 (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 United?

Each dot is one of United’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). United’s own 16.8 claims/patent is at or below the 18.8 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where United's grants concentrate

United States Automobile Association (USAA) is a focused PatentsView assignee: 21 CPC subclasses with 50% of grants classified under G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (5 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, United sits between University OF Alaska Anchorage and University of Montana.

United's three-year grant acceleration

United States Automobile Association (USAA) shows 2 grants in 2022–2024 against only 13 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 United holds 24 patents at rank #12,740, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near United

By rank, the assignees closest to #12,740 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing)

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

United'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 · 2016–2025

Grants by year

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

View data table

United States Automobile Association (USAA) patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	4.2%
2017	2	8.3%
2018	5	20.8%
2019	5	20.8%
2020	4	16.7%
2021	4	16.7%
2022	1	4.2%
2024	1	4.2%
2025partial year	1	4.2%

Which technologies does United States Automobile Association (USAA) patent most?

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 12

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 7

H04M - Telephonic Communication 6

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 6

G10L - Speech Analysis Techniques OR Speech SYNTHESIS; Speech RECOGNITION; Speech OR Voice Processing TECHNIQUES; Speech OR Audio Coding OR Decoding 3

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 3

G06V - Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding 2

B42D - BOOKS; Book COVERS; Loose LEAVES; Printed Matter Characterised BY Identification OR Security FEATURES; Printed Matter OF Special Format OR Style NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Devices FOR USE Therewith AND NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Movable-strip Writing OR Reading Apparatus 2

G06K - Graphical Data Reading ; Presentation OF DATA; Record CARRIERS; Handling Record Carriers 2

G07F - Coin-freed OR Like Apparatus 1

G01C - Measuring Distances, Levels OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; Gyroscopic INSTRUMENTS; Photogrammetry OR Videogrammetry 1

B62D - Motor VEHICLES; Trailers 1

G03H - Holographic Processes OR Apparatus 1

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 1

B60K - Arrangement OR Mounting OF Propulsion Units OR OF Transmissions IN VEHICLES; Arrangement OR Mounting OF Plural Diverse Prime-movers IN VEHICLES; Auxiliary Drives FOR VEHICLES; Instrumentation OR Dashboards FOR VEHICLES; Arrangements IN Connection With Cooling, AIR Intake, GAS Exhaust OR Fuel Supply 1

Top 15 of 21 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

United States Automobile Association (USAA)'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

United States Automobile Association (USAA)'s lead technology class is G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing), 50% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G06F
Ranked #12,734 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare United States Automobile Association (USAA) against University OF Alaska Anchorage, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 38.5/100 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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