Where does Valeo North America, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Valeo North America, Inc. ranks #2,012 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 Valeo North America, Inc. hold?

Valeo North America, Inc. holds 199 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 82 technology areas.

What is Valeo North America, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Valeo North America, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 56.4 out of 100 (top 6% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Valeo North America, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Valeo North America, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +64% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Valeo North America, Inc.'s patents?

Valeo North America, Inc.'s patents average 17.0 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 Valeo North America, Inc. 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 US Corporation

Valeo North America, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does Valeo North America, Inc. focus on?

Valeo North America, Inc.'s top technology area is F21S (Non-portable Lighting DEVICES; Systems THEREOF; Vehicle Lighting Devices Specially Adapted FOR Vehicle Exteriors) with 127 patents, ranking #15 of 1,094 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 82 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 199 granted patents across 82 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: F21S (Non-portable Lighting DEVICES; Systems THEREOF; Vehicle Lighting Devices Specially Adapted FOR Vehicle Exteriors).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Valeo ranks #2,012 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 199 patents across 82 technology areas.

#2,012
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 6%
by Innovation Score (56.4/100): 17.0
avg claims per patent: +64%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R2012 · US Corporation #2,012 · 199 grants

GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MID 199 grants
TOP-DECILE #2,012/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Globeride
CPC-WIDE F21S · 82 areas
INNOV-PAR 56.4/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.0 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +64% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Globeride, 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 Valeo’s 56.4 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 18.3 pts (32%) Velocity 2.9 pts (5%) Breadth 25.0 pts (44%) Claim depth 10.2 pts (18%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Exel Industries · near

56
Jeol · near

56
Knauf Gips KG · near

56
Typhon Technology… · near

56
Valeo North America · this assignee

56
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Valeo's Innovation Score is 56.4/100 (top 6% 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 Valeo?

Each dot is one of Valeo’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). Valeo’s own 17.0 claims/patent is ABOVE the 12.4 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

How Valeo's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, Valeo North America, Inc. received 123 grants versus 75 in 2015–2019 (+64% equal-window velocity, above median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2019 at 45 grants and bottomed in 2015 at 6. Lead class F21S accounts for 63.8% of the portfolio across 82 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Globeride, Inc (#2,008) and Pacific Market International, LLC (#2,016).

Valeo's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Valeo North America, Inc. moved from 117 to 51 grants (0.44x 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 #2,817. See the growth leaderboard.

Globeride

199
Kraft Foods Group…

199
Nippon Sheet Glass

199
Sorenson IP Holdi…

199
Valeo North Ameri… ◀

199
Crossbar

198
Lagree

198
Ossur HF

198
Pacific Market In…

198

What this shows Valeo holds 199 patents at rank #2,012, 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 #2,012 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F21S (Non-portable Lighting Devices)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Valeo, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In F21S (Non-portable Lighting Devices), Valeo ranks #15 of 1,094 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (56 here).

Jeol Ltd. 56 Exel Industries 56 Knauf Gips KG 56 Typhon Technology Solutions (U.S.), LLC 56

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (17.0 here).

Zebra Technologies Corporation 17.0 avg Kraton Polymers LLC 17.0 avg St. Jude Medical Puerto Rico LLC 17.0 avg Formosa Plastics Corporation 17.0 avg

Valeo's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

56 Top 6% higher than 94% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

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

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Valeo North America, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	6	3.0%
2016	6	3.0%
2017	6	3.0%
2018	12	6.0%
2019	45	22.6%
2020	40	20.1%
2021	32	16.1%
2022	23	11.6%
2023	21	10.6%
2024	7	3.5%
2025partial year	1	0.5%

Which technologies does Valeo North America, Inc. patent most?

F21S - Non-portable Lighting DEVICES; Systems THEREOF; Vehicle Lighting Devices Specially Adapted FOR Vehicle Exteriors 127

B60Q - Arrangement OF Signalling OR Lighting Devices, THE Mounting OR Supporting Thereof OR Circuits Therefor, FOR Vehicles IN General 92

F21Y - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses F21k, F21l, F21s and F21v, Relating TO THE Form OR THE Kind OF THE Light Sources OR OF THE Colour OF THE Light Emitted 43

F21V - Functional Features OR Details OF Lighting Devices OR Systems THEREOF; Structural Combinations OF Lighting Devices With Other Articles, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 41

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 39

F21W - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses F21k, F21l, F21s and F21v, Relating TO Uses OR Applications OF Lighting Devices OR Systems 31

B60S - Servicing, Cleaning, Repairing, Supporting, Lifting, OR Manoeuvring OF Vehicles, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 20

B60R - Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 18

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 10

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 10

B60H - Arrangements OF Heating, Cooling, Ventilating OR Other Air-treating Devices Specially Adapted FOR Passenger OR Goods Spaces OF Vehicles 9

H05B - Electric HEATING; Electric Light Sources NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Circuit Arrangements FOR Electric Light Sources, IN General 8

G05D - Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables 8

H01R - Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors 8

B62D - Motor VEHICLES; Trailers 6

Top 15 of 82 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

Valeo North America, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Valeo North America, Inc.'s lead technology class is F21S (Non-portable Lighting DEVICES; Systems THEREOF; Vehicle Lighting Devices Specially Adapted FOR Vehicle Exteriors), 63.8% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F21S
Ranked #2,012 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Valeo North America, Inc. against Globeride, Inc, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 56.4/100 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.

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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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