USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Valeo Comfort AND Driving Assistance

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 76 granted patents across 50 technology areas, active 2017–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G02B (OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS).

Compiled by PlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

13.6

Avg claims per patent

+162%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Valeo holds 76 US patents across 50 technology areas, rank #4,652 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#4,652
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 11%
by Innovation Score (51.6/100): 13.6
avg claims per patent: +162%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Valeo Comfort AND Driving Assistance has been granted 76 US utility patents between 2017 and 2025, placing Valeo Comfort AND Driving Assistance at rank #4,652 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 50 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 13.6 claims per patent with primary concentration in G02B (OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS). As a Foreign Corporation, Valeo Comfort AND Driving Assistance is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Valeo sits between Successfactors, Inc. (76 patents, rank #4,648) and Applied Research Associates, Inc. (75 patents, rank #4,656) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 51.6/100 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 55 grants, compared with 21 in the 2015–2019 window, a +162% 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. Valeo Comfort AND Driving Assistance's 13.6 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 50 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Valeo Comfort AND Driving Assistance against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Successfactors

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76
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What this shows Valeo holds 76 patents at rank #4,652, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Valeo

By rank, the assignees closest to #4,652 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G02B (Optical Elements)

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

Valeo's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

52 Top 11% higher than 89% 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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Valeo Comfort AND Driving Assistance patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	3	3.9%
2018	6	7.9%
2019	12	15.8%
2020	15	19.7%
2021	14	18.4%
2022	11	14.5%
2023	5	6.6%
2024	5	6.6%
2025	5	6.6%

Which technologies does Valeo Comfort AND Driving Assistance patent most?

G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS 24

B60R - VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 21

G07C - TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE 21

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 14

H04W - WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS 13

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 13

G01S - RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES 12

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 11

G02F - OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS 10

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 9

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 8

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 7

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 7

H05K - PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS 6

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 5

Top 15 of 50 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#4,652

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

51.6 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 Valeo Comfort AND Driving Assistance hold?

Valeo Comfort AND Driving Assistance holds 76 US granted patents filed between 2017 and 2025, spanning 50 technology areas.

What is Valeo Comfort AND Driving Assistance's Innovation Score?

Valeo Comfort AND Driving Assistance has an Innovation Score of 51.6 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Valeo Comfort AND Driving Assistance focus on?

Valeo Comfort AND Driving Assistance's top technology area is G02B (OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS) with 24 patents. The company has filed patents in 50 CPC subclasses total.

Is Valeo Comfort AND Driving Assistance's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Valeo Comfort AND Driving Assistance's recent filing velocity is +162% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for Valeo Comfort AND Driving Assistance's patents?

Valeo Comfort AND Driving Assistance's patents average 13.6 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Valeo Comfort AND Driving Assistance 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

Valeo's 76 grants land it in the top 11% 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 - Valeo ranks #4,652 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in G02B - see who else leads that technology area. G02B 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 by PlainPatent 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.