Where does Valeo Systemes d'Essuyage rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Valeo Systemes d'Essuyage ranks #1,190 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 Systemes d'Essuyage hold?

Valeo Systemes d'Essuyage holds 357 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 58 technology areas.

What is Valeo Systemes d'Essuyage's Innovation Score?

Valeo Systemes d'Essuyage has an Innovation Score of 56.2 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 Systemes d'Essuyage's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Valeo Systemes d'Essuyage's recent grant velocity is -3% 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 Valeo Systemes d'Essuyage's patents?

Valeo Systemes d'Essuyage's patents average 12.7 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 Systemes d'Essuyage 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

Valeo Systemes d'Essuyage

Q: What technology areas does Valeo Systemes d'Essuyage focus on?

Valeo Systemes d'Essuyage's top technology area is B60S (Servicing, Cleaning, Repairing, Supporting, Lifting, OR Manoeuvring OF Vehicles, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR) with 337 patents, ranking #1 of 319 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 58 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 357 granted patents across 58 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: B60S (Servicing, Cleaning, Repairing, Supporting, Lifting, OR Manoeuvring OF Vehicles, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Valeo ranks #1,190 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 357 patents across 58 technology areas.

#1,190
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 6%
by Innovation Score (56.2/100): 12.7
avg claims per patent: -3%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R1190 · Foreign Corporation #1,190 · 357 grants

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

GRANTS-MID 357 grants
TOP-DECILE #1,190/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Beijing Dajia…
CPC-WIDE B60S · 58 areas
INNOV-PAR 56.2/100
CLAIMS-RICH 12.7 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-FLAT -3% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Beijing Dajia Internet Information Technology Co., Ltd. (±1 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 56.2 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 20.3 pts (36%) Velocity 3.3 pts (6%) Breadth 25.0 pts (44%) Claim depth 7.6 pts (14%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Brilliant Home… · near

56
Cellco Partnership · near

56
E &J Gallo Winery · near

56
Valeo Systemes… · this assignee

56
YKK · near

56
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Valeo's Innovation Score is 56.2/100 (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 12.7 claims/patent is ABOVE the 11.7 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 Systemes d'Essuyage received 171 grants versus 177 in 2015–2019 (-3% equal-window velocity, above median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2019 at 54 grants and bottomed in 2015 at 19. Lead class B60S accounts for 94.4% of the portfolio across 58 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Denka Company Limited (#1,186) and Volvo Construction Equipment AB (#1,194).

Valeo's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Valeo Systemes d'Essuyage moved from 151 to 74 grants (0.49x 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 #2,717. See the growth leaderboard.

Denka

359
Institute FOR Inf…

359
South China Unive…

359
Trustees OF Bosto…

358
Valeo Systemes d'… ◀

357
Beijing Dajia Int…

356
Beijing Lenovo So…

356
Shiseido

356
Volvo Constructio…

355

What this shows Valeo holds 357 patents at rank #1,190, 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 #1,190 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B60S (Servicing)

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 B60S (Servicing), Valeo ranks #1 of 319 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (56 here).

YKK Corporation 56 Cellco Partnership 56 E. &J. Gallo Winery 56 Brilliant Home Technology, Inc. 56

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (12.7 here).

Siemens Schweiz AG 12.7 avg Maschinenfabrik Rieter AG 12.7 avg J.S.T. Corporation 12.7 avg Amazing Microelectronic Corp. 12.7 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 Systemes d'Essuyage patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	19	5.3%
2016	20	5.6%
2017	41	11.5%
2018	43	12.0%
2019	54	15.1%
2020	52	14.6%
2021	45	12.6%
2022	21	5.9%
2023	20	5.6%
2024	33	9.2%
2025partial year	9	2.5%

Which technologies does Valeo Systemes d'Essuyage patent most?

B60S - Servicing, Cleaning, Repairing, Supporting, Lifting, OR Manoeuvring OF Vehicles, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 337

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 29

B08B - Cleaning IN GENERAL; Prevention OF Fouling IN General 27

H02K - Dynamo-electric Machines 27

B60R - Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 15

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 13

F16L - PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General 11

F16H - Gearing 10

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 9

H02P - Control OR Regulation OF Electric Motors, Electric Generators OR Dynamo-electric CONVERTERS; Controlling Transformers, Reactors OR Choke Coils 9

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 8

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

B05B - Spraying APPARATUS; Atomising APPARATUS; Nozzles 7

H01R - Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors 7

H05B - Electric HEATING; Electric Light Sources NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Circuit Arrangements FOR Electric Light Sources, IN General 7

Top 15 of 58 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 Systemes d'Essuyage's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Valeo Systemes d'Essuyage's lead technology class is B60S (Servicing, Cleaning, Repairing, Supporting, Lifting, OR Manoeuvring OF Vehicles, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR), 94.4% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B60S
Ranked #1,190 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Valeo Systemes d'Essuyage against Denka Company Limited, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 56.2/100 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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